How to find success in a new environment Choosing the right school can be daunting for anyone, especially for those leaving the military. Why does it matter what you study and where you do it? Just get a degree and move out into the world, right? The military, in the enlisted ranks, tends to view…
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Is the United States an Empire?
Lets see what these prominent historians think Despite national myth to the contrary, during the long 19th century the United States engaged in imperial expansion. American imperial ambitions manifest themselves in expanding across the North American continent, obtaining overseas holdings, and influencing other nation-states through economic or military action. From its earliest westward expansion shortly…
The Mad King Cleomenes
Well before the events that spawned the film 300, Cleomenes I reigned over Sparta. He is one of the most interesting characters in Spartan history. He reigned in Sparta from 524–490 BCE and was succeeded by the famous Leonidas I of Thermopylae fame. A rightful heir to the Spartan throne, he may have never been the best…