Ian Hacker
Asking Why: The Lessons of Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes of Sinope was one of the founders of the ancient Greek school of philosophy known as Cynicism. Cynicism called for the...
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Byzantine Laws (The Codex-Farmer's Law)
Disclaimer: I was planning on doing a contemporary piece on trials, juries, incarceration statistics but I got really interested in a...
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Hidden History: Ancient Civilizations
Hidden History: Ancient Civilizations Here are the most interesting things I have learned in my Ancient Civilizations course so far....
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History of the Byzantine Empire: Umayyad Sieges of Constantinople Part Five
Previous Piece: Byzantium lost its prosperous Near East and African provinces. The once gleaming gem of Constantinople was facing food...
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Poll Results: Research Project Choice
A few days ago I created a research project poll for my readers to take. I wanted to complete a history research paper and narrowed the...
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Poll: History Research Topic
This is the link to the poll you can take the survey at. This post will help me in deciding what history research topic I want to do. The...
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History of the Byzantine Empire: the Arab Invasion Part Four
The Arab invasion of the Byzantine Empire started in 629 AD right after the devastating 602-628 Byzantine Sassanian war. The 602-628...
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History of the Byzantine Empire: the Persian Roman Wars Part Three
The Roman-Persian wars were a constant part of both empires history. These wars were off and on for hundreds of years with negligible...
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History of the Byzantine Empire: the Reconquest Part Two
476-641 (Zeno-Heraclius ) The Western Roman Empire had fallen but the Eastern Empire continued to thrive with control over the Balkans,...
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History of the Roman and Byzantine Empire: Part One
A Short History of the the late Roman and Byzantine Empire After the dividing of Rome by Diocletian in 284 AD, there remained an Eastern...
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