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7 hours ago · Ancient mechanical artillery: Catapults (standing), the chain drive of Polybolos (bottom center), Gastraphetes (on wall) Hellenistic warfare was a continuation of the military developments of Iphicrates and Philip II of Macedon , particularly his use of the Macedonian phalanx , a dense formation of pikemen , in conjunction with heavy companion cavalry .
7 hours ago · In times like these, it’s easy to despair about evangelization in the modern world. But a new Ignatius Press book by Mike Aquilina, Rabbles, Riots, and Ruins: Twelve Ancient Cities and How They Were Evangelized, not only offers some much-needed hope when thinking about evangelizing today’s culture but also serves as a guide on how to go about it.
7 hours ago · Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city. Through a basement door in southeastern Turkey lies a sprawling underground city -- perhaps the country's largest -- which one historian believes dates back to the ninth century before Jesus Christ. Archaeologists stumbled upon the city-under-a-city "almost by chance" after an excavation of ...
The art historian traces the city's ancient beginnings to the reign of King Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 883 to 859 BC. At its height in the seventh century BC, ...
7 hours ago · FROM AFP NEWS. Ancient Secrets Unearthed In Vast Turkish Cave City. By Anne CHAON. July 26, 2024. Order Reprints. Print Article. The underground settlement is thought to date to the ninth century ...
7 hours ago · 9am: Visit the ancient fish market. Activated by the sugar and caffeine, we traipse through the city streets, past historic churches and statues, through famous piazzas and over tiny bridges and picturesque canals, towards the oldest part of Venice.
7 hours ago · A rock on Mars is speckled with signs that it may have hosted life-supporting chemistry billions of years ago.. Found on the edge of an ancient river valley by the Perseverance rover and named Chevaya Falls, the veiny sedimentary material contains organic compounds and leopard-like spots that indicate chemical reactions chemosynthetic microbes could have once used for energy.
