Democracy in the Modern Era

It is said that the continent of Europe has been inhabited by humans since BC 35000. In these incredibly long duration, the first sign is political power was seen in Greece, which was mentioned as a kingdom in Homer’s Iliad, supposed to be written in BC 700. Roman Empire was believed to have come into [...]

Solon was an Athenian poet and lawgiver who is credited with bringing a certain amount of stability to Athens during the late 7th century BC (c.630-600BC). Athens during the later years of the 7th century BC suffered much instability. Kylon was a great Athenian Olympic victor who believed he had the potential to become the [...]

No matter how funny, cruel or lame they may be, no one can joke about the effects of political jokes on the popularity of US presidential candidates. With political humor and spoofs sprawled all over late night shows and the joke-opedia on the net, Barrack Obama, McCain, and their respective running-mates are saving some considerable [...]

Ancient Roman history books tell us about the single minded ambition and powerful physical presence of Julius Caesar, the greatest of any Caesar. Julius took his Roman legions far beyond the boundaries of Rome and created the Roman Empire, with him as the first dictator, or single ruler.For this, of course, he was to pay [...]

The PersonAlthough the world knows him as Pablo Picasso, his full name was ‘Pablito Diego Jose Santiago Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiniano de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco y Picasso Lopez’. Till the age of nineteen he used the name Ruiz Blasco after his father before changing his name [...]