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May 2, 2024 · Who were the Galatians in the Bible? This map shows the regions of Anatolia during the first century C.E., when Paul would have traveled through the area. Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that the province of Galatia would have included the regions of Pisidia, Phrygia, Lycaonia, and Pamphylia at that time. Map: Biblical Archaeology ...
4 days ago · In 4th century BC, the ancient Greeks colonized the bay of Kuwait under Alexander the Great, the ancient Greeks named mainland Kuwait Larissa and Failaka was named Ikaros. According to Strabo and Arrian, Alexander the Great named Failaka Ikaros because it resembled the Aegean island of that name in size and shape.
6 days ago · 1. Nero (37-68) The first, worst and best-known of the psychopathic Caesars, it didn’t hurt his successors that he’d committed such atrocities, as it made them easier to re-institute, or simply to continue with the carnage.
May 9, 2024 · Pontius Pilate (died after 36 ce) was a Roman prefect (governor) of Judaea (26–36 ce) under the emperor Tiberius who presided at the final trial of Jesus and gave the order for his crucifixion. Historical and traditional accounts of the life of Pontius Pilate.
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- What is Pontius Pilate best known for?Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect (governor) of Judaea (26–36 CE) who presided at the trial of Jesus and gave the order for his crucifixion.
- What did Pontius Pilate do?As the prefect of Roman-occupied Palestine, he insulted the religious sensibilities of his Jewish subjects by promoting Roman religion and emperor...
- How did Pontius Pilate die?According to Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History, Pontius Pilate killed himself on orders from the emperor Caligula sometime after 36 CE.
3 days ago · Possible coinage of the Greek ruler Gongylos, wearing the Persian cap on the reverse, as ruler of Pergamon for the Achaemenid Empire. Pergamon, Mysia , circa 450 BC. The name of the city ΠΕΡΓ ("PERG"), appears for the first on this coinage, and is the first evidence for the name of the city.
May 7, 2024 · Larisa is a female given name in Ancient Greek and an alternative spelling of Larissa, a feminine name commonly found in the Eastern European parts. Some sources suggest Larisa originated from the ancient city of Larissa in Thessaly, which means ‘citadel.’
3 days ago · Nebuchadnezzar II ( / nɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər /; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, [6] [7] [c] meaning " Nabu, watch over my heir"; [8] Biblical Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר [d] Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar ), also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, [8] was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own...
