In this post we present and discuss an excerpt from Euripides‘ “Suppliants” (or “Suppliant Women“). Continue reading “Euripides’ views on Education – Virtue is teachable”
Euripides’ views on Education – Virtue is teachable
The Siege of Syracuse – The Romans acquire control of Sicily
At the time (215-214 B.C.) that Epicydes and Hippocrates seized on Syracuse, alienating themselves and the rest of the citizens from the friendship of Rome, the Romans, who had already heard of the fate of Hieronymus, tyrant of Syracuse, appointed Appius Claudius as propraetor, entrusting him with the command of the land forces, while they put their fleet under that of Marcus Claudius Marcellus. Continue reading “The Siege of Syracuse – The Romans acquire control of Sicily”
Huns in Italy – Death of Attila
Attila lost little time in seeking to take revenge for the unexpected blow which had been dealt him. He again came forward as the champion of the Augusta Honoria, claiming her as his affianced bride, and invaded Italy in the following year (A.D. 452). Continue reading “Huns in Italy – Death of Attila”
Monuments from Jordan (Amman, Madaba, Mount Nebo, Pella)
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Jordan (Amman, Madaba, Mount Nebo, Pella). Continue reading “Monuments from Jordan (Amman, Madaba, Mount Nebo, Pella)”
Justa Grata Honoria and Attila – The Hunnic Invasion of Gaul
Since their entry into Europe the Huns had changed in some important ways their life and institutions. They were still a pastoral people; they did not learn to practise tillage; but on the Danube and the Theiss the nomadic habits of the Asiatic steppes were no longer appropriate or necessary. Continue reading “Justa Grata Honoria and Attila – The Hunnic Invasion of Gaul”
Climate instability in the ancient Aegean Sea – Modern Science suggests a series of “Cataclysmic events” during the Early Holocene
In this post we present information, sourced from officially published material, on Climate Change events in the Aegean Sea, with a special focus on the South Aegean region and the island of Rhodes. Continue reading “Climate instability in the ancient Aegean Sea – Modern Science suggests a series of “Cataclysmic events” during the Early Holocene”
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