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The Bulgarian Entrapment Of Imperial Conspirators Against Emperor Leo III of Constantinople

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Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) gained power due, in large part, to the actions and reign of a former ruler named Emperor...
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The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

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James Fenimore Cooper

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James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) " carrion crow is a better bird than a mocking thresher. The one will, at least, remove foul sights from before...

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—A Historian’s Comparative Review

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Odysseus And The Sirens, By An Unknown Roman Painter In Pompeii (c. 79 CE or Earlier)

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This painting, likely depicting the tale of Odysseus and the Sirens, was discovered in the volcanic ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, which...

The Tale Of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela—The Darkest Story In Greek Mythology

Eurybates And Talthybios Bringing Briseis To Agamemnon, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770)

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Saint Teresa of Avila

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  Saint Teresa of Avila (c. 1515-1582) "Let us leave our reason and our fears in His hands and let us forget the weakness of our...

Vertumnus Or Bacchus, By Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (c. 1610-1662)

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This painting, by the Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (c. 1610-1662), depicts a Greco-Roman god of vegetation. The figure can be identified either as...

Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Geoffrey of Monmouth (12th century Welsh-English writer, quote c. 1136) "Surely you will not always put your trust in being protected by someone else! Won't...

The Pirate Adventure Of Roman Envoys Heading To Delphi

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When the Roman Republic conquered its major Tiber River rival, Veii, around the year 396 BCE, they were said to have created a magnificent...

General W. T. Sherman

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General W. T. Sherman (1820-1891) "Indeed, Florida was the Indian's paradise, was of little value to us, and it was a great pity to remove...

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