In the following text Saint Theophan the Recluse explains why Christianity should not change with the times… Continue reading “Why Christianity should not change with the times”
3,000-year-old archaeological finds at Tel Dan suggest that the Danites were Aegean soldiers. Samson the Greek?
The Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 “Israelite tribes,” may have started as no such thing. New archaeological evidence suggests that the Danites originated with mercenaries hired from the Aegean and Syria by the Egyptian overlords of Canaan to keep order. Continue reading “3,000-year-old archaeological finds at Tel Dan suggest that the Danites were Aegean soldiers. Samson the Greek?”
Bronze Dagger of Mycenaean type from Pelynt, Cornwall
Here we present the first page of the corresponding publication by V. Gordon Childe, which claims a Mycenean presence in Cornwall, Britain. Continue reading “Bronze Dagger of Mycenaean type from Pelynt, Cornwall”
Professor from Chile claims ancient Greeks colonized his country!
(NovoScriptorium: Whether true or not, information like this is at least interesting, because it is not a funny Greek that makes the claim but a native of the country)
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A star disturbed the comets of the solar system 70,000 years ago
About 70,000 years ago, a small reddish star approached our solar system and gravitationally disturbed comets and asteroids. Astronomers from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Cambridge have verified that the movement of some of these objects is still marked by that stellar encounter. Continue reading “A star disturbed the comets of the solar system 70,000 years ago”
Ancient Greeks may have built China’s famous Terracotta Army – 1,500 years before Marco Polo
Ancient Greeks artists could have travelled to China 1,500 years before Marco Polo’s historic trip to the east and helped design the famous Terracotta Army, according to new research. Continue reading “Ancient Greeks may have built China’s famous Terracotta Army – 1,500 years before Marco Polo”