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Herakles - What’s In A Name?
by Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom He’s the greatest of the Greek heroes. There’s probably no other Greek figure that has had more movies, TV shows, and other adaptations based on their ...
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The Life Of St. Magnus And His Supernatural Revenge
Around 1098, the Norwegian crown placed Orkney under direct royal control, but Hakon Paulsson, the son of a formal jarl of the region, was appointed to govern Orkney within a year or two aft…
Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu (c. 2100-2050 BCE) is the oldest extant law code in the world. It was written by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu (r. 2047-2030 BCE) or his son Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE) centuries...
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Former US President Teddy Roosevelt’s Drunken Rampage in Nairobi - Owaahh
Number 26, Teddy Roosevelt, holds two crowns. He was the youngest person to assume the US presidency, and the most badass of them all. He did many things to earn that second title, but none of them fe...
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King Irminfrid—A Thuringian Monarch Who Gained Sole Rule By Killing Two Brothers, Only To Lose His Kingdom To The Franks
King Bisinus of Thuringia was a contemporary of Kings Childeric (r. 456-481) and Clovis (r. 481-511) of the Franks. In fact, according to The History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours (c. 53…
The Greek Vase: Art of the Storyteller (Review)
The Greek Vase: The Art of the Storyteller by John H. Oakley is a richly illustrated guide to everything you need to know about ancient Greek pottery. This book has images on every single page of pott...
Henry Morgan
Sir Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688) was a Welsh privateer who operated in the Caribbean against the Spanish Empire and then became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. Morgan was a charismatic and able militar...
François L’Olonais
François L’Olonais (also spelt L’Olonnais or L’Ollonais, c. 1630-1668), real name Jean-David Nau, was a French buccaneer and pirate who operated from Tortuga on Hispaniola. In 1667, he famously attack...
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Today in 1558...Elizabeth succeeds her half-sister Mary ('Bloody Mary') as Queen of England. Protestantism is restored in England.
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Queen Elizabeth I gave her name to a golden age of poets, statesmen and adventurers. Known as the Virgin Queen, or Gloriana, her union with her people became a substitute for the marriage she never ma...
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