Tag: Empire

“It was basically a computer game without a computer, and my friends didn’t find it all that fun. They gravitated toward watching TV,” says Hawkins. “I enjoyed the idea of a sports game that involved thinking, making choices, and living with the outcomes. When I first heard a...

In the verdant landscapes of central Ghana, a proud and resilient ethnic group known as the Ashanti people has left an indelible mark on the history, culture, and heritage of not only their region but also the broader African continent. With their ancient traditions, remarkable craftsmanship, and en...

Machu Picchu, perched high in the Andean Mountains of Peru, stands as one of the most remarkable legacies of the Inca Empire. Built in the 15th century by Emperor Pachacuti, this ancient citadel likely served both as a royal estate and a religious retreat (there remains some debate about its exac...

The rise of Rome and the Third-Century Crisis For centuries, Rome, the Eternal City, was the dominant power of Western Eurasia. Starting from their humble backgrounds, the citizens of the Roman Republic subdued the inhabitants of the Italian peninsula by the 3rd century BC. With Italy under...

Unfortunately, lead is also very useful to key aspects of industrial civilization, as evidenced by this lengthy Wikipedia list: in plumbing, batteries, bullets and shot, weights, solders, pewters, fusible alloys, white paints, leaded gasoline, and radiation shielding. Tha...

On 4 July 1879, in the plains of Ulundi in South Africa, some 5,000 British soldiers were fighting 20,000 Zulus. Although outnumbered, the British had far superior weapons. The Zulu shields and spears were no match for the modern British artillery. Despite certain death and technological inferior...

Goodwill has long been my favorite store. As someone who detests the practices of most businesses that exploit cheap labor in foreign countries, not to mention the cost of buying goods retail, I love shopping at Goodwill. At the same time, I always wondered- is something a little sketchy here? Ev...

The message of the unified Islamic forces led by Hamas, which is the strongest bloc militarily in this axis, is resonating across the globe, reinforced by a horrific gushing stream of the blood of thousands of Palestinian children. In turn, this stream of blood, more than anything else, reveals the ...

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There is an image that modern people have of Early Medieval peoples. The people are dirty, disheveled and can often be found huddling underneath Roman aqueducts. They squat in ruins that they don’t understand and whisper about gods long dead. When asked, these poor people don’t know what...