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Clio, Muse of History, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

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This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts the Muse of history from ancient Greek mythology. Named Clio (or variants such as...

An Account Of An Ancient Roman Who Was Not Fond Of Roman Bread And Circus

Publius Horatius’ Killing Of His Sister, Published By Johann Schöffer (Lived Approximately 1468-1531)

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Two Muses, By An Artist From The Workshop Of Filippino Lippi (c. 1457-1504)

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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...

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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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The Rise, Exile, Return And Murder of Ernst Röhm

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Adolf Hitler and Ernst Röhm served in the German military during WWI (1914-1918). They both survived the mass layoffs of war veterans caused by...

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Engelbert Dollfuss And The Appeasement Dictatorship That Weakened Austria Before Its Annexation By Hitler

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Clio, Muse of History, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

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This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts the Muse of history from ancient Greek mythology. Named Clio (or variants such as...

Two Muses, By An Artist From The Workshop Of Filippino Lippi (c. 1457-1504)

Land Of The Lotus Eaters, By Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821–1872)

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The 588 Plague Epidemic In Marseilles

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In the year 588, the city of Marseilles experienced an outbreak of a deadly and highly infectious pestilence that caused painful swellings on humans—a...

The Great Golden Hoard Of Olaf “Peacock” Hoskuldsson

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  Olaf Hoskuldsson was said to have been a chieftain in the Laxardal region of Iceland. He reportedly lived around 938-1006 and owned a farm...

The Delphic Knife—An Ancient Greek Multitool

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During or prior to the 4th century BCE, a blade was produced in Greece that was designed to aid its wielder in a wide...

Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill (c. 1874-1965) "Anger and hatred nerve the arm of strife. But success should bring a mellow, genial air and, by altering the mood...

Homer

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  Homer (flourished c. 700 BCE) "For of all creatures that breathe and creep about on the earth, there is none so miserable as man." From The Iliad...

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