by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Chemistry, History, Science, Technology
Artist Depiction of Siphons Spraying Greek Fire Across a Battlefield Rome has fallen. The western provinces are in Barbarian hands now. Gaul has been invaded by the Franks, Visigoths and Ostrogoths swept through the Iberian Peninsula to establish kingdoms of their...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Chemistry, History, Science, Technology
A Damascene Dagger Damascus steel is legendary for many reasons and is deceptively complex in its creation. So much so in fact, that many believed the techniques to craft this illustrious metal to have been swallowed by the sands of time, forever lost to the dunes and...
by admin | Jun 2, 2022 | Architecture, Chemistry, History, Science, Technology
Inside of the Roman Pantheon The Romans are known for being engineering mad lads who couldn’t help but design some of the most wondrous architecture of the human era. Everything they did was big and grandiose. Their wars outshone all wars up to the Napoleonic...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Architecture, Chemistry, History, Physics, Science, Technology
For as long as humans have called this wet rock home, we’ve had a bit of a creative streak. Evolution as a natural mother was a tad unkind, and harsh in her judgements, but despite the scars of our upbringing, our species has managed to innovate and create some...