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How much did 9th century BC Cypriots write? How much trade did 9th century BC Cyprus have with Aegean Greece, compared to trade between Syria and Aegean Greece? Where did the western border of Syria and of Phoenician script literacy go in Cilicia in 9th century BC?

Today we focus on the 9th millennium BC, a time when world population levels were approx 5 million, northern Eurasia continued to be resettled by Mesolithic people as glaciers retreated further north and the beginning of settlements were starting to occur in the Middle East following the drought...

I mentioned before that there are not many Byzantine pictorial sources for the 9th century as there was a period of iconoclasm. Here is what I have managed to collect: I have found some iilustrations from the Mount Athos Psalter, MS. Pantocrator 61, Byzantine, first half of the 9th century. Can...

Questions about the Anglo Saxons and the Frankish Empire, 9th century AD Hello, I am doing some research and have a lot of questions about this time period? Can anyone help with any of the following questions or give me somewhere to start? Thank you! WHAT WAS HUNTING LIKE IN ANGLO SAXON...

There are not many Byzantine pictorial sources for the 9th century as there was a period of iconoclasm. One that is from this period is The Chludov Psalter, Moscow, Historical Museum MS 129, Byzantine, 9th century Including images: Chludov Psalter, The song of the three youths, with Daniel in...

Let's say I am trying to start a fantasy novel with an accurate historical background, set in the Golden Age Baghdad with its cosmopolitan population and intellectual maturity, how should I portray a women? Regarding involvement in public life and dress code.

Carolingian soldiers in the Corbie Psalter, beginning of the 9th century, Northern France Archer & Javelinman in the Ebbon Gospels, France, 817-834AD Carolingian soldiers on the Ivory Book Cover of Charles the Bald, France, c.860 MIRROR SITES Carolingian soldiers in the Corbie Psalter...

What was the main religion in Bohemia (land where today is Czech Republic), before Saints Cyril and Methodius came there? (according to the history books, these two man brought Christianity to the Czech land, so I wonder, what were the religions there before)

The Apocalypse, Valenciennes - BM - ms. 99, Spanish, early 9th century Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Riders on lion-headed horses Rider on a white horse - The 'Word of God' A horse and Reliefs on vaulting bosses, 848 AD, Spanish, Church of Santa Maria, Naranco MIRROR SITES The Apocalypse...

I am finishing my series about the 10th Century BC on YouTube (actually I published the 940s episode today, so the show will still be on the 10th century for four more weeks, but I am recording in advance) and now I need to move on to the 9th Century BC. I have a fairly good grasp of all things...

As noted in the title line, I need some contribution from this forum about the condition and practises of the Germanic tribes in the 9th c. B.C. I realize that there's probably very little literature about them at this point, but this is for a writing project that has since its inception gone...

Any experts on Assyrian warfare here? What was it that made the neo-Assyrian empire such a formidable opponent from 911 BC onwards? Why did they beat everyone? How could Shalmaneser III win the battle of QarQar against such a powerful alliance? What were their methods of terror, torture and...

Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul) by Prudentius, which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices. From manuscript: Leyden, Universitatsbibliothek, Cod. Burmanni Q 3 9th century, probably from Northern France. I have included an English translation of the...

The oldest surviving illustrated manuscripts of Prudentius' Psychomachia are from the 9th century. Here are selected images from BnF manuscript Latin 8085, France (Reims ?), 870-899AD: Abraham and Lot Prudentia: Lot taken captive Prudentia: Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings Prudentia...

As I wrote in another thread, I'm working out the history of a cipher. The cipher seems to have originated with the Germanic tribes, and it was adapted to Arabic some time before the mid 9th century. So, how much information could have been exchanged between Germanic people and 9th century Iraqis?

fact or myth?

An excerpt from the book : "DE ARAGON - The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon" Bragg and Walker heard Wilson’s men engage the enemy and Bragg ordered Walker to attack with all the force he had. Forrest, however, had found Ector’s Brigade one-half mile away in the Youngblood field about...

Hi everyone, I hope I'll find someone who's knowledgeable on these topics... I'm currently doing research for a novel that's set in 813 AD. It features a 22-year-old .... from Franconia who travels to Medina and back over the course of a year. Can anyone tell me any more details (beyond what...

Of course all of them had Greek names, as expected... ARGEAD DYNASTY Karanos (c. Late 9th/Early 8th Cent.) Koinos (c. Mid-8th Cent.) Tyrimmas (c. Late 8th/Early 7th Cent.) Perdikkas I (c. 670-652) Argaios I (652-621) Philip I (621-588) Aeropos I (588-68) Alketas (568-40) Amyntas I...

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