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Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, wearing the breastplate by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) Jewish Museum, New York (Public Domain) — 27 Sep 2023

The Israelites’ Lost Urim And Tummim, Divine Divination Of Yahweh

By Alessandra Filiaci

History & Tradition

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The story of the settlement of the Israelite tribes in the Promised Land has long been the subject of controversy among scholars. Moreover, the narrative of the Book of Judges has been regarded as more realistic than that of the Book of Joshua,...
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Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, wearing the breastplate by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) Jewish Museum, New York (Public Domain) — 27 Sep 2023

The Israelites’ Lost Urim And Tummim, Divine Divination Of Yahweh

By Alessandra Filiaci

History & Tradition

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The story of the settlement of the Israelite tribes in the Promised Land has long been the subject of controversy among scholars. Moreover, the narrative of the Book of Judges has been regarded as more realistic than that of the Book of Joshua,...
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Roberto the Roman welcoming the traveler to bustling Rome(Massimo Todaro /Adobe Stock) — 25 Sep 2023

Strolling Through Augustan Rome With Roberto The Roman

By Robert Garland

History & Tradition

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Like many ancient cities, and some modern, Augustan Rome was a combination of public magnificence and private squalor. There were the temples, the aqueducts, the basilicas, and other grandiose public buildings, and there were the seedy back...
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Roberto the Roman welcoming the traveler to bustling Rome(Massimo Todaro /Adobe Stock) — 25 Sep 2023

Strolling Through Augustan Rome With Roberto The Roman

By Robert Garland

History & Tradition

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Like many ancient cities, and some modern, Augustan Rome was a combination of public magnificence and private squalor. There were the temples, the aqueducts, the basilicas, and other grandiose public buildings, and there were the seedy back...
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Caracol Collage, created by the author: The Observatory in 2023; photo by author, Starry sky background compliments of Felix Mittermeier, Pixabay, To the upper left is the lithograph of El Caracol by Frederick Catherwood, 1844, To the upper right is the recreation of El Caracol at Chichén Itzá by artist J.S. Bolles, 1935, Flanking the Caracol are two heads of K’uk’ulkan, photos from Ruppert, Karl, The Caracol at Chichen Izta (sic) Yucatan, Mexico, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1935. — 22 Sep 2023

El Caracol Conundrum: Secrets of Chichén Itzá’s Famous Maya Observatory

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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Standing unique among ancient structures, Chichén Itzá’s enigmatic “Observatory”, El Caracol, may be the world’s most mysterious and distinctive stone monument. It was built by the Maya of the Yucatán, Mexico, over a millennium ago, as...
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Caracol Collage, created by the author: The Observatory in 2023; photo by author, Starry sky background compliments of Felix Mittermeier, Pixabay, To the upper left is the lithograph of El Caracol by Frederick Catherwood, 1844, To the upper right is the recreation of El Caracol at Chichén Itzá by artist J.S. Bolles, 1935, Flanking the Caracol are two heads of K’uk’ulkan, photos from Ruppert, Karl, The Caracol at Chichen Izta (sic) Yucatan, Mexico, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1935. — 22 Sep 2023

El Caracol Conundrum: Secrets of Chichén Itzá’s Famous Maya Observatory

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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Standing unique among ancient structures, Chichén Itzá’s enigmatic “Observatory”, El Caracol, may be the world’s most mysterious and distinctive stone monument. It was built by the Maya of the Yucatán, Mexico, over a millennium ago, as...
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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia with his daughter Julia present by Angelica Kauffmann (1788) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 20 Sep 2023

How To Empress: First Imperial Women Of Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although the Julian Dynasty of ancient Rome has delivered many examples of powerful and ambitious imperial women, not all of them were meant to become an empress. The reign of Emperor Augustus alone offered three potential empresses of Rome, four...
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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia with his daughter Julia present by Angelica Kauffmann (1788) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 20 Sep 2023

How To Empress: First Imperial Women Of Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although the Julian Dynasty of ancient Rome has delivered many examples of powerful and ambitious imperial women, not all of them were meant to become an empress. The reign of Emperor Augustus alone offered three potential empresses of Rome, four...
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Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre’ (1624) by Giovanni Lanfranco. Galleria Borghese (Public Domain) — 18 Sep 2023

How The Sons Of God Became The Sethian Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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According to the biblical story told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 6:1-4, certain Sons of God fathered children with the daughters of men. They were called the Nephilim and are often identified with Giants. One of the fascinating aspects of the...
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Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre’ (1624) by Giovanni Lanfranco. Galleria Borghese (Public Domain) — 18 Sep 2023

How The Sons Of God Became The Sethian Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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According to the biblical story told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 6:1-4, certain Sons of God fathered children with the daughters of men. They were called the Nephilim and are often identified with Giants. One of the fascinating aspects of the...
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Ibn Umail describes a statue of a sage holding the tablet of ancient alchemical knowledge. Illustration from a transcript of Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi's book Al-mâ' al-waraqî (The Silvery Water), Islamic miniature probably from Baghdad (Public Domain) — 15 Sep 2023

Perfect Nature: Encountering The Self As A Spiritual Guide In The Arabic Hermetica

By Jason Jarrell

Mythology & Mystery

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The Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica are a core subgroup of Arabic Hermetic texts which take the form of discourses and letters of the philosopher Aristotle to Alexander the Great. The texts concern an array of subjects, including cosmology, the...
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Ibn Umail describes a statue of a sage holding the tablet of ancient alchemical knowledge. Illustration from a transcript of Muhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi's book Al-mâ' al-waraqî (The Silvery Water), Islamic miniature probably from Baghdad (Public Domain) — 15 Sep 2023

Perfect Nature: Encountering The Self As A Spiritual Guide In The Arabic Hermetica

By Jason Jarrell

Mythology & Mystery

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The Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica are a core subgroup of Arabic Hermetic texts which take the form of discourses and letters of the philosopher Aristotle to Alexander the Great. The texts concern an array of subjects, including cosmology, the...
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Portrait of the Royal Tudors. At left, Henry VII, with Prince Arthur behind him, then Prince Henry (later Henry VIII), and Prince Edmund, who did not survive early childhood. To the right is Elizabeth of York, with Princess Margaret, then Princess Elizabeth who didn't survive childhood, Princess Mary, and Princess Katherine, who died shortly after her birth. (Public Domain) — 13 Sep 2023

The Other Arthur Of England: Pendragon Or Tudor?

By Gareth Streeter

History & Tradition

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For over 300 years, and probably more besides, the fabled figure of King Arthur had set the standard for English kings to follow. The victorious son of Uther Pendragon was, in the words of Geoffrey of Monmouth, the conqueror that ‘no country...
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Portrait of the Royal Tudors. At left, Henry VII, with Prince Arthur behind him, then Prince Henry (later Henry VIII), and Prince Edmund, who did not survive early childhood. To the right is Elizabeth of York, with Princess Margaret, then Princess Elizabeth who didn't survive childhood, Princess Mary, and Princess Katherine, who died shortly after her birth. (Public Domain) — 13 Sep 2023

The Other Arthur Of England: Pendragon Or Tudor?

By Gareth Streeter

History & Tradition

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For over 300 years, and probably more besides, the fabled figure of King Arthur had set the standard for English kings to follow. The victorious son of Uther Pendragon was, in the words of Geoffrey of Monmouth, the conqueror that ‘no country...
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Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and Octavia, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1812) Toulouse, Musée des Augustins (Public Domain) — 11 Sep 2023

When In Rome: Legends - Fact Or Fiction, Does It Matter?

By Robert Garland

Mythology & Mystery

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The Greeks exhibited an amazing aptitude for fashioning myths about gods and heroes. Not so the Romans, who failed to produce an independent mythological tradition. But what the Romans did excel at was in shaping legends about the men and women who...
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Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and Octavia, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1812) Toulouse, Musée des Augustins (Public Domain) — 11 Sep 2023

When In Rome: Legends - Fact Or Fiction, Does It Matter?

By Robert Garland

Mythology & Mystery

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The Greeks exhibited an amazing aptitude for fashioning myths about gods and heroes. Not so the Romans, who failed to produce an independent mythological tradition. But what the Romans did excel at was in shaping legends about the men and women who...
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The Parthian Temple of Gareus in Uruk (Osama alqasab/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 08 Sep 2023

Uruk: Ancient Civilization Archaeological Superstar Status

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Uruk, in southern Iraq, has reached superstar status in the realm of archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations by delivering the Sumerian King Lists among the 5,000 cuneiform tablets discovered there; it is also the place where the first...
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The Parthian Temple of Gareus in Uruk (Osama alqasab/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 08 Sep 2023

Uruk: Ancient Civilization Archaeological Superstar Status

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Uruk, in southern Iraq, has reached superstar status in the realm of archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations by delivering the Sumerian King Lists among the 5,000 cuneiform tablets discovered there; it is also the place where the first...
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Mamaconas or nun’s enclosure at Pachacamac ( Caio/ Adobe Stock) — 06 Sep 2023

Revisiting The Oracle Of Pachacamac In Peru

By Dr Richard Marranca

Archaeology & Science

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Since ancient times, ubiquitous to various cultures, humankind has sought to overcome that which they cannot control, such as healing mysterious afflictions and trying to predict the veiled future, by undertaking pilgrimages to consult oracles. ...
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Mamaconas or nun’s enclosure at Pachacamac ( Caio/ Adobe Stock) — 06 Sep 2023

Revisiting The Oracle Of Pachacamac In Peru

By Dr Richard Marranca

Archaeology & Science

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Since ancient times, ubiquitous to various cultures, humankind has sought to overcome that which they cannot control, such as healing mysterious afflictions and trying to predict the veiled future, by undertaking pilgrimages to consult oracles. ...
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