Why Did God Destroy Pompeii?A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The Destruction of Pompeii--God's Revenge?" by Hershel Shanks in the July/August 2010 issue.HolcombeRobertBiblical Archaeology Review
Why is Pompeii an important archaeological site? Why did the Sumerians invent writing? Why is Hammurabi's Code a great Babylonian achievement? Why is Herodotus important? Why was the Code of Hammurabi important to the Babylonians? Why are historical sources important? Why were fingerprints used ...
Judging from the experiences with the Bamiyan Buddhas, it is tempting to conclude that the only reason why the pyramids of Egypt have survived to this day is because they were so big that it proved too complicated, costly and time-consuming for Muslims to destroy them. Had Saladin's son Al...