History Forum / General / Ancient History / October 2003

Subject:  Re: Do parts of the Hebrew Bible presuppose a 364-day solar calendar?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qumran_origin/message/2414
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VanderKam thinks Gardner's book should evoke lively discussion.

Where are the sources of Tacitus Annales kept?
I assume they were first found in scroll form?

bonjour
peut on me donner des renseignements sur le mur blanc de memphis.
je ne suis pas fort en anglais
merci d avance

It has long been accepted that the Kittim were the Romans, following
Yadin's observations concerning the weaponry and military tactics of
the Kittim, which were the same as distinctive practices of the Romans
(G. Jeremias, 1963). This is accepted by the most conservative of

I was wondering if anyone out there might be able to help me with a question
about the Egyptian decimal number system comprised of 7 hieroglyphs.  I
believe they started about 3000BC.  Do you know how long the 7 symbols were
used, before being replaced?  Your help would be greatly ...

I think there must be at least some hermaphrodites , not males, not
females in ancient history?
Or did they kill them all before they grew up?

At the moment, I'm nearing completion of my BA. Since I pursued my
academic studies with more of an eye on what seemed interesting than
on career concerns, I    find myself graduating with a major in
history and a minor in anthropology. At the moment I'm considering

Friends,
I think completing the pesher is cutting-edge, but you be the judge.
Subject:  Explanations
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qumran_origin/message/1543

I have just received a copy of Collier & Manley's "How to Read
Egyptian Hieroglyphs" and am looking forward to studying it.  I
have noticed that most books on hieroglyphs are from the Middle
Kingdom onward.

I have located the tombs of Byzantine kings and possibly other cultures in
the canyon lands of Northern Arizona. These are grand structures of great
art. The full story can be found at http://users.commspeed.net/tbabbitt/
Thank you for your consideration,

In soc.history.ancient Doug Weller <dweller@ramtops.demon.co.uk> wrote
in article <ghugov4530rbsdfe3uf219p1o6ujv8vh2m@4ax.com>:

where can i find the pictures of the artifacts of the toet's tomb??  

the TV movie "Attila" was repeated by the History Channel yesterday.
they seem to have taken quite a number of liberties with history. also the
West Romans and the East Romans (Byzantines) have only passing mention of
their Christianity and don't seem to have been depicted as they ...

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/22/1066631498721.html
 "Until now, archaeologists and historians had thought the
   Romans could only sail downstream with their barge-like
   cargo vessels."

I was listening to an audiotaped "Hannibal" by Ernle Bradford, mainly
a retelling from Polybius and Livius. And there was one thing that I
found hard to ignore: while the ancient authors are telling a credible
story in general, they become manifestly naive when it comes to