January: A time to look both back and forward like a god with two faces… or why January is the first month of the year
I have had this little blog for nearly a year, and while I am not producing …
Ancient History
The distance between Marathon and Athens is NOT a Marathon. Wait What?
Statue of Pheidippides, the famous original marathon runner along the road from Marathon to Athens. The …
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Fun Fact of the Day: Halloween…why?
Halloween or “All Hallows’ Eve” is the day before All Hallows Day, more commonly known as …
Happy Odin’s-Day…err…Wednesday…err Same Thing!
First…HUMP DAY! Next… The days of the week in English are based mostly on Norse Gods. …
World History as Shown Through Light
This is one of the most stunning images I have ever seen. In college …
Joshua the Christ
Names are funny things. When translated through different languages over very long periods of time they …
Fast Food is Much Older Than You Might Think
About ten years ago, I was lucky enough to have a chance to visit Pompeii. Walking …
Socrates-The Smartest Person in Athens
I wrote this vignette, using valid ancient sources as my base, for my middle school classroom. …