by Laurie Bluedorn | Jun 8, 2009 | History
A History teacher who attends my church recently recommended that I read Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen in the context that most history we’ve been taught in school is erroneous. Supposedly this...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 27, 2009 | Classical Education, History, Reviews
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. A Review of The Mystery of History Volume I and The Mystery of History Volume II by Linda Hobar Audio version of The Mystery of History Volume I and Audio version of The...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 7, 2009 | History, Literature
Concerning the Roman emperor Gaius Caligula Dio Cassius Roman History 59.28 28 Gaius ordered that a sacred precinct should be set apart for his worship at Miletus in the province of Asia. The reason he gave for choosing this city was that Diana had pre-empted Ephesus,...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 15, 2009 | History
Excerpt taken from The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Cato) by Plutarch Cato the Elder Educates His Son … As soon as he had a son born, though he had never such urgent business upon his hands, unless it were some public matter, he would be by when his...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 11, 2008 | History, Literature
What is the primary difference between your Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline textbook/DVD and your Significant Excerpts ebooks? Also, can the texts be printed from the DVD? Thanks so much! Kristina Solid The Ancient History from Primary...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jul 14, 2008 | History
Aulus Gellius Attic Nights (written 2nd century A.D.) Book 5, Chapter 2 About the horse of king Alexander, called Bucephalas. 1 The horse of king Alexander was called Bucephalas because of the shape of his head. 2 Chares wrote that he was bought for thirteen talents...
