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Comment on The Eburones by Jona Lendering

Jona Lendering — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:10:52 +0000

I’ve added that it was probably not possible for ancient armies to wipe out complete nations. Guernica and Lidice were the achievements of a more enlightened age.

Comment on The Eburones by Harm-Jan van Dam

Harm-Jan van Dam — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:04:32 +0000

Interesting and well presented, but the speculation that the Eburones were not wiped out in the last paragraph needs positive proof instead of one example that supports the wiping out.

Comment on Dutch History by Jona Lendering

Jona Lendering — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:18:05 +0000

It´s the exception that proves the rule, isn´t it?

Comment on Dutch History by brink1948

brink1948 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:11:46 +0000

Jona
We might have been quite tolerant in “general” in the famous 17th century; however I like to remind you of the cannibalism that ended the 2d republican period (in 1672)

Comment on Dutch History by Jona Lendering

Jona Lendering — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:25:06 +0000

You´re welcome!

Comment on Dutch History by E A M Harris

E A M Harris — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:24:05 +0000

Thank you for this post. It sounds an interesting book. I’ve bookmarked it to read later.

Comment on The Tombs of Esther and Mordecai by Malcolm Crawford

Malcolm Crawford — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:34:16 +0000

I enjoyed reading your article on the Tomb of Esther and Mordecai. Actually, it is noted by the Encyclopaedia Iranica that it was popular medieval thought that Esther was the mother of Cyrus the Great. Our current understanding of Persian history is murky and contradictory at times, but the conventional belief is that Cyrus was the son of Mandane. Many have wisely placed Esther as the Queen of Astyages, the father of Mandane. I say ‘wisely’ because Esther and Mordecai were cousins and were taken captive during the brief three-month reign of Jeconiah–over a century prior to Xerxes, the traditional husband of Esther! If Astyages truly was the Ahasuerus of Esther 1 in the Bible, it might possibly explain the entire chapter devoted to Cyrus in Isaiah 45. A Persian friend of mine states that he grew up in Iran with the knowledge of Cyrus being a Jew! (He also grew up in Iran having been taught that the Germans were descended in the main from the ancient Germanioi tribe of Iran.) The past may still have many secrets to reveal!

Comment on A Little Known Roman Emperor by wendygeerts

wendygeerts — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:15:51 +0000

That is so funny! It reminds me of our long drives through France, to get to Bilbao. We always listen to traffic information on the local channels and the radio presenters always wished everybody “Prudence et patience sur la route…” and we imagined that they were two very old and nice French ladies…

Comment on Thuin by Olivier Conreur

Olivier Conreur — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:47:55 +0000

The identification of the Celtic site Thuin university, whether Belgian or Dutch, is derived from the work of local researcher Michel CONREUR who wrote many books about it. I refer you to the site where most of its publications are present :
http://www.michelconreur.be
Thanks

Comment on The Tombs of Esther and Mordecai by kentuckyboyblog

kentuckyboyblog — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:17:31 +0000

Another fine article,short but very informative.The Jewish nation,despite their contributions to the world since deep antiquity is a story of flux.Like the rest of the world,they will never know peace due to the evil that pervades this world,now and forever.Thanks to Bill and Jona.Garry in Kentucky.

Comment on Common Errors (10): Aspasia by Cambrinus Cambrinus

Cambrinus Cambrinus — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:58:35 +0000

Have you considered the meaning of her name?

Comment on Looting by Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:11:13 +0000

You should know that the image you label as the Lex Irnitana is clearly not a fragment of the Lex Irnitana. It seems to be part of the senatus consultum de Pisone patre.

Comment on How to lose respect by John (@History_Hunters)

John (@History_Hunters) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:02:19 +0000

I think it is best to try to avoid prejudice of all types. Myself, I was made credulous and it took years of education, professional training and work experience to become objective and rational to the degree that I am, now. Some colleagues have claimed that I am a sceptic, or iconoclastic, which I find amusingly ironic. The simple truth is that I try to discover the facts of the past and then, if possible, understand them properly. This has led me to understand how a great amount of ‘history’ is nothing of the sort, but a number of related, later textual traditions accepted without good reason. For this reason, I now condemn much of scholarship as intellectually dishonest and in many cases, a continuation of the original fraud (the fabrication of the textual traditions).

Comment on Improved Beyond Repair by Jona Lendering

Jona Lendering — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:48:26 +0000

James McGrath knew how to improve the joke: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2012/12/was-jesus-an-exercist.html

Comment on Improved Beyond Repair by Bill Thayer (@LacusCurtius)

Bill Thayer (@LacusCurtius) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:32:04 +0000

Made my day, Jona.