The Cursus Honorum: The Political Career Path of Ancient Rome
In the Roman Republic, men of senatorial rank could compete for political offices which were placed in a set order and had to be earned sequentially. This hierarchy was known as the Cursus Honorum. Th...
19 Aug 202012min
European vs North American Sports
North America and Europe have much which separates them culturally as well as geographically. One of the biggest differences is in the area of sports. Not just which sports we play, but in how sports ...
18 Aug 202012min
Lis Hartel: A Remarkable Olympian
Lis Hartel was a Danish equestrian competitor in the 1940s and 1950s. She competed in the 1952 Olympics and the 1956 Olympics and she won medals at both. However, her Olympic medals are just the start...
17 Aug 20208min
The U.S. States That Were Their Own Nations
Each of the 50 states in the United States has a unique history. 13 of them were originally British Colonies. Some of them were former Spanish or French territory. Most of them were officially US terr...
16 Aug 202013min
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Ask most Muslims what the holiest site is in Islam, and they would all obviously tell you it is the Kaaba at the Great Mosque of Mecca. Ask most Christians what the holiest site is in Christianity, an...
15 Aug 202011min
Pedro Rodrigues Filho: The Real Life Dexter Who Hunted Criminals
For eight seasons, the TV show Dexter showed the fictional life of a crime solving forensics expert who just so happened to have been a serial killer who killed serial killers. This got me wondering, ...
14 Aug 20208min
Damnatio Memoriae: Erasing People from History
The ancient Romans had a practice called Damnatio Memoriae, which was to banish someone’s memory from public life. It was also sometimes known as oblivion. It called for the complete deletion of the p...
13 Aug 20209min
The Washington Generals
Sports history is littered with really bad teams. The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t win a single game and wound up losing 26 in a row. The 2012 Charlotte Bobcats went 7-59 for a .106 winning percen...
12 Aug 20209min
