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Tacitus’ Horse Race Encounter With An Oblivious Fan

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Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

The Book of Psalms

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

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

Medieval

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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...

Murasaki Shikibu

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...

Franz Kafka

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Herbert Krause

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

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Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

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This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...

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

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

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Marcus Aurelius

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Aristotle

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Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE) "Life is in itself good and pleasant (as appears from the fact that it is sought after by all, especially by...

Miyamoto Musashi

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Miyamoto Musashi (Japanese master duelist, c. 1584-1645) "If you do not look at things on a large scale it will be difficult for you to...

The Battle Between A Crime-Fighting Prophetess And A 6th-Century Bishop Of Verdun

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Around the year 585, a curious woman was making a name for herself through interesting means. One part psychic, and the other part private...

Lot Flees Burning Sodom, By An Unknown 17th-century Artist

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This wide painting, by an unknown 17th-century artist, was inspired by the Biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed by fire raining down...

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