This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Convention Convenes.IntroductionBefore the American Revolution, no
Archives for 2012
Earliest Pyramid
Today's installment concludes The Dawn Of Civilization,our selection from The Dawn of Civilization: Egypt and Chaldea by Gaston Maspero published in
Successors of the First Pharaoh
Inscriptions on the oldest monuments prove that some of the earliest Pharaohs actually existed. But what of the rest?Continuing The Dawn Of
The Agricultural Revolution
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, video 1.How the transition from Hunter-Gatherers to
The First Pharaoh
The history of Memphis, such as it can be gathered from the monuments, differs considerably from the tradition current in Egypt at the time of
The Dawn of Civilization
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Role of Religion in Establishing a Civilization.IntroductionWhile
Disposals of the Dead Bodies
Today's installment concludes The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ,our selection from Life of Christ by Frederic William Farrar published in 1874. For
Death of Jesus
Father," he said, "into thy hands I commend my spirit." Then with one more great effort he uttered the last cry -- "It is finished."Continuing The
Jesus Suffers on the Cross
But now the end was very rapidly approaching, and Jesus, who had been hanging for nearly six hours upon the cross, was suffering from that torment of