The Lighthouse of Alexandria
In 1994, a French team of archaeological divers conducted a salvage inspection in the eastern harbor of Alexandria in theContinue Reading
Tag: Ancient History
War Horse Part 2: The Egyptians.
Following the expulsion of the Hyksos during the reign of Ahmose I (1539-1514 BC), the use and exploits of theContinue Reading
War Horse Part 1
When our descendants first began to work the land as farmers, they tamed or domesticated cattle, donkeys, goats, pigs andContinue Reading
The Portrait Statue of the Four Tetrarchs.
In my humble opinion, I believe that more than any other empire in history, both Rome and Byzantium are bestContinue Reading
Nebuchadnezzar’s Etemenanki ziggurat (Tower of Babel).
Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC) was a king of the short lived Neo Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia (the region that roughlyContinue Reading
Roman Road Building 101
The Appian Way? No, just my garden path. Over the past few weeks I have (weather permitting) been building myContinue Reading
The Legend of the “Eye” Part 4
There are a many number of versions of the all seeing eye that we have not covered yet. Though firstlyContinue Reading
Marcus Aurelius: Emperor, General & Philosopher.
In his ‘Meditations’, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus simply wrote or described himself as ‘a male, mature in years, a statesman, aContinue Reading
The Legend of the “Eye” Part 1
The all-seeing eye is an ancient symbol that today has found itself on everything from the US one dollar billContinue Reading
Greeks, Romans and Asbestos (a brief history of…)
Our earliest records of the use of asbestos dates back around 3,000 years ago in the lands around Scandinavia. ArcheologistsContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 