Of a Number of Things

Akkadian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin

Friday, August 8, 2014

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The Battle of Actium , September 2, 31 BCE The battle for the Roman world Came down to boy meets boy meets girl: Antonius, Caesar...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

King Mesha of Moab

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Mesha was a king of Moab, Israel's neighbor, in the 9th century BCE. He was a contemporary of the kings Omri and Ahab who was husband ...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Many Waters

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Stories of a great deluge occur across many cultures . The return of the primeval waters drowns wickedness and leads to a regenesis of life....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Headlining at Ashurbanipal's Garden Party

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Ashurbanipal was the last powerful Assyrian king, ruling from about 668 BC to 627 BC. He is famous for amassing a large library at Ninevah, ...
Monday, December 2, 2013

Hercules, Diogenes and Ulysses

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Truthfully, I'm not sure the actual title of the fabulous movie referenced above--I think it was "Hercules and the Princess of...
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Monday, November 18, 2013

Gazelles & Warriors in the Song of Songs

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The Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) is like a garden in the desert, lush and unexpected. It has more in common with Egyptian love poems ...
Monday, February 18, 2013

The Lamassu

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I was lucky enough to visit the British Museum last year.  My visit was on a Friday night, about an hour before closing, when it had that ...
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