Archives for July 2010

Herodotus Book II, Verses 77-91

This installment ends with the profession of undertakers and how they embalm the dead. Can hardly wait to meet the famous Egyptian

Today's installment concludes William Penn Founds Philadelphia,our selection by George E. Ellis.If you have journeyed through all of the

About this time William Penn was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in London, probably by nomination of his friend, Dr. John Wallis.Continuing

The charter vested the perpetual proprietaryship of this territory in William Penn and his heirs, on the fealty of the annual payment of two

This series has easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionApart from the geographical significance of the Philadelphia region, the foundation of

Today's installment concludes Nero Persecutes the Christians,our selection by Frederic William Farrar.If you have journeyed through all of the

The specific atrocity of such spectacles -- unknown to the earlier ages which they called barbarous -- was due to the cold-blooded selfishness, the

Describing daily life in ancient Egypt. Places and customs Herodotus observed first-hand.Translated by George C. Macaulay -- our special project

And, indeed, when once the Christians were pointed out to the popular vengeance, many reasons would be adduced to prove their connection with the