Religeous and burial customs of the Scythians (north of the Black Sea). - From book 4.Translated by Lord Macaulay -- our special project
Archives for June 2015
Harshness of Greek Society
It is on the occasion of Solon's legislation that we obtain our first glimpse--unfortunately but a glimpse--of the actual state of Attica and its
Solon’s Early Greek Legislation
This series has eighteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Solon the Legislator.IntroductionThis begins a very lengthy series
What Happened to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article What Happened to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? was published
Prelude To the American Revolution
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #6. Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution, published on
If Only They Had Telephones Back Then
From our Humor Department:Time: 1614Place: Jamestown, VirginiaHello, John? I’m calling for John Rolfe. John? Good.Congratulations on
Disease Limits Cossack’s Advances
". . . a fearful scurvy showed itself among the troops, a disease common to those who arrive in cold and damp climates, in savage and almost
Scythia’s Customs
When they get sick, when they make sacrifices to the gods, and illnesses of the royalty.Translated by Lord Macaulay -- our special project
Czar Ivan Celebrates Siberia’s Conquest
After taking Tarkhan, the Cossacks entered the country of the Ostiaks and their prince Samar.Continuing The Cossacks Conquer Siberia,our selection