Thursday, March 23, 2023

Aeneas Rescues Anchises From Burning Troy, Attributed To Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609 – 1683)

This artwork, attributed to Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609 – 1683), depicts an ancient mythical family that links the myths and legends of Troy...

The Many Sons-In-Law Of Helgi The Lean

Helgi the Lean was a man of Nordic and Irish descent who flourished in the 9th century, growing up in Ireland and the Hebrides....

Anna Komnene’s Curious 11th And 12th Century Stereotypes About Other Peoples And Groups That Came In Contact With The Imperial City Of Constantinople

Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153) was a princess from the dwindling realm of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known at this stage of history as...

Emperor Constans II’s Voyage To Sicily And The Story Of The Sicilian Colony Expedition To Damascus

In the 660s, Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668) relocated himself, along with a large military force, to Italy in hopes of retaking...

The Baptism Of Clovis, By An Unknown 17th Century Artist

This painting, by an unidentified 17th-century artist, was inspired by the historical baptism of King Clovis (r. 481-511), a formidable warlord who consolidated the...

Prince Sweyn’s Ten Times Witness Statute In Occupied Norway

Using military posturing and diplomatic negotiations with Norwegian vassals, King Canute (or Knut) the Great—ruler of England since 1016 and Denmark since 1019—was able...

The Malleus Maleficarum

The Malleus Maleficarum (published in 1487 by Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger) "There are some things in nature which have certain hidden powers, the reason for...

James Madison

James Madison (c. 1751-1836) "The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments...

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Aeneas Rescues Anchises From Burning Troy, Attributed To Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609 – 1683)

This artwork, attributed to Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609 – 1683), depicts an ancient mythical family that links the myths and legends of Troy...

Latona And Peasants, By An Unknown 16th Century Artist

This artwork, created between 1585 and 1590 by an unknown artist influenced by Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), was inspired by a mythological tale concerning the...

Study Of Composition From Roman History, By Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

This artwork, vaguely labeled “Round Study of Composition from Roman History” and created by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), seems to have been inspired...

The Buddha

The Buddha (words recorded 3rd century BCE) "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who has said it, not even if I have...

The Folkloric Birth And Naming Tale Of King Magnus The Good

Magnus Olafsson, born in 1024, was the son of a woman known as Álfhild the King’s Hand-Maid. Álfhild’s nickname refers to King Olaf II...

Christine de Pizan

  Christine de Pizan (c. 1364-1430) "On the whole, men seem to hold the view that women have ever done anything for humankind but bear children...

The Dramatic Downfall of Bishop Praetextatus Of Rouen

  Praetextatus reportedly became the bishop of Rouen around 544. In his early years in office, he apparently was able to stay out of the...

Arrian

  Arrian (c. 90-173+) "Ah well! You soon will be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to...
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Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BCE) "adiant dreams are passing in the night, the memories throb with sorrow, joy with pain... it is pain to dream and see desires slip...

Study Of Composition From Roman History, By Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

This artwork, vaguely labeled “Round Study of Composition from Roman History” and created by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), seems to have been inspired...

Reclining Bacchus, By An Unknown 17th-Century Artist

This painting, by an unknown 17th-Century artist, depicts the ancient god of vegetation and wine, Bacchus (to the Romans) or Dionysus (to the Greeks)....

Latona And Peasants, By An Unknown 16th Century Artist

This artwork, created between 1585 and 1590 by an unknown artist influenced by Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), was inspired by a mythological tale concerning the...

Pliny The Younger’s Speak-For-Itself Speech Advice

A man named Vettenius Severus was elected as a consul of Rome around the time that Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117) completed his campaign against...

Study Of Composition From Roman History, By Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

This artwork, vaguely labeled “Round Study of Composition from Roman History” and created by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), seems to have been inspired...

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616) "If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an edict in destiny: Then let us teach our...

The Ironic Campaign By Viking-King Olaf II Against Domestic Viking Activity In Norway

In the Viking Age, Nordic noblemen and chieftains who were able to take time away from their homelands discovered that they could accumulate great...

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616) "It is not enough to speak, but to speak true." From William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act...
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