# Constantine the Great
Most People Completely Overlook These Fascinating Facts About The Ancient World
The ancient world was quite different than how many of us believe it to have been. The ancients grew up in radically different environments, so their outlook often radically differed from ours.…
Powerful Historic Family Dynasties that Are Rotten to the Core
The Kochs are modern America’s most influential dynasty. Their paterfamilias, Fred C. Koch, was a founding member of the John…
These Historic Figures Really Deserved the Bad Karma They Got
Karma can be funny. Take that time in 1966 when John Lennon compared the Beatles’ popularity to that of Jesus.…
Only History Buffs Will Know the Fact from Fiction in these Unbelievable Stories
The United States vs Billie Holiday paints a fascinating portrait of the famous singer’s life, especially her last twelve years.…
Lesser Known Byzantine Empire Facts
The western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in 476, but the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine…
40 Things About The Outlandish Math Cult Leader, and Other Unusual Facts From the Ancient World
Most of us know Pythagoras from grade school geometry, as that ancient guy who came up with that theory about…
Creative Pranks and Hoaxes in History
Just like today, there was no shortage in the past of pranksters and hoaxers who gulled others with acts of…
The ‘Baron’ of Arizona and Other Historic Hucksters
Back in the 19th century, a huckster laid claim to most of Arizona. In of itself, that would not be…
History’s Deadliest Relatives
We can easily choose our friends, but choosing our relatives is a different matter. That is sometimes unfortunate, seeing as…
10 Reasons Why the Western Roman Empire Collapsed but The Eastern Empire Didn’t
The bare facts about the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire (which…