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
Two Independent Discoveries
Today's installment concludes Neptune Discovered,our selection from Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge published in 1893. For works benefiting
The Hunt for Planet X
But anyone in the situation of the astronomer-royal knows that almost every post brings absurd letters from ambitious correspondents, some of them
The Work Now Before Us
Today's installment concludes The Republican Party Begins,our selection from the speech in First Debate with Stephen Douglas by Abraham Lincoln
The Machinery of “Popular Sovereignty”
Under the Dred Scott decision "squatter sovereignty" squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding.Continuing The Republican
Decisive Battle of Crecy
Today's installment concludes Battles that Began The Hundred Years War,our selection from Froissart's Chronicles by Sir John Froissart published in
English Longbowmen Decimate French Knights
The King replied, "Is my son dead, unhorsed, or so badly wounded that he cannot support himself?"Continuing Battles that Began The Hundred Years
French Knights’ Fatal Mistake
There is no man -- unless he had been present -- that can imagine or describe truly the confusion of that day; especially the bad management and