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Trio of musicians playing an aulos, cymbala, and tympanum (mosaic from Pompeii) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 09 Sep 2019

Orchestral Offerings on the Winds to the Gods

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Ever since humans have been able to pull a blade of grass between their thumbs and blow into it, or tap two sticks on a third, our species has attempted to recreate the sounds of nature and over time these musical skills developed and orchestral...
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Trio of musicians playing an aulos, cymbala, and tympanum (mosaic from Pompeii) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 09 Sep 2019

Orchestral Offerings on the Winds to the Gods

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

0

Ever since humans have been able to pull a blade of grass between their thumbs and blow into it, or tap two sticks on a third, our species has attempted to recreate the sounds of nature and over time these musical skills developed and orchestral...
Read More

The Feast of Attila by Ede Heinrich (1863) (Public Domain) — 06 Sep 2019

Attila The Great, Reviled as a ‘Barbarian’

By Shibumi

History & Tradition

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Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China and Genghis Khan have received what one might call a ‘bad rap’. They were of far greater honor and integrity than history has reported, and their achievements were truly momentous, but propaganda derailed...
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The Feast of Attila by Ede Heinrich (1863) (Public Domain) — 06 Sep 2019

Attila The Great, Reviled as a ‘Barbarian’

By Shibumi

History & Tradition

2

Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China and Genghis Khan have received what one might call a ‘bad rap’. They were of far greater honor and integrity than history has reported, and their achievements were truly momentous, but propaganda derailed...
Read More

Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and the Virgin Mary take Christ in the tomb watched by Mary Magdalene and Saint John the Evangelist by Titian (1559) (Public Domain) — 04 Sep 2019

Mummification in Christianity: The Incredible Exploding Pope

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

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Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) exploded in 1956. To understand why this occurred, it is necessary to explore the (Catholic and Orthodox) Christian practice of mummification, which is rarely discussed, even though it is an important aspect of the...
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Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and the Virgin Mary take Christ in the tomb watched by Mary Magdalene and Saint John the Evangelist by Titian (1559) (Public Domain) — 04 Sep 2019

Mummification in Christianity: The Incredible Exploding Pope

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

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Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) exploded in 1956. To understand why this occurred, it is necessary to explore the (Catholic and Orthodox) Christian practice of mummification, which is rarely discussed, even though it is an important aspect of the...
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Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish envoys, painting by Theodor Aman (Public Domain) — 30 Aug 2019

Maria Balsa, Daughter of the Dragon: The Long-Lost Illegitimate Child of Vlad the Impaler?

By Roberto Volterri

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Has a 16th-century Italian noble woman, Maria Balsa, wife of Giacomo Alfonso Ferrillo, Count of Muro Lucano and Lord of Acerenza, (Italy) been identified as the illegitimate daughter Vlad III Tepe, also known historically as Vlad the Impaler,...
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Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish envoys, painting by Theodor Aman (Public Domain) — 30 Aug 2019

Maria Balsa, Daughter of the Dragon: The Long-Lost Illegitimate Child of Vlad the Impaler?

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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Has a 16th-century Italian noble woman, Maria Balsa, wife of Giacomo Alfonso Ferrillo, Count of Muro Lucano and Lord of Acerenza, (Italy) been identified as the illegitimate daughter Vlad III Tepe, also known historically as Vlad the Impaler,...
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Remains of Taq Kasra in 2008. Arch of Cstesiphon, Capital city of King Ardashir (Public Domain) — 28 Aug 2019

Ardashir’s Effective Reform of the Sassanid Military Machine

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In the third century AD, Parthia and Rome had been waging war against each other for far too long. Sometimes Parthia was the victor while at other times Rome was the victor, and it seemed as if no end to the war was in sight. Then finally:...
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Remains of Taq Kasra in 2008. Arch of Cstesiphon, Capital city of King Ardashir (Public Domain) — 28 Aug 2019

Ardashir’s Effective Reform of the Sassanid Military Machine

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In the third century AD, Parthia and Rome had been waging war against each other for far too long. Sometimes Parthia was the victor while at other times Rome was the victor, and it seemed as if no end to the war was in sight. Then finally:...
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