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The Arch of Drusus (Rabax63 /CC BY-SA 4..0) — 15 Aug 2022

A Hero’s Send-Off To Rome’s General Drusus The Elder, First Germanicus

By MartiniF

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When word of his younger brother’s life-threatening illness reached him, Roman General Tiberius (later Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus) who was in Pavia at the time, crossed the Alps like a man possessed. Without stopping day or night, he...
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The Arch of Drusus (Rabax63 /CC BY-SA 4..0) — 15 Aug 2022

A Hero’s Send-Off To Rome’s General Drusus The Elder, First Germanicus

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When word of his younger brother’s life-threatening illness reached him, Roman General Tiberius (later Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus) who was in Pavia at the time, crossed the Alps like a man possessed. Without stopping day or night, he...
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Odysseus escaping from the cave of Polyphemus by Flemish Jacob Jordaens (1635) (Public Domain) — 12 Aug 2022

Giants Among Men Who Walked The Earth

By ashley cowie

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Today, overachievers are often called “giants in their field" and “giants among men”- terms which define talent, ability and zeal. However, in the ancient world, the word “giant” applied to the oversized, generally supernatural, larger...
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Odysseus escaping from the cave of Polyphemus by Flemish Jacob Jordaens (1635) (Public Domain) — 12 Aug 2022

Giants Among Men Who Walked The Earth

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Today, overachievers are often called “giants in their field" and “giants among men”- terms which define talent, ability and zeal. However, in the ancient world, the word “giant” applied to the oversized, generally supernatural, larger...
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Crusades, Richard Lionheart, Saladin, Barbarossa, Margaret of Beverley, Medieval Women, Jerusalem — 10 Aug 2022

The Exploits Of Margaret Of Beverley, Caught In The Crusades

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

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The Medieval Crusades were a series of important historical events largely told through the perspective of men. Almost all the contemporary commentators, crusader knights, and Christian generals and leaders were of the masculine persuasion, leaving...
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Crusades, Richard Lionheart, Saladin, Barbarossa, Margaret of Beverley, Medieval Women, Jerusalem — 10 Aug 2022

The Exploits Of Margaret Of Beverley, Caught In The Crusades

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

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The Medieval Crusades were a series of important historical events largely told through the perspective of men. Almost all the contemporary commentators, crusader knights, and Christian generals and leaders were of the masculine persuasion, leaving...
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Night Time over Hagia Sophia or Hagia Sophia Church of the Holy Wisdom in Istanbul, Turkey — 05 Aug 2022

The Many Incarnations Of Hagia Sophia In Istanbul

By Dr Marion Dolan

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Towering over Istanbul atop one of its highest hills, Hagia Sophia has stood for over 1,500 years as an architectural wonder, one of the largest and most remarkable Christian churches ever built. Its numerous incarnations have continued from the...
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Night Time over Hagia Sophia or Hagia Sophia Church of the Holy Wisdom in Istanbul, Turkey — 05 Aug 2022

The Many Incarnations Of Hagia Sophia In Istanbul

By Dr Marion Dolan

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Towering over Istanbul atop one of its highest hills, Hagia Sophia has stood for over 1,500 years as an architectural wonder, one of the largest and most remarkable Christian churches ever built. Its numerous incarnations have continued from the...
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Rainbow over Sophievsky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine (panaramka / Adobe Stock) — 03 Aug 2022

Triumph, Rebellion And The Ancient History Of Ukraine

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Ukraine has always been a complicated place, with one foot in the West and the other in the East, resulting in a unique tension as a constantly contested borderland, a battleground, pitting the tribes of Europe against the expansionist dynasties of...
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Rainbow over Sophievsky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine (panaramka / Adobe Stock) — 03 Aug 2022

Triumph, Rebellion And The Ancient History Of Ukraine

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Ukraine has always been a complicated place, with one foot in the West and the other in the East, resulting in a unique tension as a constantly contested borderland, a battleground, pitting the tribes of Europe against the expansionist dynasties of...
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