Christ’s victory over death.
For millions of Christians across the world this weekend, Easter isn’t just about the Easter bunny and chocolate eggs. Traditionally,Continue Reading
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The Mysterious Mary Magdalene.
Mary Magdalene is to simply put it an enigma. She is one of the more fascinating characters or persons fromContinue Reading
Behind the legend of Santa Claus exists a humble saint.
Does St. Nicholas deserve his place amongst humanities most kindest, gentlest, generous and loving individuals to have walked this earth?Continue Reading
Celebrating Christ: Where was Jesus born?
The Christian gospels of Luke and Matthew have long described how Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem inContinue Reading
The Nativity of Jesus in Byzantine art.
There is no doubt that the Christ Pantocrator, Marian art and the passion of Christ are some of the mostContinue Reading
Past and Present: Toyota Building, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Past The earliest nomadic herders once called Dubai and its surrounds home during ancient times. It was here that theseContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Thaïs of Athens with Torch’ by Joshua Reynolds, 1781.
The notorious events surrounding the burning of the great ancient Persian capital of Persepolis in 330 BCE by Alexander TheContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘Hadrian Visiting A Romano British Pottery’ (1884) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Relatively early in the complex state that was the Roman Empire, a man named Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), became theContinue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer’ by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1863.
The first truly organised persecution of Christians came after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD under the EmperorContinue Reading
My 10 favourite history books of all time.
I am a proud history geek. In the early 1990s through to the late 2000s I was like a spongeContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 