Studying History
"This is the display of inquiry, so that the deeds of men may not be forgotten by time."
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Zeus’s Law: From Nolan’s Odyssey to the Greek Table (opens the original)
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“History worth reading. Stories worth remembering.”Over the past few months, Nolan’s Odyssey may have been talked about more than it was watched, and not always kindly, but in my opinion that’s a good thing. Not because I believe that any publicity is good publicity, but because I’ve watched interest in classical literature come back to life. I’ve watched people realise that we have been thinking and acting the same way for t
The Fish That Beat the Royal Navy (opens the original)
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“History worth reading. Stories worth remembering.”Surprisingly (#not), people have been fighting each other ever since they first appeared on this planet and began living in organised communities. What they fight over changes from case to case and can range from the bizarre to the utterly mundane, but the underlying reasons have stayed remarkably consistent: land, water, pasture, hunting grounds, trade routes, wealth and power. When the first organised settlements appeared, kings slowly appeare
Where Were You When the World Changed (opens the original)
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One Hidden Word. Six Clues. Can You Solve It? (opens the original)
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The Nightmare of Persephone: When History Turns to Ash (opens the original)
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“History worth reading. Stories worth remembering.”This summer, Europe experienced unprecedented, prolonged heatwaves, and widespread wildfires burned through areas that rarely see this kind of natural disaster. Such fires also broke out on the outskirts of Attica, which unfortunately is no stranger to this kind of disaster. Since I live with my family in an Athens suburb, I received the evacuation alert from the <stron
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