The Empire Divides – Homeschool Lesson about the Fall of the Roman Empire Diocletian, a Roman General, became emperor in 284. He realized the empire was too big for one man to rule so he split the empire in two, … Continue reading
This Homeschool Lesson is about The Fall of the Western Empire Ancient Rome The last of the good emperors, Marcus Aurelius, died in A.D. 180. His son was so disliked, he was murdered in his bed in A.D. 192. After … Continue reading
Why the Western Roman Empire Fell
For decades, archaeologists have been studying the remains of ancient Americans. In 1996, two college students found some human bones near Kennewick, Wa. They took the bones to a coroner, and it was discovered that the bones were over 9,000 … Continue reading
Today’s post is a homeschool ancient history lesson about the Persian Empire and the religion known as Zoriastrianism.
Ancient Crete Part 3 – The end of the Minoans In the early 1900s Sir Arthur Evans, a British archaeologist excavated the ruins at Knossos. It appeared that the city was destroyed by a huge natural disaster, like a volcano. … Continue reading
The climate on Crete was and comfortable had fertile soil. The earliest settlers were able to reap good harvests and didn’t have to work too hard at sheltering themselves from bad weather. Also, they were isolated and didn’t have to … Continue reading
