Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

A Ship Of Theseus Discussing the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is a bit like debating the Ship of Theseus thought experiment. Just as...

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

A Ship Of Theseus Discussing the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is a bit like debating the Ship of Theseus thought experiment. Just as...

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

Balthild, a future wife and mother of kings, emerged from obscure origins in the early 7th century. Also called Balthilde, Bathild and Baldhild, she...

Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) "ust as no human body is perfect, so no self is perfect." From Soren Kierkegaard’s The Sickness unto Death (chapter C, section...

Hera Hiding During The Battle Of The Gods And Giants, Attributed To Govert Flinck (c. 1643) After Carel Fabritius (1622 – 1654)

Govert Flinck (1615-1660) is attributed with painting this darkly-colored copy of an earlier artwork by Carel Fabritius (1622-1654). Both the original and the copy...

Alfred the Great

  King Alfred the Great (c. 844-899) "A man cannot work on any enterprise without resources. In the case of the king, the resources and tools...

The Tale Of Coeratadas’ Prison Break At Piraeus

Around 408 BCE, a Theban military leader named Coeratadas could be found commanding a contingent of Boeotian warriors who were stationed at the city...

Anna Komnene

  Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153) "Such is the way of Fortune: when she wishes to smile on a man she exalts him on high, crowns him...

Chuang Tzu

  Chuang Tzu / Zhuangzi (370/369 - 287/286 BCE) "You begin with what is comfortable and never experience what is uncomfortable when you know the comfort...

Lucian of Samosata

Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180+) "You must have noticed the bubbles caused by a spring of water splashing down—I mean the way they gather together...
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