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View ArticleALEXANDER the Great? (Part I)
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View ArticleCAESAR – Republic to Empire
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View ArticleCLEOPATRA – Last Pharaoh of Egypt…
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View ArticleTHE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
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The Third Servile War 73-71 BCE “When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That’s why he’s not afraid of it. That’s why...
View ArticleAlexander (the Great) – Part II
Alexander III of Macedon 356-323 BCE Continued from Part One: the origin of Alexander the Great Alexander vs the World In 333 BCE, Alexander first earned his reputation. It was at the Battle of Issus...
View ArticleTop 10 Historical Drunks!
History is saturated with the exploits of highly intoxicated individuals. And while there are countless stories of completely hammered world leaders stumbling into the history books, it’s not usually...
View ArticleALEXANDER the Great? (Part I)
Alexander III of Macedon 356-323 BCE “Great men are almost always bad men.” – Lord Acton Alexander “the Great”. His name is synonymous with ‘world-conquering-badass’. Following in the footsteps of...
View ArticleCAESAR – Republic to Empire
Gaius Julius Caesar 100-44 BCE Caesar, Julius Caesar, is one of the most famous figures in history for a reason. And as you probably guessed, that reason was not an endless supply of modesty… The story...
View ArticleCLEOPATRA – Last Pharaoh of Egypt…
Queen Cleopatra VII Philopator / Κλεοπάτρα 69 – 12 BCE Cleopatra the Seventh, Queen of the Nile, Pharaoh of Egypt, and alleged reincarnation of the goddess Isis, was actually part Greek and the last...
View ArticleTHE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
The Fall of Constantinople 1453 For over a thousand years, Constantinople stood as the center of the known world, a crossroads between ‘East’ and ‘West’. This ancient city was a prized jewel for all...
View ArticleSPARTACUS
The Third Servile War 73-71 BCE “When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That’s why he’s not afraid of it. That’s why...
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