Tag: world history

Alexander the Great Unless Alexander was himself ultimately responsible for his father's assassination (an implausible view, but one already canvassed in antiquity), he cannot have foreseen the moment of his own succession to a father who, though grizzled, was in the prime of life. His reaction to t...

First Partition Of Poland Author: Fletcher, James 1772Of the three partitions which Poland underwent in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the first was due to the jealousies of European powers. It was an event of great significance for the Polish kingdom, ominous of future spoliations, wh...

By Plutarch (died 30 B.C.E.) The grandfather of Antony was the famous pleader, whom Marius put to death for having taken part with Sylla. His father was Antony, surnamed of Crete, not very famous or distinguished in public life, but a worthy good man, and particularly remarkable for his liberality, ...

World War One, Siegfried Sassoon, 1886-1967 Does it Matter DOES it matter?--losing your legs?...For people will always be kind,And you need not show that you mindWhen the others come in after huntingTo gobble their muffins and eggs. Does it matter?--losing your sight?...There's such splendid work fo...

Goths Goths, ancient Teutonic people, who in the 3rd to the 6th century AD were an important power in the Roman world. The Goths were the first Germanic peoples to become Christians. According to the 6th-century Gothic historian Jordanes, the Goths came from Sweden across the Baltic Sea to the basi...

The American Civil War, Dorothea Dix (1802 - 1887) Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 A noted social reformer, Dix became the Union's Superintendent of Female Nurses during the Civil War. The soft spoken yet autocratic crusader had spent more than 20 years working for improved treatment of mentally ill ...

Praise to Ishtar (from an Akkadian hymn to Ishtar, translated by Ferris J. Stephens) She is clothed with pleasure and love.She is laden with vitality, charm,and voluptuousness.Ishtar is clothed with pleasure and love.She is laden with vitality, charm,an Praise to Ishtar (from an Akkadian hymn to Ish...

Newton The European Dream Of Progress And EnlightenmentSource: H. S. Thayer and John H. Randall, eds., Newton's Philosophy of Nature(New York: Hafner Publishing Co., 1953), pp. 3-5.Date: 1992Document: Newton, Rule III Of ReasoningThis selection, from Book III of the Principia, illustrates Newton'sco...

Persia The International History Project, 2004 Edited By: Robert Guisepi The History Of the Ancient Persian Empire From Rise To Fall A history of the Persians including their empire, rulers like Cyrus, Darius and Xerxes as well as their cities, rise and fall Persia, conventional European designatio...

Discovery Of The Canary Islands And The African Coast Author: Helps, Sir Arthur Discovery Of The Canary Islands And The African Coast Beginning Of Negro Slave Trade, A.D. 1402 The Canary Islands - the "Elysian Fields" and "Fortunate Islands" of antiquity - have perhaps figured in fabulous lore mo...

Title: The State Book: The Functions Of Government Author: Wilson, Woodrow The Functions Of Government 1473. What are the Functions of Government? - The question has its own difficulties and complexities: it cannot be answered out of hand and by the list, as the physiologist might answer the ques...

A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was GreeceAuthor: Jewsbury, Lewis (1992) Homeric Legend 800 BC: Homeric writings1186 BC: The Trojan War The Trojan War, steeped in legend and myth through Homer’s writings, likely reflects a historical conflict. This war marked Greek expansion into Asia Min...