Augustus issued in the Roman Principate, a period from roughly 31 BCE to the 3rd century CE in which the Roman emperor worked to preserve the structures of the Roman Republic, at least superficially. Realistically, Augustus held the power of a true emperor, but also publically demonstrated his commitment to…
Renaissance. It is an extension of the Middle Ages, and is bridged by the Age of Enlightenment to modern history. It grew in fragments, with the very first traces found seemingly in Italy, coming to cover much of Europe, for some scholars marking the beginning of the modern age .…
Our Headlines and Heroes blog takes a look at Harriet Tubman as the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Tubman and those she helped escape from slavery headed north to freedom, sometimes across the border to Canada. The Underground Railroad, painted by Charles T. Webber, shows Levi Coffin, his…
The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union between 27 European countries. European Union (EU), international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies. The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on November 1, 1993. The Organizations…
lute (The lute was the most popular instrument found in a Renaissance home, similar to the ubiquity of the modern day guitar.) 1. Keyboards The history of keyboards goes back to many centuries ago, even before the renaissance period. However, they became very popular during the renaissance. These instruments are…
Finally, Scotland won its independence after the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Of course, nearly everything that is shown in the movie is based upon historical facts. The director changed some things to make Braveheart a better movie, but the general content of the film is historically correct. Because of…
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, it was adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story Chisum and the Lincoln County Cattle War . In Lincoln County, New Mexico, John Chisum, a kindly and successful land baron with a patriarchal view towards his workers and the local…
“The bipartisan Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022 would support the needs of children, adolescents and adults with or at risk of a serious mental health conditionmental health conditionA mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress…
Late in the film, Shyamalan reveals that the reality the whole film has been based on is a lie. The Village seems to be set in a New England agrarian community in the 1700s or 1800s, whose residents eke out their livelihood based on what they can coax the earth…
The metayage system is the cultivation of land for a proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce, as a kind of sharecropping. Another class of land tenancy in France is named fermage [fr], whereby the rent is paid annually in banknotes. In France, since 1983, these métayage…