Born into a Jewish family living in Cordoba, Spain, Moses Maimonides (or Moshe ben Maimon) (1135-1204 AD) had a substantial influence on both philosophical and Jewish theological thought. He […]
Socrates is seen as one of the founders of western philosophy (1). What we know of him historically comes from literary sources although he left none of his own writings. […]
Publius Cornelius Tacitus (c. 56 – c. 120 AD) was a Roman senator, public official, and perhaps most notably a historian of the Roman Empire. Not much informs us of […]
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484 – 1566 AD) was a Spanish historian who went on to become the first resident Bishop of Chiapas as well as the “Protector of Indians.” […]
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c. 69 – c. 122 AD) was a Roman biographer and writer who, according to his friend of Pliny the Younger, was a quiet, studious person, as […]
Politics, art, mathematics, science, philosophy, and culture flourished during the Golden Age of Greece, a period in Greek history lasting through the 5th and 4th centuries BC (510-323 BC) that […]
Born (c. 430 – 354 BC) during the early years of the Peloponnesian War and into a wealthy equestrian family, Xenophon was an Athenian active during a tumultuous time in […]
Josephus Flavius (37 – c. 101 AD), born in Jerusalem to an aristocratic priestly family, was a Jewish priest, scholar, and historian of the 1st century. He penned several important […]
Thucydides (c. 460 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian historian and general. He was born in Halimos, a suburb in the city of Athens, during a time when Athens […]
Born (c. 430 – 354 BC) during the early years of the Peloponnesian War and into a wealthy equestrian family, Xenophon was an Athenian active during a tumultuous period in […]
