12 Aug 2022 Giants Among Men Who Walked The Earth By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Today, overachievers are often called “giants in their field" and “giants among men”- terms which define talent, ability and zeal. However, in the ancient world, the word “giant” applied to the oversized, generally supernatural, larger... Read More
10 Aug 2022 The Exploits Of Margaret Of Beverley, Caught In The Crusades By Jake Leigh-Howarth History & Tradition 0 The Medieval Crusades were a series of important historical events largely told through the perspective of men. Almost all the contemporary commentators, crusader knights, and Christian generals and leaders were of the masculine persuasion, leaving... Read More
08 Aug 2022 King Sargon Of Akkad As The Second-Coming Dumuzi By Willem McLoud Archaeology & Science 0 Sargon the Great of Akkad (fl. c. 2370-2314) is one of the greatest heroes of ancient Mesopotamian history, the one who founded the Akkadian Empire (c. 2370-2190), the very first world empire. The Akkadian myths and legends reflect the folkloric... Read More
05 Aug 2022 The Many Incarnations Of Hagia Sophia In Istanbul By Dr Marion Dolan History & Tradition 0 Towering over Istanbul atop one of its highest hills, Hagia Sophia has stood for over 1,500 years as an architectural wonder, one of the largest and most remarkable Christian churches ever built. Its numerous incarnations have continued from the... Read More
03 Aug 2022 Triumph, Rebellion And The Ancient History Of Ukraine By Jake Leigh-Howarth History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure 0 Ukraine has always been a complicated place, with one foot in the West and the other in the East, resulting in a unique tension as a constantly contested borderland, a battleground, pitting the tribes of Europe against the expansionist dynasties of... Read More
01 Aug 2022 Measuring Up The Mega And Mini-Henges Of Neolithic Britain By ashley cowie Archaeology & Science 0 The dictionary description of a ‘henge’ as “a circular area, often containing a circle of stones or sometimes wooden posts, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages,” fails to depart that these circular or oval earthen enclosures dating... Read More
29 Jul 2022 Topkapi Palace, Showcasing Ottoman Splendor And Opulence By micki pistorius History & Tradition 0 Centuries before Versailles, Buckingham Palace and the Kremlin Palace, on the shore where the Western world meets the East, cupped by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus Strait and the Golden Horn, there rose a palace of such splendor, called... Read More
27 Jul 2022 Unmerciful Diets of Ancient Sea Monsters Of The Northern Abyss By ashley cowie Mythology & Mystery 0 Unless having been to sea, far enough out to lose sight of land on an open wooden craft, no-one would quite understand the terror endured by ancient seafarers braving the unknown oceans. Mariners skiffing over the surface of a storm-torn ocean at... Read More
25 Jul 2022 Medieval Colonialism: The Danish Duchy Of Estonia By Jake Leigh-Howarth History & Tradition 0 Within the pantheon of great empires, the Kingdom of Denmark has received very little attention, yet this small European civilization was one the most enterprising of its day following its unification after the Viking period. As the Danes reached... Read More
22 Jul 2022 The Furry Ones Slain And Sacrificed To Bloodthirsty Deities By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 It is beyond many people to even consider the killing of an animal, the sacrifice of the innocent in the name of a deity, but this was not the case in ancient times, and even in some parts of the modern world, where the killing of what are today... Read More