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October 2026 Artwork
Inspiration
Et in Arcadia ego, also known as The Arcadian Shepherds, is a Baroque oil painting by Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Barbieri - better known as Guercino - created around 1618-1622. The work features shepherds discovering a monument inscribed with the phrase “Even in Arcadia, there am I,” a reminder that death exists even in idyllic paradise - a central theme of memento mori.
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​Homage
In this painting Vlad III–commonly known as Vlad the Impaler–and his father Vlad Dracul, ponder a monument bearing the Latin inscription Et in Impalia ego, or “Even in impaling, there am I.” The ruins of Poenari Citadel - built by Vlad III, supposedly by enslaved Boyars - broods over the scene. Art by David Hueso.
October 2026 Videos
October 4th
Pope Gregory XIII unveils the Gregorian Calendar, 1582
October 8th
Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon begins, 451
October 14th
Frederick the Great's greatest defeat at Battle of Hochkirch, 1758
October 17th
London Beer Flood, 1814
October 18th
Felicette the Cat Launched into Space, 1963
October 22nd
Joseph Goldberger publishes a study linking Pellagra to diet, 1915
October 25th
Battle of Agincourt, 1415
October 28th
Constantine wins the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 312