Category History

This is the essay for the 1st week of the 7th Grade Ron Paul Curriculum. It’s about Ancient Greece.   Ancient Greece:   The first Greeks were the Myceneans and Minoans. The Myceneans lived on the rocky Greek mainland, while… Continue Reading →

Why did World War 1 happen? This is the question addressed in Richard Maybury’s book on World War 1. Link: World War I. The rest of the story and how it affects you today Firstly, the belief in deadly ideas… Continue Reading →

Common law is better than political law. Common law is better than political law, because it meets requirements. First it’s based on logic and fact. Second all men are created equal no special priviliges. Third it’s hesitant in using force…. Continue Reading →

The Acheamenid Empire also called the first Persian empire. It was founded by Cyrus II of Persia also know as Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. He conquered Medes in 550 BC. Then in 546 BC he conquered a part… Continue Reading →

This year’s history class started with a world tour and ended with a world tour. The civilization we started with was Ancient Egypt, and we finished with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The main three civilizations we learned… Continue Reading →

The Western Roman Empire fell during 476 AD because bad emperors caused the empire more problems than it already had, like wasting money on statues and games. The last emperor of Rome was Romulus Augustulus, which is also the name… Continue Reading →

Augustus was born in 63 BC in Rome His great-uncle was Julius Caesar who got assassinated in 44 AD. He was the very first emperor of Rome. Before he became emperor he formed the second triumverant which included himself, Lepidus and… Continue Reading →

The Roman games were held in Rome.Romans built the Colosseum and Circus Maximus.In the Colosseum were the afternoon games and the morning games. In the morning games they used animals. Then in the afternoon games were gladiator fights. In the… Continue Reading →

The Peloponnesian Wars came after the Persian Wars when Athens was in its golden age. It started by Athens taking over Megara, Sparta’s ally. Sparta got upset and started the First Peloponnesian War. At the end of the war Athens… Continue Reading →