European philosophy
Thomas Hobbes - European philosophy Thomas Aquinas In the 900s and 1100s AD, the Islamic philosopher al-Razi and the Jewish philosopher Maimonides were working on how their religious [...]
Who are the Kurds?
The Kurds in the Bronze Age As far back as the Bronze Age, the Kurds seem to have lived in the mountain areas between West Asia (today's Turkey, Syria, and Iraq) and [...]
#OTD Battle of Zama in North Africa
On October 19th, 202 BC, the Romans (under Scipio Africanus) defeated the Carthaginians (under Hannibal) and decisively broke the power of the Carthaginian empire. After this, the Romans were clearly the only [...]
#otd Phyllis Wheatley freed from slavery
Phyllis Wheatley was one of the first American poets whose work is still known today. (There were many Native American poets, but most of their work was oral. And there were many [...]
Winnie the Pooh and the Battle of Hastings
On a lighter note, it turns out that Winnie-the-Pooh and The Battle of Hastings share an anniversary on October 14th (1066, and 1926). So, did you know that E. H. Shepard - [...]
Privilege and Classics, again
You know how sometimes you find yourself walking along reading an article on your phone even though you know it's terrible to walk and read at the same time? Well, that happened [...]
World Maths Day
I hope you are all enjoying World Maths Day! (Or if you're American, World Math Day). I've put together a tour of the history of math in Africa and Asia, so you [...]
Sukkot – what are we harvesting?
It seems funny, now that most Jewish people have lived in cities and worked at city things for two thousand years, to remember that long ago most Jewish people were small farmers [...]
#OTD: Battles of Karbala and Poitiers
Forever joined by a coincidence in dates ... well, not that much of a coincidence, because with medieval military campaigns always starting in the spring and ending in the fall, naturally October [...]
Slave Play and Yom Kippur
A Broadway show A funny thing happened to us when we were on line to get into the newly opened Slave Play on Broadway this past weekend. There was a long line, [...]
