"The Roman Empire... collected taxes from up to 100 million subjects. This... financed... 250,000 - 500,000 soldiers, …"

"[W]hen... complex societies began to appear.., a... new type of information became vital ― numbers."

"From the dawn of agriculture.., billions... armed with branches, swatters, shoes and poison sprays have waged... wars…"

"Yugoslavia in 1991 had more than enough... to feed all... and... disintegrated into a... bloodbath."

"This () was a collection of laws and judicial decisions whose aim was to present Hammurabi as a role model of a just …"

"According to the science of biology, people were not 'created'. They... evolved. And... not... to be 'equal'. ...Advo…"

"Christian success served as a model for... seventh century... Islam."

"The agricultural revolution is one of the most controversial events in history. Some... proclaim... it set humankind …"

"[F]ood surpluses... with... transportation technology... enabled... more people to cram together... into large villag…"

"[T]he first text of history contains no philosophical insight, no poetry, legends, laws, or... royal triumphs. They w…"