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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Pliny the Younger’s Perfectly Round, Sacred Lake With Floating Cows

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

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The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

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Leontios (or Liontius) was a decorated army and navy military leader who commanded forces on the behalf of the emperors of Constantinople along the...
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The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

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Armenia, in the 7th century, was caught between two feuding empires. On the one hand, the region had been under Roman influence for well...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

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Franz Kafka

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Franz Kafka (c. 1883-1924) "Everyone knows something about us, either the truth as far as they know it, or at least some rumour they've heard...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

Moses In The Bullrushes, By Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

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  Thucydides (c. 460-400 BCE) "'Slow' and 'cautious' can equally well be 'wise' and 'sensible.' Certainly it is because we possess these qualities that we are...

Murasaki Shikibu

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  Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century) "How sad and cruel it is, the way we cling to what lasts like evening dew!" From Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale...

The Japanese Master Duelist, Miyamoto Musashi, Killed A Twelve-Year-Old Boy

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(Miyamoto Musashi fighting Tsukahara Bokuden (cropped), painted by Yoshitoshi  (1839–1892), via Creative Commons)   The undefeated Japanese duelist, Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645), triumphed in more...

The Tale Of Thor Turning A Suitor Of His Daughter Into Stone

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A curious tale about the Norse god, Thor, can be found in a poem called Alvissmal, or All-Wise’s Sayings, which was preserved along with...

Widowed Queen Fredegund’s Assassination Attempt Against Widowed Queen Brunhild

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In 566 or 567, two Visigoth sisters married two Frankish brothers. The brides were Galswintha and Brunhild, daughters of King Athanagild of the Visigoths...

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