Absolutist State is a political regime that emerged at the end of the Middle Ages. Also called Absolutism is characterized by concentrating power and authority in the king and few collaborators. In this type of government, the king is totally identified with the State, that is, there is no differe
Of all the oracles of the ancient Greek world, that of Delphi was undoubtedly the most important. Many who consulted the oracles of Didyma, Dodona, Olympia, Claros, Efira or Delos, asked for a second opinion at Delphi, if they could afford it. Even so, it was not the oldest, an honor that fell to
Michele Penza was born in 1771. He was the son of a peasant family of average economic status. As a child he became seriously ill. His parents worshiped a local saint and when little Michele was saved they dressed him as a monk on the second Sunday after Easter, as was the local tradition. But becau
You may have never heard of Antiochus I Soter . After all, he has gone down in history somewhat in the shadow of his father, Seleucus, one of Alexander the Greats generals, commander of the hypaspists and the Companions, protagonist of the Diadochi wars and founder of the Seleucid Empire. Antiochus