History Schmistory: May 23. Hot Time in the Old Town.
Friday, May 23, 2025
1498: Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine priest, burnt at stake.
Ludicrous Latin: Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum!
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Don’t you dare erase my hard disk!
History Schmistory: May 22. Not so Constant-ine
Thursday, May 22, 2025
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.
History Schmistory: May 21 Otto-matic
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
993: Holy Roman Emperor Otto III is crowned.
History Schmistory: May 20. A Bunch of Nicea Guys.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
325: The Council of Nicea begins. Constantine opens it with a joke, ends it with a Creed.
Ludicrous Latin: Salve, Brute! Crepidas meas per clavos ad solum adfixinte?
Monday, May 19, 2025
Hey, Brutus! Did you nail my sandals to the floor?
Ludicrous Latin:Tua mater tam antiqua ut linguam latinam loquatur!
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Your mother is so old, she speaks Latin.
