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Well, I cannot understand arabic, but if you can indeed, maybe the following link might be useful for you. Sequitur. Valete.

Salve, K. "Third World" is an analogy to the tiers

C, have you checked any translation from a Latin primary source? (Let say T. Livius, for example?) You can review previous posts on this same thread.

Thanks for the recommendation, Ursus. And, yes, I find Isis an entirely more interesting goddess than Hera, as well. What I'd like, is to be pointed towards a book or books that cover goddesses exclusively. Another book I have is Goddesses in the World Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary by Martha Ann and Dorothy Myers Imel. Books of that nature (like the one by Bell I'd mentioned previously), are what I'm looking for. -- Nephele Salve, Lady N. About Hera, the book of O'briem seems at least interesting.

Salve, GH From Introductory Assyrian Grammar By Samuel Alfred Browne Mercer: "Assyrian belongs to the northern group of Semytic languages, and is closely related to the Hebrew. Its differences from Babylonian are only dialectical." Sequitur Today, both dialects are included in the Akkadian (or Assyro-Babylonian) language, code ISO 639-3: akk. Here is an Akkadian language introductory webpage. I hope that stuff might be useful. Valete.

Nope . Try another province . Valete.

Little more than two months in advance... Merry Mithras ! Seqyuitur

Salve, Amici!

Julia Domna?? Nope . Hint: he is a man .

The Isis mystery cult clearly had a huge influx on the first Christians, especially concerning their early conceptions of and devotion to the blessed Virgin Mary (Theotokos). For example, check out how Lucius by prayer returned to his humane shape (Liber XI, Cp. XLVII, Sec. I-II): "Circa primam ferme noctis vigiliam experrectus pavore subito, video praemicantis lunae candore nimio completum orbem commodum marinis emergentem fluctibus; nanctusque opacae noctis silentiosa secreta, certus etiam summatem deam praecipua maiestate pollere resque prorsus humanas ipsius regi providentia, nec tantum pecuina et ferina, verum inanima etiam divino eius luminis numinisque nutu vegetari, ipsa etiam corpora terra caelo marique nunc incrementis consequenter augeri, nunc detrimentis obsequenter imminui, fato scilicet iam meis tot tantisque cladibus satiato et spem salutis, licet tardam, subministrante, augustum specimen deae praesentis statui deprecari; confestimque discussa pigra quiete <laetus et> alacer exsurgo meque protinus purificandi studio marino lavacro trado septiesque summerso fluctibus capite, quod eum numerum praecipue religionibus aptissimum divinus ille Pythagoras prodidit, [laetus et alacer] deam praepotentem lacrimoso vultu sic adprecabar: "Regina caeli,

Salve, Amici!

Salve, Amici. Here come Cassius Dio, Roman History, Libri LXXI, Cp. II (sec. IV)- III (sec. I): "Lucius gloried in these exploits and took great pride in them, yet his extreme good fortune did him no good; for he is said to have engaged in a plot later against his father-in‑law Marcus and to have perished by poison before he could carry out any of his plans." And here comes the Historiae Augustae, Verus, Cp. X, sec. I-IV: "There was gossip to the effect that he had violated his mother-in‑law Faustina. And it is said that his mother-in‑law killed him treacherously by having poison sprinkled on his oysters, because he had betrayed to the daughter the amour he had had with the mother. However, there arose also that other story related in the Life of Marcus, one utterly inconsistent with the character of such a man. Many, again, fastened the crime of his death upon his wife, since Verus had been too complaisant to Fabia, and her power his wife Lucilla could not endure. Indeed, Lucius and his sister Fabia did become so intimate that gossip went so far as to claim that they had entered into a conspiracy to make away with Marcus, and that when this was betrayed to Marcus by the freedman Agaclytus, Faustina circumvented Lucius in fear that he might circumvent her." And again (ibid, Cp. XI, sec. II-III) "There is a well-known story, which Marcus' manner of life will not warrant, that Marcus handed Verus part of a sow's womb which he had poisoned by cutting it with a knife smeared on one side with poison. But it is wrong even to think of such a deed in connection with Marcus, although the plans and deeds of Verus may have well deserved it;" These are some of the few insights that we can found of an ongoing dynastic conflict when we try to analyze the fabulous, manichean and contradictory history of the "five Good Emperors". We ought to be extremely critical when approaching these accounts.

Elea (Velia), Italy.

Elea (Velia), Italy.

Fulvia, wife of Marcus Antonius.

Here comes The House of Ptolemy by E. R. Bevan (1927), Chapter XII: In 59 B.C. ... Caesar carried a law, in spite of the opposition of the nobles, by which Ptolemy Auletes was recognized at last as king of Egypt, and, by a new treaty, "ally and friend of the Roman People." Sequitur

Salve, Lady A . Of course you're right . (BTW, he is counted as Ptolemy # XI on some lists) And previously, a Josephus has been posted on this same thread. Your turn .

Salve, Amici: Here comes the Sahara pump theory, from en. wikipedia: The Sahara Pump Theory is one which is used to explain the various phases by which African flora and African fauna have left that continent to penetrate the Middle East and possibly, thereafter, the rest of the world. African pluvial[1] periods are associated with a "wet Sahara" phase, in which large lakes and many rivers are found. One example of the Saharan pump has occurred since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). During the Last Glacial Maximum, the Sahara desert was, if anything, more extensive than it is now, as tropical forests were of reduced extent. During this period, the lower temperatures reduced the strength of the Hadley Cell where rising tropical air of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) brings rain to the tropics, while dry descending air, at about 20 degrees north, flows back to the equator and brings desert conditions to this region. This phase is associated with high rates of wind-blown mineral dust, found in marine cores that come from the north tropical Atlantic. Around 12,500 BCE, the amount of dust in the cores in the B

Marc Anthony? Nope . Hint: The name of his sister and one of his wives was the same .

Sure indeed. Hint: One of his brothers commit suicide after a public affair with Cato (the Younger). (EDIT: Strictly business). Now, look, MPC, and I can't both be wrong! At least pay attention to him! You, you, quack! are you nuts impuning the moral standing of Cato!!!??? Hint: there were some claims that Hercules might have been among his ancestors.

Sure indeed. Hint: One of his brothers commit suicide after a public affair with Cato (the Younger). (EDIT: Strictly business).

Salve, Ladies. I think it's a quill, as a symbol of ancient Literature, an obligatory source for linguistic investigation.

Hint: One of the Leges Iulia of DCXCV AUC (59 BC) was specifically directed to him.

Nope . He was a bastard (both literally and metaphorically) .