Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus on 15 December 37 AD in Antium, Nero was Roman emperor from 54 to 68 AD. He was the first Christian persecutor his indecision caused confusion during the Great Fire of Rome of 64. Nero has come to be associated with tyranny and decadence but his reign increased...
Fear can be a healthy thing. Since the beginning of time it has spurred humans away from danger, preserved our health and well being, and helped keep the clown population from overtaking the earth and installing their preferred system of cannibalistic feudalism.
A surname is another word for one’s family name or the name that was given to a baby when he or she is born. Usually, the family name is given to identify the lineage of the baby. Surnames are usually that of the father but there are no laws that say, mothers surnames cannot be used by the baby....
Calling a dictator crazy is like calling cat fuzzy. It's pretty much a given. Yet some dictators go above and beyond just genocide and repression, and travel so far into balls out madness that you have to give them some sort of credit. These 12 ruthless bastards not only ruled with an iron fist,...
Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective...
Halloween is on its way and feeble horror tales are being dished out left, right and center. The following true stories, however, are not only filled with death but actually happened. Though often brutal and nonsensical, ritual suicide is real, and has occurred throughout history. The motives...
When corruption, oppression and evil become too much to bear, you hear the cry of revolution. Those who lead the fight for a new system of government are brave and bold, by their nature those for whom action is better than waiting for things to change. Sometimes they have been successful but often...
Below is a list of the 50 most important books of the last half century. These books have affected our culture in many ways and shape the way we live and think. 1. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart 2. Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 3. Robert Atkins’ Dr Atkins’s New Diet...
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...
