Stoics – Greek and Roman philosophy

By Karen Carr|2018-04-18T17:19:14+00:00August 16th, 2017|Greeks, Philosophy|

Cicero, a Roman philosopher The Stoics were a group of philosophers who first began teaching their ideas in the Hellenistic period. Stoicism was founded by a man named Zeno, who lived from 335-263 BC. He was friendly with the successors of Alexander who ruled Greece. Zeno lived in Athens, which was a great center of learning. He used to [...]

Medieval Indian architecture

By Karen Carr|2017-07-19T16:29:32+00:00July 19th, 2017|Architecture, India|

Osian Sun temple, 700s AD By the 700s AD, after the collapse of the Guptan Empire, there were two different styles of temple-building in India, a north Indian style and a south Indian style. This temple from Osian shows the north Indian style. It has a high tower called a shikhara, and an open porch [...]