Monthly Archives: March 2009
WILLIAM WALLACE
William Wallace Birthplace: Elderslie, Renfrewshire Scotland Died: 23-Aug-1305 Location of death: Smithfield Elms, London, England Cause of death: Execution Remains: Missing, Quarters sent to Berwick, Newcastle, Perth, and Aberdeen Born: 1272 Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Military, Activist Nationality: Scotland Executive summary: Basis of fictional biopic Braveheart The popular national … Continue reading
Reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (also called Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin II) was the last of the seven legendary kings of Rome, son of Tarquinius Priscus and son-in-law of Servius Tullius, the sixth king. The historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus may have divided one historical figure named Tarquin into two separate kings because of problems with dating … Continue reading
The Conflict Brews
The World After World War I Three major powers had been dissatisfied with the outcome of World War I. Germany, the principal defeated nation, bitterly resented the territorial losses and reparations payments imposed on it by the Treaty of Versailles. Italy, one of the victors, found its territorial gains far from enough either to offset … Continue reading
Reign Servius Tillius
Servius Tullius was the sixth legendary king of ancient Rome and the second king of the Etruscan dynasty. The traditional dates of his reign are 578-535 BC. Described in one account as originally a slave, he is said to have married a daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, and succeeded him after the latter’s assassination in … Continue reading