November 2009
3 posts
October 2009
9 posts
The Roman Persecution of Christians
Beginning in the reign of Nero, Christians were persecuted by the Roman empire. After the great fire of Rome, Nero had to find a scapegoat and the Christians fit the bill. This would be the first of several intermittent but strenuous persecutions of the Christian faith. The atrocities committed are absolutely horrendous. Being wrapped in oily rags and set on fire as a live human torch, being...
Virgil's Aenid Book II
Virgil’s Aeneid is the first truly Roman literary masterpiece. Although not quite copying Homer’s style, the Aeneid is very similar to the Iliad and Odyssey, in fact the Aeneid is a continuation of those stories. Virgil gave Rome an origination story/myth of which they could be proud, in much the same manner that the Greeks thought of Homer and the Myceneans. The Roman’s chose...
September 2009
3 posts
August 2009
11 posts
Eliduc, my thoughts on the story.
This is a rather strange story. It begins rather like any tale of chivalry would. There’s a brave knight who is virtuous and true who serves a king that values him. He has a wife that’s worthy of him and all is right with the world. Then the king of Brittany’s advisers turn the king against Eliduc. Choosing to remove himself from the court he voluntarily exiles himself to...
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: August 12-13
You might have guessed by my title that it has something to do with travel. Also an extremely funny movie, those were my methods of travel. I rode with my parents to the Memphis airport and stopped for a last good southern meal at Cracker Barrel. I’m going to miss sweet tea… Anyway, we made it there and took care of everything. I checked my suitcase and somehow managed to pass...
Well here goes...
I’ve never blogged before. But since I’m in Europe for three months with plenty of stuff happening I figured that there’s no time like the present. I’m actually a little bit behind on the web, because I’ve been writing down my experiences the same way they’ve been doing for hundreds of years, on paper. Yeah, imagine that. So periodically expect new posts...