history
August 29 2023
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Cousins or Dating
haha, everyone says we look alike but i dont see it
The Cardinal Rule of Rome
In languor, potentia.
Alexander the Great MOC
A Map of Content on the life of Alexander the Great.
In Actuality, Alexander Only Had Two Sons
Alexander had a complicated love life, ranging from a possible relationship with Hephaestion to a relationship with a Thessalian courtesan to impregnating multiple women.
A Mistranslation of a Very Popular Quote From Alexander
Alexander's insatiable longing for glory and how an Englishman, John Miner, created something worthy of a book of memorable sayings and coined one of the few classical tags still recognized today.
Diogenes and Alexander
A funny exchange between Alexander the Great and Diogenes, and how Alexander was tutored by Aristotle and learned about Persian customs and traditions.
Notes on The History of Menswear
All about the history of menswear, from the Chinese ruling class wearing nail polish to the introduction of modern streetwear.
If You Could Have Dinner with Anyone
If you could have dinner with anyone from the past, who would it be? Dinner with any person from the past wouldn't work because you would spend all of the dinner explaining technology like your phone ringing in your pocket or vernacular like what the griddy is. In other words,
Consumerism in a 250 Year Old Country
There’s a quip from the historian Will Durant, that a nation is born stoic and dies epicurean. (Location 538) What hard work is there to be done in 2023? Has rampant consumerism subsumed our desire to struggle to create a more perfect Union? …over time, this dynamic leads to