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Warrior Model (CC BY-SA 2.0), and an ominous Dark Sky — 24 Apr 2017

Ignoring Omens and Seeking Vengeance: The Greco-Persian ‘War of the Ages’ Was a Disaster for All

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Greco-Persian wars lasted for more than half a century in some respects. Some date the war as being from 499-448 BCE while others date the conflict from 492-448 BCE. Either or, the war itself was a disaster for both sides. The Greeks, during...
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Warrior Model (CC BY-SA 2.0), and an ominous Dark Sky — 24 Apr 2017

Ignoring Omens and Seeking Vengeance: The Greco-Persian ‘War of the Ages’ Was a Disaster for All

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Greco-Persian wars lasted for more than half a century in some respects. Some date the war as being from 499-448 BCE while others date the conflict from 492-448 BCE. Either or, the war itself was a disaster for both sides. The Greeks, during...
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Reenactment of Mongol battle — 21 Apr 2017

How Did They Do It? Masters of the Steppe: Battlefield Medicine and Gruesome Cures—Part III

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Much is known about the ancient Mongol military and their incredible victories on the battlefield, but little is ever discussed about their arms, armor, horses, and logistics. What gear did they use? How did they deal with their wounded? How did...
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Reenactment of Mongol battle — 21 Apr 2017

How Did They Do It? Masters of the Steppe: Battlefield Medicine and Gruesome Cures—Part III

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

Much is known about the ancient Mongol military and their incredible victories on the battlefield, but little is ever discussed about their arms, armor, horses, and logistics. What gear did they use? How did they deal with their wounded? How did...
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Hygeia; Gustav Klimt's painting ‘Medicine’ — 19 Apr 2017

Woman, Healer, Goddess? Famous (and Forbidden) Female Physicians in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition, Health & Well-being

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Throughout history, women have always been healers. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They were also nurses, counselors, midwives who traveled from home to home and village to village. The...
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Hygeia; Gustav Klimt's painting ‘Medicine’ — 19 Apr 2017

Woman, Healer, Goddess? Famous (and Forbidden) Female Physicians in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition, Health & Well-being

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Throughout history, women have always been healers. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They were also nurses, counselors, midwives who traveled from home to home and village to village. The...
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Hannibal Barca (by Sébastien Slodtz) (CC BY-SA 2.0), and Battle of Zama, 202 BC (Public Domain);Deriv. — 17 Apr 2017

Inside the Mind of Hannibal: What Caused Him to Become Rome’s Most Hated Man?

By tom hamilton

History & Tradition

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Watching your father’s brave, heroic and selfless act in order to preserve your own life must leave a permanent mark.They were fearsome and powerful Vetton warriors, and when they saw his father’s face he was a marked man. Young Hannibal Barca...
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Hannibal Barca (by Sébastien Slodtz) (CC BY-SA 2.0), and Battle of Zama, 202 BC (Public Domain);Deriv. — 17 Apr 2017

Inside the Mind of Hannibal: What Caused Him to Become Rome’s Most Hated Man?

By tom hamilton

History & Tradition

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Watching your father’s brave, heroic and selfless act in order to preserve your own life must leave a permanent mark.They were fearsome and powerful Vetton warriors, and when they saw his father’s face he was a marked man. Young Hannibal Barca...
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Antique portrait of a woman, Austria — 12 Apr 2017

Bodies Left Behind - A Cruel History of Persecution, Shamanic Ecstasies & the True Witches’ Sabbath

By nrushton

History & Tradition

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‘The witches are carried sometimes in their bodies and clothes, at other times without, and the examiner thinks their bodies are sometimes left behind. Even when their spirits only are present, yet they know one another.’ In his 1989 book...
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Antique portrait of a woman, Austria — 12 Apr 2017

Bodies Left Behind - A Cruel History of Persecution, Shamanic Ecstasies & the True Witches’ Sabbath

By nrushton

History & Tradition

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‘The witches are carried sometimes in their bodies and clothes, at other times without, and the examiner thinks their bodies are sometimes left behind. Even when their spirits only are present, yet they know one another.’ In his 1989 book...
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