Author: Dr. Zar

A Brief History This article presents tables showing the battle records of the members of the Roman triumvirates.  In a number of these battles, the individuals listed below shared command with one or more other commanders or served as a subordinate to a superior commander. Digging Deeper The Battle Record of Marcus Licinius Crassus The Battle Record of Pompey The Battle Record of Julius Caesar The Battle Record of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus The Battle Record of Mark Antony The Battle Record of Augustus Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which member of either triumvirate do you consider to have…

A Brief History On Thursday, June 17, 2021, a limited number of you have a chance at watching a virtual screening of The Sparks Brothers at 7:00PM.  The film features many people praising Sparks for their influence, including Beck, Flea, Neil Gaiman, Mike Myers, Patton Oswalt, Jane Wiedlin, and more.  The Sparks Brothers is entertaining and funny and serves as an anthology of contemporary music over the past 50 years. Digging Deeper To reserve a spot for the online screening you must click on the link below which takes you to the redeem pass page.  You then log in or…

A Brief History On Saturday, June 26, 2021, A Special Wish Cleveland is hosting The Bob Ross Experience, a paint night fundraiser with 100% of the proceeds going to A Special Wish Foundation (ASW), Cleveland Chapter, a non-profit that grants wishes for children from birth up to 20 years of age with life-threatening illnesses.  This event is no happy little accident!   Digging Deeper Tickets to the Bob Ross Experience, taking place from 5:00PM – 8:00PM, will be $40 plus a handling fee. Price includes small appetizers, available from 5:00PM to 6:00PM, followed by a 2-hour class taught by a Bob Ross…

A Brief History On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, a limited number of you have a chance at watching a virtual screening of Pink: All I Know So Far at 7:00PM.  The film presents a behind-the-scenes look at P!NK as she balances family and life on the road, leading up to her first Wembley Stadium performance in 2019’s “Beautiful Trauma” world tour. Digging Deeper To reserve a spot for the online screening, you must click on the link below which takes you right to the redeem pass page: http://amazonscreenings.com/HISTORYPINK You then log in or sign up which takes a minute if…

A Brief History Napoleon once said, “My success and everything good that I have done, I owe to my mother.”  Today, I wish my and all of the other great mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day, and I also want to give you a brief update about this site’s YouTube channel. Digging Deeper First, I have on my site a “Schedule of Video Adaptations of Our Articles.”  You should notice that I am going to be shifting slightly from my current upload pattern.  I plan to continue having my usual new video for the first Tuesdays of each month…