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The Hunt for The Death Valley Germans - Companion Reading
12m read
The harrowing mystery of a german family that vanished into the wilderness of death valley
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Cleopatra - Queen of Egypt, and her unfortunate portrayal
6m read
A view of the famous queen's unfair portrayal
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Historical Accuracy of the movie scene of Cleopatra’s entry into Rome
4m read
How historically accurate is the scene from the 1963 film?
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Roman Emperors and Their Rule
5m read
Graphs and numbers depicting the Roman empire
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My brief review of HBO's Rome and its depiction of Cleopatra
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A brief review of HBO's Rome and its depiction of Cleopatra
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A document with Cleopatra's signature
3m read
We'll take a look at a tantalizing document with what appears to be the Queen's signature
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A document with Cleopatra's signature.
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We'll take a look at a tantalizing document with what appears to be the Queen's signature
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ChatGPT made up a book I never wrote
4m read
ChatGPT is all the rage, but it said I wrote a book I never did.
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The Search for Cleopatra's Tomb
9m read
An examination of ancient sources and theories behind the location of the lost tomb
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Chronology and timeline of Ancient Egypt
8m read
Get a sense of rulers and their timelines in ancient Egypt with graphs and numbers!
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The Story of the Lost Army of Cambyses
6m read
What happened to Persian King Cambyses' army sent to Siwa in 524 B.C.?
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Was Queen Cleopatra Black? A look at historical sources.
4m read
An examination of Cleopatra VII Philopator's ethnic origins through the lens of ancient sources.
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Where's my gold? Complaints from the ancient past
3m read
An amusing litany of Royal complaints regarding an Egyptian Pharaoh
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Why are you not doing your homework, princess?
4m read
A delightful tale of gentle admonishment from king Assurbanipal's sister to his future queen
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How long did it take? Fascinating facts from history
4m read
Look at interesting historical events from the perspective of how long it took.
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The story of Hiranyakashipu from Indian mythology
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The story of how demon king was vanquished by a clever god; from Indian mythology
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The Spartacus Rebellion - A note on the trilogy
2m read
How Jay Penner's Spartacus trilogy differs from other treatments of the subject
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The POV Cheatsheet - understand POVs in writing
4m read
A simple Point-of-View guide to writers
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Evolution of a Book Cover - an amusing story of hubris and learning
5m read
Take a look at the amusing evolution of the cover of the Atlantis Papyrus
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What's in a name? Alexander and Caesar: How their names were adopted
2m read
How the two conqueror's names entered the lexicon
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The M87 Black Hole Image - Beginner's One Pager
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An easy-to-understand explanation of the amazing image of the black hole
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Writing Novels and Non-Fiction with Visual Studio Code
12m read
A person view of authoring using a programming-centric tool like Vistual Studio Code
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Creating Google Maps for Novels
3m read
Giving readers an immersive experience through Google maps flybys for book locations
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An opinion on writing - Disciple eats inspiration for breakfast
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As authors, should we wait for inspiration to strike so we can sit down and write?
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how to self-publish faster on Amazon using Markdown and a script
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My process to write in Markdown and publish books on Amazon
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