08 Mar 2024 Aristocratic Athenian Hero Pericles Versus Demagogue Villain Cleon By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 The founding of the Delian League in 478 BC moved the Athenians closer to the idea of democracy. However, although the Athenians believed that all men were created equal in political power and the notion of “the people” should ideally refer to... Read More
06 Mar 2024 Tudor Intrigues and Intricacies - A Royal Guard’s Journal By Jan Knights History & Tradition 0 The journal of a certain Edward Underhill offers a rare insight into the intrigues and intricacies of the Tudor court, for as a member of the monarch’s personal guard, he interacted with all the Tudor monarchs except Henry VII. His journal... Read More
04 Mar 2024 Still Searching Aztec Montezuma’s Lost Treasure By jim willis History & Tradition 0 The missing gold of Montezuma, ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire was buried by the Aztecs, the Utes protected it, the Spanish killed for it, and the Mormons looted it, but is the bulk of it still out there? On November 18, 1519, Spanish... Read More
28 Feb 2024 Cleopatra Selene, Serene Queen of Mauritania By Mary Naples History & Tradition 0 The only child of Cleopatra and Marc Antony’s to reach adulthood, Queen Cleopatra Selene (40 BC- 5 BC) of Mauretania was one of the most important women of the Augustan age— exceptional in and of itself considering the animosity in Rome against... Read More
23 Feb 2024 Tragic Coriolanus, Roman Warrior Or Traitor By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 William Shakespeare’s Roman play Antony and Cleopatra impresses upon the audience a vast universe which includes Rome, Alexandria, and Athens. In contrast, his other Roman play, Coriolanus, is limited to the little universe of Ancient Rome before... Read More