What does it mean to have a "world view?" How does "thinking about the meaning of life" translate into "living life?" Who are the world's great thinkers? Is Aristotle still relevant? This Collection features philosophy-related stories.
Shah Jahan builds one of India's symbols the Taj Mahalas a memorial for his favorite wife, Mumatz Mahal.
Jerusalem at the time of Jesus—click on the image for a full-page view. Executions and burials took place outside the city gates. This image is ...
No one is sure where the actual tomb of Jesus is located.
Muhammad's experience causes the Islamic faith to spread into Africa and Europe.
Alexander is handsome, observant and wise. He speaks fast, walks fast and is so short that when he conquers Persia even a stool isn't high enough for ...
James grows up without his mother, taking the throne at the age of one.
Commodus suffers assassination, as do the next two Caesars who follow him.
Similar to Arjuna, Rannulph Junah does not believe he can be a champion.
Dostoevsky's wife and brother die, sending him into a tailspin; he becomes broke and desperate.
After lying low for a while, Jesus leads a procession into Jerusalem for Passover.
King James lives a dramatic life with literary aspirations and rumors about his relationships with the men in his court.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany on February 4, 1906. An extremely bright young man, he shocked his family...
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