Prometheus: The Ancient Frankenstein
The ancient Greeks believed Prometheus fashioned mankind from clay. However, such material left them poorly equipped for survival; therefore, Prometheus stole the sacred fire, exclusive only to the Olympian Gods, and thereby brought ...Global Nervous Breakdown?
Ancient thinkers from Thucydides to Cicero insisted money was the real source of military power and national influence. We have been reminded of that classical wisdom these last three weeks. In a manner not seen since the Great ... Olympics Have Always Served Commercialism, Ritual Paganism
In 392 AD, the Olympics were abolished by the Christian Emperor Theodosius I of Rome, who saw the games as a pagan rite. The opening ritual is dedicated to Apollo, a mythical figure worshipped in ancient Greece as representing the Sun. ... Our Cruise Was the Trip of a Lifetime! (Photos Included!) Part 3
The day we were there was extremely hot, with blue skies all around. We visited the Parthenon (where the picture of another temple below was taken), the site of the original modern olympics, as well as the changing of the guard at the ... Dumping on China
The purpose of the Games was for people who were at war with each other to take a break from their disputes for a little while in order to celebrate a common religious heritage. In that sense, the ancient Olympics are more similar to ... Woody, Sneakerfreaker.com
Sneakerfreaker isn’t really a sneaker blog as such. We’ve been around since 2002, which I’m pretty sure makes us officially ancient and one of the earliest sites. There was Crooked and Fixins back then, but the online sneaker landscape ... Our Cruise Was the Trip of a Lifetime! (Photos Included!) Part 1
we took another taxi ride to a beautiful street on Montjuic (where the 1992 Olympics were held). At the top of the hill is a huge complex of fountains that light up at night, and shoot of streams of water in sync with music. ... End of the US as we know it? Starting to look that way!
Friends and enemies abroad were unsure whether the irregular American heartbeat was a major coronary or a mere cardiac murmur. How strong — really — was the world’s greatest economy? Was this panic the tab for years of borrowing abroad ... Hitler's Hysterical Margin Call
Depression arises when money becomes valuable again due to lack of money. Since 90% of the money in the world are really documents or numbers in a computer, all they have to do is zero out and the money is gone. Poof. ... The Olympics 1960 - Date
In the ensuing battle, all nine Israeli hostages were killed, along with five of the terrorists, and one policeman. The Olympics were suspended and a memorial service was held in the main stadium. In defiance of the terrorists, ...
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