Oh! That was Quick :o)

I was expecting it to take MUCH longer. WOW! 1713   Wiki : John Floyer    

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SibRev/SitRep

Groan. That’s such a BAD title. Heyho.   Oracle 260 The wooden house shall cover mortals round. But when the generation tenth shall be Within the house of Hades, afterwards The mighty sway of one of female sex; And God himself shall increase many evils 265 When she with royal honor has been crowned; And […]

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The Revelation of St John the Divine

It’s strange but true… When you read the Sibylline Oracles and the Revelation of St John the Divine, it’s almost like the origins of both came from the same source. If you’ve read previous Sibylline posts – you’ll be able to guess who that source ‘may’ be! Also, it’s Possible that Revelation was not originally […]

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Disorderly

Egypt –  Zahi Hawass. Nuff said. Thebes. Not Egypt but… Wiki : Thebes, Greece Rhodes. Woohoo :o) Wiki : Knights Hospitaller   And if you’re a fan of Lady Dunnett – The Disorderly Knights comes to mind.   Rome…m’eh!   205 Cut through the isthmus looking wistfully, Moving against all, passing o’er the sea, Then […]

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“Workers of Evil and in Nothing True”

I’m really getting into those Sybil-line oracles :o)   235 How he shall utterly destroy. . . . . . . . . . . Dry land shall bloom together with the leaves Appearing; and the, heavenly firmament Shall bring to light upon the solid rock Rainstorm and flame, and much wind on the land, […]

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Bogomils

I was feeling a great urge to have another pop at the Ancient Greeks and Romans…but I got sidetracked. It’s all Cicero’s fault. “Cicero was declared a righteous pagan by the Early Church, and therefore many of his works were deemed worthy of preservation. The Bogomils considered him a rare exception of a pagan saint.” Cathars, anyone?   […]

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The Late, Beautiful Wembley Stadium

Originally called The Empire Stadium. 1923? Demolished around 2000. Wiki : Wembley Stadium     The Last Days of the Twin Towers  

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Just too Many of Them

Going back to Constantine. From Constantine I (the Great) to Constantine XI – that’s a lot of Contantines to unravel over 1000 years. But it gets worse! How about John? History has wall to wall Johns. Especially when you travel around the world. Jean. Johannes. Jon Juan. Jan. Ivan etc. Even Iain…my brother’s name…which is […]

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Give Us a Clue?

Okay. Just the one. Wiki : Henry Beaufort    

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The Erythraean Sibyl

Michelangelo’s rendering of The Erythraean Sibyl   Wiki : The Erythraean Sibyl   I’ve talked about the Sibylline Oracles before but this time they are connected to Emperor Constantine. Eusebius (Eusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés Kaisareías; ad 260/265 – 339/340), also known as Eusebius Pamphili (from the Greek: Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμϕίλου), was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christianpolemicist) mentions the Erythraean Sibyl in […]

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The Marble Emperor

Marble relief of a double-headed eagle in the Church of St Demetrios in Mystras, marking the spot where Constantine XI was crowned.   What is/was The Marble Emperor? According to Wiki : “The King asleep in mountain (D 1960.2 in Stith Thompson’s motif index system)is a prominent folklore motif found in many folktales and legends. Thompson also termed it as the Kyffhäuser type. Some other designations are: king in […]

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WHERE AND WHEN THE INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES HAPPENED.

I’m trying very hard to conquer the complexities of the modern Indo – European language research. But with stuff like – “Archaeo-semiotic” and “five-range hierarchical and decentralized communication web” It’s all a bit mumbo jumbo at the mo’ I quite like plain and simple. Like the following…   …From NC : “WHERE AND WHEN THE […]

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