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The Famous Triumph and Consulship of Belisarius, Eunuchs Rule in Africa, and Justinian Picks a Fight with Italy
Day 648 – Ken here (T)(6-21-2011) (DEF II, v.4 Ch.41 pp.640-650)(pages read: 1700) THE FALL OF ROME - all in capital letters - I think this is a John Martin - the Victorian painter of apocalypse… more →
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Not long to go now..
wrote 6 days ago: Jean and I are heading back to Europe soon. Only five weeks to go. We’re getting excited. But … more →
DREAM JOURNEY: PART I
wrote 2 weeks ago: May is a good time to be in the Mediterranean. The weather is good, the temperatures not too high, t … more →
Praeses Scholae Optimus
wrote 3 weeks ago: Praeses Scholae Optimus (for Frank Navarra) Planned – though unplannable – piano riffs. Anno … more →
History Best Served with a Glass of Milk
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wrote 1 month ago: This week marked the beginning of the main spring fundraiser at my sons’ school. What this means is … more →
Virgin Slave, Barbarian King, by Louise Allen
wrote 1 month ago: (Mills and Boon, 2007) WARNING: For anyone who finds such subjects upsetting, this post contains a b … more →
Barbarian humour
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Toledo. B&W
wrote 1 month ago: © RicardMN Photography Textured photograph of Toledo, a municipality located in central Spain, 70 km … more →
Galatians: Old Testament quotes in the New Testament
wrote 2 months ago: Who were the Galatians? They were a warring people with a history that is not so good. The “Gauls” a … more →
Wicked Nightmare
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wrote 2 months ago: What a wickedly vivid nightmare! Four fantastical beasts, each one, in some ways, more terrifying th … more →
what is and what should
wrote 3 months ago: It’s Groundhog Day! Happy happy to woodchucks everywhere. Spend today doing the same thing ove … more →
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
wrote 4 months ago: Situated between New York and Washington, D.C., the city of Baltimore in Maryland appears very infre … more →
A War of Words: Primacy of the Visigothic Bishopric of Toledo
wrote 4 months ago: I’ve read a little on the Visigoths. One of the interesting things about a kingdom with a rela … more →
Kalamazoo 2012, the Final Day: Goths and Old Food Nicely Presented
wrote 5 months ago: Sunday at Kalamazoo was another dark, semi-drizzly day. Lots of people use this for a travel day but … more →
Let's make canon law sexy
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wrote 5 months ago: Narbonne (not my photo) At one of my tutorials this term, I turned up with a copy of Jean Gaudemet … more →
A Gothic Identity Crisis
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wrote 6 months ago: My mom doesn’t like Goths. Not that she’s ever really known one. But she seemed confused and d … more →
Les invasions barbares (The barbarian invasions)
wrote 6 months ago: “Veni, vidi, vici”! This was Julius Caesar’s summary of his long military campaign … more →
Gothic Fiction: A Halloween (Re)Post
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wrote 6 months ago: The Goths, as recounted by a Gothic historian named Jordanes (mid 6th Century AD), were a Teutonic-G … more →
Why you should visit the magical castle of Carcassonne
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wrote 8 months ago: Carcassonne in my eyes, is the real-life version of a fairy-tale – according to wikipedia: Car … more →
We Are The Screaming Buttfaces!
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wrote 8 months ago: This initial work, recently completed by my seven-year-old was described by the artist as two … more →
