15 May 2024 The Fateful Meeting of Atahualpa & Pizarro (with Prof. Tom Cummins, Harvard) By Dr Richard Marranca History & Tradition 0 I was extraordinarily fortunate to meet the esteemed Dr. Tom Cummins nearly twenty years ago in Cusco, Peru - one of the great world centers, or axis mundi. Tom was one of our brilliant lecturers during the five-week NEH summer study, ‘Andean... Read More
10 May 2024 Naram-Sin - The World’s First God-Emperor By Willem McLoud History & Tradition 0 During the second half of the third millennium BC the land of Sumer and in fact the entire Mesopotamian region came under the control of the Akkadians, a Semitic people who had lived for centuries among the Sumerians. When the Akkadian Emperors... Read More
08 May 2024 Historical Journey of the Dying Gaul By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 The 2,000-year-old sculpture of the Dying Gaul is a larger-than-life marble sculpture of a nude man on the ground holding himself with one arm, resting weakly on an outstretched leg. His hand sits atop a broken sword on the ground and his head bent... Read More
06 May 2024 History or Hoax: Dissecting the Intriguing Historia Augusta By Robbie Mitchell History & Tradition 0 The Historia Augusta stands as a paradox within the annals of Roman historiography, a perplexing blend of fact and fiction, offering both insights into the imperial era and challenges to historical accuracy. Now believed to have been composed in... Read More
03 May 2024 The Past and the Future: Origins of the Oldest Divination Techniques By Jessica Nadeau History & Tradition 0 The act of divination is believed to be one of the earliest forms of religious activity, with a rich history dating back thousands of years and across multiple civilizations. The word itself, rooted in the divine, implies an unwavering connection... Read More