When they arrived at that place they fell exhausted to the ground, and, according to an account of an old chronicle, many of them, after they were
Archives for 2012
What Studies of the Saints Tell Us
There is good ground for supposing that the frantic celebration of the festival of St. John, A.D. 1374, only served to bring to a crisis a malady
Haitian Revolutions
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #30.Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination
The Plague Spreads
Was this a religious phenomenon? Pentecostal Churches today see wild convulsions and excited behavior but pastors of those churches are careful to
Medieval Dancing Mania
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Was This a Disease?IntroductionThe term “Dance Mania” may bring to mind
Tranquility of Sapor’s Last Years
Today's installment concludes Reign of Persia's King Sapor I,our selection from The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy by George Rawlinson published in
Palmayra Attacks Sapor
The Palmyrene prince was bent on taking advantage of the general confusion of the times to carve out for himself a considerable kingdom, of which
Sapor’s Second War Against the Romans
Sapor, in A.D. 258, determined on a fresh invasion of the Roman provinces, and once more entering Mesopotamia carried all before him.Continuing
French Revolution Video
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #29.In which John Green examines the French Revolution,