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Captain Kidd in New York Harbor by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863 – 1930) (Public Domain) — 10 Feb 2020

Pirates of the Northern Seas and Scotland’s Oceanic Criminals

By ashley cowie

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Pirates, maybe even more than mermaids and sea serpents, are the most fascinating and misunderstood entities of maritime history and while it is known today that mermaids were seals and giant serpents were the washed up carcasses of whales, the...
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Captain Kidd in New York Harbor by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863 – 1930) (Public Domain) — 10 Feb 2020

Pirates of the Northern Seas and Scotland’s Oceanic Criminals

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Pirates, maybe even more than mermaids and sea serpents, are the most fascinating and misunderstood entities of maritime history and while it is known today that mermaids were seals and giant serpents were the washed up carcasses of whales, the...
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The — 05 Feb 2020

In Rome, I Saw Written On Top Of A Door

By Roberto Volterri

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In Rome "I saw written on top of a door." (Inferno, III, v. 11, Dante)In Rome, hidden a corner of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, one will find the last remnant of the Academia dell’ Arcadia, an esteemed group of alchemists, formed four...
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The — 05 Feb 2020

In Rome, I Saw Written On Top Of A Door

By Roberto Volterri

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In Rome "I saw written on top of a door." (Inferno, III, v. 11, Dante)In Rome, hidden a corner of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, one will find the last remnant of the Academia dell’ Arcadia, an esteemed group of alchemists, formed four...
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The Capture of Atahualpa. Juan B. Lepiani, (1864-1932)(Public Domain) — 27 Jan 2020

God’s Devils: The Men Who Conquered South America

By ashley cowie

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From the moment Christopher Columbus found land previously unknown to Europe in 1492, thousands of men came to the New World seeking their fortunes and for two centuries they explored and conquered native peoples. In the name of the King of Spain,...
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The Capture of Atahualpa. Juan B. Lepiani, (1864-1932)(Public Domain) — 27 Jan 2020

God’s Devils: The Men Who Conquered South America

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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From the moment Christopher Columbus found land previously unknown to Europe in 1492, thousands of men came to the New World seeking their fortunes and for two centuries they explored and conquered native peoples. In the name of the King of Spain,...
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Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners by Alexandre Cabanel (1887) (Public Domain) — 24 Jan 2020

Poison Paranoia: Mythical Antidotes of Ancient Alchemists

By ashley cowie

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Of all the ways to murder someone poisoning must be the most underhanded and downright evil way to proceed. The whole art of poisoning, as it is often referred too, was developed as a stealth way to murder one’s enemies before 4500 BC. Murder by...
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Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners by Alexandre Cabanel (1887) (Public Domain) — 24 Jan 2020

Poison Paranoia: Mythical Antidotes of Ancient Alchemists

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Of all the ways to murder someone poisoning must be the most underhanded and downright evil way to proceed. The whole art of poisoning, as it is often referred too, was developed as a stealth way to murder one’s enemies before 4500 BC. Murder by...
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Sts Savinus and Cyprian are tortured (circa 1100) Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Public Domain) — 20 Jan 2020

Horrific Prolonged Capital Punishments in Ancient Times

By micki pistorius

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All are familiar with the burning of witches and criminals – who often died by asphyxia or cardiac arrest before their flesh was consumed by the flames - but since antiquity the cruel ingenuity of torturers inspired astonishingly horrific...
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Sts Savinus and Cyprian are tortured (circa 1100) Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Public Domain) — 20 Jan 2020

Horrific Prolonged Capital Punishments in Ancient Times

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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All are familiar with the burning of witches and criminals – who often died by asphyxia or cardiac arrest before their flesh was consumed by the flames - but since antiquity the cruel ingenuity of torturers inspired astonishingly horrific...
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