“Nothing comes from nothing”. The phrase is classic, originating from the Greek Parmenides, it found its way through the famous Aristotle and Lucretius – in Latin – , finally to more modern protagonists, such as Shakespeare or – very mode...

During the seven years of 1245 to 1252 a chapter of European history rather unforeseeably unfolds that ultimately develops a global influence. Had this been an exaggeration, neither had there been a conquest of the American continent, a discovery of Eastern As...