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Emperor Constans II’s Extreme Punishment Of Maximus The Confessor’s Religious Debate

By the reign of Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668), the empire had long been plagued by fierce religious debates between the different...

Jarl Håkon And Kark, By Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)

This illustration, by the Norwegian artist Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876), depicts the death of powerful Jarl (or Earl) Hákon Sigurdsson of Lade. Jarl Hákon (also...

The Dramatic Celestial Dating Debate Over The Battle Of Stiklestad

Historians (with their written records) and archaeologists or scientists (with their data and tested evidence) often can work in a complementary fashion, with each...

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375) "There is a popular proverb which runs as follows: 'He who is wicked and held to be good, can cheat because...

Religious Tolerance In The Reign of Hákon The Good Of Norway

Harald Finehair, the first king to unite Norway, is believed to have retired or died around the year 940, ending his momentous reign. His...

Anna Komnene

Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153) "For my own part, I am in any case naturally averse to making things up or to inventing stories about history,...

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Thetis Brings Weapons To Achilles, Who Is Mourning Over The Corpse Of Patroclus, by C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853)

This artwork, by the Danish artist C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853), depicts the Greek hero, Achilles, in a pivotal scene from well...

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According to myth, Zeus used strength, diplomacy and a whole lot of lightning to topple the rule of the Titans and claimed primacy for...

Abduction Of The Sabine Women, Painted By Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609–1684)

This painting, by the German artist Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609–1684), was inspired by an infamous legend involving the ancient Romans and their unlucky...

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  Egil Skallagrimsson (10th century semi-legendary Viking Poet from Iceland) "With its chisel of snow, the headwind, scourge of the mast, mightily hones its file by the prow on...

Moses, Painted By José de Ribera (c. 1591-1652)

This curious painting was created by the Spanish artist José de Ribera (c. 1591-1652). It depicts Moses, the lawgiver of the Abrahamic religions, who...

Thórarin Nefjólfsson And King Olaf II Of Norway, Illustrated By Christian Krohg (1852–1925)

Above is an illustration by Christian Krohg (c. 1852-1925), which captures a supposed scene from the life of King Olaf II of Norway (r....

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Sun Tzu (Sayings recorded through 6th-3rd Century BCE) "Never move Except for gain; Never deploy Except for victory; Never fight Except in a crisis." From Sun Tzu's The Art of...

The Anti-Hangover Headband Origin Myth For Diadems And Crowns

One of the many nicknames for the ancient Greek wine-god, Dionysus, was the title Mitrephorus—meaning “Wearer of mitra”—with the key word, mitra, being a...
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Arrian (c. 90-173+) "If anyone should wonder why I should have wished to write this history when so many other men have done the same,...

Apollo Pursuing Daphne, By An Unknown 17th Century Artist

This painting, by an unknown 17th-century artist, depicts the sad mythological tale of Apollo and Daphne, encapsulated in a wooded scene with an ornate...

The Story Of Alexander The Great Punishing A Royal Page For Interfering In A Boar Hunt

Around the year 327 BCE, while Alexander the Great was campaigning around Sogdiana, the conquering king decided to take a break from war to...

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Lucan (c. 39-65) "Steep calamities will come suddenly; it's a fast fall from the summits." From Lucan’s Civil War (Book 5, approximately between lines 744-771), translated...

Emperor Constans II’s Extreme Punishment Of Maximus The Confessor’s Religious Debate

By the reign of Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668), the empire had long been plagued by fierce religious debates between the different...

The Horatii Entering Rome, By Adrian van Stalbemt (c. 1580-1662)

This painting, by the Flemish artist Adrian van Stalbemt (c. 1580-1662), re-creates the tragic ending of the ancient Roman myth or legend of the...

Religious Tolerance In The Reign of Hákon The Good Of Norway

Harald Finehair, the first king to unite Norway, is believed to have retired or died around the year 940, ending his momentous reign. His...

Prince Sweyn’s Ten Times Witness Statute In Occupied Norway

Using military posturing and diplomatic negotiations with Norwegian vassals, King Canute (or Knut) the Great—ruler of England since 1016 and Denmark since 1019—was able...

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William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616) "If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an edict in destiny: Then let us teach our...
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This illustration, attributed to Adam Brenner (c. 1800-1891), re-creates one of the legends surrounding the Gallic sack of Rome, which occurred sometime between 390-386...

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