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When talking about ancient Greece it's easy to make generalizations. Most of our hard evidence from that era comes from Athens, home to...

In the third and second centuries BC the powers of the Mediterranean were the Roman Republic and Carthage in the west and the Hellenistic...

In case you couldn't tell, I've really been into ancient Greece lately. After hearing about it a couple times in other books, I decided...

I think most Americans know the broader definition of western civilization goes back through medieval Europe to Rome and, ultimately, to...

We spent our Thanksgiving down in Arizona. Much of my family is down there, including my parents, and we split our time between the 'East...

As we all likely know, Queen Elizabeth II, 'the Queen' our entire lives (unless you're far older than I) passed away in September. She...

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's trip to Asia, including a stop in Taiwan, has been a big topic of conversation. China tells us it...

Abortion is the topic of the day as a new Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (i.e. 'Dobbs') overruled...

Back in March President Biden condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and spoke not only to the citizens of the United States but those...

In looking at the history of Russia, so far we've examined the country's gargantuan size and the actions of Stalin leading to Nazi...

Let's keep going on Russia shall we? Last time we covered, very swiftly, how Russia got so big between about 1300 and 1900. Muscovy...

Less than a week ago the Russian Federation ('Russia') launched a widespread invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. It's the largest land war...

Earlier this week I stumbled upon Apollo 13 (1995) on YouTubeTV while looking for something to just have on. I planned to be doing other...

We had time for one last short trip before the move. The timeline aligned with my birthday and my wife let me decide where to go (and...

I need to cover more places before we move, gah! Harpers Ferry, WV is another cool spot we've seen a few times over the course of our...

Today isn't a holiday here in the US. Over in France it's the national holiday. Known as Bastille Day in English speaking countries, the...

Yesterday was July 4th, better known here in America as Independence Day . It's a wonderful holiday where we celebrate tossing aside the...

If I'm being honest I didn't know about Juneteenth until the last few years. That's on me, or my education, but it should never be too...

The Confederates invaded north into Union territory twice during the Civil War . The second invasion culminated with the most famous and...

I'll never get over the dense history of the East Coast. Since moving out in 2014 we've visited quite a few cool places and hopefully...