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... as far west as Ancyra. Subsequently, she conquered Syria, Palestine and Lebanon using a blend of military might ... Zenobia, the Warrior Queen of Palmyra, Syria ...
dhwty - 01/01/2015 - 22:18
... Severus, was destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or Daesh) in 2015. Imagine a great excavation ... by history. Sadly, due to the beginning of the war in Syria, the site was in danger. It suffered due to attacks in ... Pearl of the Desert Zenobia, the Warrior Queen of Palmyra, Syria The Disappearing Petroglyphs of the UAE: An ongoing and ...
Natalia Klimczak - 06/05/2017 - 19:26
... Edessan necropolis at Sogmatar, in what was then northern Syria. In this year King Wa'el of Edessa had an inscription ... Edessan necropolis at Sogmatar, in what was then northern Syria. In this year King Wa'el of Edessa had an inscription ... Jacob anointed with oils when he was at Haran in northern Syria, as narrated in Genesis 28:18. This ritual appears to ...
ralph ellis - 15/07/2017 - 14:02
... discovered” at the 'White Monument’ at Tell Banat in Syria. Dating to around 2300 BC archaeologists have ... at the ' White Monument’ at Tell Banat in Syria. And while for decades this burial mound was thought to ... finds from the settlement complex of Banat-Bazi in Syria which was occupied nearly 5,000-years-ago. The new ...
ashley cowie - 28/05/2021 - 15:01
... Creed would be familiar with the castle of Masyaf in Syria. In the series, the castle of Masyaf was the ... an order of Nizari Ismailies was formed in Persia and Syria by a man called Hassan-i Sabbah. These were the ... character as Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Saladin’s ...
dhwty - 23/07/2014 - 01:41
... to employ would be one of violent terror. Once he moved to Syria, he would go on to become the leader of ISIL. One of ... inscription. Stone, late 2nd century AD. From Palmyra, Syria. ( CC BY SA 3.0 ) Making Money Off Western Greed As a ... Ancient Artifacts Zenobia, the Warrior Queen of Palmyra, Syria The Disappearing Petroglyphs of the UAE: An ongoing and ...
Dr. Steven L. Derfler - 08/04/2018 - 22:58
... his (mis)deeds. The Rise Of Elagabalus And His Mother From Syria Elagabalus (sometimes referred to as Heliogabalus) was born around 203 AD in Emesa, a city in western Syria known today as Homs. At birth Elagabalus was known as ... was Sextus Varius Marcellus, a Roman aristocrat from Syria. Unlike the two Julias, Marcellus does to seem to play ...
dhwty - 28/12/2020 - 22:04
... armies at Carchemish (605 BC) and thereby subduing both Syria and Phoenicia to Babylonian rule before he had even ...
Riley Winters - 16/08/2015 - 14:50
... Karkemish (Carchemish), which lies on the war-torn Turkey-Syria border, and the northwestern edge of ancient ...
lizleafloor - 18/11/2014 - 00:29
London, Paris and New York are global cities: modern hubs for travel, technology and trade, their names and images echo around the globe, capturing our imaginations with their distinctive histories, famous residents and iconic landmarks. Cities, such as these, which connect with the wider world become mixing pots for a rich interplay of diverse ideas, people and cultures.
ancient-origins - 29/09/2015 - 21:46
A True History (known in its original Greek as Alēthē diēgēmata, or in Latin as Vera Historia) is a story written by Lucian of Samosata, an author of Syrian / Assyrian origin who lived during the 2nd century AD. Lucian is famous for his satirical works, and ‘A True History’ may be read as a piece of satire.
dhwty - 06/02/2018 - 14:00
... we have. Ugarit is a city-state located in Northern Syria. Situated at the crossroads between the Hittite empire ... world. A tomb in the royal palace’s courtyard at Ugarit, Syria. (Gianfranco Gazzetti / GAR / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Foreign ...
Liu Jiaxin - 04/12/2022 - 00:59
Militants of the Islamic State have destroyed a large portion of the ancient Nineveh wall in Mosul, which dates back some 2,700 years. The tragic loss adds to a series of archaeological, historical, and religious sites of great historical value that have been reduced to ruins.
aprilholloway - 01/02/2015 - 22:05
In the temple-schools of Mesopotamia, students learned exorcism rituals, how to mix healing atonements, perform astrology, and how to cure demonic possession. While these skills may seem archaic now, the temple-schools actually served as the first medical schools. They even trained their students on the study of contract law, ethics, medical billing, and accounting. They were hubs of intellectual activity.
Dr. Heather Lynn - 15/03/2019 - 15:37
... Pix / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ) The Glass Addiction: Syria and Rome Records show that glassblowing was invented sometime around the 1st century BC in Syria . According to the accounts, various craftsmen in the ...
Lex Leigh - 17/08/2022 - 18:59
... ( John Theodor / Adobe Stock) In 1260 the Mongols attacked Syria and seized the castle, destroying some of its defenses. ... from the Ancient Biblical City of Be’er Sheva Ancient Syria: Another Cradle of Civilization? What’s Special About ... Heights after a sectarian civil war in 1860 in Lebanon and Syria. They named the castle after Nimrod, a biblical king ...
Ed Whelan - 23/09/2020 - 01:04
... was the capitol of the Assyrian empire (present-day Syria, Iran and parts of Turkey), and the king hunted these ...
Willem Daffue - 14/11/2018 - 16:36
The Faravahar is arguably the best-known symbol of the Persian Zoroastrian faith. This symbol consists of a winged disc with a man emerging from it. The man is shown holding a ring. Whilst the symbol is well known, the meaning behind it is more complicated. The Faravahar was adopted as a secular symbol to represent the modern nation of Iran.
dhwty - 11/01/2021 - 13:55
... and buried on the beach of Issyk-Kul. 'St Matthew died in Syria. His followers, escaping from Rome's persecutions, ...
ancient-origins - 02/09/2015 - 23:23
... that Hazor is situated on the trade route between Syria and Egypt , it is not difficult to see how it could ...
dhwty - 24/05/2021 - 15:05