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TODAY: The Fifth Miracle of the Obama Presidency

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:46:00 -0400

Oh, wait. So far there have only been four. 1. Getting elected Who would have thought that a black...

The Cimbri

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:41:00 -0400

This is an interesting article stating quite convincingly that the Cimbri were Celts and not Germans...

Sextus Pompey, the son of Pompey the Great

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

Sextus Pompey fought together with the rest of the family against Caesar and continued the fight...

Ten Things Romans Used for Toilet Paper

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:27:33 -0400

Pine cones? Rocks? Good lord. I know, I know! I’m always blogging about toilets and evil...

Plague Helped Bring Down Roman Empire

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:14:02 -0400

Plague may have helped finish off the Roman Empire, researchers now reveal. Plague is a fatal...

The ancient city of Petra was at the center of the great...

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:41:00 -0400

The ancient city of Petra was at the center of the great Nabataean trade empire, which was a hub for not only the exchange of goods, but ideas and culture as well. This confluence of culture would lead to the unique style of art and architecture seen in Petra. The Nabataeans were a prosperous and powerful civilization of traders that rose to power between the 4th century BC and the 2nd century AD.

http://www.amazon.com/Petra-A-Brief-History-ebook/dp/B008AANWF2/ref=as_li_tf_ssw?&linkCode=wss&tag=medievalistsn-20

The History and Architecture of Petra

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:29:00 -0400

We always have magazines about history and archaeology flying around the house. My wife rarely picks...

Nepenthes and Cannabis in Ancient Greece

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:56:00 -0400

Look to the sky! Here I look. But why have you made me do that? Is your look always the same or...

A Brief History of Property Tax

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:34:20 -0400

Did you know that the Rosetta stone was actually a tax document? Taxation has existed in various...

Dissecting Rome’s First Triumvirate – Part II

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:55:23 -0400

Here’s part 2. The rule for election of Consuls of Rome required that a man be 43 years of...

Relocating the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:45:00 -0400

I have my doubts that we will be rewriting our history books anytime soon but it’s a very...

On the Roman Diet

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:12:09 -0400

Whatever your Classics teacher said to wake up slackers at the back of the class, the Roman diet...

Roman Empire in the Netherlands

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:01:07 -0400

There are claims that the Chatti when eventually being driven out of the Netherlands took to the...

The mafia left Naples in ruins. Can they do the same to Pompeii?

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:02:42 -0400

Having been buried under ash from Mount Vesuvius almost 2000 years ago, the Roman city of Pompeii...

Early European Farmers Mysteriously Disappeared

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:49:00 -0400

As people will be pointing out there are not that many remains from those periods. But can we...

Alexandria: Library of Dreams

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:38:00 -0400

Anybody remember the TV show Seaquest DSV*? It was about a gigantic submarine, like a...

The production of shows in the cities of the Roman Empire: A study of the Latin epigraphic evidence

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:16:27 -0400

The “games”–scenic representations, chariot races, gladiatorial combats and athletic...

The Eburones

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

The Eburones are not the only tribe where the ancient classification of a Germanic tribe is being...

APOLLONIUS’ LETTER TO VALERIUS

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0400

He was even involved in a miracle it seems. Apollonius of Tyana, was a Greek philosopher of the 1st...

Roman medicine and the legions: a reconsideration

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:51:04 -0400

I remember reading some quite interesting texts about what it was like visiting the first hospitals...