HistoryWow’s Quick Shot Videos
A short, sharp hit of history in video format. Acclaimed Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was the toast of London society in the 1890s until things came decidedly unstuck through an association with a young British aristocrat, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as ‘Bosie’.
The source for this HistoryWow video is: Oscar and Bosie - A Fatal Passion by Trevor Fisher; General Historical Texts.
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Who Am I?
- I was born in Boeotia, Greece, in 46 CE.
- I was educated in Athens, and often visited Rome, but spent most of my life in Boeotia.
- I was a biographer and essayist, with my best-known work being Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, which contained biographies of 23 Greek and 23 Roman historical figures.
- My writings are known for their narrative awareness and literary excellence, though my uncritical use of sources means the historicity varies significantly.
- Europeans discovered my writings in the sixteenth century, and they were believed to be a source for the Roman plays of William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Last week’s answer:
Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow (1440-1505)
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HistoryWow’s Highlighted Historical Quotation
“Fear will be synonymous with flight.”
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), British poet, anticipating the age of air warfare in the 1930s.Source: A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume One by Martin Gilbert
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