Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History. Ch. 6 – Stupor Mundi
Frederick II, of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was given this nickname: Stupor Mundi– Wonder of the World. He began his rule in 1198 and lasted until
Frederick II, of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was given this nickname: Stupor Mundi– Wonder of the World. He began his rule in 1198 and lasted until
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.“
This website was formerly “the TL;DR place” on tumblr. But I occasionally posted things that I wanted others to see, and they were unable to access the content without tumblr accounts. I called the blog the TL;DR place because the writing I do here is essentially a place for me to process through my thoughts. Most of my friend group isn’t all that interested in the same things, so I write rather than talk through it.
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.