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Departure of the Israelites by David Roberts, (1829) — 04 Feb 2019

Exodus: Were the Israelites Slaves in Egypt or Not?

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Book of Exodus has intrigued churchgoers, academics and everyday readers. The approach to its content varies; an apologetic approach includes a literal interpretation of the Bible however a minimalist approach suggests the stories in the Bible...
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Departure of the Israelites by David Roberts, (1829) — 04 Feb 2019

Exodus: Were the Israelites Slaves in Egypt or Not?

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Book of Exodus has intrigued churchgoers, academics and everyday readers. The approach to its content varies; an apologetic approach includes a literal interpretation of the Bible however a minimalist approach suggests the stories in the Bible...
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Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat during the bombardment of Tripoli, 3 August 1804. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur (lower right center) in mortal combat with the Tripolitan Captain by Dennis Malone Carter (19th century) (Public Domain) — 16 Jan 2019

The Price for Peace: The First Barbary War

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In 1785, John Adams and his wife Abigail made their home in London. John was the newly appointed American ambassador to Great Britain. It was already bad enough that America was a free and independent nation let alone that it had an ambassador....
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Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat during the bombardment of Tripoli, 3 August 1804. Lieutenant Stephen Decatur (lower right center) in mortal combat with the Tripolitan Captain by Dennis Malone Carter (19th century) (Public Domain) — 16 Jan 2019

The Price for Peace: The First Barbary War

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In 1785, John Adams and his wife Abigail made their home in London. John was the newly appointed American ambassador to Great Britain. It was already bad enough that America was a free and independent nation let alone that it had an ambassador....
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Magi paying homage to Jesus. — 28 Dec 2018

Political Landscape of the Nativity of Jesus

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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To paint the canvas around the time of the birth of Jesus, one needs to examine the unfolding political landscape of Judea a generation before Jesus’ birth. By 40 BC, Judea was under Parthian rule and Antigonus II Mattathias (of Hasmonean...
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Magi paying homage to Jesus. — 28 Dec 2018

Political Landscape of the Nativity of Jesus

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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To paint the canvas around the time of the birth of Jesus, one needs to examine the unfolding political landscape of Judea a generation before Jesus’ birth. By 40 BC, Judea was under Parthian rule and Antigonus II Mattathias (of Hasmonean...
Read More

The Mongol heavy cavalry in a battle (13th–14th century) — 19 Nov 2018

Call in the Cavalry: Famous Cavalries of the Ancient World

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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‘Call in the Cavalry’ has become a proverb for reverting to damage-control expert assistance when things get out of hand. Yet the quote is embedded in the history of a noble and often elite unit originally formed to provide support to the...
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The Mongol heavy cavalry in a battle (13th–14th century) — 19 Nov 2018

Call in the Cavalry: Famous Cavalries of the Ancient World

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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‘Call in the Cavalry’ has become a proverb for reverting to damage-control expert assistance when things get out of hand. Yet the quote is embedded in the history of a noble and often elite unit originally formed to provide support to the...
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The Dance of the Muses at Mount Helicon by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1807). Hesiod cites inspiration from the Muses while on Mount Helicon. — 02 Nov 2018

Hesiod’s Concerns About Economics and Polis During the Greek Dark Age

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Greek Dark Age fits between the Late Bronze Age Collapse - often alternately referred to as the Mycenaean Civilization Collapse, around 1200 BC - and the Greek Archaic Period, around 800 BC. The Late Dark Age’s catastrophic end was foreshown...
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The Dance of the Muses at Mount Helicon by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1807). Hesiod cites inspiration from the Muses while on Mount Helicon. — 02 Nov 2018

Hesiod’s Concerns About Economics and Polis During the Greek Dark Age

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The Greek Dark Age fits between the Late Bronze Age Collapse - often alternately referred to as the Mycenaean Civilization Collapse, around 1200 BC - and the Greek Archaic Period, around 800 BC. The Late Dark Age’s catastrophic end was foreshown...
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Sacking of Rome in 1527 by Johannes Lingelbach (17th century) 14,000 mercenaries under George von Frundsberg joined the Duke of Bourbon and the Constable of France, Charles III, to lead them towards Rome — 24 Sep 2018

Soldiers for Sale: Mercenaries from Ancient Times to Medieval Times

By Cam Rea

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Mercenaries are soldiers who are paid for their martial services from the pocket of their employer and from the spoils obtained in war. Most mercenaries once fought in professional armies before joining the motley ranks of private forces for hire....
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Sacking of Rome in 1527 by Johannes Lingelbach (17th century) 14,000 mercenaries under George von Frundsberg joined the Duke of Bourbon and the Constable of France, Charles III, to lead them towards Rome — 24 Sep 2018

Soldiers for Sale: Mercenaries from Ancient Times to Medieval Times

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Mercenaries are soldiers who are paid for their martial services from the pocket of their employer and from the spoils obtained in war. Most mercenaries once fought in professional armies before joining the motley ranks of private forces for hire....
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Death of Tecumseh, Frieze of the United States Capitol Rotunda (Public Domain) — 27 Aug 2018

The Fate of Fierce Chief Michikinikwa, ‘Little Turtle’ Resistance Fighter

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Chief Michikinikwa, who is more popularly known as ‘Chief Little Turtle’ originated from the Miami tribe and was born in 1752, near the Eel River in what is today Union Township in Whitley County Indiana. His father’s name was Turtle and when...
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Death of Tecumseh, Frieze of the United States Capitol Rotunda (Public Domain) — 27 Aug 2018

The Fate of Fierce Chief Michikinikwa, ‘Little Turtle’ Resistance Fighter

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Chief Michikinikwa, who is more popularly known as ‘Chief Little Turtle’ originated from the Miami tribe and was born in 1752, near the Eel River in what is today Union Township in Whitley County Indiana. His father’s name was Turtle and when...
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Ancient Hebrew Swords — 03 Aug 2018

The Pros and Cons of the Armory of the Ancient Israelites

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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While the Israelites saw Yahweh in the spiritual sense as their divinely armed warrior leading the way, in the physical realm, they were anything but divinely armed. At Sinai, Moses instituted a draft in which the number swelled from 1,000...
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Ancient Hebrew Swords — 03 Aug 2018

The Pros and Cons of the Armory of the Ancient Israelites

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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While the Israelites saw Yahweh in the spiritual sense as their divinely armed warrior leading the way, in the physical realm, they were anything but divinely armed. At Sinai, Moses instituted a draft in which the number swelled from 1,000...
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Miniature depicting Ehud murdering King Eglon by Rudolf von Ems (1350 to 1375) — 13 Jul 2018

How Did the Benjamites Manage to Overthrown the Mighty Moabites: Ehud the Deliverer

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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After forty years had passed after settling in the promised land of Canaan, the Israelites found themselves dealing with an old adversary. Chushan-Rishathaim, the ‘twice-evil Kushite, king of Aram-Naharaim, or north-west Mesopotamia, was the...
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Miniature depicting Ehud murdering King Eglon by Rudolf von Ems (1350 to 1375) — 13 Jul 2018

How Did the Benjamites Manage to Overthrown the Mighty Moabites: Ehud the Deliverer

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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After forty years had passed after settling in the promised land of Canaan, the Israelites found themselves dealing with an old adversary. Chushan-Rishathaim, the ‘twice-evil Kushite, king of Aram-Naharaim, or north-west Mesopotamia, was the...
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The Levite of Ephraim avenging the death of his wife as the victim of brutality by the Benjamites by Alexandre-François Caminade (1837) — 20 Jun 2018

The Gibeah Incident: Ancient Israel’s First Civil War Over a Concubine

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The first civil war among the tribes of Israel broke out over the Gibeah incident, which was between the Israelite confederation and the tribe of Benjamin. While this incident is normally placed towards the end of the book of Judges, Chapters...
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The Levite of Ephraim avenging the death of his wife as the victim of brutality by the Benjamites by Alexandre-François Caminade (1837) — 20 Jun 2018

The Gibeah Incident: Ancient Israel’s First Civil War Over a Concubine

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The first civil war among the tribes of Israel broke out over the Gibeah incident, which was between the Israelite confederation and the tribe of Benjamin. While this incident is normally placed towards the end of the book of Judges, Chapters...
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