Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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Remembered as the inspiration of the famous Olympic road race, but much more important than that.
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Socrates was placed on death row while Athens celebrated a religious festival.
US Department of Defense, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
The Wars of the Roses pitted two royal houses against each other for the crown of England.
By Henry Arthur Payne (1868-1940), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A struggle between rival Royal Houses begins in 1455, after questions are raised about King Henry VI’s capacity to rule.
© Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0.
God’s love proved to be bigger and stronger than all man’s wickedness.
© Jim Gordon, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Naaman had very fixed ideas about what it takes to get a miracle.