Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Barthold Georg Niebuhr

Born: August 27, 1776
Died: January 2, 1831 (aged 54)
Bio: Barthold Georg Niebuhr was a Danish-German statesman, banker, and historian who became Germany's leading historian of Ancient Rome and a founding father of modern scholarly historiography. Classical Rome caught the admiration of German thinkers.
Known for:
- Niebuhr's History of Rome
- The Roman History Volume 1