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Romulus – Part 8

Editor’s Note:  This is the eighth chapter of Romulus, by Jacob Abbott (published 1902). (Continued from Part 7) VIII.  The Twins Although the temple of Vesta itself, at Alba Longa, was the

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Romulus – Part 7

Editor’s Note:  This is the seventh chapter of Romulus, by Jacob Abbott (published 1902). (Continued from Part 6) VII.  Rhea Silvia Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus, was a vestal virgin, who

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Romulus – Part 6

Editor’s Note:  This is the sixth chapter of Romulus, by Jacob Abbott (published 1902). (Continued from Part 5) VI.  The Landing in Latium Latium was the name given to an ancient province

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Romulus – Part 5

Editor’s Note:  This is the fifth chapter of Romulus, by Jacob Abbott (published 1902). (Continued from Part 4) V.  The Flight of Æneas Æneas, from his station upon the battlements of a

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Christmas Miracle

World War 1 was such a brutal war that it actually re-wrote the rule book for war. We had to stop and say, “hey, lets not kill people in such fucked up

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Saint Nicholas Part One

Before being morphed into a kindly old fat man that delivers presents down chimneys, for centuries Saint Nicholas had been a saint of great renown in Christendom. Nicholas was born March 10th, 270

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