Roman Law: Starting with the original laws of the Roman people, the Twelve Tables, which form he basis for much of our modern civil and criminal law, and going through a contract of a flute-player in the fourth century. Yes, it was sort of screwed up back then too.

Roman Farming: Farming was the basis of the Roman economy and was hevily written about by many Roman authors, including Cato the Elder's De Agri Cultura. How they could find hoeing and sowing so much fun, who knows?

Slavery in Ancient Rome: Slavery was a huge part of Rome, although you probably don't know too much about it. It's different than you may think. Find out about the jobs, from dirty to. . . uhh. . .dirty.

The Catiline Conspiracy: A disgruntled former governor of Africa and loser in several elections for the consulship stages a coup attempt with some back-bench senators. What fun.

Housing in Ancient Rome: How do you feel about living in a tenement above loud shops, constantly in fear that it could collapse or burn down? You wouldn't want to? Whyever not? Find out how people lived in the city of Rome.

The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier: World War I to World War II: A paper I wrote as a final for a history course. Details the triumph of aircraft carriers over battleships and the factors that influenced the change. To sum up in a couple of words? In your FACE, battleships!

Japan's Involvement in World War II: What made Japan think that they could compete with the manufacturing powerhouse of the United States? Why did they get involved in a war that (to everyone else) obviously couldn't be won?

A Very Brief Comparison Between Billy Mitchell and Alfred Thayer Mahan: A comparison of the two great strategists, and a very brief note on geostrategy. Not a very long piece, but a good short read and primer.

New England and the Chesapeake Colonies: A Comparison: Another paper for the same history course, shorter and not quite as well-researched. Not quite as long either, which some may like.

The Battle of Jutland: A brief discussion of the Battle of Jutland during World War I.

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