by Dr. Linda Ellis | Nov 13, 2019 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Italy, Rome
When trying to establish a new nation after the American Revolution, the Framers (aka “Founding Fathers”) of the new U.S. government and its Constitution realized that the only useful examples were from antiquity, so they studied the republics of ancient Greece and...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Oct 15, 2019 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Italy, Rome
Given the news revelations in late September 2019 of telephone communications between the American and Ukrainian presidents, the public may be justifiably asking the question: Why would Trump extort assistance from Volodymyr Zelensky to disparage his rival...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History
On August 16, 2019, Michael Moore appeared on MSNBC and warned that lead-contaminated water is not unique to Flint, Michigan, or Newark, New Jersey, but is a nation-wide issue. Well, San Francisco, we’ve got a problem too. In fact, all of San Francisco’s mayors...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Sep 24, 2019 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Italy, Rome
Urban violence has been around for as long as people have agglomerated into population centers, from a few thousand to many millions. The ancient city of Rome reached a million people two thousand years ago. Crime and public disorder had reached such a level in the...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Jul 26, 2019 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Italy, Rome
When it comes to war, there is always one event that is the catalyst for the first battle. With the Trojan War, it was the abduction of Helen by Paris. The Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Confederate forces. On September 1, 1939, Hitler...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Jul 26, 2019 | Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Innovations, Italy, Rome, Spain
Our Obsession with Tall Buildings In my previous blog, Our Obsession with Walls, I gave a few examples of famous walls constructed for political reasons. The walls were built to protect borders and were symbols of power. Like walls, tall buildings are symbols of...
