History of St. Nicholas: 8 Things You Should Know
From the historical perspective, there is no denying that the primary basis for Santa Claus was derived from the figure of St. Nicholas, a 4th-century…
Culture
Banquet of Blood: Abbasids wipe out their opponents in a single night of feasting and gore
From the other side of the silver screen, many of us gasped at the fictional atrocities committed at the unraveling event of the Red Wedding…
Ancient Egyptians probably doled out brutal punishments for their workers
A wall carving from Ancient Egypt makes a straightforward case for brutality, by entailing the punishment for stealing animal hides – ‘100 lashes and five…
