History Was Just the Half of It
83475
Could Macedonians ride and carry shields at the same time? With a little help, Oliver Stone balances military history and movie pragmatism in "Alexander."
607152
Headlines can tell you both more -- and less -- than they intend.
20977
When I compare the current attack of the Olympics with the original Games in ancient Greece, a theme emerges. Back then, athletes were occasionally disemboweled and those who stepped over the line were flogged.
119214
Comment is free: Anne Karpf:  Half of Poland's war dead were Jews - and the Polish record on Jews is a mite troublesome.
260251
It didn't look like much, just a single up the middle.
545187
PHILADELPHIA _ It was supposed to be just two games. It was supposed to be two victories on the books: one against a virtual junior varsity squad in Houston and another vs. New York, which had spent most of the afternoon looking just as bad.
618724
What used to matter isn't so critical anymore.
57587
Connecting past to present, the History Channel's documentary about the War of 1812 tells a selective story.
161072
A solid quarter in tough times? I'd say the glass is half full.
516000
President Arafat is History. And I do not mean that he belongs to the past because he has died. Quite the contrary: his tireless efforts over so many years, since 1949, when he founded
382254
A lot of people put a lot of good work into this screen-filling tale of the young leader who conquered most of the known world in the &#39;20s and &#39;30s of the fourth century BC, but you have to work even harder to follow it.
689495
An ancient battle. A little-known director. An R rating. No major movie stars.
12577
Just incase you never took basic European history, allow me to summarize the concept of Joan of Arc: Frenchmen kill lots of Englishmen in order to liberate their country, led by Joan of Arc, a French born ...
478700
The Olympic Games are a week old! Not bad for an event first recorded in 776 BC. The Games have so far gone much better than anyone really expected.
415470
THESE moments donât come along very often, so theyâre worth savouring. The only thing that would have made Britainâs rowing victory more enjoyable would have been if I, or anybody else peering from the
637291
I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.
132466
It was a fine occasion, but it could have been a grand one without a touch of avarice. There were plenty of empty seats here despite the presence of two of the most charismatic sides in the world.