This etched landscape, created by the French artist Claude Lorrain (c. 1600-1682), features the ancient Greek myth of Europa, a princess from the lands...
This rather abstractly painted artwork, by the Norwegian artist Christian Krohg (c. 1852–1925), was inspired by the storied life of the historical figure, Olaf...
Constantine IV was a son and successor of Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668/669). Constans II, like many emperors of Roman and European...
Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321)
"He listens to good purpose who takes note."
Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy (Inferno, Canto XV), translated by Henry F. Cary in the Harvard...
This artwork, by the Norwegian artist Gerhard Munthe (1849–1929), is a depiction of the Norse god, Odin. The print features several key iconographic details...
This etched landscape, created by the French artist Claude Lorrain (c. 1600-1682), features the ancient Greek myth of Europa, a princess from the lands...
This painting, by the German artist Hans Thoma (c. 1839-1924), was inspired by the Sirens of ancient Greek myth. These mythological creatures were characterized...
Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180+), in his satirical work Timon the Misanthrope, envisioned Wealth as a personified god. Wealth, as the account told, was...
General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891)
"The revolution begun was justified by the maxims so often repeated by Americans, that free government is founded on the...
(The Wolves Pursuing Sol and Mani, by John Charles Dollman (1851–1934), via Creative Commons)
According to Norse mythology, a man named Mundilfari had two...
Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BCE)
"What good are the oracles to men? Words, more words,
and the hurt comes on us, endless words
and a seer's techniques have...
Constantine IV was a son and successor of Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668/669). Constans II, like many emperors of Roman and European...
Virgil (c. 70-19 BCE)
"Man and beast, each and every race of earth,
creatures of the sea, domesticated animals, and birds in all their
finery,
all of them...
Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180+), in his satirical work Timon the Misanthrope, envisioned Wealth as a personified god. Wealth, as the account told, was...
This rather abstractly painted artwork, by the Norwegian artist Christian Krohg (c. 1852–1925), was inspired by the storied life of the historical figure, Olaf...
Winston Churchill (c. 1874-1965)
"Fearthought is futile worrying over what cannot be averted or will probably never happen. Forethought is taking the best means at...
(Approximate German and Austria-Hungary gains from the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918, created by Esemono, via Creative Commons)
At the time of the Russian...
Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400)
"If one means well why bother to feel queasy?
It's good for people to be free and easy."
From The Canterbury Tales (The...
(The Wolves Pursuing Sol and Mani, by John Charles Dollman (1851–1934), via Creative Commons)
According to Norse mythology, a man named Mundilfari had two...
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"Anything for the battle. Politics will have to be sorted out later."
From a telegraph sent from Winston Churchill to United States...
(Flammarion Engraving by Camille Flammarion, L'Atmosphère- Météorologie Populaire (Paris, 1888), pp. 163, via Creative Commons)
When Anna Komnene neared the end of her historical...
(Bust of Commodus photographed by Wolfgang Sauber in the Antiques Museum in the Royal Palace, Stockholm, via Creative Commons (CC 1.0))
The Real Emperor Commodus...
General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)
"I have seen a detailed soldier, who got only his monthly pay of eight dollars a month, and twenty cents...
(Relief of the Charites Aglaea, Thalia and Euphrosyne, from the island Paros, ca. 570–560 BC, via Creative Commons)
In The Iliad, Hephaestus, the smith...
(Center: Homer, Left: Snorri Sturluson and Right: Virgil. All images in the collage are licensed as Public Domain via Creative Commons)
The concept of the...
