The Ancient History Thread

Shur the earths geomagnetic polarity thingy flips every aeon or so. Everybody knows that.
@TreatyStones please explain to these unenlightened types.

Tough break for the headbangers here

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Cosmos should be compulsory.

Not exactly the proper thread but……

Take your goals and the points will come

admins?

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Not ancient but ould enough related and very cool website where a lad reconstructs Tenochtitlan

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The History of Israel/Paestine in maps

In Natafuian times circa 15,000 BC
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Kingdon of Edom 3000 years ago


The Canaanites 2000 BC
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Kingdom of Judah featuring Saul, David , Solomon
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The 12 tribes of Israel post Assyrian and Babalonian occupations

In the era of Herod the Great post Persian and Greek occupations now a Roman vassal

Jesus

Byzantine circa 400ad, known as Palaestina Secunda at this time
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The age of Islam circa 600-1200
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Mamluk Israel circa 1200-1500 encapsulating the crusades which accomplished the square root of nothing

Ottoman. This brings us right up to WWI and Zionism

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I love a good map.

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They never recovered from losing the Wilderness of Zin after the Roman occupation. It tied the whole region together like the rug in the big Lebowski.

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This is a great episode… The Nabataeans. A great bunch of lads.

Watched this one on the Spartans again recently… First saw it about 15 years ago I’d say. It’s a top, top documentary. Originally done in 3 parts.

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