Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
By Zoltan Kluger (1896–1977), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Gideon prepares to drive the Midianites out of Israel, but first he has to make it a fair fight.
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Jim Greenhill, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
While spying out the enemy’s camp, Gideon hears something which fills him with renewed confidence.
© Fortysix Vie, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
The surprisingly sensitive Roman commander was hoping to impress a girl with his angling skills.
© GdML, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
The experienced nurse could not stop saving lives, even at the cost of her own.
From the Athens War Museum collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
On October 28th, 1940, the Kingdom of Greece surprised everyone by refusing to become part of the German war machine.
© Finoa Avis, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Two of Heracles’s labours are declared void, so to make up the number he is sent to find the Garden of the Hesperides.