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Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II — 14 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II

By Cam Rea

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[Read Part I]Once Cyaxares had finalized the conquest of Urartu, he handed it over to a certain tribe of Scythians who had inhabited the region of Armenia beforehand and thus extended their domain.Kingdom of Urartu 715–713 BC (Sémhur/CC BY-SA...
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Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II — 14 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Warnings and Omens – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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[Read Part I]Once Cyaxares had finalized the conquest of Urartu, he handed it over to a certain tribe of Scythians who had inhabited the region of Armenia beforehand and thus extended their domain.Kingdom of Urartu 715–713 BC (Sémhur/CC BY-SA...
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Apadana Hall, fifth-century BC carving of Persian archers and Median soldiers in traditional costume (Medians are wearing rounded hats and boots) — 12 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Their Hidden Origins and History – Part I

By Cam Rea

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The term Medes, as a single ethnic group that encompasses all Media, is generic. It seems that the region of Media encompassed many smaller and independent principalities ruled by chieftains instead of kings, and was a makeup of various peoples of...
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Apadana Hall, fifth-century BC carving of Persian archers and Median soldiers in traditional costume (Medians are wearing rounded hats and boots) — 12 Sep 2016

Kings of the Umman Manda (Media): Their Hidden Origins and History – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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The term Medes, as a single ethnic group that encompasses all Media, is generic. It seems that the region of Media encompassed many smaller and independent principalities ruled by chieftains instead of kings, and was a makeup of various peoples of...
Read More

A Drink Fit for Goddesses: Beer and Mankind in Ancient Mythology — 09 Sep 2016

A Drink Fit for Goddesses: Beer and Mankind in Ancient Mythology

By MartiniF

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It is widely known these days that beer is one of the oldest beverages human beings have ever produced. Beer-related items and activities familiar to us today can be traced back to the ancient world. Evidence of early beer brewing has been...
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A Drink Fit for Goddesses: Beer and Mankind in Ancient Mythology — 09 Sep 2016

A Drink Fit for Goddesses: Beer and Mankind in Ancient Mythology

By MartiniF

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It is widely known these days that beer is one of the oldest beverages human beings have ever produced. Beer-related items and activities familiar to us today can be traced back to the ancient world. Evidence of early beer brewing has been...
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The Ancient Beginnings of the Art of Shadow Puppetry — 07 Sep 2016

The Ancient Beginnings of the Art of Shadow Puppetry

By MartiniF

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In his Republic, Plato mentions a cave in India with an inscription from the second century BCE. The inscription refers to a shadow play performance where puppets of humans and animals were manipulated by a puppeteer in that cave. The fire behind...
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The Ancient Beginnings of the Art of Shadow Puppetry — 07 Sep 2016

The Ancient Beginnings of the Art of Shadow Puppetry

By MartiniF

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In his Republic, Plato mentions a cave in India with an inscription from the second century BCE. The inscription refers to a shadow play performance where puppets of humans and animals were manipulated by a puppeteer in that cave. The fire behind...
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Attila and his Hordes — 05 Sep 2016

The Hunnic War Machine: Horsemen of the Steppe – Part II

By Cam Rea

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The fifth century politician and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, wrote an interesting description on the horsemanship of the Huns, stating, “You would think the limbs of man and beast were born together, so firmly does the rider always stick to the...
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Attila and his Hordes — 05 Sep 2016

The Hunnic War Machine: Horsemen of the Steppe – Part II

By Cam Rea

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The fifth century politician and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, wrote an interesting description on the horsemanship of the Huns, stating, “You would think the limbs of man and beast were born together, so firmly does the rider always stick to the...
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