by Darlene N. Böcek | Jan 28, 2017
What is the connection between Alexander, the Persian Mastiff (Sarabi dog), and the Turkish Kangal? Where did the dog come from? Which breed was Alexander’s dog? This article explores this mystery in depth. The Sarabi dog is featured in the novel TRUNK OF...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Nov 3, 2016
This is another episode applying the principles of Teaching History to Middleschool and High School students. LIKE IT? DO NOT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jul 14, 2016
The Name Christianity came to Persia in a strange way. It happened at the Byzantine Gates. Caesar Augustus, of Bethlehem Nativity fame, died in 14 AD, when Jesus was a teenager. Archelaus, besides being the son in law of Herod the Great (of Nativity infamy) was also...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 27, 2016
Doing history is more than just memorizing names and dates. You can do history from any platform, even from animation. 10 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR DOING HISTORY This Computer Graphics team has turned old photos from 1931 New York into an amazing time-machine. Enjoy. For...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jun 8, 2016
What would you do if you knew you only had 7 years left to live? What would you do if you knew the world had only 7 years left? I am not Chicken Little. I shy away from any kind of “end times” prophecy like I would the Tar Baby. A few months ago, and again...
by Darlene N. Böcek | Jan 11, 2016
This Istrian stone monolith was found in 1588, near Ravenna as a part of the city wall. It is from the mid-first century. You have a family–a woman with her arm around a man (her husband?) and a sleeping/deceased girl-child in her arms. Underneath the man and...
