The Raising of Lazarus 1
The Raising of Lazarus (From the New Testament, John XI)
Though this story is part of the larger narrative of the Gospel of St. John,...
The Matron of Ephesus 1
Petronius (Died 66 A.D.)
Gaius Petronius Arbiter was born some time early in the First Century of the Christian era, and committed suicide in the...
The History of Susanna 2
And the elders said:—“As we walked in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent...
The Dream 2
Howbeit the ways were unknown to me: and thereupon I took up my packet, unlocked and unbarred the doors, but those good and faithful...
The Book of Ruth 2
Then Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her:—-“My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now...
Rabbi Akiva 1
The Talmud is a great collection of law, ritual, precept, and example, which was composed during the period extending from the First Century B.C....
Horatius at the Bridge 1
Ancient Rome
It is a commonplace of literary history that Roman art was largely imitated or derived from the Greek, and in particular that Roman...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 1
Jesop (6th Century, B.C.?)
Jesop was “not a poet,” says Gilbert Murray, “but the legendary author of a particular type of story.” This type is...
Eumieus` Tale 2
The story below has been copied from docappadocia.com. You can read the rest of the story on Eumieus Tale.
Homer (About 1000 B.C.)
The first mention...
Zheravna Festival
Private tours Bulgaria. Bulgaria is no different from any other country in the world. It has its own history, heroes, legends. It surely had...