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THE BATTLE OF DELIUM, 424 BC: Ancient Friendly Fire and Flamethrowers

1 Jan 2024 18 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Despite the hard hits against Athens since the start of the Peloponnesian War, neither conflict nor plague could wither the Empire enough to be brought down. Atop of this, key victories at Lesbos and Pylos showed that the lion still had immense power...

Review of Kings of the North, Elizabeth Moon

26 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments powersjo

Author Elizabeth Moon writes the sequel, Kings of the North, to Oath of Fealty. If you have not read it, I wrote a review of Oath of Fealty here. Kings of the North picks up with King Kieri’s coronation and him attempting to find a wife. Like the las...

5 Historic Walking Tours of Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas

26 Dec 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor

I hope your Christmas was a merry as mine and more full of joy than a jar of peanut butter. Since this is the last Travelogue post of the year, I think it would be appropriate to look at the top five most popular videos from the Adventures of Allen a...

The Slavic Christmas -Gods birth celebration

24 Dec 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Sdom

The celebration known as Generous Gody originated with our Slovinian forefathers' ancient customs. The triumph of light over darkness was celebrated throughout the long and chilly winter solstice, which was marked by the lengthening days and the grad...

See upon the palms of my hands I have written your name; your walls are ever before me.

24 Dec 2023 4 minute read 3 comments Jinno

The Birth of Jesus   "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too...

What The Tech?! Lasers

22 Dec 2023 6 minute read 2 comments Investigator515

How laser technology impacted our modern world. As we’ve written these pieces, it’s been an enjoyable look back at some of the important pieces of technology that’s been influential on our world. One thing we’ve noticed however is that some things ar...

Pinpointing the Navigational Coordinates of the Kingdom of God

21 Dec 2023 7 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor

Approximately 600 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, a king of a great empire built a golden statue. Afterward, he passed an edict requiring everyone to bow down to that statue and worship it. Three teenage Hebrews refused to do so. Making good...

Crypto AG: The Swiss Firm Owned by the CIA

20 Dec 2023 4 minute read 3 comments MintDice.com

It’s almost too crazy to believe. The United States CIA actually owned a firm in Switzerland, which allowed them to spy on the world. But it’s true. It happened, and the entire scheme lasted over 50 years, only coming to light in 2018. If we’ve pique...

Eatonton, Georgia: What Alice Walker, Br'er Rabbit, and a Poet You've Never Heard Of Have In Common

19 Dec 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Allen Taylor

When Theresa and I stumbled upon Eatonton, Georgia, we weren't looking for it. We had just navigated our way around Atlanta, Georgia and found Social Circle, another small town we loved. When we left Social Circle, we decided to explore some other pl...

Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests

19 Dec 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Jinno

  Life in the Christian Community   “The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection o...