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Herodotus Book I, Verses 207-End

This is the End of Book I of his series of books.Translated by George C. Macaulay -- our special project presenting the complete Herodotus with

It is a maxim universally agreed upon in agriculture, that nothing must be done too late; and again, that everything must be done at its proper

Another installment in my seriesCHURCHILL’S WORLDStories of the world during the time Winston Churchill lived in it: 1873 to

- Heard on a stagecoach:Salesman: Nice day today.Rancher: Yep.Salesman: You going west?Rancher: Yep.Salesman: I sell barbed wire.Rancher:

by Jack Le MoineAt the beginning of this age, the the planet has warmed from the Ice Age to the temperatures of today. In Alaska, the ice

An innumerable host of Gauls now marched from Clusium toward Rome.Continuing Brennus Burns Rome,our selection from Barthold Georg Niebuhr. The

During the Gallic migration we are again made aware how little we know of the history of Italy generally.Continuing Brennus Burns Rome,our

Now the Caspian Sea is apart by itself, not having connection with the other Sea: for all that Sea which the Hellenes navigate.Translated by

For it is the willingness of people to give of themselves over and above the demands of the job that distinguishes the great from the nearly