Ancient Middle East Archive
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Jerusalem’s Western Wall was completed after the reign of Herod, research finds
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsA ritual bath exposed beneath the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem shows that the construction of that wall was not completed during King Herod's lifetime. -
The Jewish Revolt against Rome: History, Sources and Perspectives
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe pursuit of history involves asking questions about the past, which is obviously no longer directly accessible. New data thus generates new questions; however, old data may also attract new questions and new perspectives. -
Ancient Near Eastern gods Enki and Ea: diachronical analysis of texts and images from the earliest sources to the Neo-Sumerian period
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No CommentsAncient Near Eastern gods Enki and Ea: diachronical analysis of texts and images from the earliest sources to the Neo-Sumerian period By Peeter Espak Master’s Thesis, Tartu University, 2006 Introduction:... -
What happened at Hatra? The problem of the Severan siege operations
Posted on September 13, 2011 | No CommentsWhat happened at Hatra? The problem of the Severan siege operations By Duncan Campbell The Defence of the Roman and Byzantine East, edited by P. Freeman and D. Kennedy (Oxford,... -
Vedic Elements in the Ancient Iranian Religion of Zarathushtra
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsVedic Elements in the Ancient Iranian Religion of Zarathushtra By Subhash Kak The Adyar Library Bulletin, Vol.67 (2003) Introduction: Scholars generally agree that before the advent of Zarathushtra, the religion of the... -
Race Relations in the Seleucid Empire: The Case of the Phoenicians
Posted on August 14, 2011 | No CommentsRace Relations in the Seleucid Empire: The Case of the Phoenicians By Christopher Bravo Citations: USC McNair Scholars Research Journal, Vol.3 (2007) Abstract: Though the academic study of race relations has... -
On the State and Prospects of the Study of Zoroastrianism
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsOn the State and Prospects of the Study of Zoroastrianism By Michael Stausberg Numen, Vol. 55 (2008) Abstract: The academic study of Zoroastrianism goes back to the seventeenth century. It was... -
Achaemenids in the Caucasus?
Posted on July 24, 2011 | No CommentsAchaemenids in the Caucasus? By Adele Bill Achaemenid Impact in the Black Sea: Communication of Powers, edited by Jens Nieling and Ellen Rehm (Aarhus University Press, 2010) Introduction: There are many publications about... -
National and Ethnic Identity in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Assyrian Identity in Post-Empire Times
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsNational and Ethnic Identity in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Assyrian Identity in Post-Empire Times By Simo Parpola Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies, Vol. 18, no. 2, 2004 Abstract: The Neo-Assyrian kings... -
Arsaces IV (c. 170-168 BC) the 1st “Missing” Parthian King
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsArsaces IV (c. 170-168 BC) the 1st “Missing” Parthian King By G. R. F. Assar Nāme-ye Irān-e Bāstān, Vol. 6:1-2 (2006-7) Introduction: Justin (41.5.8-10), in his Epitome of the Philippic History...