by Jack Le MoineTime: 6.5 BYF (billion years in the future)Place: Sun's outer atmosphereIt finally has happened. For a billion years, ever
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Grant Commands His First Battle
As we approached the brow of the hill from which it was expected we could see Harris' camp, and possibly find his men ready formed to meet us, my
Solon’s Laws Compared to Later Laws
Such are the only new political institutions (apart from the laws to be noticed presently) which there are grounds for ascribing to Solon, when we
Darius Preps Invasion
Darius begins conquest; crosses to Europe. Persia’s overwhelming forces concentrated against Greece.Translated by Lord Macaulay -- our special
Athens Classes of People
Such were the divisions in the political scale established by Solon, called by Aristotle a "timocracy", in which the rights, honors, functions, and
Solon Turns to Constitutional Government
. . . he was now called upon to draw up a constitution and laws for the better working of the government in future. His constitutional changes were
Holt Castle 3D Model
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This video3D Model of Holt Castle was published 22 days ago on YouTube by
The American Revolution
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #7. Who Won the American Revolution?, published on March 14,
Moses at the Burning Bush
From our Humor Department:"You, Moses, heed Me.”Moses stared at the burning bush and thought: Okay, a bush on fire but does not burn up. – A