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Are Mermaid Myths Inspired by a Rare Medical Condition?
... The mermaid originated in ancient Assyria, now northern Syria, with the legend of the goddess Atargatis, whose ... record, on the reverse of a coin of Demetrius III, King of Syria from 96–87 BC. ( Public domain ) In 1493, Christopher ...
Joanna Gillan - 27/03/2021 - 00:53
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Mistaken Identity? Mosaic in Israel Purported to Show Alexander the Great, but Some Not So Sure
... meaning 'locust'. And there was a royal family in Syria who were similarly disparaged as being locusts, one of ... century Queen Helena was the queen of Edessa in northern Syria. (Note - Agabus and Agbarus are the Roman and Syriac ...
ralph ellis - 15/09/2016 - 00:49
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The Possible Origins of the Early Persian Kings: Inscriptions Reveal a Pattern - Part II
Cyrus I of Anshan
Cyrus I was the second king of Anshan and son of Teispes. The name Cyrus in Old Persian is Kurush; in Elamite, Kurash; in Akkadian, Kuraha (u); and in Hebrew, Koresh. Cyrus I is said to have reigned from 640-600 BCE. The name of Cyrus will be of interest. The name Cyrus seems to be connected to the name Kuru. The name Kuru was also the name of a tribe that are said to be of Saka stock and were connected to Kambojas tribe, which were Saka as well.
Cam Rea - 03/08/2016 - 16:58
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Realism in Ancient Mesopotamian Relief Carvings (Video)
In the domain of ancient Mesopotamian art, the reliefs from Ashurnasirpal II's palace reign supreme. These monumental creations, though dispersed far and wide by Henry Austen Layard, possess a curious power. While some may dismiss them as repetitive and static, they miss the underlying brilliance.
Robbie Mitchell - 25/09/2023 - 17:00
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Hieroglyphics Deciphering The Origin Of The One God
... of IAO in Phoenicia, of IAU in Assyria, of IAO in Syria, IAU and HU in Britain, IA or ІU in Greece, Jupiter in ...
Calumy - 25/05/2020 - 19:10
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The Grail Cypher: The Secrets of Arthurian History Revealed (King Jesus Trilogy)
... • The son of Jesus-Arthur was the king of Palmyra in Syria. This is the most comprehensive and radical ... was only when Templar Crusaders returned to Normandy from Syria and Judaea, that the Arthurian genre was born. Why? ... The Templar Crusaders had discovered a manuscript in Syria detailing the true monarchal and martial life of King ...
ancient-origins - 08/01/2022 - 13:36
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The Civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia Explained (Video)
Robbie Mitchell - 06/03/2024 - 19:56
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From Babylon to Christianity: Feeding into the Eucharist
There can be no doubt that the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist was derived from Jewish, Babylonian, Assyrian and Egyptian traditions of sun veneration and sun baking methods.
Stephen Childs - 06/04/2023 - 14:48
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Forgotten Empire | Ancient Kingdom of Mitanni
... basin, and corresponds today with northern Iraq, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. At its greatest extent, the ...
ancient-origins - 31/03/2021 - 18:22
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Climate Change may have Caused Collapse of Civilizations in Late Bronze Age
... in regions of the Eastern Mediterranean such as Greece, Syria and neighbouring areas, but suffered severe crises that ... the Mycenaean kingdoms, the Hittite Empire in Anatolia and Syria, and the New Kingdom of Egypt in Syria and Canaan interrupted trade routes and severely ...
aprilholloway - 18/08/2013 - 03:32
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Rome’s Forgotten General: Upstart Poor Boy Becomes Military Conqueror – Part I
... 12 years old) crossed the Euphrates River and advanced in Syria. Once in Syria, the Parthian force, consisting of cavalry and a hefty ... and general) received word that the Parthians had invaded Syria. Immediately, he set out with two hundred ships. Bust ...
Cam Rea - 15/11/2017 - 15:31
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Sargon of Akkad: Familiar and Legendary Tales of a Famous Mesopotamian King
... the Great conquered the lands across southern Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran), then he used ... the Great conquered the lands across southern Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran), then he used ... part of Iran . In the West, Sargon conquered parts of Syria and Anatolia as well. Sargon the Great. (Dave ...
dhwty - 02/03/2019 - 01:46
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The Magnificent Citadel of Erbil - A True Archaeological Sandwich
... in 1974 in the remnants of the ancient city of Ebla in Syria. Two references to a town called Irbilum can be found ...
Aleksa Vučković - 04/01/2022 - 14:00
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Drought in the Tigris River Uncovers Hidden Mittani Empire City
... from the eastern Mediterranean in modern-day Turkey and Syria to the eastern region of northern Iraq. It became one ...
Sahir - 31/05/2022 - 18:39
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The Phoenicians: The History and Culture of One of the Ancient World's Most Influential Civilizations
“These people, who had formerly dwelt on the shores of the Erythraean Sea, having migrated to the Mediterranean and settled in the parts which they now inhabit, began at once, they say, to adventure on long voyages, freighting their vessels with the wares of Egypt and Assyria...” - Herodotus
ancient-origins - 26/02/2016 - 01:01
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4,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian City Discovered In the Shadow Of Ur
A 4,000-year-old urban settlement has been discovered on the road to Ur in modern Iraq. Researchers suspect the discovery represents a lost Mesopotamian city capital that was founded on the ashes of the collapse of ancient Babylonia in the middle of the second millennium BC.
ashley cowie - 16/07/2021 - 14:55
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A Pharaoh’s Exploits Recorded for All Time: The Battle of Megiddo—Part I
... the protection of the Kingdom of Mitanni. Main cities of Syria in the second millennium BCE. Kadesh, or Qadesh, is to ...
Cam Rea - 22/02/2017 - 16:10
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Petros Koutoupis
Petros Koutoupis is an author and an independent historical researcher, focusing predominantly on the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age periods of the Eastern Mediterranean and general Near East. Fluent in modern Greek, Petros has additional knowledge in languages that include ancient & Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, and a good fundamental understanding of Aramaic, Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Akkadian.
ancient-origins - 03/01/2013 - 08:14
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6200-year-old parasite egg may be first proof of early human technology spreading disease
... grave at a prehistoric town by the Euphrates River in Syria may be the first evidence that agricultural irrigation ... system that covers parts of modern-day Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey. According to co-author Dr Piers Mitchell, ... University of Chicago The discovery at Tell Zeidan in Syria was made by an international team of archaeologists and ...
aprilholloway - 23/06/2014 - 23:31
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The Comet that Changed Civilization – And May Do Again
... out at their neighbors in the eastern Mediterranean; in Syria, the Mitanni kingdom attacked the Assyrians of Iraq; ...
Graham Phillips - 05/10/2016 - 21:39