They murdered in broad daylight, in noisy places. They killed victims with curved knives - the so-called sica. After all, they left unnoticed. Thats how the sicarians worked. After the death of Herod the Great, tensions in the Jewish land subordinated to Rome grew. Eventually, Judea was transforme
He is the patron saint of children, bakers, virgins and the poor. We imagine him either as a venerable bishop or as a jovial old man in a red suit. One detail is difficult to reconcile with this image. Our favorite saint once became the protagonist of a huge criminal scandal! Italy has been cons
Sexual circus is a term coined by two great soul stars, Ray Charles and Billy Preston, describing in two words how the greatest gospel musicians spent their free time in the 1950s. Aretha Franklin and other artists first singed to God in the church and then indulged in dissolute carnal pleasures.
The first confrontation with Germany became a myth. And, as is the case with myths, in the descriptions of the Battle of Cedynia there are more distortions, fantasies and pious wishes than hard facts. The Battle of Cedynia is known from two accounts. Only Thietmar had described it in any detail.