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Seljuq and Mamluk Architecture
Chair Nikos Tsivikis
This session focuses on towers and fortifications from various cultural and historical backgrounds across the Middle East and Anatolia.
Stéphane Pradines
Islamic, Armenian, or...
Aram-Naharaim An Ancient Land in the Bible
Aram-Naharaim is a name used in the Bible to describe an ancient region in Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It...
Ancient Village and Assyrian History on Cudi Dagh
Dr. Ibrahim Baz, vice-rector of Sirnak University, gave a fascinating PowerPoint presentation called “An Ancient Settlement on Judi Mount: Shah Village and Sheik Yahya...
Science and the Ark’s Resting Place
Anne Habermehl gave a presentation called “The Role of Science in Determining the Resting-Place of the Ark.” One of her key points was that...
The Mythical east
Ancient history as commonly retold in European and American societies is pervaded by a great and deluding absence. When it suits us, we can...
Another king from the western city of Epidamnos
And after this there will arise another king from the western city of Epidamnos, which is in Latin Dyracchium. The name of the king...
Heliopolis not long after 502
The oracle was written at or near Heliopolis not long after 502. It certainly predates the death of Anastasius, but it also prophesies that...
From Arles to Treves
The second child of Constantine and Fausta was born soon JL after they moved from Arles to Treves. It was a girl and though...
Persians following Galerius
“This must have been Carrhae all over again,” Dacius said. “I only hope Galerius suffered the same fate.”
For a moment Constantine was too much...
