Hello, plus Porphyrius
Hello! So, what's this blog? Really, I'm not yet sure. Maybe I'll post a lot, or maybe I'll never post again. Maybe it'll have some clear focus, maybe it will remain eclectic. And why did I name it Porphyrius? Again not totally sure, but read below to learn about the whale Porphyrius. I enjoy reading and learning about a variety of topics in math, history, linguistics, music, etc..., and occasionally something really piques my interest. My original idea for this blog is to record some of these things and explain them here, partly to share them with my (probably quite small) reader base, but mostly to better understand them myself. For today, I'll just share a little bit about some history I like. Porphyrius? (with lots of historical rambling, too) The Roman empire of the 6th century CE saw explosive new conquests accross the Mediterranean world as well as some of the largest and most ambitious building projects in the empire's history, but...