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  • A Christmas Podsuming


    BrainWyrmsAuthority Authority: 124
    Second Shift s02e12: Revelation (file one of two) PodCastle Miniature 44: Uchronia 29. Intro to Gaming: Computer – Lessons From A Geek Fu Master East Meets West 186 – Objectively objecting to objectivity An H.P. Lovecraft Solstice – Poem Thirteen D&D Podcast December 22, 2009: End of the Year ...
    3 days ago
  • Sen. Jim DeMints Christmas Gift To America


    Wolf HowlingAuthority Authority: 601
    The procedural rules of Congress are nothing if not byzantine - and thus are the they a double edged sword to be exploited by both sides. And it may just be that Sen. Jim "Santa" DeMint, exploiting the rules, has put a present under the tree of every American. He has put a huge monkey wrench into Harry Reids bums ...
    3 days ago
  • Constantine’s Prayer Tent


    A Living TextAuthority Authority: 103
    In my reading I came across a reference to a prayer Tabernacle or tent set up by the Emperor Constantine on his campaigns. I wondered if it was based on the Tabernacle of Moses and what it looked like? A couple citations about the Tabernacle are: So great indeed was the emperor’s devotion to Christianity, that ...
    3 days ago
  • Let’s Go a Viking in Romance


    Love Romance PassionAuthority Authority: 481
    Who were the Vikings? Vikings were warrior men from the Scandinavia region of the world including specifically Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Viking is linked to naval expeditions or naval raids. A member of such a trip is called a Viking. Typically it is thought that the Viking period began as early as 700 A.D. and ...
    6 days ago
  • Review — Cappella Romana The Divine Liturgy by Peter Michaelides and Ensemble Organum: Chant de l’Eglise de Rome: VIe-XIIIe Siecles


    Leitourgeia kai Qurbana: Contra den ZeitgeistAuthority Authority: 112
    My copies of The Divine Liturgy by Peter Michaelides and the latest installment of Ensemble Organum’s Chant de l’Eglise de Rome arrived while I was traveling for Thanksgiving, and upon my return I was neck deep in finishing things up for the semester. Now that fall term of 2009/2010 is in the books, time ...
    1 week ago
  • Διάλεξη για την βενετοκρατούμενη Κρήτη στο Πανεπιστήμιο Βαρσοβίας (8/12/2009)


    Embassy of Greece in Poland Press & Communication OfficeAuthority Authority: 125
    A post-byzantine icon from the collection of the Hellenic Institute of Venice Διάλεξη με θέμα «Η βενετική περίοδος της ελληνικής ιστορίας – Η βενετοκρατούμενη Κρήτη» έδωσε η Γραμματέας Επικοινωνίας του ...
    1 week ago
  • Seminary LV: rural élites in the Byzantine and Umayyad Middle East


    A Corner of Tenth-Century EuropeAuthority Authority: 118
    This academic year I have been teaching on Tuesdays, when the Cambridge Late Antique, Byzantine and Early Medieval Seminar runs, looking after a child Tuesday evenings when the London Society for Medieval Studies meets , and writing lectures for the next Tuesday on Wednesdays, when the Institute of Historical ...
    1 week ago
  • Climate Change and the Plague


    The League of Ordinary GentlemenAuthority Authority: 635
    An interesting nugget from The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire [page 91]: Climatology is now infected by partisan polemics, but ice core studies that show rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere over the last ten thousand years are undisputed. An “anthropogenic” explanation recently proposed by ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Princeton University Numismatic Collection Acquires 7th Century “Jesus” Coin


    Coin Collecting NewsAuthority Authority: 519
    From The Times of Trenton, NJ It’s not the kind of coin you’d want to plunk into a soda machine, nor is it the kind you’d find while digging around under your couch cushions. It’s a Byzantine gold coin from the seventh century with an image of Jesus Christ on its face, issued by Emperor Justinian II. ...
    3 weeks ago
  • 10 Most Wanted You Tube Channels for Online History Students


    Online Education BlogAuthority Authority: 117
    Looking for a video or audio piece? Stop searching the net. YouTube is one hot destination for all your needs. Whether it is a movie trailer or a song, stage drama, video clippings of some of the most sought scenes, rhymes, lectures, you name it you have it. Gone are the days when we would wait for our favorite play ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Gordon Ramsay’s culinary adventures in India to be aired on TV in many countries


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 739
    Nevada (US), Dec 6 (ANI): Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has reportedly completed his epic culinary pilgrimage to India for “Gordon’s Great Escape” which will be aired at United Kingdom’s (UK) “Channel 4″ early next year in its “India Season”.This was reportedly self-confessed curry fan Ramsay’s first ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Wachtel on the Byzantine Text of the Gospels


    Evangelical Textual CriticismAuthority Authority: 426
    The very last paper In the last NT textual criticism session a few days ago at the SBL in New Orleans was presented by Klaus Wachtel, INTF, Münster: "The Byzantine Text of the Gospels: Recension or Process?" Abstract: Codex Alexandrinus (A 02) and the Purple Codices (N 022, O 023, S 042, F 043) are often ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Recent reading: Byzantium, the surprising life of a medieval empire


    KhanyaAuthority Authority: 463
    Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Several years ago I had the opportunity of completing a History Honours degree that I had had to leave unfinished because of lack of funds. I had to choose three papers out of several on offer, and one of them was ...
    3 weeks ago
  • El Greco Paintings on display in New York


    Embassy of Greece in Poland Press & Communication OfficeAuthority Authority: 125
    (GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The Onassis Cultural Centre in New York presents an extraordinary group of 15th and 16th century paintings, including early works by El Greco. Under the title “ The Origins of El Greco ” the exhibition features 46 exceptional works from public and private collections in Greece, Europe, the ...
    3 weeks ago
  • (hack) Thanksgiving leftovers (koff)


    Leitourgeia kai Qurbana: Contra den ZeitgeistAuthority Authority: 112
    It’s the first day of December. How the heck did that happen? On the way out to New Mexico last week, I sat between a married couple who were both sick and kept coughing across me. It was Southwest Airlines, so seating was first come first serve, and they made it clear they would rather have me in the crossfire ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Watch Oscar Awards/Academy Awards 2009 Live Streaming Online – 81St Academy Awards 2009 Nominees Winners Highlights


    Art InstituteAuthority Authority: 149
    The 81st Academy Awards ceremony will honor its selection of the best films of 2008 and is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC.Information Sources :  Oscar Awards/Academy Awards 2009
    3 weeks ago
  • Why North Cyprus is a Great Value Euro – Free Holiday Destination


    Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more InformationsAuthority Authority: 455
    Right now, the credit crunch has left the British Pound weak against the Euro. This means that anyone going on holiday in Europe and exchanging their pounds for Euros will get much less than they used to. But, there are some currencies that are fairing better against Euro. One of these is the Turkish Lira [...]
    4 weeks ago
  • The Best Way To Learn Everything About The Byzantine Cuisine


    SreelancerAuthority Authority: 177
    The diet of the inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire depended largely on their place of residence. The inhabitants of rural areas were usually self-sufficient in food supply, while urban residents bought goods from the market. There were shops where they could buy what they needed, such as bakeries, greengroceries, ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Bamuqa


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    Bamuqa is found on west to Ras-alhosn village in Jabal Barisha region of the Dead Cities. Dead Cities are ruins from Byzantine Era, lived between 200-600 A.D., and people worked then mainly in olive industry. They left beautiful architecture which until now amazes nowadays people, and are documents of pride for Syria. ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Kafar Aruk - Meez


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    Syria photos pictures [IMG: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4117330472_936a1ff3fc_m.jpg][IMG: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/4116582777_6feb008274_t.jpg][IMG: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4116582755_bc45d5e652_t.jpg][IMG: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4116582773_49100b9197_t.jpg][IMG: ...
    5 weeks ago

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