by Thomas B. | Apr 11, 2022 | Art, Articles, Religion
Byzantine architecture is the building style of Constantinople, now Istanbul, formerly ancient Byzantium after AD 330. Byzantine architects at first draw heavily on Roman temple features. But they carved their own signature style in the next years. Fun fact: Byzantine...
by Thomas B. | Apr 10, 2022 | Articles, History
There have been so many movies with Greek Mythology as one of the main thematic. In the several past years, Hollywood has dug deep into Greek mythology to find inspiration for its movies. As a result, we got several movies like Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the...
by Thomas B. | Apr 9, 2022 | Articles, Military/War
WHAT STARTED AS A PROTEST TO PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD AND HIS REGIME, TURNED OUT TO BE A MASSIVE CIVIL WAR, WITH MORE THAN 250,000 CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES, AND MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE NOW AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES Four and a half years ago, protests in Syria turned...
by Thomas B. | Apr 9, 2022 | Articles, Technology
The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge is a 55km (34miles) bridge-tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges. It consists of an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. The bridge holds the record for the longest sea crossing and the longest...
by Thomas B. | Apr 8, 2022 | Articles, History
In Ancient Rome, men ruled the world. Everything resolved around men: they were the most dominant figures in politics, literature, academic work, mathematics, science, and everything else .Women were not allowed direct role in politics. To make matters even more...