History NibbleThe Kushan Empire: the Forgotten Cultural Melting Pot“Culture” is defined by Merriam-Webster as the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social…Jun 21Jun 21
History NibbleUnlikely Catalyst: The Defenestration of Prague and Birth of Modern SovereigntyIn the annals of history, where battles and treaties usually take center stage, few events are as unique as the Defenestration of Prague…Mar 26Mar 26
History NibbleMarie Curie: Mother of Radioactivity“Her strength, her purity of will, her austerity toward herself, her objectivity, her incorruptible judgment — all these were of a kind…Mar 18Mar 18
History NibbleMehmed II — Conqueror and Administrator of the Ottoman Empire“Society grows great when people plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” — Greek/Roman ProverbMar 17Mar 17
History NibbleGreat Unifiers of Japan: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa IeyasuThroughout the 15th and 16th centuries, Japan was in a constant state of civil war as a result of a weakened Ashikaga shogunate. This…Mar 4Mar 4
History NibbleRam Mandir — Severing the Gordian KnotThe Gordian Knot refers to a refers to a Greek legend in the city of Phrygia: a knot connected to an oxcart. Legend has it that whoever…Feb 23Feb 23
History NibbleYi Sun-shin of Korea: The Greatest Admiral“It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea’s Yi Sun-shin, for he has no equal.” — Admiral TogoFeb 12Feb 12
History NibbleHannibal of Carthage — History’s Greatest TactitianIt is often said by historians that history is written by the victors, typically from a narrative standpoint. The losing side of a…Feb 5Feb 5
History NibbleJeanne d’Arc: Savior of France1429, France. The Hundred Years’ War between England and France has been raging on French soil for decades, and the French find themselves…Jan 22Jan 22
History NibbleThe Compromise of 1877 — America’s Faustian BargainThe phrase “a Faustian Bargain” refers to a German fable where the scholar Faust trades his soul for worldly pleasures. While Faust…Jan 15Jan 15
