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Check out our latest video, featuring 20 quotes from the Roman historian, Livy.
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20 Enduring Quotes From the Roman Historian, Livy
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A Roman Knight Was Almost Convicted Of Treason Because Of A Single Silver Plate
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A Roman Knight Was Almost Convicted Of Treason Because Of A Single Silver Plate - The Historian's Hut
Around the year 22, a Roman knight named Lucius Ennius possessed a silver statue of the reigning emperor, Tiberius. According to the historian and Roman statesman, Tacitus (c. 56-117), this particular...
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A quote from the Roman emperor and philosopher, Marcus Aurelius (c. 121-180), about our place in the infiniteness of time.
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Marcus Aurelius - The Historian's Hut
Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor, c. 121-180) “Consider both the infiniteness of the time already past, and the immense vastness of that which is to come, wherein all things are to be resolved and annih...
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The Rise And Disappearance Of Marie Waite, A Rumrunner During The U. S. Prohibition
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The Rise And Disappearance Of Marie Waite, A Rumrunner During The U. S. Prohibition - The Historian's Hut
In 1917, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed and sent out to the states for ratification. The amendment, if passed, would ban the production, distribution and sale of alc...
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A quote about motherhood from the medieval writer, Christine de Pizan (c. 1364-1430).
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Christine de Pizan - The Historian's Hut
Christine de Pizan (c. 1364-1430) “What in the world is more tender than a mother toward her child? What greater pain is there than that felt in a mother’s heart when she sees her child suffer?” From ...
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The Dramatic Life of Fan Ju, The Marquis Of Ying, And His Quirky, Bizarre Ascension To Power
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The Dramatic Life of Fan Ju, The Marquis Of Ying, And His Quirky, Bizarre Ascension To Power - The Historian's Hut
Countless advisors, philosophers, generals and statesmen of all kinds found fortune and destruction while serving the plentiful warring kings of ancient China. One particular statesman named Fan Ju de...
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A quote from Mencius (c. flourished 4th century BCE) about the most important duty.
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Mencius - The Historian's Hut
Mencius (c. flourished 4th century BCE) “What is the most important duty? One’s duty towards one’s parents. What is the most important thing to watch over? One’s own character.” From The Mencius (Book...
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The Impressive Defense Of Acarnania Against A Spartan-Led Coalition During The Peloponnesian War thehistorianshut.com/2018/02/07/t...
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The Impressive Defense Of Acarnania Against A Spartan-Led Coalition During The Peloponnesian War - The Historian's Hut
Sometime between 429-428 BCE, the Peloponnesian League combined its forces to invade the region of Acarnania. Their target was wedged between Aetolia to the east and Epirus to the north, all of which ...
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A quote from the Roman historian, Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), about the cyclical nature of everything.
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Tacitus - The Historian's Hut
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+) “Perhaps not only the seasons but everything else, social history included, moves in cycles.” The Annals of Imperial Rome (III.55), by Tacitus, translated by Michael Grant (Pen...
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The Mysterious Disir Of Norse Religion
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The Mysterious Disir Of Norse Religion - The Historian's Hut
The Disir were important and powerful beings in the world of Norse mythology. Much about these creatures, however, remained undefined and could vary from one Scandinavian region to another. There were...
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A quote from Confucius (6th century BCE) about using the past to understand the present and future. thehistorianshut.com/2019/04/13/c...
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Confucius - The Historian's Hut
Confucius (6th century BCE) “He who by reanimating the Old can gain knowledge of the New is fit to be a teacher.” From The Analects of Confucius (Book II, 11) translated by Arthur Waley (Vintage Books...
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The Suspicious Fall Of The Roman Noblewoman, Apronia
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The Suspicious Fall Of The Roman Noblewoman, Apronia - The Historian's Hut
In the dark of night, sometime in the year 24, a noblewoman named Apronia fell to her death from a high window in the city of Rome. With her at the time was her husband, Plautius Silvanus, a praetor o...
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A quote from Benjamin Franklin (c. 1706-1790) about bias and interpretation.
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Benjamin Franklin - The Historian's Hut
Benjamin Franklin (c. 1706-1790) “Historians relate, not so much what is done, as what they would have believed.” From Poor Richard’s Almanac by Benjamin Franklin (Seven Treasures Publications, 2008).
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The Light Of The Moon Suppressed A Roman Army Mutiny In Pannonia thehistorianshut.com/2018/02/01/t...
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The Light Of The Moon Suppressed A Roman Army Mutiny In Pannonia - The Historian's Hut
Shortly after the death of Augustus in 14 CE, the civilian soldiers in the three Roman legions stationed in Pannonia were incited into mutiny. Most of the known information about this event was record...
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A quote from Emperor Domitian (r. 81-96) about perishing elegance. thehistorianshut.com/2019/04/13/e...
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Emperor Domitian (recorded by Suetonius) - The Historian's Hut
Emperor Domitian (r. 81-96) “How pleasant it is to be elegant, yet how quickly that stage passes!” Quote attributed to Domition in his book, Care of the Hair, later recorded in The Twelve Caesars (Dom...
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Clues To Two Possible Medieval Treasure Hordes In Iceland
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Clues To Two Possible Medieval Treasure Hordes In Iceland - The Historian's Hut
According to the anonymous author of Egil’s Saga, there are at least two large treasure hoards buried on the west coast of Iceland. By now, the treasures, if they ever existed, have probably long been...
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A wolfish quote attributed to Hildr Hrólfsdóttir (c. 9th century) and recorded by Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241).
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Hildr Hrólfsdóttir - The Historian's Hut
Attributed to Hildr Hrólfsdóttir (c. 9th century), recorded by Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241) “Tis ill ‘gainst wolf to be wolfish, warrior, such wolf opposing. Hard that wolf will harry your herds, o...
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The Historian’s Hut @thehistorianshut.bsky.social · 2d
Check out our latest video, featuring 20 quotes from the Roman historian, Livy.
youtu.be/zM0uASW0NNU?...
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20 Enduring Quotes From the Roman Historian, Livy
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The Historian’s Hut @thehistorianshut.bsky.social · 2d
The Grisly Decorations On The Gemonian Stairs In Rome
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The Grisly Decorations On The Gemonian Stairs In Rome - The Historian's Hut
Around the reign of Augustus (r. 31 BCE – 14 CE), a stairway was constructed that led from the edge of the Roman Forum and ascended up the Capitoline Hill. This piece of infrastructure was known as th...
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A subtle quote from the ancient strategist and philosopher, Sun Tzu. thehistorianshut.com/2019/04/13/s...
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Sun Tzu - The Historian's Hut
Sun Tzu (Sayings recorded between the 6th and 3rd century BCE) “Subtlety of subtleties! Spies have Innumerable uses.” From Sun Tzu’s The Art of War (Chapter Thirteen), translated by John Minford (Peng...
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The Ancient Chinese Visionary Of Legalism, Lord Shang, Used A Simple Pole To Display His Idea Of Meritocracy
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The Ancient Chinese Visionary Of Legalism, Lord Shang, Used A Simple Pole To Display His Idea Of Meritocracy - The Historian's Hut
Gongsun Yang, the man who would later become Lord Shang, left the Kingdom of Wei around 361 BCE to join the court of Duke Xiao of Qin (r. 361-338 BCE). After impressing the duke and his ministers, Gon...
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A quote about love and freedom from Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400). thehistorianshut.com/2019/04/13/g...
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Geoffrey Chaucer - The Historian's Hut
Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400) “Love is a thing as any spirit free; Women by nature long for liberty And not to be constrained or made a thrall, And so do men, if I may speak for all.” From The Canterbu...
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The Greedy Downfall Of The Roman Poet, Clutorius Priscus
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The Greedy Downfall Of The Roman Poet, Clutorius Priscus - The Historian's Hut
During the reigns of Augustus (r. 31 BCE -14 CE) and Emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37), there lived a poet by the name of Clutorius Priscus. He belonged to the class of Roman knights (equites), which placed...
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Advice for beggars from the ancient Greek poet, Homer.
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Homer - The Historian's Hut
Homer (flourished c. 700 BCE) “A timid beggar is a bad beggar.” The Odyssey (Book 17, approximately between lines 570-590) by Homer, translated by E. V. Rieu and edited by D. C. H. Rieu. New York: Pen...
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The Outrageous Childhood Of the Semi-Mythical Viking-Poet, Egil Skallagrimsson
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The Outrageous Childhood Of the Semi-Mythical Viking-Poet, Egil Skallagrimsson - The Historian's Hut
Egil Skallagrimsson was one of several prominent Vikings whose lives were recorded by the Icelanders in the form of a saga. Egil’s Saga was anonymously composed around the 13th century, with the Icela...
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A poetic quote from Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century) about the passing of time.
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Murasaki Shikibu - The Historian's Hut
Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century) “Lost in my sorrows I never knew months and days were still passing by– is the year really over, and my time, too, in the world?” From Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of...
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