Tag Archives: Napoleon Egypt

holiest of wars and purest of arms

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dave

Sometimes you have to question if there is a difference that makes a difference. And also, is it true that a people can make themselves holy through a dedicated study of sacred texts? Or, is this strictly a Platonic idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Antoine-Jean Gros, Bill Maher, carl boese, Dennis Malone Carter, francois regnault, gary lucas, gary lucas the golem, Gnosticism, Harold Bloom, Jehuda Loew, Joann Sfar, L. Ron Hubbard, Napoleon Egypt, paul wegener, Sigmund Freud, Slavoj Zizek | Leave a comment

A salty dog: avoiding the press gang

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Dave

In the end, although Napoleon’s ambitions were terminated on the field of Waterloo, the struggle at sea decided the issue and determined the course of the century that was to follow. As with Carthage and Rome, it was a struggle … Continue reading →