History in the Light
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Here we explore history, war, faith, and culture from the beginning of the Roman to the fall 1453. If you like what you see, give me a follow
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You Did It! Thank you so much time for the bonus thread!!! We get this story from Diodorus Siculus because Punic sources don't survive. It was during Agathocles' war on Carthage. Agathocles won a series of victories against an incompetent Punic general named Bomilcar. Carthage
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Are Pagans even real? https://t.co/3avvLGcHp0
Pagans, were they real? Two ways to look at this question. The first is about the word itself: Did people at the start of Augustus' reign call themselves Pagan? Maybe, but the word was used to identify class distinctions, not religious beliefs, so can we use the word Pagan to
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If you liked this one I think you might enjoy... https://t.co/i5wa88PctN
Pagan Holy Wars? We are not used to thinking of the Wars of Pagan Religion in part due to our mindset about the separation of church and state, and the skeptical view we take on Pagan faith and magic. We also think that our basic view is that if we see something wondrous/strange
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Spartacus! This is all leading up to my take on Spartacus and his amazing revolt. Coming soon!
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Prophets, Seers and Witches! A prophetess, a seer, a witch, what are we talking about? Usually, men or women (some cultures emphasized one sex over another in this category, some allowed for men and women to be touched) who were known to be able to speak for a god, like a
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Dionysus, god of destruction, liberty, and joy! Dionysus was an ancient god whose true origin is lost in mystery. By the Roman time period, he was the national god of Thrace and the Thracian people, but he was popular everywhere. His could be a fighting faith as well as a
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Witch Hunts, Persecution, and Oppression Pagan Style Religiously, Rome was a pretty tolerant place, but magic, prophecy, and belief were serious business. Yes even today. What led the Romans to ban religions and oppress prophets, hunt witches? Let's exploreπ§΅
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Very good.
Saladin: the infidels will never relieve Jaffa before we- Richard:
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Also a good topic! Pagan Religion at war... https://t.co/i5wa88PctN
Pagan Holy Wars? We are not used to thinking of the Wars of Pagan Religion in part due to our mindset about the separation of church and state, and the skeptical view we take on Pagan faith and magic. We also think that our basic view is that if we see something wondrous/strange
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If you liked this thread you might like the following: https://t.co/3avvLGcHp0
Pagans, were they real? Two ways to look at this question. The first is about the word itself: Did people at the start of Augustus' reign call themselves Pagan? Maybe, but the word was used to identify class distinctions, not religious beliefs, so can we use the word Pagan to
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Spartacus! This is all leading up to my take on Spartacus and his amazing revolt. Coming soon!
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Prophets, Seers and Witches! A prophetess, a seer a witch what are we talking about. Usually men or women (some culture emphasized on sex over another in this category some allowed for men men and women to be touched) that were known to be able to speak for a god like a prophet
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Dionysus god of destruction, liberty and joy! Dionysus was an ancient god whose true origin is lost in mystery. By the Roman time period he was the national god of Thrace and the Thracian people but he was popular everywhere. His could be a fighting faith as well as Thracian
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Reign of the Werewolf King Part III: Freedom, Reform and Death: The White Huns had defeated the Persians, and Vahktang had led his troops for the Persians against the Huns, and with the Persians in chaos due to their defeat. He had no enemies left! He had a free hand for the
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The Tyrant-Potter of Syracuse: Part I After the family of Dionysius was overthrown in Syracuse, a democracy activist from Corinth, Timoleon, came to Sicily with a small army to make eastern Sicily safe for democracy again. The Carthaginians, fearing the loss of Greek cities in
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Retreat from the City of the Apes Before Eumachus' planning could get too far representatives of Carthage and likely Miltine gathered a large army to contest with the Greeks for the region. Eumachus isolated in the mountains thought it wise to retreat quickly before being cut
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Wildcats and Apes! In the mountains they were surprised by big African cats likely African wild cats and the Barbary lion. The Greeks had to watch their supplies carefully but they did find signs of civilization. There were three cities in the region and picking their way
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Siege of Miltine and journey into the unknown! Eumachus surprised Miltine and they breached the wall but the citizens of Miltine were no push overs and they fought house to house, street to street until the Greek dead began to pile up. Ill equipped for a lengthy siege and
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