Tag: History


Only in South America do people believe that Paraguay – a small, landlocked country – nearly became a world power in the 19th century, to the point of being feared by England at the height of colonialism.
Ukraine is not a flame. It is a burnt-out shell that the Western powers have torched and will eventually discard when their sordid games are spent.
Even the richest man in Rome was relegated to the shadows of his contemporaries. Before allying with Pompey and Caeser to form the First Triumvirate, Marcus Licinius Crassus amassed his wealth through shady real estate deals.

