How Rome built a 37-meter-high, Nubian-style pyramid in 15 BCE. (photo credit: NEKOMURA. Via Shutterstock) Built in 15 BCE, the Pyramid of Cestius is located near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery
This Mithraic altarpiece found near Fiano Romano (close to Rome) shows Mithra slaying a bull. It is now housed in the Louvre. Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons How Does Mithra Resemble Jesus? Mithra was an ancient Zoroastrian deity, a god of light. The myth dates back ...
And so one of the hypotheses about why Christianity succeeds is because of things like the Roman roads. You have a whole network of merchants and people traveling from one city to another. So you can go from Jerusalem to Corinth and it’s not a big deal. It’s all one empire. When ...
Which is why "there are no photographs of killings" in the new, "almost clinically white" galleries dedicated to the Shoah at the Memorial de Caen, said Bruttmann, the scientific adviser on the project which opened this month. Rather than traditional sombre colours, the new galleries are 'wh...
Location, location, location: For a night between trains, I'd pick a decent hotel near the station. For a longer stay, I'd want to be close to the sights, for example if we're talking somewhere like Prague, I'd want a hotel right in the old town. That sometimes costs more, but...
The Phoenicians founded Carthage in what is modern-day Tunisia. According to legend, it was founded by Queen Dido. It lasted from 575 BC until 146 BC. Its end came about by a major loss to Rome. So, the Carthaginian Empire lasted for roughly 425 years. 6. Numidia (Algeria/Tunisia) Num...
Pea, garden pea, and English pea are all the same. The pea is traditionally the first kitchen garden crop planted each year. It goes into the ground as soon as the soil can be worked. When peas come to harvest, follow this advice: pick peas the instant that they are bright green and...
The Arab leaders arriving Monday know that they are coming to discuss Jerusalem and Oslo, but they should be reassured that the EU recognises there are other clear and present dangers to the region. The JCPOA was never intended to be the final round of talks: its scope was so limited becau...
On day 2, take a morning high-speed train to Rome and board the sleeper to Siracuse in Sicily. The Rome-Sicily sleeper is shunted onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina, a unique experience. Day 3, spend the morning in Siracuse then transfer to the little town of Pozzallo for...
Among adult’s psychopathologies, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the only one that can be directly caused by childhood trauma. In this chapter, we will review research that has contributed to our current understanding of the relationship of childhood trauma and PTSD during adulthood. Chi...