Aelius Spartianus : The Life of Hadrian

All italics are mine. I’ve always wanted to say that :o) This is definitely some one else’s story!! Ancient History Sourcebook: Aelius Spartianus: The Life of Hadrian The original home of the family of the Emperor Hadrian was Picenum, the later, Spain; for Hadrian himself relates in his autobiography that his forefathers came from Hadria, […]

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Who Built Hadrian’s Wall?

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green… Oh. I’ve done that! But it is a very good question. Looking at Hadrian the Roman. Prior to Hadrian’s arrival in Britannia, the province had suffered a major rebellion, from 119 to 121. Inscriptions tell of an expeditio Britannica that involved major troop movements, including the […]

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And did those feet in ancient time…?

  Jerusalem William Blake   And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Englands mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God, On Englands pleasant pastures seen! And did the Countenance Divine, Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark Satanic Mills? Bring me my Bow of […]

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Pax Romana

The Pax Romana lasted 1000 years. Well, that’s “their” story. Now –     “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones;”         Cheap, I know. But I […]

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Cathar Crosses and Chufut-Kale

  THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE CATHARS – PART ONE   Ref the image above: “Stone gravestones from the crypts of the necropolis in the Gorge of Mary, near Chufut-Kale. On the tombstone on the left we see the Christian cross, and on the right gravestone is the Qatari cross. “   “Finds from the necropolis […]

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The Assumption Monastery of the Caves

ikiWPage: Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery       “In 1787, Empress Catherine II personally arrived in Crimea. In the Khan’s Palace, “to the left of the entrance, in front of the bridge, stands the Catherine’s Verst” with the inscription “Summer of 1787”, installed in honor of the arrival of the Russian Empress in Bakhchisarai >> Thus, at […]

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Some coincidences in the history of Pharaoh Egypt and the Byzantine Empire.

Interesting indeed! Some coincidences in the history of Pharaoh Egypt and the Byzantine Empire. Vasilyev Evgeniy Borisovich Moscow Annotation. This article will examine the biographies of two dynasties: the Comnenus (Byzantine Empire) and the XXVIII dynasty of the rulers of Pharaoh Egypt, more precisely: two triples of the rulers of these dynasties, namely the Egyptian pharaohs […]

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Basil/Basilion/Basilevon/Basilevonton

From New Chronology book, God of War:   “The four letters “B” in the corners of the cross mean, in the opinion of historians, the “King of Kings of Kings of Kings”, in Greek, “basil basilion basilevon basilevonton”. However, it is possible that this is a symbolic image of the Great Russian Medieval Empire, divided […]

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The Last Supper

From Robert de Clari – The Conquest of Constantinople 1204       Head Count?           Plus  

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Four Bronze Horses

There are four beautiful bronze horses in St Mark’s Basilica, Venice.     I was lucky enough to spend a few days here, in a hotel 20 seconds walk from Saint Mark’s Square. Regretfully, I didn’t go inside the basilica but the outside was a true feast for the eyes. Now – these four horses […]

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“Most Sacrilegious Murder…” said by MacDuff

I’ve always been more of a Baconian than an Oxfordian. Then they threw in Mary Sidney and the whole ‘Who wrote Shakespeare?’ argument started again. I’m soooo over that now. All I know is – whoever wrote the plays was a Genius. With a capital Gee! I especially love Macbeth…..The Scottish Play. NC have done […]

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The Bloodied Right Hand

The symbol of The Right Hand/The Bloodied Hand/The Red Hand has a long history. But why? Whose hand?   I’ve lived in Ulster…twice…and often asked the locals what the Red Hand of Ulster meant. Every answer was somewhat different. It is also associated with the Roman Legions, sitting atop their standards.     The Native […]

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