Yeah there was a bit of repetition. Collapse is about how, well, societies collapse sometimes from inertia and also their own activities on the...
Yes, interesting coin. If it could talk, just imagine the tales it could tell.
I'm bidding on a handful of Byzantine coins at the moment (5) in good condition and I hope to score most if not all of them. Certainly I'll have...
Small, tyrannosaurs arms...
I also read his book Collapse, which came out a few years later. Also a good read.
Added a bunch more of the mummy portraits...above.
Jovian, the commander of the guard and successor to Julian who concluded a shameful treaty with the Persians. He died on the way back to...
Nice....
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I read it a long time ago - good book.
I agree with you that race was not as much of an issue in ancient times, but citizenship was. The Egyptian paintings from the Fayyum region...
While he was one of the the last pagans, his final words were supposedly "Thou hast conquered, Galilean." The words were celebrated by Christian...
I received a coin from a dealer (well-known but a bit controversial) who had blotted out some green encrustrations in his photo. In the photo they...
Also I recommend the book "Julian" by Gore Vidal. It is a fictionalized account of his life based on the historical sources, probably the most...
Indeed a great example of a Shekel of the period. Wish I had one.
My Pac-man Constantine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Another coin with chunk missing...
Hmmm. Most coins of Allectus go for between $250 and $900 or so in very fine condition - so you got quite a deal I'm sure.
Nice coin. Let it stay as it is preferably.
I got this Macrianus for a relatively low price... Macrianus, A.D. 260-261 Type: AE antoninianus, 22 mm 3.1 grams, Antioch mint. Obverse: IMP C...
Looks like a very interesting read. Thanks @Roman Collector !
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