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December 25: no connection with Tammuz, Saturnalia, Sol Invictus & Mithras

Posted December 19th, 2011 at 04:37 PM by Sankari

J. Burke, 2011

Christian writer Julius Africanus suggested December 25 as the birth of Christ long before it was connected with pagan festivities for Sol Invictus or Mithras.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

This date was not connected with the birth of Tammuz. Tammuz's death and descent into the underworld was commemorated during the summer solstice[6] [7] (nowhere near December 25), and there is scant evidence for any commemoration of the god's return;[8] whether or not there...

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What we have, we hold

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My Poems 7

Posted December 18th, 2011 at 12:14 PM by Anna James
Updated December 18th, 2011 at 12:36 PM by Anna James

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I've got oceans under my skin
Salty and wavy and deep and moving
Whirlwatering and waterstreaming
Through the periscopes of my eyes
Through the caves of my surface
Unsettled waters, wild waters
Bright waters, white waters
Pulling in dark waters
Surfacing stark waters
Bubbling under my skin
Turning to wherein
Carrying me on their foam
Thrusting me - mighty and roaming
My surface is a bridge over them
My...

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Pro Bono Advocate

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Tigris and Euphrates destruction

Posted December 15th, 2011 at 03:42 PM by Iraq Bruin
Updated December 15th, 2011 at 03:47 PM by Iraq Bruin

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History in the making: watching 2 rivers slowly disappear through calculated human action.

Tigris-Euphrates River Dispute (American University)

Turkey’s Dams Are Violating Human Rights, UN Report Says | Green Prophet

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The UN report notes with alarm that the Turkish government has conducted no assessment of the environmental and social impacts of these dams, perhaps because they mostly affect already marginalized groups:

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Although the vast majority of the affected

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Historian

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Egypt history

Posted December 15th, 2011 at 01:47 PM by dandabiel

All the paper-sheets in the world will not be enough to record the stories of a nation which lived for 7000 years. and participate the human story through all of these ears, from the beginning of mankind through 30 dynasties based on the lineage of Pharaohs and the rise of the Greeks and Roman, Then the Islamic civilization with all its ears, then the colonial of France and then England, also we can find the cemeteries and monuments of the

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Citizen

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Temple of Onias

Posted December 15th, 2011 at 07:31 AM by Lady_Cassandra

One of the papers I wrote this semester. It was done for my Jewish history class "Between Persians and Islam" which dealt with the Second Temple Period. I'm quite happy with it, largely the paper deals with the possible location of the temple.

A Second Temple in Egypt: The Location of the Temple of Onias

The Temple at Leontopolis, otherwise known as the Temple of Onias, is an important subject for study because it was the only temple...