History Schmistory: May 25. Another one Bede’s the Dust
Saturday, May 25, 2013
735: The Venerable Bede kicks the venerable bucket. A monk, scholar, teacher, and Doctor of the Church, Bede (also spelled Baeda or Beda) was the first English historian and is most well known for his extensive Ecclesiastical History of England, which would later serve as a major source for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. His work had a significant influence on English and European scholarship.
History Schmistory: May 24. You say you want a revolution!
Friday, May 24, 2013
1543: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who first posited that the earth revolves around the sun, goes to the great constellation in the sky, aged 70.
He was a mathematician, astronomer, physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classical scholar, translator, artist, Catholic cleric, jurist, governor, military leader, diplomat and economist. His Linkedin account only listed the first five.
Paris in the 60s. Mon Dieux!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
History Schmistory: May 23. Hot Time in the Old Town.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
1498: Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine priest, burnt at stake.
Ludicrous Latin: Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Don’t you dare erase my hard disk!
On the Set: Marco on the Street
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Marco meets a lady in green. Wanna see more Marco on the street? Go here!
History Schmistory: May 22. Not so Constant-ine
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
337: Emperor Constantine the Great dies, age 65, after a reign of 30+ years. After converting Rome to Chrisitanity, and founding a second empire at Constantinople, he dies before being able to collect Social Security.
