Greece’s Acheloüs (or Akhelóös) River, which flows well over 200 kilometers through Epirus to the Corinthian Gulf, is arguably the longest river in Greece....
Njal’s Saga (written anonymously in the 13th century)
"Money means less than life."
This quote, from the largely fictionalized Njal’s Saga, was attributed to anonymous...
According to folklore set in 10th-century Iceland, a man named Thrain Sigfusson was invited to attend the wedding feast of his prominent nephew, Gunnar...
Njal’s Saga (written anonymously in the 13th century)
"It's not breaking a settlement...if a man deals lawfully with another—with law our land shall rise, but...
Greece’s Acheloüs (or Akhelóös) River, which flows well over 200 kilometers through Epirus to the Corinthian Gulf, is arguably the longest river in Greece....
This print, by the Austrian-German artist Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner (c. 1702-1761), was inspired by the ancient myth of Momus, who judged an art contest...
This illustration, by the German artist Johann Michael Mettenleiter (c. 1765-1883), depicts a meeting between the Roman military leader and eventual dictator, Julius Caesar...
Virgil (70-19 BCE)
"The Harpies...no monster on earth more cruel,
no scourge more savage, no wrath of the gods has
ever raised its head from the Styx's...
Peregrinus of Parium, who evidently liked the nickname Proteus (and is therefore often known as Peregrinus Proteus), was a 2nd-century philosopher from the Cynic...
This painting, by the artist Benjamin Wolff (c. 19th century), was inspired by the death of a Carthaginian noblewoman named Sophonisba (also spelled Sophonisbe...
William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616)
" anything can be amiss,
When simplicity and duty tender it."
From William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act...
Sir Winston Churchill (c. 1874-1965)
"How else are we going to marshal adequate and if possible overwhelming forces against brazen, unprovoked aggression, except by a...
William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616)
"Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,
Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends.
The lunatic, the...
(Mencius. ETC Wehrner's Myth and Legend, Gutenberg and Commons)
Like many other ancient Chinese writers, historians can only make educated guesses about Mencius' life. The...
(Mo Tzu, Photo: (Public domain) via http://history.cultural-china.com)
The ancient Chinese philosopher and theologian, Mo Tzu, lived in the 5th century BCE, after the death...
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...
