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The Magna Carta --Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural address On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent III nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.

The Magna Carta --Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural address On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent III nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.

The website details the Magna Carta and its relation in the creation of the Constitution of the United States.

This is an online encyclopedia that focuses on philosophy.

Paragraph 3b of this article gives great insight on what Epicurus' thoughts of atoms and the universe were.

This a 10 minute overview of the major events of the bible. Helps get a better since of what historically going on in the Old Testament

A short history of Epictetus

a brief background on Epicteus and a selection of his sayings

This is an interesting article on how the time it took to build the pyramids might not be as long as we thought.

Alex Cornell

Pharisees were middle-class businessman that originated from the common man. They had more power in the Sanhedran, and obsessed over Jewish law.

This video explains the historical setting surrounding the Magna Carta, and explains very effectively the effects of this important document up to modern times.

10 minute video on the document