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The Scourge of God: Did Attila the Hun Really Deserve the Nickname?
The Latin statement Ego sum Attila flagellum Dei, which means I am Attila, the scourge of God, is said to have been first expressed in 1387, and is obviously making a reference to Attila the Hun. Like other rulers regarded (by the West) as ‘barbarians,’ including Gaiseric and Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun has a bad reputation amongst Westerners. This Hunnic ruler has been portrayed as an enemy of civilization, a ruthless mass murderer, and an uncultured savage.
dhwty - 17/11/2015 - 03:59
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Rediscovering Yamacutah, a Sacred Monumental Site Once Lost to the Pages of History
On the afternoon of April 22, 1784, Jordan Clark and Jacob Bankston two men traveling from ... symbols carved into various rocks. It was at the time that Jordan Clark and Jacob Bankston visited Yamacutah in 1784 ... us from trying. Statue Head showing blue pigment. Credit: Jordan Blyden This year has been a busy year for members ...
Indigenous Peoples Research Foundation - 09/06/2015 - 03:37
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Ancient Origins Top 10 Archaeological Finds of 2022
... pharaoh’s coffin to a 9,000-year-old shrine found in Jordan, 2022 was a great year to be a history fan. As we ... shrine found at a prehistoric gazelle hunting camp in Jordan’s eastern desert. Source: Jordan Tourism Ministry 10. A Very Ancient Hunting Shrine ...
Robbie Mitchell - 29/12/2022 - 13:47
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Fine-Tuning Radiocarbon Dating Will Rewrite History!
... to be doing this in April through September. But a tree in Jordan or Israel does that October through April – almost ... working on the early Iron Age and Biblical chronology in Jordan and Israel are doing sophisticated projects with ... old Juniperus phoenicea tree near Petra in southern Jordan. ( Cornell University ) These variations, although ...
ancient-origins - 20/03/2020 - 22:03
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Bizarre Mortuary Practices and the Jericho Plastered Skulls
... history located in the Palestinian West Bank, near the Jordan River, some 55 kilometers (34 mi) from Jerusalem. ... history located in the Palestinian West Bank, near the Jordan River, some 55 kilometers (34 mi) from ... skulls were excavated include Ain Ghazal and Amman, Jordan, and Tell Ramad, Syria. Most of the plastered skulls ...
Joanna Gillan - 07/05/2022 - 18:57
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What’s Special About Golan Heights? These 5 Fabulous Recent Archaeological Discoveries For a Start!
... Sea of Galilee and southern Golan Heights, from Umm Qais, Jordan. (Daniel Case/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Bethsaida is frequently ...
ancient-origins - 28/03/2019 - 17:57
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Desert Kites: Ancient Hunters Built Massive Death Traps for Animals
... anthropologist, some of the oldest desert kites exist in Jordan. Talking to the Green Prophet in 2020, Crassard stated ... “ Until now, we can estimate the use of the kites in Jordan and most probably in the neighboring regions to the ... very recently, a century ago .” Some Giant Geoglyphs in Jordan are Older than the World Famous Nazca Lines Mysterious ...
Molly Dowdeswell - 23/10/2022 - 22:50
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Over 50 ancient geoglyphs, including swastika, discovered in Kazakhstan
... swastika has been found. They have also been discovered in Jordan and New Mexico, and geoglyphs of all kinds have been ... United States. Geoglyph of a swastika found in Jordan. Image source . Despite a plethora of research on ...
aprilholloway - 23/09/2014 - 23:41
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Discoveries Show that Galilee and Jerusalem are Far Older than Once Believed
... square meter (three acre) area. The NEG II site in the Jordan Valley where archaeologists from the Hebrew University ... cold may have completely skipped over this region of the Jordan Valley (part of the Great Rift Valley.) This may ... net. Featured Image: Excavations at the NEG II site in the Jordan River Valley ( Dr. Leore Grosman ) and the site in ...
Natalia Klimczak - 17/02/2016 - 21:49
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Fishing Tackle Used to Catch Monster Carp 12,000 Years Ago, Says Study
... of ancient fishing tackle that was made near the Jordan River in Hula Valley, northern Israel. And this set of ... represents the Holy Grail of the angling world. Israel’s Jordan River dig site where the 12,000-year-old fishing ...
ashley cowie - 08/10/2021 - 22:47
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Oldest Arabic inscription provides missing link between Nabatean and Arabic writing
... century AD, including the magnificent city of Petra in Jordan. As well as their agricultural activities, they ... more than 2,000 sites in total in the areas that today are Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia. Archaeologists are still ... great cities and monuments. Featured image: Petra, Jordan, believed to be built by the Nabateans. Photo source: ...
aprilholloway - 08/08/2014 - 03:33
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Merciless Marauders or Fearsome Fighters? The Terror Tactics of the Huns
Ruthless and unpredictable, few armies have been as terrifying as the Huns. Descending on a town like a whirlwind from hell, the savage horsemen killed indiscriminately – combatants and civilians, men and women, adults and children. With this military acumen, the Huns created an empire that stretched east to west from the Caspian Sea to the Rhine River and north to south from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. The fullest extent of this empire was achieved under the Huns powerful leader, Attila, Scourge of God.
Kerry Sullivan - 14/03/2017 - 17:54
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Scientists Prove Rome’s Ancient Glass Was Not From Rome!
... One of the colorless Roman glass sherds from Jerash, Jordan, analysed in this study. Purple splashes are ... from the ancient city of Jerash , which is now in modern Jordan. They were unearthed by the Danish-German Jerash ...
Ed Whelan - 06/08/2020 - 14:05
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Mada'in Saleh - Saudi Arabia’s Abandoned Nabatean City
... a powerful kingdom in the Sinai and parts of modern Jordan in north-west Arabia. Under the Nabateans, the ... the capital of which was the famous city of Petra in Jordan. The Nabateans referred to Mada'in Saleh as Hegra and ... in Saudi Arabia The Magnificent Ancient City of Petra, Jordan The sophisticated water technologies of the ancient ...
Ed Whelan - 20/01/2020 - 02:07
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Secrets of the Knights Templar: The Knights of John the Baptist
... the Essenes. Al-Maghtas ruins on the Jordanian side of the Jordan River are the location for the Baptism of Jesus and ...
MarkPinkham - 11/06/2021 - 15:51
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Egyptians Provided Technological Leap For Edomite Kingdom
... Mines Revealed The magnificent ancient city of Petra, Jordan Ancient metal workers were not slaves but high status ... in the kingdom” which now lies within the boundaries of Jordan and Israel. However, the new research has shown that ... beetle inscribed with his name was discovered in southern Jordan suggesting his forces also invaded the rich copper ...
ashley cowie - 19/09/2019 - 19:01
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3,600-Year-Old Town of Treasures Excavated in Gaza
... Late Bronze ages. Imports of rich items from Syria, the Jordan Valley, Egypt and Mycenae are evidence of the ...
Mark Miller - 21/05/2016 - 03:39
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Why the Crusades Were Not a ‘Clash of Civilizations’
... Than He Deserves? Godfrey de Bouillon passing the Jordan and killing a camel. ( Public Domain ) Uninformed and ...
ancient-origins - 17/11/2017 - 01:58
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The Birkebeiners and a Heroic Mountain Rescue that Helped Unify Medieval Norway
... Sigurd the Crusader and King Baldwin ride to the River Jordan (Gerhard Munthe: Illustration for Magnussønnens saga) ...
Kerry Sullivan - 19/09/2017 - 19:07
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Qanat Firaun, the most spectacular underground aqueduct of the ancient world
... Decapolis, which now lie in present-day Syria and Jordan. Although the Arabic name ‘Qanat Firaun’ means ... where they made rapid progress. However, as they entered Jordan, the workers and engineers were met with enormous ... Schulz Underground Rivers – by Richard J. Heggen Gadara (Jordan) – RomanAqueducts.info Qanat Firaun, the most ...
aprilholloway - 14/04/2014 - 13:32