judaism
Legendary Ancestry Claims
We examine how medieval and early modern European nobility imagined their families’ ancestors, the origins of such thinking, and how early nationalist movements came to think along similar lines.
The Golem
Wherein we discuss the 1920 German classic The Golem: How He Came Into The World as well as the religious and philosophical underpinnings of the golem figure writ large.
Quo Vadis ft. Maggie
Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city as Nero’s atrocities become more extreme until he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians.