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The Women of Rome Gathering at the Capitol by Pieter Isaacsz (1600) Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) — 24 Jun 2020

History Was A Riot: Fist-Raising, Fire-Setting Revolts

By ashley cowie

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From dinosaurs to entire continents to civilizations affecting millions of people, the mechanics of evolution is to construct and then to destruct. One of the key precursors in the collapse of ancient cultures is uncontrolled crowd behavior and...
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The Women of Rome Gathering at the Capitol by Pieter Isaacsz (1600) Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) — 24 Jun 2020

History Was A Riot: Fist-Raising, Fire-Setting Revolts

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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From dinosaurs to entire continents to civilizations affecting millions of people, the mechanics of evolution is to construct and then to destruct. One of the key precursors in the collapse of ancient cultures is uncontrolled crowd behavior and...
Read More

Morning Prayers’ (circa 1936) by Otto Pliny. The Essenes were thought to have had specific prayers related to the sunrise. Source: Public Domain — 19 Jun 2020

The Shamanic Essenes, Keepers of the Dead Sea Scrolls And Other Secrets

By jim willis

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On the fourth floor of the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, there is a permanent exhibit that many thousands of people have gladly paid more than $20 to visit in order to gaze with rapt attention at fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Carefully...
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Morning Prayers’ (circa 1936) by Otto Pliny. The Essenes were thought to have had specific prayers related to the sunrise. Source: Public Domain — 19 Jun 2020

The Shamanic Essenes, Keepers of the Dead Sea Scrolls And Other Secrets

By jim willis

History & Tradition

2

On the fourth floor of the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, there is a permanent exhibit that many thousands of people have gladly paid more than $20 to visit in order to gaze with rapt attention at fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Carefully...
Read More

Charlemagne receiving the submission of Widukind at Paderborn in 785, by Ary Scheffer (1840) (Public Domain) — 17 Jun 2020

The Facts and Fiction of Charlemagne and His Paladin

By Roberto Volterri

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In the early Middle Ages, the most eminent members who surrounded the sovereign of the empire were defined as Paladins, or Palatine Counts, who, among various other duties, served as Judges for Preliminary Investigations, to bring before the...
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Charlemagne receiving the submission of Widukind at Paderborn in 785, by Ary Scheffer (1840) (Public Domain) — 17 Jun 2020

The Facts and Fiction of Charlemagne and His Paladin

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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In the early Middle Ages, the most eminent members who surrounded the sovereign of the empire were defined as Paladins, or Palatine Counts, who, among various other duties, served as Judges for Preliminary Investigations, to bring before the...
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Daniel in the Lions’ Den by Thomas Agnew and Sons, (1892) (Public Domain) — 05 Jun 2020

Anticipating Armageddon: The Interpretation of Daniel’s Dream

By jim willis

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“But Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal it up so that it will not be understood until the end times, when travel and education shall be vastly increased! (Daniel 12:4). The traditional date of the Babylonian captivity, the era in which the...
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Daniel in the Lions’ Den by Thomas Agnew and Sons, (1892) (Public Domain) — 05 Jun 2020

Anticipating Armageddon: The Interpretation of Daniel’s Dream

By jim willis

History & Tradition

1

“But Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal it up so that it will not be understood until the end times, when travel and education shall be vastly increased! (Daniel 12:4). The traditional date of the Babylonian captivity, the era in which the...
Read More

The Highs And Lows Of Ancient Heroin And Cocaine — 20 May 2020

The Highs And Lows Of Ancient Heroin And Cocaine

By ashley cowie

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For two centuries archaeologists and anthropologists have uncovered evidence of the ritual and medicinal application of mind-altering drugs which were central components in ancient human cultures. While much has been written about the use of...
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The Highs And Lows Of Ancient Heroin And Cocaine — 20 May 2020

The Highs And Lows Of Ancient Heroin And Cocaine

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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For two centuries archaeologists and anthropologists have uncovered evidence of the ritual and medicinal application of mind-altering drugs which were central components in ancient human cultures. While much has been written about the use of...
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