Archives for 2010

Nero Persecutes the Christians – 5

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

But the haughty historian throws no light on one difficulty -- namely, the circumstances which led to the Christians being thus singled

This series has easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionDown to the reign of Nero Christians in the Roman Empire were regarded by the ruling

Today's installment concludes The Peace Of Constance Secures The Liberties Of The Lombard Cities,our selection by Ernest F. Henderson.If you

Blogging Will Durant’s History of CivilizationImmense volumes have been written to expound our knowledge, and conceal our ignorance of primitive

When, on various occasions, conspiracies were formed against Henry by other Saxon nobles, the Emperor had boldly and successfully taken his