Black Caesar: The Tribal War Chief Turned Pirate (Pirate History Explained)
Black Caesar was beast of a man with incredible strength. He was able to submerge his own boat underwater to avoid pursuers and would later serve along side Blackbeard himself.
The Onna Bugeisha were considered to be the women trained in the sword, the bow and arrow, but mostly the naginata. They were deployed for the safe keeping of the home, but there are some warriors who were deployed into the battle field to fight alongside the men.
Johanness Junius' brutal account of torture survived in a letter he penned to his daughter. But this letter also brought about some shocking revelations about the witchcraft trials of Bamberg, Germany.
Numa Pompilius was the second legendary king of Ancient Rome and unlike Romulus before him, he sought to rule through peace and harmony. There are those that believe that Numa Pompilius was a conduit for the gods themselves and that he spoke with their words.
This terrible wolf haunted the isolated and furtive region of Gévaudan, France in the 18th century. While it was said to have met its end at the hands of a common farmer, it has been said that it always rises again.
Today we dive into the Book of Job - the story about a humble man who had everything violently ripped away from him by God, who was testing his loyalty and faith.