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As if there wasn’t enough myths and misconceptions around Mantzikert already.
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As if there wasn’t enough myths and misconceptions around Mantzikert already.
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"Know your enemy" an antifascist poster about neo-nazi symbols
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Know your enemy" an antifascist poster about neo-nazi symbols
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‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins
The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins.
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Photos of Palmyra, Syria by John Henry Haynes (1884) taken during the Wolfe Expedition
From the J. R. Sitlington Sterrett Collection of Archaeological Photographs at Cornell University Library
From the J. R. Sitlington Sterrett Collection of Archaeological Photographs at Cornell University Library
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Photos of Palmyra, Syria by John Henry Haynes (1884) taken during the Wolfe Expedition
From the J. R. Sitlington Sterrett Collection of Archaeological Photographs at Cornell University Library
From the J. R. Sitlington Sterrett Collection of Archaeological Photographs at Cornell University Library
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Hi, historical theologian here. Whenever someone uses the word “martyr” in a modern context, this meme applies.
two men are talking and one of them says " you keep using that word "
ALT: two men are talking and one of them says " you keep using that word "
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hi, historical theologian here. Whenever someone uses the word “martyr” in a modern context, this meme applies.
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A 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American
September 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American
Of course they do.
Israel threatens to strike storehouse containing ‘unique’ Palestinian artefacts
French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem secretly evacuates Gaza City storehouse after Israeli military’s warning
www.independent.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Of course they do.
“Already the tribe, known as the Guardians of St Catherine, have had their homes and tourist eco-camps demolished with little or no compensation.”
One of the world's most sacred places Mount Sinai is being turned into a mega-resort
The biblical site of Mount Sinai in Egypt is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to build a huge new tourism project.
www.bbc.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Already the tribe, known as the Guardians of St Catherine, have had their homes and tourist eco-camps demolished with little or no compensation.”
Lead isotope analysis of the bronze of St Mark’s Lion points to its possible Chinese origin.
The Chinese identity of St Mark’s bronze ‘Lion’ and its place in the history of medieval Venice | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
The Chinese identity of St Mark’s bronze ‘Lion’ and its place in the history of medieval Venice
www.cambridge.org
September 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Lead isotope analysis of the bronze of St Mark’s Lion points to its possible Chinese origin.
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How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza | Hanno Hauenstein
In the run-up to this week’s deadly attacks, stories linking Palestinian reporters to Hamas gained currency, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After cycling along the Baltic coast from Świnoujście to the eastern point of Hel I can’t help but wonder: does Poland know sunscreen?
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
After cycling along the Baltic coast from Świnoujście to the eastern point of Hel I can’t help but wonder: does Poland know sunscreen?
"Westerplatte broni się jeszcze."
August 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"Westerplatte broni się jeszcze."
Visited Cedynia (formerly Zehden). According to Thietmar of Merseburg in 972 there was a battle between forces of Mieszko I and margrave Odo I nearby. Previously overlooked fight was transformed by the post-war demarcation of Polish-German border into a key moment of national history.
August 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Visited Cedynia (formerly Zehden). According to Thietmar of Merseburg in 972 there was a battle between forces of Mieszko I and margrave Odo I nearby. Previously overlooked fight was transformed by the post-war demarcation of Polish-German border into a key moment of national history.
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The ancient Byzantine Church of St Porphyrios, Gaza.
Founded 425CE.
Photographed by the Ecole Biblique 1922.
Bombed by the IDF 2024.
From the exhibition Trésors Sauvés de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire at L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
Founded 425CE.
Photographed by the Ecole Biblique 1922.
Bombed by the IDF 2024.
From the exhibition Trésors Sauvés de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire at L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
August 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The ancient Byzantine Church of St Porphyrios, Gaza.
Founded 425CE.
Photographed by the Ecole Biblique 1922.
Bombed by the IDF 2024.
From the exhibition Trésors Sauvés de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire at L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
Founded 425CE.
Photographed by the Ecole Biblique 1922.
Bombed by the IDF 2024.
From the exhibition Trésors Sauvés de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire at L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
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Chart detailing local non-Latin, non-Armenian, non-Protestant churches found in the Levant today. The top 5 stem from the Patriarch of Antioch (after splits over the Chalcedon, monothelitism, and 3 later entering into communion with Rome), while the other 3 have their origins in the School of Edessa
August 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Chart detailing local non-Latin, non-Armenian, non-Protestant churches found in the Levant today. The top 5 stem from the Patriarch of Antioch (after splits over the Chalcedon, monothelitism, and 3 later entering into communion with Rome), while the other 3 have their origins in the School of Edessa
Apse of the Cathedral of San Giusto in Trieste, mosaic created by craftsmen from Veneto depicting Christ Pantocrator among Justus and Saint Servolus.
July 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Apse of the Cathedral of San Giusto in Trieste, mosaic created by craftsmen from Veneto depicting Christ Pantocrator among Justus and Saint Servolus.
History of sailing yacht A is like history of Russo-European relations in a nutshell: built in 2017 in Kiel for fertilizer enterpreneur Andrey Melnichenko, seized in March 2022 by Guardia di Finanza. Since then she disturbs views from the port of Trieste.
July 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
History of sailing yacht A is like history of Russo-European relations in a nutshell: built in 2017 in Kiel for fertilizer enterpreneur Andrey Melnichenko, seized in March 2022 by Guardia di Finanza. Since then she disturbs views from the port of Trieste.
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Normal Greeks: “emergency exit procedure.”
Me, a late antique Hellenist: “liturgy of the exodus of danger.”
Me, a late antique Hellenist: “liturgy of the exodus of danger.”
June 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Normal Greeks: “emergency exit procedure.”
Me, a late antique Hellenist: “liturgy of the exodus of danger.”
Me, a late antique Hellenist: “liturgy of the exodus of danger.”
“An intentional erasure with several prongs of attack: people, buildings, land — and history.”
Historicide in Gaza
Israel’s destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestine’s story can be told
newlinesmag.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“An intentional erasure with several prongs of attack: people, buildings, land — and history.”
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The sculpted image of Alexios I Komnenos, now in exile walled into a Venetian cul de sac, having been looted by the ruthless Doge Dandolo and the thuggish knights of the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
May 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The sculpted image of Alexios I Komnenos, now in exile walled into a Venetian cul de sac, having been looted by the ruthless Doge Dandolo and the thuggish knights of the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
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“Political leaders who are anxious about Mr. Putin’s ambitions and the rise of authoritarianism in Hungary should be worried that Turkey will become another sign that democracy is in retreat,” writes the New York Times editorial board.
Opinion | Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.
The world’s democracies can speak up to make Erdogan’s life less comfortable.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“Political leaders who are anxious about Mr. Putin’s ambitions and the rise of authoritarianism in Hungary should be worried that Turkey will become another sign that democracy is in retreat,” writes the New York Times editorial board.
“The events of 468 deserve to be far more widely known.” Indeed!
When Did the Roman Empire Fall?
ANATOLY GRABLEVSKY Chronicle of a death foretold
antigonejournal.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“The events of 468 deserve to be far more widely known.” Indeed!
Pamuk’s summary: “this limited form of democracy is coming to an end.”
I’ve never seen such clampdowns in Istanbul. Turkey’s democracy is fighting for its life | Orhan Pamuk
The jailing of President Erdoğan’s main political rival is the low point of a decade-long march towards autocracy – but the protesters aren’t done yet either, says writer Orhan Pamuk
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Pamuk’s summary: “this limited form of democracy is coming to an end.”