Ephesus A Great Ancient City
Ephesus was a big and important city in ancient times, with about 200,000 people. An old writing found there called it "a most illustrious...
The Seven Churches of Asia
The Book of Revelation in the Bible is addressed to seven churches. All of these churches were located in Asia Minor, a region that...
Cultural Dynamics in the Wake of Alexander’s Empire
Alexander, Seleucus, and Antiochus I sought to establish their rule in foreign lands by bringing in a significant number of Greeks, estimated at around...
Fragmentation and the Spread of Hellenism
The battle of Ipsus, in line with the prophecy in Daniel 8, saw Greece conquering Persia only to fragment into four secondary kingdoms. Another...
Wars Among the Diadochi
Two years after Antipater’s death, chaos returned. Cassander asserted control over Macedonia and Greece, while Antigonus ousted Eumenes from the east. Antigonus then aimed...
Theoderic on horseback
His buildings speak to us of him as well. Some we know indirectly from contemporary reports: palace buildings in Ravenna, Pavia, and Verona, with...
Theoderic’s mind in 519
These whispers were far from Theoderic’s mind in 519. All was in order and all was prepared for an orderly succession and a long...
Theoderic and notionally alongside
Eutharic was named consul for the year 519, under the proud eye of Theoderic and notionally alongside the new emperor, Justin, as fellow consul,...
The Priest`s Tale part 8
I josep time in going up to his room, and fortunately found him in one of his intervals of quiet. He was sitting on...
The Priest`s Tale part 7
These causes of themselves often produce tetanus, and hydrophobia and tetanus have many points of resemblance. This is what the doctors tell us. But...
