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Cherokee Woman (Sunshower Shots/ Adobe Stock) — 04 Aug 2023

The Cherokee Trail Of Tears, A Tale of Treason and Terror

By jim willis

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The United States of America has left a rich, storied, history in the wake of an almost 300-year journey from Independence to world prominence. Much of it is a proud history, consisting of stories about aiding downtrodden countries, creating...
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Cherokee Woman (Sunshower Shots/ Adobe Stock) — 04 Aug 2023

The Cherokee Trail Of Tears, A Tale of Treason and Terror

By jim willis

History & Tradition

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The United States of America has left a rich, storied, history in the wake of an almost 300-year journey from Independence to world prominence. Much of it is a proud history, consisting of stories about aiding downtrodden countries, creating...
Read More

Depiction of Areopagus (Athenian governing council) with Acropolis in the background by Leo von Klenze (1846) (Public Domain) — 28 Jul 2023

True Democracy? Oligarchy Versus Ochlokratia In Athens

By Dr Richard Marranca

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If what is taken to matter most is the power of decision-making, and, as part of that, the power to call executive office-holders to account by judicial or other means, then the first democracy properly so called anywhere in the world was that of...
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Depiction of Areopagus (Athenian governing council) with Acropolis in the background by Leo von Klenze (1846) (Public Domain) — 28 Jul 2023

True Democracy? Oligarchy Versus Ochlokratia In Athens

By Dr Richard Marranca

History & Tradition

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If what is taken to matter most is the power of decision-making, and, as part of that, the power to call executive office-holders to account by judicial or other means, then the first democracy properly so called anywhere in the world was that of...
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Medieval battle (INK/ Adobe Stock) — 26 Jul 2023

12th-Century Royal Succession Turmoil: Societal Taboo Against Fratricide

By James Turner

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In 1106, King Henry I of England captured his elder brother, Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, during their decisive clash at the Battle of Tinchebray. While Robert Curthose’s capture provided Henry I with the necessary leverage and military...
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Medieval battle (INK/ Adobe Stock) — 26 Jul 2023

12th-Century Royal Succession Turmoil: Societal Taboo Against Fratricide

By James Turner

History & Tradition

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In 1106, King Henry I of England captured his elder brother, Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, during their decisive clash at the Battle of Tinchebray. While Robert Curthose’s capture provided Henry I with the necessary leverage and military...
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Cicero Denounces Catiline in the Roman Senate by Cesare Maccari (1889) (Public Domain) — 17 Jul 2023

Conspiracy in Rome: Catiline The Eternal Villian?

By James Carney

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L. Sergius Catilina (106 BC to 62 BC) was a Roman soldier and politician who attempted unsuccessfully to overthrow the Roman Republic following his second defeat for consul due to the efforts of his nemesis, M. Tullius Cicero. Catiline had been...
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Cicero Denounces Catiline in the Roman Senate by Cesare Maccari (1889) (Public Domain) — 17 Jul 2023

Conspiracy in Rome: Catiline The Eternal Villian?

By James Carney

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L. Sergius Catilina (106 BC to 62 BC) was a Roman soldier and politician who attempted unsuccessfully to overthrow the Roman Republic following his second defeat for consul due to the efforts of his nemesis, M. Tullius Cicero. Catiline had been...
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Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers, by Michel Corneille the Younger (1670) Versailles (Public Domain) — 14 Jul 2023

Elusive Epicurus, Hellenistic Greek Philosopher In Search Of Happiness

By Dr Ben Gazur

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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Epicurus was a fourth-third century BC Hellenistic philosopher who established his school, called The Garden, in Athens, where even women and slaves were welcomed. Epicureanism opposed Platonism and its purpose was to attain as well as to help...
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Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers, by Michel Corneille the Younger (1670) Versailles (Public Domain) — 14 Jul 2023

Elusive Epicurus, Hellenistic Greek Philosopher In Search Of Happiness

By Dr Ben Gazur

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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Epicurus was a fourth-third century BC Hellenistic philosopher who established his school, called The Garden, in Athens, where even women and slaves were welcomed. Epicureanism opposed Platonism and its purpose was to attain as well as to help...
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