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ComradeSnake

It's time for one of ComradeSnake's signature overly long threads about history!For the festive time of the year, I'm gonna be writing a history of the Maccabean Revolt! At the

Coffeefueled

EponymousBreeze

Look closely at this brick created ~ 300-250 BC & you can see Greek writing. It was found at Ai-Khanoum, on the Northern border of Afghanistan. Ai-Khanoum was a primary

Omer Sayadi

MENAsymbolism

The Drafš Kāvīāni or Drafš-e Kāvīān (the Standard of Kāveh) was the legendary royal banner of ancient #Persia and a symbol of #Iranian nationalism and monarchism. It has never been

Gabe Cali

gabeondrums

THREAD: WHAT ABOUT CUSH?Sudan announced that it is in talks to normalize relations with Israel. Was asked if Sudan is genuine, considering Biblical Cush (i.e. land where White/Blue Niles converge,

Airy Manning

AiryManning

#Chanukah History. #JewishHistory: Thread. /1 I'd like to talk about the outline of events leading up to the Chanukah story. The story itself, the way it was later portrayed in

ofek | alex mercer buckley stan

angeliqstar

Hanukkah, what is that? a thread; Hannukah is a jewish holiday, one of the oldest holidays. What we celebrate, what we do in this time, when it's happening, what's the

yossi schwartz, captive of zion

scholemtzadak

The thing is this: Hanukkah as it comes down to us is *both* a holiday celebrating the military victory of insurgent Jewish religious nationalists (of a sort) *and* a holiday

Rabbi Zvi Solomons 🕎 follow @RabbiSolomons

RabbiZvi

Tonight is the first of the eight nights of Chanukah.The season of the winter soldsticr has always been a time for lighting lights.From 176-160BCE, my ancestors rebelled against the oppressive

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: WHEN GREECE RULED INDIA]1/89Some time in the 7th century AD, Sanskrit writer Bāṇabhaṭṭa did a biography on his patron, emperor Harshavardhana. It was titled Harṣacarīta and is said to

Dr. Annette Yoshiko Reed

AnnetteYReed

As someone writing a book on forgetting in post-70 reception of 2nd Temple Judaism, I'm finding recent debates about "real" meaning of Hanukkah really fascinating--so a thread of some preliminary

Dr Kiran Kumar Karlapu

scarysouthpaw

India has been made and unmade by the battles that have taken place all along its long and checkered history. While some like Kurukshetra/Panipat/Plassey/Tarain/Haldighati have been etched in our collective

James Bejon

JamesBejon

THREAD: Daniel’s Date of Composition (2nd Ed.).Historically, the vast majority of Bible commentators took the book of Daniel to represent the memoirs of a 6th cent. exiled prophet (named Daniel).In

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