Ian HackerMar 27, 20193 min readAsking 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...
Ian HackerFeb 13, 20193 min readByzantine 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...
Ian HackerJan 30, 20192 min readHidden History: Ancient Civilizations Hidden History: Ancient Civilizations Here are the most interesting things I have learned in my Ancient Civilizations course so far....
Ian HackerNov 7, 20183 min readHistory of the Byzantine Empire: Umayyad Sieges of Constantinople Part FivePrevious Piece: Byzantium lost its prosperous Near East and African provinces. The once gleaming gem of Constantinople was facing food...
Ian HackerJul 31, 20182 min readPoll Results: Research Project ChoiceA 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...
Ian HackerJul 29, 20182 min readPoll: History Research TopicThis 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...
Ian HackerJul 3, 20184 min readHistory of the Byzantine Empire: the Arab Invasion Part FourThe Arab invasion of the Byzantine Empire started in 629 AD right after the devastating 602-628 Byzantine Sassanian war. The 602-628...
Ian HackerJun 27, 20184 min readHistory of the Byzantine Empire: the Persian Roman Wars Part ThreeThe Roman-Persian wars were a constant part of both empires history. These wars were off and on for hundreds of years with negligible...
Ian HackerMay 19, 20183 min readHistory of the Byzantine Empire: the Reconquest Part Two476-641 (Zeno-Heraclius ) The Western Roman Empire had fallen but the Eastern Empire continued to thrive with control over the Balkans,...
Ian HackerMay 12, 20183 min readHistory of the Roman and Byzantine Empire: Part OneA Short History of the the late Roman and Byzantine Empire After the dividing of Rome by Diocletian in 284 AD, there remained an Eastern...
