From 1985 to 1999, Sammy Kershaw was married to Kim Kershaw. From 2001 to 2007, Sammy was married to fellow country singer Lorrie Morgan. Lorrie then filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Some facts about Sammy Kershaw and Lorrie Morgan’s divorce are that Morgan filed for divorce in 2007 after…
Whereas the Greeks and Carthaginians used elephants mainly in war, the Romans used them primarily for spectacle, the first time in 275 BC, when those that had been captured from Pyrrhus were displayed in triumph. They also featured throughout the Roman campaign against the Celtiberians in Hispania and against the…
However, the Romans first discovered the ability to use to glass to enhance their ability to see small text, creating small magnifying glasses with spheres. The first wearable glasses known to history appeared in Italy during the 13th century. But Roman glass wasn’t quite like modern glass, or the wide…
Introduction. “Roman novel?” “Did the Romans have novels?” The Romans did not have a term for what we now consider the “novel” as a literary genre. Latin was the main language used for writing during Ancient Rome. Greek was also a popular language because it was used by so many…
Realism emerged from the Romanticism movement as a means for artists to embrace the truth about the world around them instead of pushing a belief system that would become more fantastical as the movement went on. Romantic realism is art that combines elements of both romanticism and realism. The terms…
Roman spectators watched chariot races where they could in ancient Rome. Often, this was at hippodromes, which they called circuses. hippodrome, ancient Greek stadium designed for horse racing and especially chariot racing. Its Roman counterpart was called a circus and is best represented by the Circus Maximus ( q.v. ).…
In the fundraiser, Annabel writes: “Indie was the kindest purest soul I have ever met. She cared so much for other people and always put others first. “She had a smile that was so contagious, it breaks my heart that she is not here today. At just 20 years old…
Romulus was the legendary founder of Rome said to have lived in the eighth century B.C. — but most historians think he did not exist in reality. Did Romulus and Remus really exist? Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date…
Ron Ely, 81, played the title character on the NBC series Tarzan, which ran from 1966 to 1968. The tall, musclebound actor was not quite as well-known as Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic swimmer who played Tarzan, the character created by novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, in movies in the 1930s and…
DeFeo’s initial trial defense was that he had heard his family’s voices plotting against him. Some people outside of the case presumed this to mean he’d heard voices in his head as a result of the family home being haunted. Others figured that the voices he’d heard were a result…