Hippocrates

Hippocrates (460-375 BCE) "Life is short but art is long." Attributed to Hippocrates in Hermotimus or On Philosophical Schools (section 1) by Lucian of Samosata...

The Raucous Rise Of Emperor Leo III

The future Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) was born near what is now Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, and heralded from the Isaurian stock of...

Saint Eligius, By An Unknown 18th Century Artist

An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...

(Video) The Wild Historical Tale Of Joshua A. Norton—Emperor Of The United States And Protector Of Mexico

This narrated video essay examines the peculiar life of Joshua Abraham Norton, a merchant who sailed to San Francisco during the Gold Rush. He...

Abduction Of The Sabine Women, By An Unknown 16th Or 17th Century Artist

This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...

Hesiod

Hesiod (Ancient Greek Poet, c. 8th and 7th century BCE) "That man is best who sees the truth himself; Good too is he who listens to...

Mencius

  Mencius (c. 4th century BCE) "The Empire has its basis in the state, the state in the family, and the family in one's own self." ...

The Frankish Scholar, Einhard, Saved The Genre Of Secular Biographies

  Even though biographies of secular figures, such as state leaders, had been a common genre of texts in the classical period, the practice had...

Assyrian Queen Sammu-Ramat and the Goddess, Semiramis

(Adriaen Backer "Semiramis receives word of the uprising in Babylon" c. 1669, via Creative Commons) The ascent from impressive mortality to legendary immortality   Powerful Women Even...

Sima Qian

  Sima Qian (c. 145-90 BCE) "No matter how strong one's position may be, the important thing is that he should make benevolence and righteousness the...
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