The Coronation of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French.
Who would have thought a relatively obscure Corsican by the name of Napoleon Bounaparte, would rise to prominence during theContinue Reading
Category: History
The Peacock, worshipped and revered around the world, and not just because he is a showoff.
The male peacock is a large pheasant (peafowl), usually blue or green and originally native to India. He is knownContinue Reading
My Five Favourite Byzantine Emperors
Imagine yourself sitting in a lecture hall with a small body of students studying Roman history and as a wholeContinue Reading
Robin Pierson’s Grand Strategy: The history of Byzantium podcast.
About three years ago, when Mike Duncan stopped producing his ‘History of Rome’ podcast, thousands of podcast listeners mourned inContinue Reading
The 1910 Great Flood of Paris.
In the last week of January 1910, the Seine River flooded the city of Paris and its surrounding neighborhoods causingContinue Reading
The Angels of Mons
Is Archangel Michael, the ‘Angel of Mons’, who saved the British? In the sweltering heat of August 1914, the BritishContinue Reading
In the beginning there were 12 Byzantine Rulers: Lars Brownworth speaks candidly about podcasting, Justinian and history.
From humble beginnings, Lars Brownworth’s love for history would in my opinion revolutionize how we learn and in fact evenContinue Reading
Pompeii’s controversial amphitheatre
I made a passing comment to a friend a while ago about how impressive many of Pompeii’s public buildings andContinue Reading
Celebrating St. Nicholas: the Story of the Three Condemned Innocents.
The reign of Constantine The Great was not always stable. Borders had to be protected, laws enforced and if unrestContinue Reading
The relics of St. Nicholas: From Myra to Bari and across Europe.
The remains of St. Nicholas, who is believed to be the inspiration behind our modern-day Santa Claus, are buried inContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 