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Or should I have made the headline a question? But is it not so, that history has more oe leas been pushes away, or out in the perifery of the litterary qorkd, as well as that of film etcetera? Genres like pure adventure, "contemporary" novels, fantasy and "science fiction" seems to me to be...

No statues. No paintings. No artworks what so ever.... We really have no idea what he looks like. This man along with the 300 in a way helped save the ancient world from the barbarians and should have got the respect he deserves. Is there any images or Leonidas that I am not aware of?

Why Romania No Longer Deserves to Be a Most Favored Nation Bucharest has enjoyed special treatment from Washington for decades ostensibly as a reward for improving the human rights condition of Romanians and for pursuing a foreign policy independent of the line that Moscow imposes on the rest...

I am a big fan of Alexander but come on, he wasn't that great. 1. His own success corrupted him. As Plutarch begins the tale of a very civilized young prince turned into a heavy drinker who saw plots everywhere. 2. Before dying left no clear plans for succession and/or what would become of...

If you could pick any four presidents from before Rushmore was made and put them on it, who would they be?

I've noticed two polls recently asking us to rate a general. The first poll that comes to mind was von Manstein. The one I saw today concerned Zhukov. I'll admit that I know very little about WWII compared to a lot of people on Historum. Having said that, I've always considered these two men to...

Everyone has some set of ideas and beliefs. We have our philosophical concepts, our political views, our vision of life etc ,and our religion (or lack thereof). However, there is a strong difference in religion and other important views of life: the first one cannot be ridiculized, or , even...

Why Eva Braun Deserves No Sympathy: Conversation with Heike Görtemaker