It’s a relaunch of one of our favorite historical episodes.
How did the plebs feel about Caesar’s death? How far could Cleopatra have gone if she’d been hotter?
Which calendar will win, the Julian Calendar or the Mayan Mesoamerican Long Count calendar? Will Bridget predict the downfall of Rome?
Here’s more from Bridget Phetasy on a relaunch of a historical edition of The Dumpster Fire.
In 1745, London authorities arrested a stranger who refused to give his name. His pockets were full of diamonds, and he played violin like a master.
For the next two hundred years, this man appeared at every turning point in European history. He transformed lead into gold for Casanova, repaired the King’s diamond to perfection, and described ancient Rome as if he’d lived there.
He spoke twenty languages without accent and claimed to have witnessed the crucifixion. He warned Marie Antoinette before the guillotine and predicted both World Wars with eerie accuracy.
The Count of Saint Germain died in 1784. But people kept seeing him—in Paris, New Orleans, and on Mount Shasta—always the same age, always one step ahead of history. Here’s more from The Why Files.
A cyclops is a one-eyed giant first appearing in the mythology of ancient Greece and then in Rome. They believed that there was an entire ancient race of cyclops who lived in a faraway land without law and order. More from Robert Sepehr, anthropologist and author.
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