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  • Friday Cat Blogging


    Mercury Rising ??Authority Authority: 502
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  • A shift in position


    Quick Take - As It HappensAuthority Authority: 124
    Last week, eyebrows were raised over yet another media appearance by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief, Mohan Rao Bhagwat. This time, the fuss centred on his categorical public announcement that the next national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party would not be a Delhi-based leader, and that L.K. Advani would ...
    6 days ago
  • Resurrection Appearances and Ancient Myths


    VridarAuthority Authority: 415
    Revised: added Self-Opening Doors and P.S. In the following I am not suggesting that the gospel resurrection appearance scenes were directly borrowed from ancient sources. Rather, that when we read of similar scenes in pagan literature we can recognize them as patently mythical. This is Robert M. Price’s argument ...
    6 days ago
  • Meditation XVI, Aristotle (384-322 BC) – Prior Analytics and Posterior Analytics


    Eternity in an HourAuthority Authority: 129
    Marble Bust of Aristotle~ When two people meet, they unconsciously affect one another in ways the mind cannot even begin to comprehend. The meeting may be brief and uneventful with nothing fruitful happening as a result of it. But the die is cast and the wheels of time have turned. The present as we know [...]
    1 week ago
  • Alexander the Great and the Bloom of Youth


    Lady Nyo's WeblogAuthority Authority: 124
    Our son’s birthday was yesterday.  He was 22.  My husband, all on his own, planned a gala event for him, and told me only a few days, maybe 4 , before.  LOL! I had my doubts that he would pull this off because of his plans: fully one half of the event was a going away party for son because he has enlisted into ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Amazing discovery in Egypt’s western desert: Remains of vanished Persian army found


    Egypt Then and NowAuthority Authority: 133
    Image by ecreyes via Flickr According to Herodotus (484-425 B.C.), Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great, sent 50,000 soldiers from Thebes to attack the Oasis of Siwa and destroy the oracle at the Temple of Amun after the priests there refused to legitimize his claim to Egypt. After walking for seven days in ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Friday Cat Blogging


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    It’s not a keyboard, it’s a cat bed.
    3 weeks ago
  • What were the reasons alexander the great conquered the known world?


    http://diddy.nameAuthority Authority: 169
    Alexander the Great’s conquests forever changed the horizons of the Greek world. What did he think he was doing? Support the answer with at least two examples. What were some consequences of his actions for the Hellenistic world? Support your answers with at least two supporting examples.
    3 weeks ago
  • REVEALED: Ponting was King Pyrrhus in previous birth!


    DoosraAuthority Authority: 123
    Was he Al Capone, a gangster beneath his Canary Yellow who frequented speakeasies and patronized moonshining? Or was he Idi Amin, the self-anointed CBE (Conqueror of the British Empire) even though he lost Ashes? High possibilities though these maybe, allow me to let the cat out of the bag and tell you that Ricky ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Hamilton Wende on His Research for House of War


    Penguin SAAuthority Authority: 128
    Interviewer Debra Webb of ThrillerWriters.org posed two seemingly innocuous questions to author Hamilton Wende regarding the research he did for his latest novel, House of War . The answers she received blew her away - they were almost as thrilling as reading the book! My first question, for which I absolutely ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Travel Back in Time with Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece, an Exhibition This Fall at The Walters Art Museum


    Les cahiers d'Alain TruongAuthority Authority: 154
    Herakles as a Youth . Marble. Roman copy after a Hellenistic original; height 64 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung, Sk 188; Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulterbesitz / Art Resources, NY (Johannes Laurentius) Baltimore —From ancient times to present day, heroes and heroines have played vital cultural ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Alexander The Great


    SocybertyAuthority Authority: 551
    He towers over Greek history. He spread the Greek culture. He came the closest to conquering the civilized world. He was the greatest military commander of the ancient world. He was undefeated in battle. He was Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great was born in Pella, the capital of Macedonia on July 20, 356 BC. ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Four Things You Can Do to Become a Better Leader


    Cutting-Edge LeadershipAuthority Authority: 107
    Research clearly shows that transformational leaders - leaders who are positive, inspiring, and who empower and develop followers - are better leaders. They are more valued by followers and have higher performing teams. By working on the 4 key components of transformational leadership, we can all become better ...
    4 weeks ago
  • A Culinary Journey through Africa with Author Hamilton Wende


    Penguin SAAuthority Authority: 128
    Hamilton Wende excels in writing stories of daring adventure - as proven by his latest book House of War . In fact, Wende, you might not be surprised to learn, is quite the adventurer himself - especially when it comes to culinary experiences across Africa. He regales readers with tales about some of his best, and ...
    4 weeks ago
  • The End of Empire America and Alexander the Great


    Sola Dei GloriaAuthority Authority: 481
    I found both articles below very interesting. Ancient history has always been a passion of mine. Back in the 70’s Alexander the Great was one figure from the past, I studied extensively; The person, his character, and even the historical accounts of his battles fascinated me. Perhaps that is why I can consider ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Alexander not the first at Alexandria


    Egypt Then and NowAuthority Authority: 133
    Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. The city sits on the Mediterranean coast at the western edge of the Nile delta. Its location made it a major port city in ancient times; it was also famous for its lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and its library, the largest in the ...
    4 weeks ago

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