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[Roman Army Talk] Ancient Civ Talk :: RE: Indispensable Ancient Civilian Booklist: Reviews is great, but (being part of RAT) it focuses on Roman military topics. Do we have a similar list for non-military Roman topics here in Ancient Civ, or should we go ahead and post there?
[Wakulla County - real estate, homes, news and politics] Group Returns from British Isles Trip (by Suzanne Camp): We went to the British museum and spent an hour there and saw mummies in the Egyptian exhibit, some ancient Greek statues, ancient stone carvings from Iraq and many other interesting things. We walked around Trafalgar Square and Picadilly Circus.
[Cultural Heritage in Danger] Good Faith, Due Diligence, and Market Activities: 'There is no tradition in the world market for the background-checking of sellers, nor is there any real reason for it,' Sayles said. 'There are pertinent and applicable laws in most countries that deal with import, theft, etc., and dealers do, in my experience, try diligently to follow those laws as they apply at the point of sale.' Sayles lamented that 'we may have lost an opportunity to contest a claim that seems to be arguable on several grounds.'
[World Amazing Information, Facts & News] 9 Most Amazing Overlooked Mysteries in History: The city, capital of the Achaean League, was a worship centre devoted to the ancient god Poseidon, god of the sea. There was no trace of the legendary society mentioned outside of the ancient Greek writings until 1861, when an archeologist found some loot thought to have come from Helike - a bronze coin with the unmistakable head of Poseidon.
[rogueclassicism] Reviews: Classical InterFaces From RBL: Birger A. Pearson, Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature Jane DeRose Evans, The Coins and the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Economy of Palestine Magnus Zetterholm, ed., The Messiah in Early .
[Pen's Travel Blog] Roman Holiday (plus Assisi): My senses were overloaded with the input of history and art and culture. It was sometimes difficult to soak it all in, especially when I was suffering insomnia and needing a bit of alone time.
[growabrain] How to photograph coins: Omaley Experiments in Coin Photography, by ancient Greek & Roman coin collector Doug Smith. First photographs from Korea, 1863.
[Everyday Blog] Ancient Greek Coins: Miniature Art Objects: It seems they produced their best work during the fifth century BC, when the city-states were still independent and their coinage likely was a source of civic pride. So highly valued was the art of making beautiful coins, that in some cases the engravers were allowed to include their name on the coin’s surface, as part of the design, much like a painter today will sign their name on the canvas.
[My Personal Blog] Ancient Greek Coins As Art: Some are great buildings like the Parthenon temple, but there is also the miniature art found on the ancient Greek coins. By and large, it seems the top artistic level exhibited on the Greek coinage happened during the fifth century BC.
[ARLT Weblog] Excavation at Birnie near Elgin next month: Dr Hunter said he hoped the work would further uncover clues to an Iron Age community there and the emergence of ancient people known as the Picts.
[Wyatt Houtz's Blog] Biblical Archeology and Ancient Coins: I've had a renewed interest in ancient Roman and Greek coins because they come up in the bible all the time. Do a search for denarius in the bible and you'll find many verses.
[Nuweiba's Weblog] Ancient Christian “Holy Wine” Factory Found in Egypt: The wine would have been considered to be from a holy site and used in religious ceremonies””such as the Christian Eucharist””at St. Catherine’s Monastery and “I think the monastery was using [these presses] to make the holy wine, because it’s near to Mount Moses [Mount Sinai],”
[Official Texas Poker Blog] The History of Thai Currency - from Ancient Beads to Modern Baht: Ancient beads, seeds, bracelets and pebbles used as a medium of exchange in the early days around 200 - 300 BC, have been discovered in Thailand, including old Roman copper coins dating back to 270 BC! During the 1st - 7th centuries, .
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