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4 09, 2017

Polybius and the rise of Rome – Roman history

By |2018-04-25T08:57:46-07:00September 4th, 2017|Literature, Romans|Comments Off on Polybius and the rise of Rome – Roman history

Snow in Athens (thanks BBC!) Polybius (po-LIB-ee-us) was a rich Greek man, who was born in the Greek city of Athens, about 200 BC. When the Romans conquered his city-state, they demanded some hostages from that [...]

7 08, 2017

Jean-Jacques Rousseau – European philosophy

By |2018-04-08T11:14:29-07:00August 7th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Jean-Jacques Rousseau – European philosophy

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a European philosopher Rousseau was born in 1712 AD into a Protestant family living in Geneva, and his mother died of an infection she caught while he was being born. Like the [...]

3 08, 2017

The Knight’s Tale – Chaucer – Canterbury Tales

By |2019-10-25T18:55:03-07:00August 3rd, 2017|Literature, Medieval|Comments Off on The Knight’s Tale – Chaucer – Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's Knight's Tale: Medieval knights in the Metropolitan Museum of Art A story about Theseus Chaucer set his Knight's Tale in ancient Greece, and it's about Theseus, the king of Athens in Greek mythology. (So [...]

18 07, 2017

Who was Anaximander? Infinity and Greek science

By |2019-01-26T12:31:48-08:00July 18th, 2017|Greeks, Science|Comments Off on Who was Anaximander? Infinity and Greek science

Theater of Miletus, where Anaximander the mathematician lived Where was Anaximander from? Anaximander the mathematician was born about 610 BC in the Greek city of Miletus, in what is now Turkey. So [...]

18 07, 2017

Who was Anaxagoras? Greek scientist

By |2019-01-26T12:15:15-08:00July 18th, 2017|Greeks, Science|Comments Off on Who was Anaxagoras? Greek scientist

Anaxagoras came from Clazomenae: A map showing Clazomenae Where was Anaxagoras from? Like Thales before him, Anaxagoras was born in what's now Turkey. Anaxagoras was born around 500 BC in a city called Clazomenae, [...]

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