Sunday, August 10, 2014
St Anterus 19th Pope
St Anterus was the 19th Pope from 235 to 236. He was the fourth of four Popes who were opposed by Hippolytus as the anti Pope in a schism of the church. His reign was only 40 days. His main accomplishment in that time was appointing a bishop for the city of Fondi, Italy. He died on January 3, 236 and January 3rd is his Feast day.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Ancient Seven Wonders of the World Fact 28
The majority of the seven wonders were on the rim of the Mediterranean Sea while two were inland. The Pyramids at Giza are about 200 km or 124 miles from the coast and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were about 850 km or 528 miles from the coast.
Ancient Seven Wonders page
Ancient Seven Wonders page
Friday, August 8, 2014
Knights Templar Fact 28
The Gonfanier was the knight that held the Templar standard in battle. No knight was allowed to leave the battlefield as long as the standard was raised. That contributed to the high fatalities to the Order over 150 years.
Knights Templar page
Knights Templar page
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Viking Fact 28
The Viking quote A man's own hand is most to be trusted originated in The Saga of Viga-Glum which was written in Iceland in the 13th century.
Viking page
Viking page
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
American Civil War Fact 28
The Border states were the slave states that did not leave the Union but they did support the cause of the Confederates. They included Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri.
American Civil War page
American Civil War page
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Ancient Egypt Fact Twenty Eight
The language of the Ancient Egyptians had an influence over the modern languages of Europe. There are many words that have similar pronunciations to the original word in the Egyptian language. For example French, Spanish and Italian all are similar with their respective words for 'desert'.
Ancient Egypt page
Ancient Egypt page
Monday, August 4, 2014
Pirate Fact Twenty Eight
The term Dead Men Tell No Tales was an expression that no survivors should be left so their plans would remain concealed.
Pirate page
Pirate page
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