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...
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...
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...
Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375)
"Just as the sky, worthy young ladies, is bejeweled with stars on cloudless nights, and the verdant fields are embellished with...
Lao Tzu (Daoist Founding theologian, c. 6th and 5th century BCE)
"Highest good is like water. Because water excels in benefiting the myriad creatures without...
Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375)
"The Muses are ladies, and although ladies do not rank as highly as Muses, nevertheless they resemble them at first sight,...
