Ancient History | Ancient History
Sep.26.2012
Scholars concluded years ago that brute force played a role in shaping ancient tribes but the most power during the early development of civilized groups lay in the hands of the Magician. Because superstition is so powerful, the charismatic personality who "appears" to be controlling the growth of...
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Sep.20.2012
Every time my genealogical interest is aroused, I jump on the word or idea and follow it where it leads me, to archaic definitions, unusual world history and strange websites. Ancestry searching is not an easy task, mentally or emotionally, particularly when an ancestor hides their true identity...
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Sep.14.2012
I was inspired to write about the Knights Templar and the Masons during the excitement surrounding Dan Brown’s “Da Vinci Code”. My son Shane, was constantly schooling me about what he’d learned regarding secret societies and it inspired me to start looking into my own family's ties to the Masons....
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Sep.05.2012
Moses was the guy who well over a thousand years ago led the Israelites out of Egypt and not to the "Promised Land" of Canaan but to a hill overlooking it. The Israelites leaving Egypt is called the "Exodus". Canaan was the Israelites' "Land of Milk and Honey" which they believed was their destiny...
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Aug.09.2012
Where exactly is "The Promised Land"? And what's all the singing about the River Jordan? Isn't it interesting that the River Jordan is sung about by so many people from such diverse backgrounds? It was over three-thousand-years-ago above the River Jordan that Moses looked down upon the promised...
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Aug.01.2012
William the Conqueror was quite proud of his successful invasion of England in 1066. Upon the hillside where England's King Harold was defeated and died, William began making plans to build "Battle Abbey" and dedicate it to Saint Martin. The Latin meaning for the name Martin is "Of Mars" ... "...
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Jul.17.2012
Intense burning pains in the extremities that become gangrenous, poor Saint Anthony, he had "ergotism", caused by the fungus "ergot" that grows on rye grain. Dangerous as it was, alkaloids present in the ergot fungus produced psychoactive attributes, which the ancients are said to have dappled in,...
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Jul.05.2012
Picture this: a walled garden with the home inside the walls. In this garden were planted pomegranate trees, succulent fig and date trees. While the bright red blossoms of the pomegranate grew into luscious full seeded scarlet fruits, the grapes twisted around the arbor creating shade from the...
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Apr.22.2012
‘Tarchon pointed to the eagle as it soared into the stillness. "An eagle brought a sign to Tanaquil that her husband would be King of Rome."Caecilia refused to look at the bird, not wanting to hear another of Tarchon’s tales, especially about an Etruscan woman who became a Roman queen.’ The...
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Apr.18.2012
Highly skilled in making horseshoes, the Gypsies were often welcomed into villages. They would come into a village, stay awhile making shoes for horses and iron cookware, and then move on to the next village. Their traveling caravans even made their way into Ireland where they shared one of their...
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