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Joshua’s armies depart a burning and looted Ai. — 05 Jan 2018

Military Blunder and the Death of a King: Joshua’s Debacle at Ai – Part II

By Cam Rea

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The battle of Ai is probably one of history’s most overlooked battles in which military trainees or cadets can learn valuable lessons.Joshua—new leader of the tribes of Israel, great military leader, and controversial figure in the Bible— may...
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Joshua’s armies depart a burning and looted Ai. — 05 Jan 2018

Military Blunder and the Death of a King: Joshua’s Debacle at Ai – Part II

By Cam Rea

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The battle of Ai is probably one of history’s most overlooked battles in which military trainees or cadets can learn valuable lessons.Joshua—new leader of the tribes of Israel, great military leader, and controversial figure in the Bible— may...
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Fire and Water Hands (Public Domain) — 11 Dec 2017

The Relationship that Started it All and Changed the World: The Yin Yang & Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Chinese mythology and cosmology rest on the concept that the universe is shaped and maintained by two fundamental forces called yin and yang. They are opposite yet complementary forces that interact to form a dynamic system where the whole is...
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Fire and Water Hands (Public Domain) — 11 Dec 2017

The Relationship that Started it All and Changed the World: The Yin Yang & Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Chinese mythology and cosmology rest on the concept that the universe is shaped and maintained by two fundamental forces called yin and yang. They are opposite yet complementary forces that interact to form a dynamic system where the whole is...
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From the Biblical tale, Jacob wrestles with an Angel — 18 Aug 2017

Flaming Swords and Winged Beasts: What Were These Ancient Creatures? The Origins of Cherubim – Part II

By Cam Rea

Mythology & Mystery

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The word angel comes from the Old English engel, or ‘messenger’. Angels have an ancient and global tradition, but with belief in these powerful but elusive supernatural beings still going strong today, it’s good to take a look at what the...
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From the Biblical tale, Jacob wrestles with an Angel — 18 Aug 2017

Flaming Swords and Winged Beasts: What Were These Ancient Creatures? The Origins of Cherubim – Part II

By Cam Rea

Mythology & Mystery

2

The word angel comes from the Old English engel, or ‘messenger’. Angels have an ancient and global tradition, but with belief in these powerful but elusive supernatural beings still going strong today, it’s good to take a look at what the...
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Guido Reni's archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome, 1636) tramples Satan. — 16 Aug 2017

Ancient Angels: Heavenly Messengers or Myths? The Origins of Cherubim – Part I

By Cam Rea

Mythology & Mystery

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If one does a Google search and types in “movies about angels”, you will receive a plethora of films that feature angels or what could be angels. Of course, this list includes the fallen ones as well. While Hollywood provides the films today,...
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Guido Reni's archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome, 1636) tramples Satan. — 16 Aug 2017

Ancient Angels: Heavenly Messengers or Myths? The Origins of Cherubim – Part I

By Cam Rea

Mythology & Mystery

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If one does a Google search and types in “movies about angels”, you will receive a plethora of films that feature angels or what could be angels. Of course, this list includes the fallen ones as well. While Hollywood provides the films today,...
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Modern painting of Mehmed and the Ottoman Army approaching Constantinople with a giant bombard, by Fausto Zonaro — 12 May 2017

Orban: The Man Whose Cannon Brought Down the Walls of Constantinople – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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For 53 days, starting on Friday, 6 April, the forces of the Ottoman Empire shook what was left of the Eastern Roman Empire (known as Byzantium, or the Byzantine Empire) until they were able to breach the massive walls of Constantinople on Tuesday...
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Modern painting of Mehmed and the Ottoman Army approaching Constantinople with a giant bombard, by Fausto Zonaro — 12 May 2017

Orban: The Man Whose Cannon Brought Down the Walls of Constantinople – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

For 53 days, starting on Friday, 6 April, the forces of the Ottoman Empire shook what was left of the Eastern Roman Empire (known as Byzantium, or the Byzantine Empire) until they were able to breach the massive walls of Constantinople on Tuesday...
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Gods and the creative and destructive power of fire. — 18 Jul 2016

Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of Man

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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From ancient times and even to this day, people consider fire one of the basic elements of the universe. Interpretations of fire in ancient mythologies vary greatly, with fire viewed as a creative and cleansing force as well as a destructive and...
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Gods and the creative and destructive power of fire. — 18 Jul 2016

Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of Man

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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From ancient times and even to this day, people consider fire one of the basic elements of the universe. Interpretations of fire in ancient mythologies vary greatly, with fire viewed as a creative and cleansing force as well as a destructive and...
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Detail of 17th century illustration of a woman committing suttee: self-immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre. — 19 Apr 2016

Suttee: Deadly Ancient Lessons on How to be a ‘Good Wife’ and a ‘Redeemed Widow’

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

2

A poor, 60-year-old barber in rural India, who had been ill for some time, died in his simple mud hut in 2002. The next morning, his widow announced her intention to commit suttee (or sati) —the ancient practice in which a widow burns herself to...
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Detail of 17th century illustration of a woman committing suttee: self-immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre. — 19 Apr 2016

Suttee: Deadly Ancient Lessons on How to be a ‘Good Wife’ and a ‘Redeemed Widow’

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

2

A poor, 60-year-old barber in rural India, who had been ill for some time, died in his simple mud hut in 2002. The next morning, his widow announced her intention to commit suttee (or sati) —the ancient practice in which a widow burns herself to...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. — 21 Nov 2015

Fire and Sword: Ferocious and Deadly Thermal Weapons set the Ancient World Ablaze

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

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One only had to witness cities devoured by flames, see fleets of ships sinking, their sails ablaze, or behold screaming victims doused in boiling pitch to know the deadly efficacy of ancient thermal weapons. Warfare was brutal, but effective, in...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. — 21 Nov 2015

Fire and Sword: Ferocious and Deadly Thermal Weapons set the Ancient World Ablaze

By lizleafloor

Archaeology & Science

0

One only had to witness cities devoured by flames, see fleets of ships sinking, their sails ablaze, or behold screaming victims doused in boiling pitch to know the deadly efficacy of ancient thermal weapons. Warfare was brutal, but effective, in...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. — 19 Nov

Fire and Sword: Ferocious and Deadly Thermal Weapons set the Ancient World Ablaze

By admin

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One only had to witness cities devoured by flames, see fleets of ships sinking, their sails ablaze, or behold screaming victims doused in boiling pitch to know the deadly efficacy of ancient thermal weapons.

Warfare was brutal, but effec...
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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. — 19 Nov

Fire and Sword: Ferocious and Deadly Thermal Weapons set the Ancient World Ablaze

By admin

0

One only had to witness cities devoured by flames, see fleets of ships sinking, their sails ablaze, or behold screaming victims doused in boiling pitch to know the deadly efficacy of ancient thermal weapons.

Warfare was brutal, but effec...
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