Meet some of the world's most-colorful characters in this collection. From Roman times to the Spanish Main, these individuals were famous in their own lifetimes and later, when their stories became the "stuff of legends."
Part two of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Part three of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Perseus - an ancestor of Heracles in Greek mythology (Hercules in Roman) - was cast adrift in a sea chest not long after he was born.
After Perseus became a young man, he was sent on a mission to destroy a once-beautiful-girl-turned-monster, named Medusa:When Perseus was grown up Pol...
Perseus, so the legends say, was a son of Zeus. But ... he was a demigod because his mother was a mortal.
Peter the Great ruled Russia with absolute power.
Peter the Great achieved one of his most significant dreams - the building of a great capital with access to the sea - when he created a city out of s...
Peter I (later known as Peter the Great) strongly desired to move Russia forward.
Following disastrous intrigues, perpetrated by his sister Sophia - who wanted to rule Russia - Peter and his brother witnessed the murder of their clo...
Even though pirates were ruthless, many decisions on their ships were made by the entire crew.
Before European countries (like Britain and France) turned against pirates and privateers, they had encouraged them (because piracy harmed Spain).
When Martin Luther accuses the Catholic Church of ninety-five abuses—on October 31, 1517—his actions start a societal revolution, not just a relig...
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