Introduction Because there are so many different stories that can be chosen to talk about the ancient world, and in particular the Greco-Roman civilization, it…
Book Review: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, by Max Weber
anonymous, Max Weber 1894, marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons Max Weber (1864-1920) Max Weber was a sociologist and communist. His…
Diet in Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe
Scott ForesmanPearson Scott Foresman, Cornucopia (PSF) bg, CC0 1.0 The Roman Diet The typical Ancient Roman diet for the poor consisted of vegetable…
Thinking fallacies and the Bible
Jesusccastillo, Rodin, El Pensador-2, CC BY-SA 3.0 Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. I have worked in academia for much of…
Why Didn’t the Ancients Innovate?
anonymous, IVVENALIS, marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons Looking at the ancient world, one of the most striking things about it…
A Sinner and a Saint
Unknown, Melania of Rome, marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons I thought that the following would be of interest. Here are…