History graph
See how the people, events and ideas you discover fit together.
For the endlessly curious
Remember the history you learn.
Bring together what you discover in books, podcasts, documentaries, articles, and museums — and turn it into a connected history that stays with you.
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You spend hours discovering history. Months later, most of it is gone.
The Renaissance
ITALY · 15TH–16TH CENTURIES
16 discoveries · 31 connections
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Image credits
Wikimedia images, displayed as cropped thumbnails.
- Florence — Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY 4.0
- Leonardo da Vinci — Attributed to Francesco Melzi · Public domain
- Renaissance humanism — Leonardo da Vinci · Public domain
- Andrea del Verrocchio — Crijam · CC BY-SA 4.0
- House of Medici — Heralder · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lorenzo de' Medici — Workshop of Bronzino · Public domain
- Sandro Botticelli — Sandro Botticelli · Public domain
- Fra Filippo Lippi — Sandro Botticelli (after Filippo Lippi) · CC BY-SA 2.5
- Michelangelo — Attributed to Daniele da Volterra · Public domain
- Rome — Diliff · CC BY 3.0
- The Sistine Ceiling — Snowdog (it.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0
- David (Michelangelo) — Jörg Bittner Unna · CC BY 3.0
- Girolamo Savonarola — Fra Bartolomeo · Public domain
- Vasari's Lives of the Artists — Giorgio Vasari · Public domain
- The Uffizi — Arek N. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- In Our Time — Chris McAndrew · CC BY 3.0
The Uffizi, Florence
The Uffizi completes the story: Michelangelo and David, Rome and Savonarola — everything you heard and read now hangs on one wall.
AI-assisted, guided by you
You learn so much. Keep it with you.
Aristotree uses AI to help you explore further: find related people, events, places, and ideas, with sources you can check, then practice what matters with thoughtful questions. You decide what belongs in your graph and what you want to learn.
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Capture
Save an excerpt, a link or a museum photograph. Start with something you have just learned.
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Connect
AI finds related people, events, places and ideas, with sources to check. Review each suggestion and choose what joins your history.
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Remember
Revisit what matters with questions that help you understand the connections and keep them fresh.
One history, five perspectives
People. Places. Turning points.
Follow a connection, place it in time, then see where it happened. Your history map, timeline, geographic map, tree view and learning path are different views of the same knowledge.
Timeline
Place dated discoveries alongside each other and follow what changed over time.
Map
See discoveries with locations in their geographic context.
Tree view
Trace people and their relationships as a genealogy tree and follow each family branch.
Learning paths
Walk different paths through your graph — each one explores a different idea, event, or character.
Remember
Remember more of the history you learn.
Aristotree brings back important people, events, and connections before they fade — and plans short tasks that help make what you’ve learned stick.
Worth revisiting today
Why did Caesar and Pompey’s alliance collapse?
Today’s challengeQuestion 3 of 5
Caesar and Pompey had been allies for years. What made their rivalry suddenly dangerous?
The deaths of Julia and Crassus removed the bonds that had balanced their powerCorrect
BThe Senate outlawed every alliance between Roman politicians
CPompey declared himself king and dissolved the Senate
DCaesar gave up his command in Gaul and returned as a private citizen
Why the balance collapsed
Julia’s marriage had tied the two men together personally, while Crassus kept either one from dominating the alliance. Their deaths removed both restraints just as Caesar’s growing power made Pompey increasingly uneasy.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Aristotree?
- Aristotree helps you remember the history you learn. As you add people, events, places, ideas, and discoveries, Aristotree connects them into your own growing map of history — and helps you revisit what matters before it fades.
- How does Aristotree help me remember?
- Aristotree keeps track of what you’ve learned and brings important knowledge back at the right time. It plans short tasks and challenges that help you recall people, events, and — most importantly — the connections between them.
- What can I add to Aristotree?
- Anything worth remembering from your exploration of history. Add something you discovered in a book, article, podcast, documentary, museum, trip, or your own research, and connect it to what you already know.
- Do I have to build the knowledge graph myself?
- You’re always in control of your history, but you don’t have to make every connection manually. Aristotree can research topics, suggest related people, events, places, and ideas, and help expand your graph as you explore.
- Is Aristotree a history encyclopedia?
- No. Encyclopedias tell you about history. Aristotree helps you build and remember your understanding of history — based on what you’ve discovered, the sources you’ve explored, and the connections that matter to you.
- Is it free to start?
- Yes. You get free starter credits when you sign up, with no card required. Credits are used for AI-assisted features such as research, and you can buy additional credit packs when you need them. There are no subscriptions.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. Aristotree runs in your browser, so your history is available wherever you sign in.
Your history keeps growing
Your next discovery belongs here.
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