20 Jun 2016 Germanicus and Agrippina: The Golden Couple, Parents of the “Mad” Emperor Caligula By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Roman Emperor Caligula fell severely ill six months into his rule. When he recovered, he abandoned the toga for silk gowns and often dressed as a woman. He also declared himself as a living god. Caligula’s illness was widely credited by... Read More
17 Jun 2016 The Sumerian Military: Professionals of Weaponry and Warfare By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, lies a land once known as Mesopotamia. It was here that humanity found suitable land to rip open and seed. Once the seeds took root, civilization was born.With food slowly becoming abundant, the population... Read More
13 Jun 2016 The House of Arsacid Falls to the House of Sasan: A Challenge, and Military Might – Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 Ardashir proclaimed himself king of Persis by 208 CE. His brothers protested this and Ardashir disposed of them. If his brother challenges were not enough, many local petty kings of Persis refused to acknowledge Ardashir rule. Ardashir responded by... Read More
09 Jun 2016 The House of Arsacid Falls to the House of Sasan: It Started with a Wedding – Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure 0 Incredibly, the end of the Parthian Empire started with a fake wedding.Before the wedding took place, a civil war had been raging in Parthia between Vologases VI and his brother Artabanus V. After much warring between the two contesting parties,... Read More
30 May 2016 The Gods We Honor Daily: The Cultural Significance of Days and Months By Ken Jeremiah History & Tradition 2 A linguistic concept holds that if a term exists in a language, the concept it describes is present in that culture. In this way, language reveals a particular culture’s beliefs. For example, the Japanese language originally did not have a... Read More