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Statue of Roman Soldier (Public Domain), and recreators of Roman legionaries wearing the lorica segmentata, 1st-3rd century (Caliga10/CC BY-SA 3.0); Deriv. — 15 Nov 2017

Rome’s Forgotten General: Upstart Poor Boy Becomes Military Conqueror – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In the spring of 40 BCE, the Parthians, led by Quintus Labienus, a Roman general who was supported the Liberators (consisting of Brutus and Cassius, who participated in the assassination of Caesar), was on a mission to seek Parthian support and...
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Statue of Roman Soldier (Public Domain), and recreators of Roman legionaries wearing the lorica segmentata, 1st-3rd century (Caliga10/CC BY-SA 3.0); Deriv. — 15 Nov 2017

Rome’s Forgotten General: Upstart Poor Boy Becomes Military Conqueror – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

In the spring of 40 BCE, the Parthians, led by Quintus Labienus, a Roman general who was supported the Liberators (consisting of Brutus and Cassius, who participated in the assassination of Caesar), was on a mission to seek Parthian support and...
Read More

Manananggal, mythical creature of the Philippines — 13 Nov 2017

The Shocking Demon that Brings Plague and Devours Babies: Ancient Goddess & Evil Widow Rangda in Balinese Mythology

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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All eyes focused on the figure of Rangda as she emerged from the inner part of the temple, about a third of the way through the Barong dance (an ancient dance which predates even the Hindu influences in the island of Bali, Indonesia). There is no...
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Manananggal, mythical creature of the Philippines — 13 Nov 2017

The Shocking Demon that Brings Plague and Devours Babies: Ancient Goddess & Evil Widow Rangda in Balinese Mythology

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

All eyes focused on the figure of Rangda as she emerged from the inner part of the temple, about a third of the way through the Barong dance (an ancient dance which predates even the Hindu influences in the island of Bali, Indonesia). There is no...
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The imposing mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. Design by Anand Balaji. — 10 Nov 2017

Butehamun, Opener of the Gates to the Underworld: Dismantling Sacred Places of the Dead

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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At the very end of the Twentieth Dynasty and through to the beginning of the early Twenty-First Dynasty, one after another, the many royal dead in the Valley of the Kings were divested of their funerary paraphernalia. What was once considered...
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The imposing mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. Design by Anand Balaji. — 10 Nov 2017

Butehamun, Opener of the Gates to the Underworld: Dismantling Sacred Places of the Dead

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

At the very end of the Twentieth Dynasty and through to the beginning of the early Twenty-First Dynasty, one after another, the many royal dead in the Valley of the Kings were divested of their funerary paraphernalia. What was once considered...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. (Public Domain);Deriv. — 08 Nov 2017

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. (Public Domain);Deriv. — 08 Nov 2017

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can...
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Reconstitution of a prehistoric burial. Representative image — 06 Nov 2017

Bones of the Child, Tools of the Shaman: Ritual and Cosmology at the Hopewell Tunacunnhee Mounds

By Jason Jarrell

Archaeology & Science

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Near Trenton in Dade County, Georgia, is a place called Tunacunnhee, supposedly named after a Native American word meaning “Lookout Creek”. Located just a few hundred yards east of Lookout Creek is an archaeological site known as the...
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Reconstitution of a prehistoric burial. Representative image — 06 Nov 2017

Bones of the Child, Tools of the Shaman: Ritual and Cosmology at the Hopewell Tunacunnhee Mounds

By Jason Jarrell

Archaeology & Science

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Near Trenton in Dade County, Georgia, is a place called Tunacunnhee, supposedly named after a Native American word meaning “Lookout Creek”. Located just a few hundred yards east of Lookout Creek is an archaeological site known as the...
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Charge of the 21th lancers at Ondurman. William Barnes Wollen (1857-1936) — 03 Nov 2017

Might Makes Right on the Field of Death: The Bloodsoaked Battle of Omdurman — Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The British forces watched for the enemy to get within yards before opening up their artillery. They waited, breath held, for the Dervishes to cross into the killing zone.As the Dervish warriors barreled forward, the British forces and their allies...
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Charge of the 21th lancers at Ondurman. William Barnes Wollen (1857-1936) — 03 Nov 2017

Might Makes Right on the Field of Death: The Bloodsoaked Battle of Omdurman — Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The British forces watched for the enemy to get within yards before opening up their artillery. They waited, breath held, for the Dervishes to cross into the killing zone.As the Dervish warriors barreled forward, the British forces and their allies...
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01 Nov 2017

Swords Versus Machine Guns: The Lopsided Battle of Omdurman — Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Victorian imperialism reached its apex on 2 September 1898, when the modern British army faced off against an army of poorly equipped Islamic fundamentalists known as Mahdists, and the battle would end the Mahdist War that began in 1881. Even...
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01 Nov 2017

Swords Versus Machine Guns: The Lopsided Battle of Omdurman — Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

1

Victorian imperialism reached its apex on 2 September 1898, when the modern British army faced off against an army of poorly equipped Islamic fundamentalists known as Mahdists, and the battle would end the Mahdist War that began in 1881. Even...
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Elephant-headed goddess Vinayaki is often mistaken for a female Ganesha. Statue of Ganesha — 30 Oct 2017

Goddess… or Demon? Hidden History of Vinayaki, the Mysterious Elephant-Headed Woman of Hindu Myth

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In one of the shrines of the Thanumalayan temple in Kanyakumari district, India, is the stone sculpture of a four-armed deity sitting cross-legged in Sukhasana (“easy pose” - similar to sitting in a simple cross-legged position) holding a...
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Elephant-headed goddess Vinayaki is often mistaken for a female Ganesha. Statue of Ganesha — 30 Oct 2017

Goddess… or Demon? Hidden History of Vinayaki, the Mysterious Elephant-Headed Woman of Hindu Myth

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

In one of the shrines of the Thanumalayan temple in Kanyakumari district, India, is the stone sculpture of a four-armed deity sitting cross-legged in Sukhasana (“easy pose” - similar to sitting in a simple cross-legged position) holding a...
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Collection of Egyptian Busts and Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 27 Oct 2017

Nefertiti and the Perfect Serenity of Death: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun —Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Archeological records and a trove of recovered specimens inform us that shabtis (funerary figurines) produced from different materials were placed in the tombs of Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, his father and grandfather. The exquisite...
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Collection of Egyptian Busts and Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 27 Oct 2017

Nefertiti and the Perfect Serenity of Death: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun —Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

Archeological records and a trove of recovered specimens inform us that shabtis (funerary figurines) produced from different materials were placed in the tombs of Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, his father and grandfather. The exquisite...
Read More

Collection of Egyptian Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 25 Oct 2017

Deputies of the Dead from Amarna to Thebes: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Among the most important items that made it into the crypts of both kings and commoners alike were shabti figurines that served to ensure that the Afterlife was one long holiday for their masters. The sepulchers of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun too...
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Collection of Egyptian Shabtis, design by Anand Balaji — 25 Oct 2017

Deputies of the Dead from Amarna to Thebes: Mesmeric Shabtis of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun—Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

0

Among the most important items that made it into the crypts of both kings and commoners alike were shabti figurines that served to ensure that the Afterlife was one long holiday for their masters. The sepulchers of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun too...
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