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The man and his wife who brought me water were both smiling. Although we couldn’t talk to each other, I felt that we shared...

Laodicea is the last city mentioned in the letters of Christ. Sir William Ramsey calls it "the city of compromise." It was founded by...

Philadelphia is in a country where erosion (wearing away of the land) is happening, but the soil is very fertile. The land is alluvial,...

Herodotus The Father of History Life and Travels Herodotus, hailed as the “father of history” by Cicero, was born in Dorian Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum). His participation...

Authority, Contempt, and Political Context Authority and Contempt Heraclitus, rather than attributing his mindset to a psychological trait, should be seen as an extreme example of...

Unity in Diversity The Great Truth of Unity Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, asserted the great truth that ‘All things are one.’ However, this unity embraces difference,...

15. Psellus seems to have misunderstood the chronology of Basil’s reign, for the Lord Chamberlain was deposed in 985 and died in exile soon...

3. Basil the Lord Chamberlain (parakoimomenus) was the illegitimate son off Romanus I Lecapenus (9l9-944) and had been promoted to his high office by...

When he gave rein to his horse and rode in the assault, he was erect and firm in his saddle, riding uphill and downhill...

34. Basil’s character was two-fold, for he readily adapted himself no less to the crises of war than to the calm of peace. Really,...