History

Year 67 A.D. the ruler of Corinth is a fan of Nero. Fails to set fire to his hometown, dedicated to the worship of Aphrodite, goddess of love Read More »

Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Read More »

Mary Magdalene becomes angry when Judas, now a follower of Jesus, won’t come to her feast. She goes to see Jesus and becomes repentant. Read More »

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers (“Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?”, another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. Read More »

A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film Read More »

In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. Read More »

Having lost a battle against the Prince of Beaulieu, Marechal d’Allenberg returns to his castle with his few remaining followers. Read More »

In present day Germany, by 6:30 a.m., the railway workers are waiting the opening of the factory’s door to start a new day of hard work. Read More »

Ikka Kita is a revolutionary, who suffers when he is brought his younger brother’s clothes, still smeared with his blood. Read More »

The Nazis imprison an Italian general who was planning to switch sides and turn over his army to the Allied side. Read More »