When Philip II was born, about 382 BCE, Macedonians were “wandering about without resources, many of them clothed in sheepskins and pasturing small flocks in the mountains, defending them with difficulty

There is often huge linguistic, cultural and even genetic difference between rulers and ruled, much, much more so after the advent of ‘civilization’. About 3000 years ago, a mountain people from the Badakshan

Favorite Modern Controversial Myths and Legends: The moon landings – supposedly a recent Chinese exploration found no evidence of them . To reach the Moon, spacecraft must pass through regions of intense

In Book 14 of the Iliad, under the influence of a love potion administered by Hera, Zeus sweet talks at her, amorously mentioning seven other lovers he currently sees her as much more desirable than. The

Not so long ago, people didn’t need jobs, they needed skills. Sometimes it seemed they just needed a place, land, maybe a position in a feudal society - but that was a temporary condition, as quite well

Here in Chiang Rai, Thailand, between WiangPaPao and MaeSuai on Rt 118, at Ban MaePrik, is a Phra Naresuan shrine. At the back is a huge map purporting to be of King Naresuan’s empire, about 1600 CE. The

Quite a while ago, I tried the "Minds" site, hoping for what I hope for here. That didn't work out, and facebook seems to be becoming less and less stimulating. Blogspot has been great for posting

Most of us engage in it. Indeed, it seems everyone does at least sometimes. It’s a semi-rational approach helpful in the face of irrationality. Defined as believing events happen as a result of other events,

For an elite to maintain power, they must have knowledge that those they control do not. They may pretend to even more knowledge than they have, and usually do, but they MUST be convincing. It’s necessary