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  • The Queen of Cities Part 2: The House of God

    The Queen of Cities Part 2: The House of God

    Part 1: https://venividiveritas.com/2023/01/24/queen-of-cities-a-fictional-tour-of-constantinople-in-540-ad/ The visages of sages past observed in hushed reverence as I was led through the monastery by Ecritius, their faces immortalised in melancholic mosaic. Golden incense holders and candelabras glittered as the candle flames swayed, contorting like the lithesome frames of Oriental dancers. Either side of me, monks garbed in unassuming raiments Read more

  • Alternative History: Antony and Cleopatra Part 2

    Alternative History: Antony and Cleopatra Part 2

    Antony and Cleopatra Part 2: Roman Politics When Romulus slew Remus, offering the blood of a king and a brother to the gods, he did so out of neither envy or hatred, but of piety. In the ancient world, when festivals commenced, oxen were sacrificed. On the eve of battles, goats and chickens were gutted Read more

  • The Economic Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic

    The Economic Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic

    I’m sure we’ve all heard of the Covid-19 (Covid) pandemic by now. Even more than 3 years onwards from it’s origination in Wuhan, China, RAT and PCR tests are being conducted on a daily basis, drastic lockdown and social distancing regulations are being enforced in many regions across the world, and many of the world’s Read more

  • Poetry: The Last of the Romans

    Poetry: The Last of the Romans

    Historical Context The 620s AD were the darkest days in the history of the Roman Empire. The western provinces had long been lost to the Germanic barbarians who had transformed former imperial holdings into arenas for ambitious warlords. On the Danube frontier, the Avar Khaganate had overrun the Balkans, sacking cities and defiling citizens all Read more

  • Roman Nomenclature: Don’t Call Them Emperors

    Roman Nomenclature: Don’t Call Them Emperors

    Although commonly dismissed as merely a language convention, nomenclature is in actuality a subject of paramount importance in the study of history. It shapes the medium through which we interact with the primordial crucible of the past, and hence determines how we perceive the events, concepts, polities, and figures that comprises the discipline of history. Read more

  • Innovation Part 4: Sports Tech

    Innovation Part 4: Sports Tech

    Previously, we discussed the development of new technology in sports, namely new shoes for running, and the wonders that these shoes have springboarded how far we have come when pushing our limits to the test. In this part, I will delve deeper on the hidden impacts of these technologies. When new technologies come out, will Read more