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Temple of Horus in Edfu began in 237 BC and lasted for about 180 years, during the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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Shiva Purana
by J. L. Shastri
The English translation of the Shiva Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas. Contents include cosmology, mythology, yoga, denoscription of sacred places (tirtha), geography, etc. The text is an important source for Shaivism and some of the oldest surviving content deals with Advaita-Vedanta philosophy and theistic Bhakti (devotion).
This edition of the Shiva Purana is based upon the 1906 manunoscript which contains seven sections (samhita) and a total of 457 chapters (adhyaya). However, the Purana itself asserts to be a redaction of an original text consisting of 12 samhitas and 100,000 Sanskrit verses (sloka).
by J. L. Shastri
The English translation of the Shiva Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas. Contents include cosmology, mythology, yoga, denoscription of sacred places (tirtha), geography, etc. The text is an important source for Shaivism and some of the oldest surviving content deals with Advaita-Vedanta philosophy and theistic Bhakti (devotion).
This edition of the Shiva Purana is based upon the 1906 manunoscript which contains seven sections (samhita) and a total of 457 chapters (adhyaya). However, the Purana itself asserts to be a redaction of an original text consisting of 12 samhitas and 100,000 Sanskrit verses (sloka).
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Physical Denoscription of Various Peoples Around the World by Greco-Roman Scholars
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Arsenical copper swords and spears (and a belt buckle, maybe) from Arslantepe period VIa c. 3400 - 3200 BC.
12 spears and 9 swords were displayed on the wall of a room in the palace complex, along with a wolf pelt.
Extremely cool "Conan the Barbarian"esque stuff.
You can see the "Weapon building" in this image below.
Imagine these weapons displayed and ready... for who? The palace guards / rulers bodyguards? Was it the rulers retinue's personal weapons for warfare?
Academics think it was meant for display, maybe to wow onlookers with this incredible new military technology but who had access to this building and why?
The palace was destroyed at the end of this phase, which saw widespread violence signifying the end of the Mesopotamian "Uruk period".
12 spears and 9 swords were displayed on the wall of a room in the palace complex, along with a wolf pelt.
Extremely cool "Conan the Barbarian"esque stuff.
You can see the "Weapon building" in this image below.
Imagine these weapons displayed and ready... for who? The palace guards / rulers bodyguards? Was it the rulers retinue's personal weapons for warfare?
Academics think it was meant for display, maybe to wow onlookers with this incredible new military technology but who had access to this building and why?
The palace was destroyed at the end of this phase, which saw widespread violence signifying the end of the Mesopotamian "Uruk period".
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Bas-relief of Serapis and Isis-Thermoutis, BNF, Department of Coins, Medals and Antiquities,