While the path to eradicate Judaism back then was physical, and today’s is ideological – negating Judaism by negating the ...
It was the year 467 BC when an enraged woman approached the door of the Temple of Athena Chalkioikos in Sparta and placed a ...
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The pervasive culture of cynicism encourages us to lower our expectations, to view optimism with suspicion, and to label ...
The 2nd-century CE Roman historian Justin relates how, during a round of negotiations after Alexander captured Darius’ family at the Battle of Issus, the Persian king exclaimed his gratitude for ...
A rare 2,500-year-old inscription, bearing the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, was found in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said. The inscription, which was ...
By night he sent a messenger to the Persian king, Xerxes, informing him that the Greeks intended to flee. Unless he acted now, Xerxes would lose the opportunity to defeat the Greeks in one fell swoop.