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Owing to our Renaissance sympathies, we commonly think of the early Germans only as barbarians and destroyers. The Germans, however, cannot have had this aspect to themselves. They rightly felt that their energies and powers were not altogether barbarous. We have seen how the infusion of their blood and their...
The most striking thing, said Professor Greenough, in Roman life is the scarcity of houses furniture. The Romans seemed to prefer fine decorations to comfortable rooms. The amount and variety of decorations attract ones attention, especially those on the walls. Usually two rows of columns supported the ceiling, the rows...
Yet another kind of pictures were those representing battles, but these are, however few and are mostly semi-religious. The figure of a person floating in the air was still another kind of picture which was very popular, while the fondness of the Romans for outdoor scenes led them frequently...
Dr. Winsor stands perhaps without a peer among American historians and on account of recent research is especially well qualified to speak on Columbus. He began by crediting to the ancient Greeks cosmographical study which found its fruition in the 15th century. Had Carthage triumphed over Rome we might sooner...
The game, it is said, may have been played in America long before it appeared in Europe, since the Washoe Indians of Nevada have a species of it, but the ancient Greek "Episkuros," much like the modern game, would seem to have the priority. The Romans also had a game...