October 2019 - history unfettered

Like Fast Food? So Did the Ancient Romans

posted on : October 30, 2019 posted by : nicolvalentin 0 Comment

According to a study by the CDC 1/3 of American adults eat out on any given day. That’s 84.8 million people chomping on chicken, fries, doughnut burgers, and tofu McNuggets. All those happy people eating happy meals…

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Mark Antony: Beware the Charmer

posted on : October 25, 2019 0 Comment

Name: Marcus Antonius Born: Rome, 83BC Died: 30 BC Occupation: General Physical Description: Mark Antony was considered a handsome fellow with rugged good looks. He had curly hair, a beard, broad low forehead, large nose, and prominent chin. He was…

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Do Your Toes Share the Traits of a Greek Goddess?

posted on : October 18, 2019 4 Comments

Venus de Milo has it. Leonardo de Vinci’s Vitruvian man has it, even the Statue of Liberty has it. If you’re one of about 15-20 percent of the population, you have it too. Congratulations, that…

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Apparently Eating Mummy Makes You Healthy

posted on : October 11, 2019 4 Comments

If you lived in the medieval world herbs and spices would be your ally. Assuming you could afford them, they would be in almost everything you cooked and even drank. After all, they added flavor and had great health benefits…

Talk of the Town

That Time a Woman Outwitted Aristotle

posted on : October 4, 2019 4 Comments

Deformed men. That’s what women were according to Aristotle. You know, Aristotle that Greek philosopher? The guy who they say is one of the greatest thinkers ever? The one known as the Father of Western Philosophy? Aristotle, who wrote…