Joie de Vivre's Ancient History Blog Posts Roundup!

Do you appreciate the value of history? Especially ancient history? There is a wonderful website called Ancient History Encyclopedia. The vision statement at their website clearly outlines their intent and purpose:

“At Ancient History Encyclopedia we believe that ancient history is too important to be found in expensive books, on private homepages with a nationalist agenda, or less reliable Wikis. The internet is available in every country on earth, and it deserves reliable high-quality educational history information.”

They really do accomplish what they set out to do. They may not have set out to inspire me to do additional research and write blog posts about my findings, but they did! Below is a roundup of blog posts published at Joie de Vivre Magazine.

Do you like history?

Is there a favorite history blog or website you enjoy?

Hope you enjoy these posts.

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Nimrod and the ‘Gate of God’

Ancient Kingdoms of Lydia and Persia

Who Were the Philistines?

Mark Antony and Antonia Fortress

Seven Wonders Plus One (or Two)

Did Alexander the Great Think He Was Great?

Alternate Names for the Dead Sea

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#AncientHistory : #PeopleAndPlaces : Nimrod and the ‘Gate of God’ https://t.co/L3QAIuvzbd #history #ancientkingdoms #ancientkings #Biblelands

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#AncientHistory : #AncientKingdoms : Lydia and Persia https://t.co/XsHjT6m00Y #ancientKings #KingCroesus #KingCyrus #legendaywealth

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Who Were the Philistines?) ~ "The Philistines were skilled warriors; on land and at sea. In fact, they were once called Sea Peoples." #AncientHistory : #PeopleAndPlaces : https://t.co/xaxHJEVGbb #Bible #ancientcivilizations

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Mark Antony and Antonia Fortress https://t.co/MzNt2oxnAO #funfacts ~ Did you know the Antonia Fortress was named for Mark Antony?
~ #ancientRome #ancientcivilizations #architecture #AncientHistory #PeopleAndPlaces pic.twitter.com/Ag4f0Aiopo

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Can you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (plus two more that are not usually included)? https://t.co/3TJfoIKLRP #ancienthistory ##peopleandplaces #historicalplaces #historicalpeople

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As a teenager he set out on a path that would earn him his place in #historyofmankind. By age 30 he was dead. Did #AlexandertheGreat Think He Was Great? https://t.co/H9nuODF7VW #ancienthistory #ancientGreece #MilitaryLeaders #PoliticalLeaders #teens

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Mention the Dead Sea and 2 things come to my mind: scrolls and salts. #DidYouKnow this sea has several alternate names? https://t.co/HQizUcgsKJ #historicalplaces #Biblelands #travel #travelandvacation #funfacts pic.twitter.com/Pu1UcELwiT

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● Ancient History: African Kingdoms: Nubian Princesses

Ancient History : People and Places : Who Were the Philistines?

"Most Bible students know the menacing Philistines were the enemies of the Israelites. There were constant struggles for control of the land of Canaan (an older name for Palestine). A study, just a quick study, of the people of Philistia might lead one to conclude that … if they had not always been battling with the nation of Israel, they would have been at war with another group. They liked to fight!!

WHY? Because they could!!

The Philistines were skilled warriors; on land and at sea. In fact, they were once called Sea Peoples. Their navy consisted of fleets of the finest warships during that time, expertly manned by experienced soldier/seamen. As for their army? The infantry, i.e. trained foot soldiers, possessed superior weapons of iron and wielded them masterfully and mercilessly."

Good thing David was good with a slingshot!

Source: Ethiopian or Philistine? Am I a Dog?

Image credit: Gebhard Fugel [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Ethiopian or Philistine? (O.o) Question prompted by some dialogue in a #DenzelWashington movie. If in the script, instead of saying “Ethiopian”, they called Mr. Washington’s character a “Philistine”, the scene would've made sense to me.
~ Con't reading. https://t.co/8ViPuiHc6k pic.twitter.com/KRi50JvosI

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"SHILOH (not #Jerusalem) was at one time the focal point of Israel's worship, where both the Tabernacle and the #ArkoftheCovenant resided." ~ Con't reading: #AncientIsrael : Memorable Battles in #JewishHistory https://t.co/GBAHphNzeB pic.twitter.com/cEroY3UQM3

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Bible Study: The Book of Exodus

The Book of EXODUS focuses on Israelites multiplying and spreading in the land of Egypt resulting in the Egyptians oppressing them with harsh labor due to Pharaoh’s fears of the tribes attempting to oppose him because of their increasing number of people. Pharaoh was so scared that he made an order to throw every Hebrew baby boy in the Nile River,but he allowed girls to live.

Moses was born a Hebrew and because of Pharaoh's order, his mother, Jochebed hid Moses for three months. When she could no longer do this, she then placed him in a papyrus basket and set it in the Nile River. Moses' sister, Miriam, carefully watched to see what would happen to him when Pharaoh's daughter saw him. Although he was identified as a Hebrew baby, Pharaoh's daughter took him to be her own son. Miriam suggested that she could find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child and she went and got Moses' mother.

Moses was raised as a part of Pharoah's family and lived in Egypt for 40 years. One day, he murdered an Egyptian who was mistreating one of the Hebrew slaves. The next day he discovered that his act was not a secret, so he ran away to Midian. There he lived as a shepherd, married, and had children. A life changing pivotal point in Moses' life occurs on Mount Horeb where Moses encounters a flaming bush that was not being burned by the fire. God spoke to Moses from the bush. God said He has heard their cries of agony from His people and Moses would be sent to deliver them. Moses was chosen to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey called Canaan.

Listen to the Book of Exodus online free.

* Important Events in the Book of Exodus

1. Moses drawn from the river by Pharoah's daughter
2. God speaks to Moses through the Burning Bush
3. Egyptians were afflicted with Ten Plagues
4. Moses parting the Red Sea
5. Moses receives the Ten Commandments
6. Tribes of Israel worship the Golden Calf
7. God's people gather manna, the bread from heaven
8. Moses' arms held up to win the battle of Amalekites

Ancient History : People and Places : Nimrod and the ‘Gate of God’

If you come from a Judaeo-Christian background, then you might be familiar with the story of Babel because you were probably taught about it as a child. If you are unfamiliar with the biblical account, it tells of the time when everyone on earth all spoke the same language but God confused the languages. Why? Because there was a king who was trying to build a tower to reach heaven, where God lives. 

This ambitious and over-reaching endeavor was displeasing and as a punishment, God confused the languages of the people. This lack of communication prevented the laborers from working together and completing the building project. The unfinished structure is often referred to as the tower of Babel and symbolizes human pride and rebellion. The entire account of this event is all of nine (9) verses. You can read it in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 11, verses 1 through 9.

If you believe that Babel existed, then you might also believe that there was a king who angered God.

Now about that king. What was his name?

NIMROD

Scholars are in disagreement as to the identity of Nimrod. Some say he was Sargon the Great. Others say he was an Assyrian king, Tukulti-Ninurta I. Others speculate that he could have been Amenophis III, an Egyptian leader. Yet another group believes that he was Merodach-Baladan, a man who insisted on being king of Babylon, however, he never achieved his ambition.

The biblical record identifies Nimrod as the son of Cush, the grandson of Ham, and the great-grandson of Noah. He is described as “mighty” in two instances: “a mighty one on the earth” and “the mighty hunter before the Lord”. Furthermore, the Bible account states: “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”  Shinar, the land of Southern Mesopotamia, became known as Babylonia.

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Content first published at Blogjob.com on Jun 5, 2017.  Site shut down.

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Other Posts in This Series:

Lydia and Persia

Who Were the Philistines?

Mark Antony and Antonia Fortress

Seven Wonders Plus One (or Two)

The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible

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All Those “ites”

King Nimrod Built 4 Cities: “Babel, Erech, Akkad and Calneh in the land of Shinar” (Mesopotamia) - Virily ~ https://t.co/J6eaA9B8jA via @flipboard @virilycom #ancienthistory #peopleandplaces

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♦ Why didn’t somebody STOP Sargon? ~ https://t.co/KKDWzCOUGL #ancienthistory #peopleandplaces ~ See also a related link: ♦ The Origin of Brutal Regimes ~ https://t.co/l1Qnadv3bL

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• The Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet
• Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts
• The Ancient Languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Aksum
• The Ancient Language of Dreams

Ancient History : Ancient Kingdoms : Lydia and Persia

♦ Quick history lesson. Hope you found it useful.  Learning never gets old.  Agree? 

• The last king of Lydia was Croesus (560–546 B.C.). Some records describe the assets of his kingdom as “proverbial wealth” or “legendary wealth”.

• "... the ruler who took the place of Croesus, is really the one who provided this kingdom with “true wealth”. Here are two interesting summaries of his empire."

The article below shares a few quick facts about Lydia, an ancient kingdom of Central Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).

Ancient History: Kingdoms : Lydia and Persia