A high-ranking general, strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu is usually credited as the author of the book, although many historians doubt this person ever existed. In 13 chapters, the text analyzes the basic principles of war, teaching military commanders when and how to fight battles. In the ...
However, many historians dispute William Mack’s claims, including whether he ever knew Lee at all. Given that Stonewall Jackson died in 1863, two years before this supposed chicken and pancake meal, you should doubt whether the feast took place. And if that account of her death is fal...
Some modern historians, for example Sir Cornelius Neale Dalton (see Books), deem his piratical reputation unjust. Birthplace: Dundee, United Kingdom Giuseppe Zangara Dec. at 32 (1900-1933) Giuseppe "Joe" Zangara (September 7, 1900 – March 20, 1933) was an Italian immigrant and ...
Seleucus Nicator, formed an empire that eventually controlled ancient Israel. The "Seleucid Empire" as it is called by modern-day historians, was passed down through the Seleucid family line for about 250 years.
If Samuel actually studied whatever materials he could lay his hands on, he would have been aware that multiple Igbo historians have debunked the Oriental hypothesis,as demonstrated in part 1. And an analysis on both traditions will show that most of the claims of similarity are either overstated...
Historians have gone as far as calling this era the ipod generation because of the ever-growing convenience and demand for obtaining music. Moreover, music 's influence on people is growing by leaps and bounds. Nevertheless, music is not a new phenomenon and people have been playing, writing...
We can thus see that Tacitus’ description needs to be taken a lot more seriously than most historians would like to: precisely because it is rooted in a good understanding (for the time) of what the jews were, what they had and where they seemed to think they were going. Indeed, we ...
Roger W. Smith's writings: personal essays and reminiscences; views; literature; culture; day to day jottings; people and places.
Or May 8, which cleverer people than me worked out actually sound like “Maaaate” when you say it right, and what’s more Aussie than mate? Rather than, you know, choosing to stick to the day that was the start of what even the most euphemistic of historians would agree was a geno...
(for the toads’ eyes) from the Moche civilization of Peru. Unknown date except that the Moche clung to a narrow stretch of the Pacific coast in what is now northern Peru and for a brilliant six or so centuries existed from about AD 100 to 700, so this was made sometime in there. ...