31 Jul 2017 Pilgrims Flock on an Ancient Road to the Ends of the Earth: Mysteries of the Camino de Santiago – Part I By Elyn and Gary History & Tradition 1 The Spanish poet, Antonio Machado wrote, “Caminante, no hay camino; se hace el camino por andar.”(Walker/Seeker, there is no path; the path is made by walking.)Rarely has this been truer than with the Camino de Santiago, the 500-mile-long (800... Read More
28 Jul 2017 In the Shadow of Nakhtmin: The Unfortunate Crown Prince of Egypt By anand balaji History & Tradition 0 No other period in ancient Egyptian history had its share—almost a surfeit—of enigmatic and poorly understood characters as the Amarna era. Mysterious kings and queens apart, Nakhtmin, a generalissimo-turned-crown prince was a key player. An... Read More
24 Jul 2017 What Happens if Scholars Rule a Kingdom? How Korea’s Kingdom of Joseon Lived Up to its Legendary Namesake By MartiniF History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure 0 By the 14th century, the foundations of Korea’s Goryeo Dynasty (918 -1392 CE) started to collapse from years of war and de facto occupation from the Mongol Empire. The royal court in Goryeo was at its most divided as it split into two conflicting... Read More
21 Jul 2017 Ultimatum from the Sultan to the Powerful Janissary Military - Change… Or Die! Guess what they Chose? The Auspicious Event—Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 A force of disciplined, elite royal guards of the 15th and 16th century Ottoman Empire grew in size by seizing Christian children and raising them as civil servants and dangerous soldiers. The Janissaries, renowned warriors, soon spiraled beyond... Read More
19 Jul 2017 The Powerful & Dangerous Janissaries and the Secret Plan to Destroy Them: The Auspicious Event—Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 The Janissaries (yeni-cheri, or “new troops”) were a small elite branch established by the Ottoman military sometime around the 14th century by Orhan Ghazi, second bey (chieftain), of the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate. The Janissaries corps was... Read More