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Very touching 1,800 year old letter
Ancient Origins originally shared:
1,800 years ago, a young soldier from Egypt serving in the Roman army wrote six letters home to his family but without response. Finally, he sent a desperate plea for them to reply and to not forget about him. The ancient letter brings to life the hopes and fears of people from our distant past.
Mythology, from the Greek word ‘mythos’ (story-of-the-people) is the study of sacred tales or the fables of a culture. Their most common themes consist of: life and death, good and evil, the afterlife, trials, heroes and the gods. Although classical mythology (Greek and Roman) is the most well-known, mythology can be found in all cultures with some myths surprisingly being more and less the same as myths found on the other side of the world.
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Mythology
Mythology (from the Greek ‘mythos’ for story-of-the-people, and ‘logos’ for word or speech, the spoken story of a people) is the study and interpretation of often sacred tales or fables… |
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Posted On January 18, 2015 9:42 AM
by: Mark
Categories: The Words Of Mark
Tags: ancient history, Culture, egypt, Google Plus, Greek Mythology, history, Life, Mark's Google Plus, Norse Mythology, Roman ·
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Mark I think you might find this interesting.
Egyptologist unravels ancient mystery
It is one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of all times: the disappearance of a Persian army of 50,000 men in the Egyptian desert around 524 BC. The Leiden Professor Olaf Kaper unearthed a cover-up affair and solved the riddle.
New study reveals ancient Egyptians were mostly vegetarian
New research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science and reported in Live Science has shed light on the ancient Egyptian diet.
Hey Mark Here’s some interesting reading 😉
Mysterious Buried Artifacts Discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
Found in the burial : Four deposits of artifacts possibly buried as a ritual act of sorts before the construction of a tomb have been discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. of Egyptian royalty, th
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