In the process of shooting an arrow, the archer faces many different factors, some external such as wind, and some internal, such as the archers skill, his level of concentration and his physical strength. He must hold all these factors in mind and eventually express them in a physical ...
One of the people Spartacus escaped with was his wife, a Thracian woman whose name is lost to history. The writer Plutarch, who lived in the second century A.D., wrote that she "was a prophetess who was possessed by ecstatic frenzies that were part of the worship of the god Dionysus....
lives a stone’s throw from where the conflict erupted, and has been an ardent student of American history for 60 years. What is so mesmerizing about this take on the
In this epic narrative history of courage, treachery, ambition, and deception, Dan Jones resurrects the unruly royal dynasty that preceded the Tudors. They produced England’s best and worst kings: Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in ...
A statement released by theBBCsaid: “June Spencer, aged 105, best known for playing Peggy in BBC Radio 4 The Archers, died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of this morning. “Her family would like to pay particular tribute and thanks to the staff team at Liberham Lodge, ...
Rhene perched on the bench next to him and leaned her soft, young body against him. It was no secret in Libyssa they were lovers. “You’ve heard talk of the Romans?” “Yes.” Her face was as calm as a statue of Tanit. “They are outside.” ...
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There are some still who understand by experience--and that is the best kind of understanding--the meaning of this passage, "The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him; but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands ...
is known as one of the fiercest men in history. Inheriting the throne at the tender age of 11, he was declared successor of the kingdom on merit of his bravery. To top things off, he was one of the few fighters throughout history credited with victory over a lion in barehanded ...