14 Dec 2018 Gaul’s Solar Alignment: A Secret Deeper than Rennes-Le-Chateau By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 In 54 BC, the Celtic Mandubii tribe ruled by Vercingetorix capitulated to Julius Caesar and so ended Gaul’s resistance to Rome. However, was the Battle of Alesia, located in southern France actually fought at Alaise, in eastern France? Like the... Read More
30 Nov 2018 Ancient Australian Song-lines By ashley cowie History & Tradition 0 Indigenous Australian cultures held animistic beliefs and their everyday reality was a living, pulsing matrix of mythological cycles, outdoor rituals and ceremonies. Extending across the ancient Australian landscape are hundreds of long-distance... Read More
21 Nov 2018 Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Benzaiten is one of Japan's most complex and popular syncretic deities who has long ago been conflated and associated with other divinities from the Hindu, Buddhist, and Japanese pantheons. Her many forms range from a two-armed beauty playing music... Read More
19 Nov 2018 Call in the Cavalry: Famous Cavalries of the Ancient World By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 ‘Call in the Cavalry’ has become a proverb for reverting to damage-control expert assistance when things get out of hand. Yet the quote is embedded in the history of a noble and often elite unit originally formed to provide support to the... Read More
14 Nov 2018 The Last Lions of Asia Almost Lost to Mankind By Willem Daffue History & Tradition 0 According to legend, about 3160 years ago, in the Levant, there was an enormously strong man, who tore the jaws of an adult male lion with his bare hands. Samson’ name was derived from the word semes which means ‘sun’. He lived near the... Read More