Authors

Clay Lane

in The Copy Book

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Romulus and the Sabine Women

The legend of how Rome was settled gave rise to the March festival of Roman motherhood.

374

Alcibiades

In the populist democracy of 5th-century BC Athens, heroes fell as quickly as they rose.

375

St David of Wales

The popular monk was elected as bishop of Menevia in Wales in 550.

376

Pericles and the Fickle Public of Athens

The leader of 5th-century BC Athens lavished public money on the city and its adoring citizens, and wherever he led they followed.

377

The Knight, the Lady, and the Forest of Sorrow

A little fable of encouragement for all the suffering.

378

How the British Invented Cool

Michael Faraday showed that gases could be compressed and evaporated to preserve food and make ice.