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Coronation of Queen Victoria 28 June 1838 by Sir George Hayter (Public Domain) — 26 Aug 2022

Coveted Imperial Titulature, Emperors and Empresses: Don’t Blame Queen Victoria

By Dr Michael Arnheim

History & Tradition

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The title of “emperor” is commonly seen as superior to that of “king”. But that has not always been the case. Ironically, what is now translated as “emperor” started out not as a title at all but as an attempt to avoid a monarchical...
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Coronation of Queen Victoria 28 June 1838 by Sir George Hayter (Public Domain) — 26 Aug 2022

Coveted Imperial Titulature, Emperors and Empresses: Don’t Blame Queen Victoria

By Dr Michael Arnheim

History & Tradition

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The title of “emperor” is commonly seen as superior to that of “king”. But that has not always been the case. Ironically, what is now translated as “emperor” started out not as a title at all but as an attempt to avoid a monarchical...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. (Public Domain);Deriv. — 08 Nov 2017

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. (Public Domain);Deriv. — 08 Nov 2017

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can...
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King Shapur of Persia Humiliating Emperor Valerian (Public Domain) Background: court of the emperor Valerian, painting circa 1450. — 14 Aug 2017

What Really Happened to Valerian? Was the Roman Emperor Humiliated and Skinned at the Hands of the Enemy?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The death of Valerian is traditionally known as one of the most dramatic and unfortunate of all the deaths of the Roman emperors. The widely accepted story is that Valerian wanted to end the war with the Sassanians by offering them money. The...
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King Shapur of Persia Humiliating Emperor Valerian (Public Domain) Background: court of the emperor Valerian, painting circa 1450. — 14 Aug 2017

What Really Happened to Valerian? Was the Roman Emperor Humiliated and Skinned at the Hands of the Enemy?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The death of Valerian is traditionally known as one of the most dramatic and unfortunate of all the deaths of the Roman emperors. The widely accepted story is that Valerian wanted to end the war with the Sassanians by offering them money. The...
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Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them — 02 Jan 2017

Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Some babies shake rattles and others shake up kingdoms. We hear many stories of the unhappy lives and ends of child rulers. Most recently, in 1908, Puyi became the last emperor of China at only two years old. As the crowning ceremony began, the...
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Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them — 02 Jan 2017

Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Some babies shake rattles and others shake up kingdoms. We hear many stories of the unhappy lives and ends of child rulers. Most recently, in 1908, Puyi became the last emperor of China at only two years old. As the crowning ceremony began, the...
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Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World — 21 Nov 2016

Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Virgil, in his Aeneid, describes Deiphobe, better known as the Sibyl of Cumae, as coming from “a hundred perforations in the rock, a hundred mouths from which the many utterances rush” (43-5, 163). He further describes “her terrifying...
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Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World — 21 Nov 2016

Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Virgil, in his Aeneid, describes Deiphobe, better known as the Sibyl of Cumae, as coming from “a hundred perforations in the rock, a hundred mouths from which the many utterances rush” (43-5, 163). He further describes “her terrifying...
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Deriv; Sunset in Egyptian desert with figure — 23 Aug 2016

Monks, Hermits and Ascetics: The Little-Known History of Women in Desert Asceticism

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Theodoret of Cyrrhus (423–457) tells us that when little girls played games in forth-century Syria, they played monks and demons. One of the girls, dressed in rags, would reduce her little friends into giggles by exorcising them. This glimpse...
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Deriv; Sunset in Egyptian desert with figure — 23 Aug 2016

Monks, Hermits and Ascetics: The Little-Known History of Women in Desert Asceticism

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Theodoret of Cyrrhus (423–457) tells us that when little girls played games in forth-century Syria, they played monks and demons. One of the girls, dressed in rags, would reduce her little friends into giggles by exorcising them. This glimpse...
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The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome — 30 Jun 2016

The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although they could not officially hold public offices, there were many women who were able to influence the course of Roman history from a position behind the scenes. Julia, the only daughter of Emperor Augustus, was not one of them. In fact,...
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The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome — 30 Jun 2016

The Unusual Life and Death of Julia: A Woman Trapped in the Empirical Intrigues of Ancient Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although they could not officially hold public offices, there were many women who were able to influence the course of Roman history from a position behind the scenes. Julia, the only daughter of Emperor Augustus, was not one of them. In fact,...
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Agrippina and Germanicus — 20 Jun 2016

Germanicus and Agrippina: The Golden Couple, Parents of the “Mad” Emperor Caligula

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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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...
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Agrippina and Germanicus — 20 Jun 2016

Germanicus and Agrippina: The Golden Couple, Parents of the “Mad” Emperor Caligula

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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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...
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Stilicho, Alaric, Attila, and the Changing World of the Ancient Roman Empire — 07 May 2016

Stilicho, Alaric, Attila, and the Changing World of the Ancient Roman Empire

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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In the late fourth century, a man born of a Roman noblewoman and an East-Germanic Vandal father served as a Roman cavalry officer. Stilicho served Rome with distinction by embracing the Empire and all it stood for, and would go on to become the...
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Stilicho, Alaric, Attila, and the Changing World of the Ancient Roman Empire — 07 May 2016

Stilicho, Alaric, Attila, and the Changing World of the Ancient Roman Empire

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

2

In the late fourth century, a man born of a Roman noblewoman and an East-Germanic Vandal father served as a Roman cavalry officer. Stilicho served Rome with distinction by embracing the Empire and all it stood for, and would go on to become the...
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Two grandmasters of the Shaolin Temple Shi DeRu — 26 Mar 2016

Ng Mui - The Nun Who Invented the Martial Arts Wing Chun

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although they are rarely mentioned, accounts of female warriors in history are increasingly researched and studied. Among the most well-known historical figures are Hua Mulan of 6th century China, Itagaki of 13th century Japan, the Celtic queen...
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Two grandmasters of the Shaolin Temple Shi DeRu — 26 Mar 2016

Ng Mui - The Nun Who Invented the Martial Arts Wing Chun

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although they are rarely mentioned, accounts of female warriors in history are increasingly researched and studied. Among the most well-known historical figures are Hua Mulan of 6th century China, Itagaki of 13th century Japan, the Celtic queen...
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