April 10, 2024 9:05 a.m Past tense “My mother-in-law says: “Géza, do you see how stupid you are? It’s a wonder you haven’t been appointed anywhere yet.” He said what others were thinking. He could say what others could not say. He was much more than a comedian: a voluntary “ventilator” of society. Géza Hofi, … Read more
Old friends who have played “Century of Empires 2” all know that there is a cheat command secret that allows you to summon a blue and white convertible sports car to dominate all arms. This funny and inconsistent feeling that does not fit the times has become a certain game on Steam. On the upcoming … Read more
English archaeologists have discovered an exciting burial ground from the Anglo-Saxon era during excavations during construction work on the British-Danish “Viking Link” underwater power cable. Traces of a ring ditch and a total of 23 burial sites were discovered. Among other things, gold jewelry and transparent glass beads were recovered as grave goods. (Foto: Wessex … Read more
The publishing world continues to bet on history. Perhaps this 2023 vintage has not been an extremely prosperous vintage, but very good essays by established authors and young researchers have landed in bookstores that present novel approaches to Ancient Rome o to Civil war. Here is a list of some of the books that we … Read more
Lovers of history, old books and parchments, calligraphy and illumination will be amazed. THE departmental archives de la Gironde have been offering since Wednesday an exhibition dedicated to the towns of Gironde in the Middle Ages, which brings together a series of documents, each more exceptional than the last. Unearthed in the municipal funds of … Read more
There were clever women in northern Germany as early as the Middle Ages. In the Principality of Lüneburg alone there were six Cistercian convents, with pious and learned women. Because the monasteries were also places of education for women. For centuries, the monastery has offered one of the few opportunities for women and girls to … Read more