The Choctaw have a special place in the hearts of Irish people. During the Great Famine of the 1800’s, when hunger was at its worst in the Emerald Isle, word of the people’s suffering reached the ears of the Choctaw people. Although these indigenous people were themselves suffering due to the vile policy of ethnic […]
In this lesson, Maha explains to us how the word Allah entered the Arabic language, and tells us about the phrases that incorporate the word in everyday speech. Her enthusiasm and skills are infectious and the viewer will learn much about the Arabic language. https://youtu.be/5fzUCIpHUsM If you enjoyed this, please share
The Trail of Tears will go down in history as one of the most shameful episodes in domestic US history. During this shocking endeavour, launched by the US Federal government, the colonial authorities decided to ethnically cleanse the land east of the Mississippi of First Nations people. Tens of thousands of indigenous people from six […]
This is a great explanation of how Archimedes arrived at his discovery of the Law of Buoyancy. He was also reputed to have stated, Give me the place to stand and I will move the Earth. Ole Archimedes was something of a wit for his time. The formulae created by this groovy Greek are still […]
The Ottoman Empire was a vast political entity that stretched from Persia to southern and eastern Europe and across North Africa. It incorporated millions of inhabitants and various different cultures and ethnicities. It came close to rivaling the Roman Empire, but not quite. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire, after the end of Word War […]
This video is a great introduction to the Arabic language for anyone wishing to travel to the Arab world, or to interact with Arabic-speaking people. The presenter, Maha, makes learning the words easy. Aistamtae! If you enjoyed this, please share
Alaric was a leader of the Visigoths, which is a great name for a rock band. He succeeded in sacking Rome in 410 AD. His victory shook the Roman Empire to its very foundations and paved the way for the disintegration of the greatest Empire on the planet at that time. His method of gaining […]
Attila the Hun ruled from 434-453 A.D. and hailed from the modern lands of central and eastern Europe. He was not a founder of Rangers football club as is commonly rumoured although, if alive today, would probably support Servco as they are now known. He did succeed in wreaking havoc across Europe but failed to entirely […]
This is a list of 5 of the most feared and famous gladiators known today. They were all brave or perhaps slightly crazy men. The very idea of such mortal combat is shocking by today’s standards. Yet, in the ancient world, such battles were commonplace. There was also the incidence of fights against animals which […]
This is a brief look at the ancient Greek military formation of the phalanx which was used to dominate the battlefield prior to the emergence of the Roman legions. The tactic was demonstrated to great effect in the movie 300. Hoplites were those soldiers who formed the phalanx. They were armed in a regulated manner […]
He must be one of the best known but least understood leaders in history. We know him as the fictional character, Dracula, Lord of the Nosferatu. But Vlad the Impaler lived and was all too real. The following vid gives us an introduction to this legendary ruler of the Romanian Carpathians, and there’s not a […]
An intricate culture and civilization brought to heel by the cynicism and skills in war of a European superpower. The descendants of the Aztecs must look back and lament their sorry loss to the march of European feet.
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