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Sir Geoffrey Luttrell and his wife, Agnes Sutton entertaining. On the table are knives, spoons, dishes, and plates or trenchers of bread. (CC0) — 20 Nov 2023

Be It Known: Women’s Wills Mirroring Anglo-Saxon Times

By Viki Holton

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Anglo-Saxon England was a wealthy world with a gold and silver coinage from the early 600s, beginning in Kent and East Anglia. It had been pagan in the 400s but by the ninth and tenth century it was fervently Christian with a highly...
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Sir Geoffrey Luttrell and his wife, Agnes Sutton entertaining. On the table are knives, spoons, dishes, and plates or trenchers of bread. (CC0) — 20 Nov 2023

Be It Known: Women’s Wills Mirroring Anglo-Saxon Times

By Viki Holton

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Anglo-Saxon England was a wealthy world with a gold and silver coinage from the early 600s, beginning in Kent and East Anglia. It had been pagan in the 400s but by the ninth and tenth century it was fervently Christian with a highly...
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Cicero with his friend Atticus and brother Quintus, at his villa at Arpinum by Richard Wilson (1771) (Public Domain) — 16 Nov 2023

Letters From Cicero To Atticus: Insight Into The Lives Of Roman Scribae

By Philip Kay Bujak

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“Every man can tell how many goats and sheep he possesses but not how many friends”. Marcus Tullius Cicero Titus Pomponius was neutral both in character and in policy. Perhaps this was his natural disposition or maybe it was the enduring fear...
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Cicero with his friend Atticus and brother Quintus, at his villa at Arpinum by Richard Wilson (1771) (Public Domain) — 16 Nov 2023

Letters From Cicero To Atticus: Insight Into The Lives Of Roman Scribae

By Philip Kay Bujak

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“Every man can tell how many goats and sheep he possesses but not how many friends”. Marcus Tullius Cicero Titus Pomponius was neutral both in character and in policy. Perhaps this was his natural disposition or maybe it was the enduring fear...
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Battle Scene with a Roman Army Besieging a Large City by Juan de la Corta (17th century) (Public Domain) — 08 Nov 2023

Diocletian’s Utopia: The Tetrarchy Of The Roman Empire (285 – 325 AD)

By Mario Bartolini

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When Roman General Diocletian was designated Emperor by his army in 284, he followed suit of many General-Emperors before him and engaged in war against the legitimate Emperor in place in order to replace him. This violent change of reign thus...
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Battle Scene with a Roman Army Besieging a Large City by Juan de la Corta (17th century) (Public Domain) — 08 Nov 2023

Diocletian’s Utopia: The Tetrarchy Of The Roman Empire (285 – 325 AD)

By Mario Bartolini

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When Roman General Diocletian was designated Emperor by his army in 284, he followed suit of many General-Emperors before him and engaged in war against the legitimate Emperor in place in order to replace him. This violent change of reign thus...
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Scene from Plato’s Symposium by Anselm Feuerbach (1871) (Public Domain) — 06 Nov 2023

Utopia, Euphoria: Greek Philosophers Searching For The Good Life

By Dr Richard Marranca

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To the ancient Greeks, philosophy – literally the love of wisdom - as a therapy or treatment of bodily ailments implied a holistic, psychosomatic understanding of the human mind, body and soul. Conversely, some Greek doctors whose writings have...
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Scene from Plato’s Symposium by Anselm Feuerbach (1871) (Public Domain) — 06 Nov 2023

Utopia, Euphoria: Greek Philosophers Searching For The Good Life

By Dr Richard Marranca

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To the ancient Greeks, philosophy – literally the love of wisdom - as a therapy or treatment of bodily ailments implied a holistic, psychosomatic understanding of the human mind, body and soul. Conversely, some Greek doctors whose writings have...
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Samson and the Lion by Luca Giordano (1694) Museo del Prado (Public Domain) — 30 Oct 2023

Metallurgical Key Unlocking Samson’s Lion Riddle

By Felice Vinci

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Biblical Samson challenged his wedding guests with a riddle: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet”. The simple answer is Samson was referring to a swarm of bees which had made a honeycomb inside...
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Samson and the Lion by Luca Giordano (1694) Museo del Prado (Public Domain) — 30 Oct 2023

Metallurgical Key Unlocking Samson’s Lion Riddle

By Felice Vinci

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Biblical Samson challenged his wedding guests with a riddle: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet”. The simple answer is Samson was referring to a swarm of bees which had made a honeycomb inside...
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