05 Apr 2024 The Traditional Offering Ceremony of the Andes: How to Maintain Balance Between the Material and Spiritual Worlds By Alicia McDermott History & Tradition 0 In traditional Andean cosmovision, the natural world and the divine are united, and offering ceremonies are seen as a part of the reciprocity system between the material and spiritual worlds. Haywarikuy (offering gifts in a sacred manner), ayni... Read More
22 Mar 2024 The Battle of Cymenshore, AD 477 By Murray Dahm History & Tradition 1 In the aftermath of the Romans’ departure from Britain in the fifth century AD, the coast of the former Roman province was left vulnerable to various invaders who sought to establish kingdoms of their own. These men are usually grouped under term... Read More
20 Mar 2024 The Severan Emperors and the Demise of the Roman Senate By Mario Bartolini History & Tradition 0 By 190 AD, the debauched life of emperor Commodus had reached a sinister summit. Never had the Roman Empire been led by such a disgraceful character. Probably mad, he identified himself with the god Hercules and tried to imitate him in every way... Read More
18 Mar 2024 Cahokia: The Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire By Taylor Keen History & Tradition 0 Cahokia City Center, Spring of 1054A young Indigenous man, a Pilgrim, has been walking all day carrying a large bundle basket on his back. His long black hair is tied up in a bun at the back of his head, and he has new, round, purplish, flint clay... Read More
15 Mar 2024 The Antonine Dynasty: The Good Roman Emperors By Mario Bartolini History & Tradition 0 While much appreciated by the plebeians and especially by the army, Emperor Domitian was hated by the aristocracy and the Senate, which he himself despised. His absolutist attitude, his austere financial measures and his persecuting actions... Read More