Using only a tooth, researchers at Idaho State University can help solve ancient archeological mysteries – for example, determining what someone ate hundreds of years ago on Easter Island or tracing the genetics of 2,000-year-old Roman commoners… [continue reading]
State Counter-Terrorism in Ancient Rome: Toward a New Basis for the Diachronic Study of Terror By Ricardo Apostol Paper given at Re-Visioning Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary and International Conference… [continue reading]
Other-Centred Love: Diotima’s lesson to Socrates By Colin A. Redmond Master’s Thesis, University of Notre Dame Australia, 2010 Abstract: In this thesis I set out to determine the possible motivations in response to which Diotima… [continue reading]
The concept of law and justice in ancient Egypt, with specific reference to “The tale of the eloquent peasant” By Nicolaas Johannes Van Blerk Master’s Thesis, University… [continue reading]
Malaria and Alexander the Great: How important is family history? By Srdjan Denic Emirates Medical Journal, Vol.24:3 (2006) Abstract: Alexander the Great died from an acute febrile illness in 323 BC. Recent analyses have suggested… [continue reading]
Sexuality and the Sacred in Gnostic Literature By Mary Sharpe Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2001 Introduction:  “Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.  [continue reading]
Financial Intermediation in the Early Roman Empire By Peter Temin The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 64, No. 3 (2004) Abstract: In this paper I use a theoretical hierarchy of financial sources to evaluate the effectiveness of financial… [continue reading]
Ophir: its location unveiled By Emilio Spedicato Paper given at the 2010 Conference of Quantavolution Abstract:Â Ophir is the name of a geographic location appearing in several passages in the Bible. Most notably it appears as the far away place wherefrom… [continue reading]
For our readers in the United States–specifically those of you located along the Mid-Atlantic–we wanted to inform you of an exciting, new exhibition, which just opened at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb features over a hundred objects, on lease, from the permanent collection of the British Museum. The exhibition showcases various items related to the ancient Egyptian rituals of death and burial, as well as other splendid artifacts, rarely seen outside of Great Britain. You can read more about the exhibition as well as view objects by clicking here.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History officially opened yesterday its largest exhibition of ancient Egyptian mummies and artifacts in “Eternal Life in Ancient Egyptâ€. The opening follows a preview in the spring of three cases… [continue reading]
