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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Alt-Kalkar, Dedication to Vagdavercustis |
Alt-Kalkar, Site of Burginatium |
Altertumswissenschaft
Altertumswissenschaft: German word for the study of ancient culture and society. There is no equivalent in English.There is no real English equivalent for the German word Altertumswissenschaft, which refers to the study of ancient culture and society. It covers both…Alyattes of Lydia
Alyattes: fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty. His reign lasted from ca. 600 to 560.After Gyges, Ardys, and Sadyattes, Alyattes was the fourth king of Lydia. His name may be derived from the Lydian word walwi, 'lion'. Alyattes' father and…
Amantia, Decree |
Amanus Mountains
Amanus Mountains: mountain range in southern Turkey, also known as Nur Dağlari ("mountains of light"). Road across the Nur Dağlari, the…
Road across the Nur Dağlari, the ancient Amanus Mountains. |
Amarna, Head of a princess |
Amarna, Letter from King Abdi-Hepa of Jerusalem |
Amasia
Amasia (Greek Ἀμασεία): ancient town in Anatolia, capital of the kingdom of Pontus. Amasia: the citadel, the royal tombs, and a bridge resting…Amasis
Amasis: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 570 to 526. Amasis Egyptian names Chenibra Amose-si-Neith Successor of Apries Relatives wife: Nakhtes-Bastet-reru son: Amose wife:…Amathus
Amathus or Amathous (Greek Ἀμαθοῦς): port in southern Cyprus, modern Limassol.Early History Egyptianizing capital Late Bronze Age / Early Iron Age: Original…