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Pericles Dies
Before Pericles dies, the morale in Athens was low. For the second year in succession the Spartans had been allowed
Hippocrates and Disease
In Hippocrates’ time, if death was the end, what could be done to stave it off? Deprived of what we
Athenian Death
Athenian deaths were now a shadow of the past. When Aeschylus, in his play, the Persians, thanked the gods for
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The Monk from Wittenberg 1505-1546
ON A SULTRY JULY DAY IN 1505, a young law student, Martin Luther, was walking along a country road in
Preachers of Reform 1518-1564
IN 1518, AN INDULGENCE PEDDLER, a priest from France, made his way through one of the twisting Alpine passes that
The Counter Reformation 1521-1648
THE BLAST OF MUSKETS and the clang of swords against armour echoed across the plains of Italy, Spain and the
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Toledo falls, marking the end of Islam in Spain (1077 – 1100)
Toledo falls and this marks the beginning of the end of Islam in Spain. A triumph for orthodoxy The events
