This series has two easy 5 minute installments. IntroductionCornelia, whose father was Scipio Africanus, preferred to be called "Mother of the
Galileo Recants – 3
Today's installment concludes Galileo Recants,our selection by Sir Oliver Lodge.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of this
Galileo Recants – 2
This sarcasm, if it had been in print, would probably have been dangerous.Continuing Galileo Recants,our selection from Sir Oliver Lodge. The
Galileo Recants
This series has three easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionFrom Socrates to Galileo, as from the Church's early martyrs to its latest victims,
Nero Persecutes the Christians – 5
Today's installment concludes Nero Persecutes the Christians,our selection by Frederic William Farrar.If you have journeyed through all of the
Nero Persecutes the Christians – 4
The specific atrocity of such spectacles -- unknown to the earlier ages which they called barbarous -- was due to the cold-blooded selfishness, the
Nero Persecutes the Christians – 3
And, indeed, when once the Christians were pointed out to the popular vengeance, many reasons would be adduced to prove their connection with the
Nero Persecutes the Christians – 2
But the haughty historian throws no light on one difficulty -- namely, the circumstances which led to the Christians being thus singled
Nero Persecutes the Christians
This series has easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionDown to the reign of Nero Christians in the Roman Empire were regarded by the ruling