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87Four Queens
The 13th century gave us the four queens of Provencal, France, who greatly influenced the medieval history of Europe. Born to Raymond Berenger V, the Count of Provence, and his wife, Beatrice of Savoy, were Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia and Beatrice. The Provencal sisters became the queens of France, England, Germany and Sicily.Beatrice of Savoy exemplifies the old adage, "The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world."
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93The Wolf - Ancestral Guardian & Power Spirit
The wolf is one of the ancestral guardians of Britain. But along with this powerful symbol, this beautiful animal, as a spirit guide, can teach us much about ourselves.
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83The Slave and His Master. Part 1
Around the year 138 BC there lived a prosperous Roman man named Macarius. Now Macarius had much wealth. He lived in a villa outside of the Roman city limits with over 150 acres of land.
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88The Number 9 | The Secret Knowledge of The Ancients Number Nine Code 911
The number 9 is the last number in a base 10 system which is the last and limit of all that is. Nine is a number which has many interesting qualities that other numbers do not have and has been used to hold a hidden code that affects every person on...
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87What Does The Hypostasis of the Archons Mean? Gnosticism, The Roman Empire and the Myth of Christ
The thing that struck me immediately – and which sent a shiver of recognition through me – was that line: “our contest is not against flesh and blood”. It’s the body he is talking about. This is an explicitly political statement...
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85Why did the Roman Empire not spread and conquer the entire world?
Rome brought civilization by the sword to much of the ancient world. Could Rome have spread all around the globe?
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80The Roman Legionnaire
The Roman legionnaire is one of the most famous ancient soldiers in human history. Learn about their strategy, history, equipment, training and more in this article on the feared Roman legion.
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81Imperial Bureaucrats: Origins of Nobility
Before the Roman Empire in western Europe collapsed, its government organization and social problems bore a striking resemblance to that of the United States. Could we use late Roman history as a road map for what to expect in our future? Might the transition from empire to social collapse and to independent tyranies actually happen quite smoothly with such a compliant social structure already in place?
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83Guide to Roman Replica Armor
The Roman military was the most advanced in the world. Here you can learn about the armor they wore, and where you can buy replica Roman armor for Halloween or reenactments.
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80Emperor Claudius of Rome. Unlucky in love. His wives, Messalina, and Agrippina. Roman soap opera.
The roman emperor Claudius was singularly unfortunate in his choices of wives. Read of how Messalina, and later Agrippina, lead the loveblind emperor "by the nose". A brilliant ancient roman soap opera.
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