A Brief History This article contains a table of textual and video biographies of various Roman emperors and usurpers covered in De vita Caesarum (English: About the Life of the Caesars), commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, as well as notable works inspired by this ancient text, including the Historia Augusta (English: Augustan History) and Vita Karoli Magni (English: Life of Charlemagne). Digging Deeper Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Who is your favorite Roman emperor or usurper? Please also read the following articles in the order indicated below and answer the questions posed within those articles in their respective comments sections: “Do You…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 27th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 27, 1777, the Continental Congress, precursor to the United States Congress, fled the American capital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (our first capital city) as British troops closed in. On September 27, 1937, the smallest of all sub-species of tiger, the Bali Tiger, native only to the Indonesian island of Bali, went extinct. On September 27, 1941, the first of 2,710 “Liberty” ships rolled off the…
A Brief History On September 27, 1962, the book, Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson was published. The book dealt with environmental science and focused on the widespread use of pesticides and the disinformation provided by the manufacturers of those chemicals. Digging Deeper Carson made a case that the indiscriminate use of these chemicals was poisoning the environment and killing off many beneficial insects along with the pests. Additionally, many birds suffered ill effects from the pesticides, and Carson projected that one day the birds would be gone, hence the title of the book. You might have thought a cataclysmic environmental…
A Brief History Legal drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Burial on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, 6001 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/BURIALHHVV28. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 26th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 26, 46 BC, Roman Dictator Julius Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix, a temple he promised the goddess while fighting the Battle of Pharsalus. On September 26, 1944, Operation Market Garden came to an end, failing to take all the objectives and suffering greater losses than the Germans, a fairly unusual occurrence at that point in the war. On…