09 Mar 2018 The Love Affair of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and the Handsome Antinous By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Not much was known of the young Antinous before he attracted the attention of the ruler of the Roman world at its zenith. He was born in 111 AD in the Roman province of Bithynia, which would include the Asian side of Istanbul and surrounds, in... Read More
07 Mar 2018 Botanical Mystery of the Ancient Ulbster Stone By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 A 1,500-year-old carved marvel, the Ulbster Stone, was unearthed from the grounds of an ancient Celtic chapel in the remote Highlands of Scotland and is renown to have more symbols than any other Pictish monument. Severely faded and almost lost... Read More
05 Mar 2018 Was the First Islamic Siege of Constantinople (674 – 678 AD) a Historical Misnomer? By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 In 636 AD, the armies of Islam under the Rashidun Caliphate, defeated the forces of the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Yarmouk (near the Yarmouk River, along what today are the borders of Syria–Jordan and Syria–Israel, east of the Sea of... Read More
28 Feb 2018 Hunting South American Gold By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Gold has always captured the imagination of mankind. Long before it acquired any monetary value and became a source of greed, gold was valued for its spiritual connotation. By 2000 BC the Muisca people in South America had forged gold and created... Read More
14 Feb 2018 Romance of the Beautiful Slave and the Rebellious Ruler: Al-Khayzuran and Al-Mahdi By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Arabian Nights conjure up images of romantic love stories of slave girls’ rags to riches journeys of the heart. We celebrate Valentine’s Day with the real love story of such a slave girl. It was not only Al-Khayzuran’s physical beauty -... Read More