Pallisades View

View of the Pallisades from the Medieval Cloisters at the New York Metropolitan Museum, where over 200 million years ago the supercontinent Pangea ripped apart.

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Reputation of Ancient Orator Demosthenes

Ancient History / December 5, 2024 / ancient greece, environmental history, literature, Rome

The force of the wind and elements that this figure has to brace himself against well represent the reputation of the Ancient Greek orator Demosthenes.…

A Bubonic Plague Inspired Christmas Carol

Live Reporting, Medieval History / October 24, 2024 / disease, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, medieval

Those who know me, know that each year in lieu of holiday cards, I write historically themed Christmas carols. And this year, I give you…

The Zodiacs

Ancient History, Big History, Medieval History / September 20, 2023 / zodiac

Without even googling, I am certain that what you see here has been the subject of a multitude of (probably very expensive but one hopes…

The Apocalypses by Apostle Peter and Peter Booth

Ancient History, Long 19th- 20th centuries / October 17, 2024 / art, Christian history, literature, religion

You are looking at a detail of contemporary artist Peter Booth’s painting, “Apocolyptic Landscape” (1983) — the shapes are jagged and random; the red, black,…

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