Rome versus the Helvetii, Part I
For his first trick as governor of Rome’s northern provinces, Julius Caesar will turn defense into offense and sow the seeds of conquest over Gaul.
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Shahan Garo
Educated in Southern California with a Bachelors in History and a Juris Doctorate, Shahan has directed his passion for understanding how the world works into a writing practice that aims to deliver entertaining and enlightening content for the inquiring mind.
Marco “Millioni” Polo
Did he actually bring back pasta and gunpowder from China? No, but he possibly coined the term “Millionaire.”
The Apotheosis of Hercules
The story of Hercules’ death is tragic but divine. Who would have thought he could become even bigger than he already was?
The Young Executive
In the Spring of 1748, when George Washington was 16 years old, he joined a surveying mission into the Shenandoah Valley and the South Branch Potomac River, as was his trade, in the company of George Fairfax, Esq., a dear family friend and mentor.
Cannibal!
“Cannonball” and “Marco Polo” have more in common than being words you yell at a pool party. Wait, I meant “cannibal.”
The Legion of Julius Caesar
See how a Roman field army would have been organized during the time when Julius Caesar was warlording over Gaul.
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