03 Mar 2017 “But In Case Anything Should Happen”: Wills and Covenants in the Age of Alexander the Great By david grant History & Tradition 0 Would kings, dictators and statesmen have used Wills in the ancient Greek world to assure successions, pass down estates and document their last wishes?‘All will be well but in case anything should happen, I make these dispositions’; thus began... Read More
24 Feb 2017 What Was in Store for the Citizens of the Besieged City? The Battle of Megiddo—Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 2 Pharaoh Thutmose III pushed his 12,000-strong army towards the banks of the Orontes River. His scribe, Tjaneni, kept a daily journal in order to have the Pharaoh’s military exploits inscribed by his artisans on the walls of Amun-Re's temple at... Read More
22 Feb 2017 A Pharaoh’s Exploits Recorded for All Time: The Battle of Megiddo—Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 With the death of the famous female Pharaoh – Hatshepsut – Thutmose III rose to power and knew there would be trouble. On the banks of the Orontes River, a revolt was brewing. Amassing a huge army and heading out on a forced march, the Egyptian... Read More
17 Feb 2017 A Real Wiseguy! Witty Sage and Ancient Comedian Nasreddin Hodja Has the Last Laugh By MartiniF History & Tradition 2 One day Hodja and his students were on the way to their lesson. Hodja was sitting backwards on his donkey. "Hodja, they asked him "Why on earth do you sit that way? Isn't it uncomfortable?""If I sit the other way," he answered, "you would all be... Read More
15 Feb 2017 Alexander the Great Destroyer: Ancient Revenge or War for Profit? – Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 “As Persepolis had exceeded all other cities in prosperity, so in the same measure it now exceeded all others in misery.”Miseries along with poverty, for the people were raped of their land and their self. However, with such great turmoil came... Read More