History lessons

History is a treasure-house of learning, and as many books teaching us lessons from history point out, what was true in the medieval ages is often true even now, though the circumstances, technology and society have gone through a sea of changes.

The things that are worth knowing a...

Most of history is derived from government documents, transcripts, newspaper articles, and recently, from digital data. Oral history, a tradition from the old, pre-written cultures are often crucial in providing a holistic, rich, and complete picture of a historical event.

Oral histori...

• The most important lesson to take away from Meditations is that our minds have great power.
• People will always do awful (or at least unpleasant) things and we are only responsible for our own virtue.
• The deepest lesson in Meditations relates to our mortality and the shortness...