World History
No, I am Spartacus! I love this Pepsi ad using the classic movie based on Roman history and the famous slave revolt lead by Spartacus. I wish more ads made good use of both popular culture and history. Of course, Spartacus died in battle and was never captured by the Romans but...Hat tip to Weird Universe.
- German Battlefield Yields Roman Surprises
I came across ancient history in the news today. CNN has an article titled German battlefield yields Roman surprises. The unsigned article covers the finding of relics from a 3rd century battle between Romans and barbarians in Northern Germany. Why is...
- The Day The Universe Changed
Ralph Luker is reporting at Cliopatria that James Burke's 1985 series for BBC, "The Day the Universe Changed," is now available on YouTube. Wikipedia notes, "The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western...
- Retrostatic.com
I do not often cover popular culture here but popular culture is an important part of history. The popular culture of past ages is today the subject of serious academic study by historians. As such, I think so will our popular culture in the centuries...
- A Flavius Josephus Page
A Flavius Josephus Page - Site on the famous Jewish historian including his biography, works, and extracts with commentary. Includes additional articles about Josephus, Judaism, and Jewish history and practices. Josephus fought in the revolt against Rome...
- 28 Black People You Might Not Know
For Black History Month, The Good Men Project is highlighting a different black historical figure each day. Toussaint L?Ouverture, above, was the slave leader who led the Haitian slave revolt, which was the first successful slave revolt in history. Bayard...
World History
I am Spartacus!
No, I am Spartacus! I love this Pepsi ad using the classic movie based on Roman history and the famous slave revolt lead by Spartacus. I wish more ads made good use of both popular culture and history. Of course, Spartacus died in battle and was never captured by the Romans but...Hat tip to Weird Universe.
- German Battlefield Yields Roman Surprises
I came across ancient history in the news today. CNN has an article titled German battlefield yields Roman surprises. The unsigned article covers the finding of relics from a 3rd century battle between Romans and barbarians in Northern Germany. Why is...
- The Day The Universe Changed
Ralph Luker is reporting at Cliopatria that James Burke's 1985 series for BBC, "The Day the Universe Changed," is now available on YouTube. Wikipedia notes, "The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western...
- Retrostatic.com
I do not often cover popular culture here but popular culture is an important part of history. The popular culture of past ages is today the subject of serious academic study by historians. As such, I think so will our popular culture in the centuries...
- A Flavius Josephus Page
A Flavius Josephus Page - Site on the famous Jewish historian including his biography, works, and extracts with commentary. Includes additional articles about Josephus, Judaism, and Jewish history and practices. Josephus fought in the revolt against Rome...
- 28 Black People You Might Not Know
For Black History Month, The Good Men Project is highlighting a different black historical figure each day. Toussaint L?Ouverture, above, was the slave leader who led the Haitian slave revolt, which was the first successful slave revolt in history. Bayard...