The article of Gregory Zaro and Jon Lohse, “Agricultural Rhythms and Rituals: Ancient Maya Solar Observation in Hinterland Blue Creek,” mainly discusses the various and highly effective agricultural practices in Mesoamerica during times when sophisticated equipment and instruments were not yet available. The authors mainly focused on the ancient Mayan civilization whose settlements are now collectively known as Latin America.  Basically, it was evident that […]

Very few ancient philosophies can be traced back to an entrepreneur, but one can: Stoicism. Around 304 BC, a merchant named Zeno was shipwrecked on a trading voyage. He lost nearly everything. Making his way to Athens, he was introduced to philosophy by Crates of Thebes, a famous Cynic, which changed his life. Within a few years, Stoic philosophy would be born. As Zeno later […]