In the early 8th century, a decorated warrior and administrative official named Sergios came to be appointed as the Byzantine governor of Constantinople’s imperial...
This artwork, by the French artist Carle Vernet (1758 - 1836), depicts the death of Hippolytus (or Hippolytos) from Greek mythology. According to the...
Pliny the Younger (c. 61/62-113)
"nyone giving a reading must beware of eccentricity either in himself or in the audience he invites."
The Letters of...
This pain-evoking painting was created in the year 1892 by the Mexican painter, Leandro Izaguirre (c. 1867-1941). It depicts a shameful event that occurred...
Hafur-Bjorn was an early settler of Iceland who lived during the so-called Age of Settlement period (c. 860-930). Bjorn and his brothers, Gnup, Thorstein...
