5 hours ago by Melbourne on my mind

A week or so ago, the lovely Gina posted a letter to her high school self on her blog. And it cracked me up so much that I felt the need to do likewise. (Oh, and just as a note to America, high school in Australia lasts for six years.) Dear High School Kirsti, You'll probably be devastated to learn ...

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17 hours ago by Florentius

In the year of our Lord 55 on February 11, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus died one day shy of his 15th birthday. Son of the Roman emperor Claudius and Valeria Messalina (executed for plotting the overthrow of Claudius 7 years before), the boy was called "Britannicus" in celebration of his fath ...

Gloria Romanorum - gloriaromanorum.blogspot.com · 12 references

3 days ago by Jason Bradley

From Space Exploration Network Humanty’s first faltering steps toward flight were taken by the Chinese. As far back as 2,800 years ago, the Chinese figured out that if they attached sheets of silk to a bamboo frame, it would catch … Continue reading →

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4 days ago by Tom Sykes

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there L.P.Hartley Hosting the most recent Carnivalesque made me think about the enduring interest of ancient history. You’ll know from looking around this blog that I have gravitated toward early modern history in the last few years, but this ...

In Pursuit of History - inpursuitofhistory.com · 13 references

5 days ago by edwardcav

Michael Sommer, ‘Colonies – Colonisation – Colonialism: A Typological Reappraisal’, Ancient East and West 10 (2011). Colonies, colonisation and, in particular, colonialism are concepts carrying heavy ideological subtexts – yet they loom over the current debate about the dynamism of the Iron Age Medi ...

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8 days ago by njtmyl

Part eleven. The Bible states this – Heb 11:6 But without trusting in The Lord God, it is not possible to delight God, for those who comes to God must accept that He is and that He is a rewarder of those individuals that conscientiously seek Him. EPH. 2:8 For by a gift of God you’ve been saved throu ...

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10 days ago by Resolute Reader

Around 15,000 years tiny bands of people travelled across a narrow band of land between what is now the far eastern end of Russia and Alaska. The land bridge caused by the colder climate at the end of the last Ice Age allowed these hunter-gatherers to arrive in a new world. A vast area without human ...

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11 days ago by J.A. Beard

I was just reading about the graffiti at Pompeii. It's an interesting combination of lame stuff (Saturna was here), sweet love declarations, rental advertisements, political ranting, jokes, and bawdy bathroom-stall style humor. It's a complete slice-of-life in an ancient Roman city. Here's an articl ...

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17 days ago by admin

This week I would like to introduce you all to Chris Kotsiopoulos. He is a photographer in Greece. He is surrounded by a ton of beauty and ancient history and...

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17 days ago by DeniseF

From Goodreads: Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provided wives to the rulers of Egypt for centuries. Ambitious, charismatic, and beautiful, Nefertiti is destined to marry Amunhotep, an unstable young pharaoh. It is hoped that her strong pe ...

So Many Books, So Little Time - somanybookssolittletimeblog.blogspot.com · Rank: 170,397