Jona Lendering
Jona Lendering read history at Leiden University (MA 1993), specialized in Mediterranean culture at the Amsterdam Free University (MA 1996), and worked at excavations in Holland (Riethoven) and Greece (Halos). After teaching historical theory and ancient history at the Free University for several years, he was one of the founders of a school for history teaching, Livius Onderwijs. Born in Amsterdam, it has now spread to auxiliary locations in Bussum, Dronten, Gouda, Haarlem, Hoorn, Schagen, Zaanstad, and Zoetermeer. As of 2013, Livius Onderwijs has eight teachers, about 500-600 students a year, and offers tours to countries like Italy, Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon. The field trips help to etch into the students' minds some of what they've learned at the school.
Because history is for a large part telling a story, something you do best in your own language, Lendering prefers to publish in Dutch journals. However, he has contributed to the Bryn Mawr Classical Review and Ancient Warfare, while he is the founder of Ancient History Magazine. He is also the publisher and editor of the on-line publication of the Babylonian Chronicles of the Hellenistic Period, a set of important cuneiform sources for the history of the Seleucid and Parthian Near East, transcribed, translated and commented on by Bert van der Spek of the Free University Amsterdam and Irving Finkel of the British Museum. A publication as book is in preparation.
Lendering has written several books and maintains a blog in Dutch. He is the author of several books, including Edge of Empire and Consensus and Crises. For the Livius website, which has received several awards, he collaborates closely with Bill Thayer of LacusCurtius. Lendering is also the webmaster of two daily blogs, the MainzerBeobachter.com and Grondslagen.net.
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Danubius (Danube)
Danube (Greek ῎Ιστρος and Δάνυβις; Latin Danubius or Danuvius): one of the largest rivers in Europe, northern frontier of the Roman Empire. …Daric
Daric
A Persian gold piece (daric) |
Darius the Great: Sources
The Behistun Relief The reign of king Darius is very well documented. Far better, for example, than that of most of…Darius the Great: Youth
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis We know almost nothing about Darius' career…Darius the Great: Dynastic Marriages
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis Darius was king, but the situation was…Darius the Great: Civil War
First phase: Babylon Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis As we have already seen…Darius the Great: Organizing the Empire
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis One of the first acts of Darius…Darius the Great: Building Projects
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis A king had to show that he…Darius I the Great: Travel
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis Reconstructing the reign of Darius after his…Darius the Great: Death
Darius, relief from the Central Relief of the Northern Stairs of the Apadana, Persepolis The last letter from Babylon that is…Darius the Great: Coup d'etat
Darius I (Old Persian Dârayavauš): king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486. He seized power after killing king Gaumâta, fought a civil war (described in the Behistun inscription), and was finally able to refound the Achaemenid…