#historiography

#historiography

The lion in medieval symbolism embodied forces that saints, kings, and Christ must overcome, representing both danger and divine authority in a chaotic world.

"He scorned sensual pleasures to such an extent that his mother was anxious lest he be unable to beget offspring," wrote Quintus Curtius Rufus.

The conversation always ends up one way...talking about our most hated historical figure... A hater can aid in scholarship... brings more people into learning about history.

The researchers found that 33% of Norwegian skeletons bore signs of healed injuries-clear evidence that violence was part of daily life. Even more startling, 37% of the skeletons showed signs of lethal trauma, suggesting that many Vikings met their end in brutal clashes.