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Mediterranean peoples have traditionally preferred to settle on high ground to avoid two main calamities: pirate raids on their shores, aiming to abduct women and children, and later, the plague of malaria, with its toxic breath. Neither the sound of guitars, the scent of oranges, shepherds' flutes, nor a blue moon could drive away malaria.

Hitler's oratorical skills cannot be denied recognition. In 1925, the Nazi Party held 6,000 public gatherings in Bavaria alone, with Hitler speaking daily, sometimes multiple times a day. His pre-election campaign flights were particularly notable. During his first tour, he visited 21 cities in seven days; on his second, 25 cities in eight days. He...

The Pope is the Vicar of Saint Peter. In the West, no one doubted that all the powers Saint Peter held over the Church resided in the Pope. In AD 34, Saint Peter became the Bishop of Antioch. In AD 40, he moved his seat to Rome, introduced Advent and Lenten fasting in 57, and ordained his successors in 59....