THE LITTLE-KNOWN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SIR JOHN STOKES, THE FIRST BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF THE DANUBE (1856 – 1871) – PART ONE –

Sir John Stokes, the first British representative in the European Commission of the Danube, wrote a little known account of his life. Besides a brief presentation of the career of Lt. – General John Stokes, Royal Engine...

Suetonius, Caligula 26,2: Senators Serving as Slaves at the Imperial Banquets

According to Sueton (Cal. 26,2) Caligula allowed to be served once or several times by senators at a banquet treating them like slaves. They either stood behind the lounge where Caligula used to take his meal (ad pedes,...

The 1946 Elections. Strategies and Electoral Propaganda in Galatz County

The elections of November, 1946 were won by the Communist Party, due to the falsification of the results; this is how the communists became “representatives of the people” and, thus, in the following years, they w...

PHILIPPIDES UND SEINE GENOSSEN. ZU DEN MAKABREN KRITERIEN DES SCHRITTES IN EINE NEUE ZEIT

The Arabs and the Islam until the 13th Century Mohammed and the Genesis of the Islam

On 16th of July, 622, due to the persecutions he was subjected to by the advocates of the old cults, Mohammed left Mecca and sheltered in Medina. The day has a very special meaning for all the Muslims: it marks the begin...