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Modern reactions to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs – what you might think of as UFOs) are similar to those of thousands of years ago.

How important are ‘decisive battles’ in the history of war? This is the central question addressed by Cathal Nolan in this magisterial survey of more than 2 ...

Weekly feature column from Annelore Harrell

"The Crucifixion of Julian Assange" By Chris Hedges

This is a sermon the author gave on Sunday in Oslo, Norway, at Kulturkirken Jakob (St. James Church of Culture). Actor and film director Liv Ullmann read the scripture passages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9DN_YKRoyI By Chris Hedges Original to ScheerPost Hebrew Bible Reading: "And i

James Hankins on ancient violence & modern judgment.

This is a sermon I gave on Sunday Aug. 20 in Oslo, Norway at Kulturkirken Jakob (St. James Church of Culture). Actor and film director Liv Ullmann read the

This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the 'Middle' Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the 'career path' for a Roman politician and the first few offices along…

As a boy, I remember lying on the floor playing with my plastic army men, leading them to victory after victory. My younger self always wanted to be a

There are military leaders in history that made their mark in warfare. This piece takes a look at some of them and their accomplishments.