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04 Mar 2024

Still Searching Aztec Montezuma’s Lost Treasure

By jim willis

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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...
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04 Mar 2024

Still Searching Aztec Montezuma’s Lost Treasure

By jim willis

History & Tradition

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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...
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The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema (1885) (Public Domain) — 28 Feb 2024

Cleopatra Selene, Serene Queen of Mauritania

By Mary Naples

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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...
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The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema (1885) (Public Domain) — 28 Feb 2024

Cleopatra Selene, Serene Queen of Mauritania

By Mary Naples

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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...
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Coriolanus and the Roman matrons by Pieter Lastman (1622) Trinity College, Dublin. (Public Domain) — 23 Feb 2024

Tragic Coriolanus, Roman Warrior Or Traitor

By MartiniF

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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...
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Coriolanus and the Roman matrons by Pieter Lastman (1622) Trinity College, Dublin. (Public Domain) — 23 Feb 2024

Tragic Coriolanus, Roman Warrior Or Traitor

By MartiniF

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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...
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Emperor Theodosius II welcomes the relics of St. John Chrysostom. Holy Apostles Church (Early 11th century) (Public Domain) — 21 Feb 2024

The Byzantine Emperors 395 – 491 AD

By Mario Bartolini

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The Byzantine Emperors witnessed the disintegration of the western Roman Empire which did not survive past the fifth century. Contrary to the latter, the Byzantine Empire would subsist the successive waves of Germanic invasions to endure for...
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Emperor Theodosius II welcomes the relics of St. John Chrysostom. Holy Apostles Church (Early 11th century) (Public Domain) — 21 Feb 2024

The Byzantine Emperors 395 – 491 AD

By Mario Bartolini

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The Byzantine Emperors witnessed the disintegration of the western Roman Empire which did not survive past the fifth century. Contrary to the latter, the Byzantine Empire would subsist the successive waves of Germanic invasions to endure for...
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Medieval Mass battle ( AIGen/ Adobe Stock) — 16 Feb 2024

Grand Alliances: The Anglo-French War 1294 – 1303

By David Pilling

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In 1294, after almost 30 years of peace, England and France went to war. This sowed the seeds of the conflict known as the Hundred Years War, the era of the longbow and the famous Battles of Crécy and Agincourt. Despite a string of English...
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Medieval Mass battle ( AIGen/ Adobe Stock) — 16 Feb 2024

Grand Alliances: The Anglo-French War 1294 – 1303

By David Pilling

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In 1294, after almost 30 years of peace, England and France went to war. This sowed the seeds of the conflict known as the Hundred Years War, the era of the longbow and the famous Battles of Crécy and Agincourt. Despite a string of English...
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