22 Jul 2020 Busakatsi Witchcraft in Africa: Religion Or Criminal Act By micki pistorius History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality, Health & Well-being 0 The world is under the impression that the scourge of witch hunts came to an end in the 18th century. Cory was among the seven women and one man hanged as witches on September 22, 1692 in America and Anna Göldi was an 18th-century Swiss woman who... Read More
20 Jul 2020 The Deadliest Man Eaters In Mankind’s Evolutionary History By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Humans are the most successful predator on the planet and stand sentinel at the spearhead of the planetary food chain, but this was not an achievement that came easy. Mankind’s ancestors had to fight and overcome some of the fiercest creatures... Read More
13 Jul 2020 The Birth Of Greekness And The Great Land Grab By Robin Waterfield History & Tradition 0 During the Archaic period in the eighth century BC, a tipping point was reached in Greece. Perhaps as a result of better nutrition and of changes in marriage practices, so that women married younger than they had before, the population increased... Read More
10 Jul 2020 Augustus’ Draconian Marriage Laws And The Banishment Of Julia Augusti By Mary Naples History & Tradition 0 “Let her be banished for life,” Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) is recorded as saying about the harsh exile of his only biological child, Julia, to the barren and windswept penal island of Pandateria (present-day Ventotene). Banishment from Rome,... Read More
06 Jul 2020 Macedonian Game of Thrones Eurydice The Matriarch and Eurydice the Rebel By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Eucleia, the ancient Greek female personification of glory and good repute, is the youngest of the Charites. She was the daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaea, the goddess of splendor and adoration. Alternatively, Greek biographer Plutarch tells that... Read More