On the Changing Nature of Histories
“Each generation abandons the ideas of its predecessors like stranded ships.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “A goodly number of works which were...
Sir Walter Raleigh – First World History of the Modern Period
“The best guide to the historic point of view of the generations which ushered in…the modern period is furnished by History of the World...
The Library of Diodorus the Sicilian – The First True World History
“Of the works of this class – World Histories proper – the oldest one that has come down to us is at the same time probably the most...
Herodotus – History vs. Entertainment
“It is a curious fact, a seeming paradox, that the first two great histories ever written – the histories, namely, of Herodotus and...
Writing – The Essential Medium of History
"It is obvious that the materials for the writing of history consist for the most part of written records. It is true that all manner of...
On the Comprehensive View of the World Historian
Speaking about the comprehensive view of the World Historian, Professor Freeman writes: “My position is that in all our studies of...
