alexander the great

2 min read 2021-12-09 03:32:44

Istanbul Airport — Museum!

On the way home from a recent trip to Turkey and Greece (October 2022) Mary and I had a transit layover at the Istanbul Airport. During the trip, we

2 min read 2021-11-08 11:24:33

Intricate murals painted on a tomb in Blaundus.Photo: Blaundus Archaeological Excavation Project Archive New excavations at the site of Blaundus in

1 min read 2021-09-06 19:03:04

Writing a book about Afghanistan a decade ago, deeply flawed though that book was, has enriched my life in various ways. It has led me into projects

7 min read 2021-08-15 00:40:00

Zeus was identified with the Roman god Jupiter and associated in the syncretic classical imagination with various other deities, such as the Etruscan

1 min read 2021-07-14 06:39:07

In most types of astrology the Midheaven (MC, or Medium Coeli) is considered to be of extreme importance. Most quadrant house systems use the MC as

2 min read 2021-06-23 22:46:00

Protesilaus (also spelled Protesilaos) was one of the suitors of Helen of Troy sworn to defend the honor of Menelaus. He brought forty black ships

1 min read 2021-05-31 11:26:58

The notorious events surrounding the burning of the great ancient Persian capital of Persepolis in 330 BCE by Alexander The Great is clouded mystery.

1 min read 2021-05-19 21:16:34

Big Idea: Decision Velocity rwang0 Wed, 05/19/2021 - 07:16 Guess what Alexander the Great's success on the battlefield is often credited to? SPEED

3 min read 2021-04-26 18:56:23

Kajol Recommended 7 Must-Read Books (Photo Credit – Instagram) April 23rd, 2021, Mumbai: Huge ceiling-touch libraries of Bollywood celebrities have

5 min read 2021-04-14 16:06:14

Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The ancient region of Bactria was in what is now Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan

32 min read 2021-03-25 17:15:42

Jean Raspail as photographed by Pascal Parrot in 1981. 8,709 words On June 13, 2020, the French explorer and novelist Jean Raspail died in Paris at

8 min read 2021-03-23 16:24:38

This Sunday in the lectionary is Palm Sunday, the week before Easter, and here in Year B we are offered the choice between reading the account in

4 min read 2021-03-06 20:55:10

Making a home takes a lot of thought! Let’s take bedding. This will be a really trivial example, but I know you are up for it. How many beds do I

3 min read 2021-02-24 15:22:58

It is the year 69 BC. A Roman man stands before the state of an ancient conqueror. The Roman weeps, realizing that at his age this conqueror was

2 min read 2021-01-04 00:09:00

Early spurs had a neck that ended in a point, called a prick, riveted to the heel band. The spur was used by the Celts during the La Tène period