Sunday, September 13, 2015

The powerful goddess Anahita in Persia

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Anahita is a water goddess whose origins go back to Central Asia, from where her worship spread through Persia all the way to the Middl...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Achaemenid Tombs at Naqsh-i Rustam and Persepolis

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How does it feel to actually see these tombs at Naqsh-i Rustam , cut out of the cliff wall high above your head? No picture can prepare the...
Monday, September 7, 2015

Alexander’s presence in Magna Graecia

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A few weeks ago a friend of mine returned from a trip to Puglia in southern Italy and brought me a postcard showing a strange-looking Ale...
Saturday, September 5, 2015

Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel

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Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel (ISBN 978-1-4051-8839-5) is an exceptional reference book, incredibly han...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

The Temple of Bel at Palmyra – In Memoriam

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Bad news travels fast and the criminal destruction of the Temple of Bel (or Baal ) at Palmyra made headlines very quickly. I never wro...
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Sunday, August 30, 2015

The richness of Perge once again in the limelight

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In spite of all the excavations, explanations, and reconstructions, we still cannot really imagine what a city like Perge   must have looke...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Opramoas of Rhodiapolis, posthumously businessman of the year?

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It is never too late for a promotion and certainly not for a posthumous promotion, even if that happens after 1,862 years! This honor was g...
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Cyrus the Great who made Pasargadae the capital of Persia

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I t is well documented that Alexander had great admiration and respect for Cyrus the Great , the king who united Media and Persia into ...