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Early Islamic Trade Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History, Byzantine History / September 25, 2023 / Central and Late Middle Ages, Islamic history, trade This shipwreck puts a new spin on how historians think about the earliest century of Islam. The usual story is that the decades after Muhammad’s…
Ancient Tradition of Burying Coins Ancient History / December 2, 2024 / ancient greece, archaeology, economic history, folklore/mythology, Rome This skull from Ancient Rome has a tiny coin glinting out of its mouth: the money is an obal, one of the most notorious grave-goods…
Julius Caesar Ancient History / September 25, 2023 / Rome “Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.” Julius Caesar, d. 44 BCE
Ancient Greek “Ship of Theseus” Ancient History / November 26, 2024 / ancient greece, art, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, literature The “Ship of Theseus” is a philosophical thought experiment dating from the Ancient Greeks, and if you give it a minute, it might blow your…
