Biography
Joshua J. Mark is co-founder and Content Director of World History Encyclopedia. He has lived in Greece and Germany, traveled extensively, especially through Egypt, and presently lives in upstate New York with his dog, Sammie. Mark was a part-time philosophy professor and writing instructor at Marist College, where he received a Faculty of the Year Award and the Special Services Award of Merit, and has also taught history and literature courses at the college level. He has published articles, short fiction, and creative nonfiction through various journals, magazines, and online.
Education
- MA English, SUNY College New Paltz
- BA English/Philosophy, SUNY College New Paltz
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Macedon - Birthplace of Alexander the Great
Macedon was an ancient kingdom located in the north of the Greek peninsula first inhabited by the Mackednoi...
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The Myth of Etana - Faith and Kingship in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven...
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Losing an Opportunity at Bull Run - Porter's Critique of the Confederate Victory
William H. Russell’s account of the Union retreat at the First Battle of Bull...
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Panic at Bull Run - Russell's Account of the Union Retreat
Panic at Bull Run is an excerpt from a longer article, The Battle of Bull Run, by the famous...
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First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) - The Wake-Up Call for Both Sides in the American Civil War
The First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) on 21 July 1861...
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William Howard Russell in 1854 - English Journalist of First Battle of Bull Run
William Howard Russell ( 1825-1907), the English journalist who reported on...
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The Stampede from Bull Run by Frank Vizetelly - The Union's Disorderly Retreat from the Battle of Bull Run
The Stampede from Bull Run by Frank Vizetelly, published...
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Bridge During the Retreat from First Battle of Bull Run - Engraving by William Ridgway, 1861
Bridge During the Retreat from Manassas, First Battle of Bull Run...
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Capture of Ricketts' Battery by Sidney E. King - The Pivotal Moment at the First Battle of Bull Run
Capture of Ricketts' Battery, painting by Sidney E. King, 1964...
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Ruins of Judith Henry's House, First Battle of Bull Run
The ruins of Judith Henry's house, "Spring Hill", after the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas...
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The Early Dawn of War: Battle of First Manassas 1861
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Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, 1861
Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard in 1861. This portrait is a copy by artist Thomas Cantwell Healy...
Translations
| English Original | Language | Translation | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedon | Spanish | Macedonia | Rosa Baranda |
| Sif | Spanish | Sif | Rosa Baranda |
| The Myth of Etana | French | Mythe d'Etana | François Anastacio |
| Macedon | Persian | مقدونیه | Nathalie Choubineh |
| Kesh Temple Hymn | Portuguese | Hino ao Templo de Kesh | Filipa Oliveira |
| Utu-Shamash | Italian | Utu-Šamaš | Elisa Mion |
| First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) | French | Première Bataille de Bull Run | Babeth Étiève-Cartwright |
| Effects of the Black Death on Europe | Indonesian | Dampak Maut Hitam pada Eropa | Janet Estherina |
| Hymn to Nungal | Portuguese | Hino a Nungal | Filipa Oliveira |
| Orisha | Portuguese | Orixás | Filipa Oliveira |
