The Colosseum
In the year 70, the Roman Emperor Vespasian commissioned what would become the world’s largest amphitheater. Approximately ten years later, it opened to great fanfare and 100 days of games. No great...
18 Jul 202213min
The Murder of Thomas Becket
On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by four armed knights while preparing for his evening prayers. The ramifications of t...
17 Jul 202216min
The Travels of Ibn Battuta (Encore)
Prior to the modern era, very few people traveled anywhere. It was rare for anyone to travel more than about 20 miles from where they were born. However, there were a few people who managed to travel...
16 Jul 202211min
Greenland
It is the world’s largest island, has the closest point of land to the North Pole, and is the least densely populated political territory on the planet. 80% of it is covered by an ice mass that is se...
15 Jul 202214min
Bonnie and Clyde
In January of 1930, a 21-year-old by the name of Clyde Barrow met a 19-year-old by the name of Bonnie Parker. Together they formed one of the most infamous couples in history. For a period of four ye...
14 Jul 202214min
Mata Hari
During World War I, a Dutch dancer and courtesan was recruited by the French as a spy. However, not long after this, the French turned on her and accused her of being a double agent and spying for Ger...
13 Jul 202213min
Imaginary Numbers
In the history of mathematics, there were several times when mathematicians encountered problems that they didn’t know what to make of. It wasn’t a case of a problem with a very difficult solution so ...
12 Jul 202210min
The Worst Roman Emperors
Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus to the fall of the western empire in 476. A period of about 500 years. Some of t...
11 Jul 202213min
