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Showing posts with label Roman Empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roman Empire. Show all posts
09 June 2022

Mailing a Letter

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Large empires such as the Roman Empire needed ways to communicate quickly and efficiently with their far-flung domains. For the Romans, it w...
30 March 2018

Cassiodorus and Colleges

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Yesterday's post mentioned Cassiodorus (c.485-c.585), a contemporary of Boethius, and his description of the relationship between Ari...
07 January 2014

Emperor Justinian

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The results of Justinian's plan for re-unifying the Empire The Byzantine Emperor Justinian was known for—among other things—establis...
11 January 2013

East & West

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Pope Gregory at the Second Council of Lyons The Second Council of Lyons, mentioned yesterday, accomplished many things. It was called by...
09 January 2013

Novatianism: Harsh Christianity

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Christian persecution under Emperor Decius Novatianism was one of the philosophies mentioned by Socrates Scholasticus . It was a (litera...
19 October 2012

Criminal Intent

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When Henry I (1068-1135) was king of England, the rule of the law was simple: someone had to pay for a crime. The philosophy was "...
18 September 2012

Locks Through the Ages

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Locks are mentioned as far back as the Old Testament. The book of Nehemiah , which describes events in the second half of the 5th century, m...
14 September 2012

Hadrian's Wall

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In 1796, Newcastle's town clerk bought a 17th century mansion called the Chesters Estate which included a part of Hadrian's Wall a...
09 July 2012

What Ales You

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Beer/ale has been brewed since the days of the Roman Empire. I suppose we should say that ale has been brewed that long, and beer came lat...