Charlemagne spearheaded an intellectual movement to revive classical literature, arts, and learning in the Carolingian Empire. This movement included the copying of classical works in monasteries, the elevation of scholars into high office within the royal court and the preeminence of classical thinking as an ideal of scholarship. This revival …

GoDev 1.20.7

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We are pleased to announce the release of our new container version 1.20.7. This new version includes several new features and improvements that will make your container experience even better.

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Antares NG-19 Rocket Launch

The last of its generation, as seen over Salvo, NC in the Outer Banks.

The Gibraltar Crusade

The Gibraltar Crusade was a battle for control of the Strait of Gibraltar waged by Castile, Morocco, and Granada in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. It is considered a major chapter in the Christian reconquest of Spain known as The Reconquista. The book Warfare in …

790 CE

Alcuin was a famous scholar from the school at York. Alcuin was adviser on ecclesiastical affairs in Charlemagne's court and one of the important leaders at the palace school. Alcuin taught classical Latin and liberal arts, and helped to maintain scholarship in the Catholic church.

saltlife 🌴

The beautiful thing about being on an island is there are no wires connecting you to mainland. The downside is there are no wires connecting you to mainland.

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