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These Historic Figures Uttered These Shocking Words With Their Final Breath
Last words are tricky. Sometimes they can be sublime, like those of a religious martyr sentenced to burn at the stake. Amidst the flames, he still sought to comfort others. Sometimes they…
These People Were The Real Power Behind The Throne
The power and authority wielded by the mighty has often been delegated to subordinates. Sometimes, those subordinates become mighty in…
History’s Most Powerful Rulers
Powerful people have often changed the trajectory of history through innovation and by thinking outside the box. Take history’s first…
Every Day Life in Ancient Rome was More Scandalous than Historians Let On
The Roman Republic and its Roman Empire successor are mostly remembered for both their glories and follies – both done…
Life in the Roman Army and the Realities of Rome
The Roman legions with which Ancient Rome conquered the Mediterranean world underwent many changes over the centuries. Originally, they were…
Final Meals, Feasts, and Words from History’s Notorious and Victorious
Final meals and final words are often pretty prosaic affairs and statements in of themselves. However, they are lent a…
The Weirdest Ways Children Were Treated in History
Children usually bring out people’s protective instincts, triggering a natural desire to treat them kindly. Throughout history, however, many unfortunate…
The Top Benevolent and Malevolent Dictators From History
“Dictator” and “tyrant” are dirty words today, and rightly so. Millennia ago, however, tyrants were wildly popular in Ancient Greece,…
The Death Row Baseball Team and Other Odd Episodes in History
Every now and then, just about everybody could do with a little bit of extra motivation and added incentive to…
History’s Deadliest Relatives
We can easily choose our friends, but choosing our relatives is a different matter. That is sometimes unfortunate, seeing as…