In the year 1253, probably the most valuable item on Earth was known to the Mongol empire as the gerege—though to the rest of the world, it was more commonly called a paiza. Taking the form of a rectangular tablet inscribed with flowing Mongolian script, a paiza was sometimes…
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Ancient Greece in the 7th Century BC was a time of myth, magic, and monsters. It’s this time in human history that one of the oldest surviving works of…
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In matters of taxation, Rome’s emperor Tiberius believed in handling things with a light touch. He was quoted as saying “Boni pastoris est tondere…
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On the 6th of March 1459, in the German city of Augsburg, one of the richest men to have ever lived took his first breath. Born the tenth of eleven…
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The life of a eunuch in 15th century China was seldom one that attracted distinction or renown. By definition, eunuchs were castrated male slaves and…
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Sometime around the year 300 BC, a wealthy merchant set sail hauling a load of precious cargo across the shimmering expanse of the Mediterranean. His…
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Born of royal lineage sometime in the 10th century, Gero was granted the title Count of Alsleben by blood. But even his high stature in society couldn’t…
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As with everything tied to the fickle threads of time, the service of a knight in the 14th century was destined to end sooner or later. If sooner…
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