Except in the singular institutions of Sparta, the wisest legislators have disapproved an agrarian law as a false and dangerous innovation.Justinian
Archives for 2016
Samuel Champlain’s Early Life
Two small, quaint vessels, not larger than the fishing-craft of Gloucester and Marblehead, -- one was of twelve, the other of fifteen tons, -- held
The Decemvirate In Rome
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Rome’s Border Wars Leads to Social Unrest.IntroductionWhen wars and
Martin Luther King Day, 2016
Today we commemorate Martin Luther King and Civil Rights history. This year we reprint "Reconstruction" by Frederick Douglass published in The
Byzantine Code on Family Law
The freedom of love and marriage was restrained among the Romans by natural and civil impediments.Justinian Code Published, featuring a series of
American Imperialism
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #28. American Imperialism, published on September 5,
Horace Greely and Donald Trump
From our Humor Department:Horace Greely famously said, "Go west, young man." Along came Donald Trump who put it more succinctly, "You're
Battle of Tulagi
The sun came up that fateful Friday at 0650, and the first landing craft carrying assault troops of the 5th Marines touched down at 0909 on Red
Parkman Part II, Chapter 2
It was a scheme of high-sounding promise, but in performance less than contemptible. So the first Canadian colonies failed.Our special project