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The Confederacy of Delos
Delos a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago was an important religious centre in the Archaic and Classical periods. The island was also
Theseus Comes Home
The annual festival of the Great Dionysia, in March of the year 468, was not only remarkable for the victory
Postwar World Looks for Ways to Live at Peace
The postwar stirring of nationalism among peoples in Asia and Africa, was one important outcome of World War 2, but
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
Two and a Half Centuries of Unrest in Japan A.D. 1336-1573
Go-Daigo had found refuge in a place in the mountains called Yoshino. Japan now had two emperors, one in Kyoto
The End and the Beginning 378- 752
THE FIRST SIGN of the approaching Roman army was a thin column of dust. It rose like smoke from behind
Charles, Called the Great 771 – 814
IT WAS COLD INSIDE the great cathedral of St. Peter in Rome on Christmas day, in the year 800. The
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Japanese Renaissance (794 A.D.)
Japanese renaissance was not until 794 A.D., when the Japanese capital was transferred from Nara to Heian (modern Kyoto), that
Frankish Hordes Crush Romans (794-800 A.D.)
Frankish hordes crush the Romans at Soissons and the disintegration of Europe begins. Japan during the Heian period For some
Charlemagne Crowned (800 A.D.)
Charlemagne crowned, at a solemn moment during the celebration of Mass in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day of
