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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Grey ware from Khurvin |
Khusrau I Deathless Soul
Khusrau I, surnamed Deathless Soul: king of Persia, ruling from 531 to 579, member of the Sasanian dynasty. Khusrau I Main deeds: Name: Khusrau I…
Khusrau I Deathless Soul |
Khusrau II the Victorious
Khusrau II the Victorious: king of Persia, ruling from 590 to 628. During his reign, the Sasanian Empire reached its greatest extent. Khusrau…
Khusrau II the Victorious |
Khusrau III
Khusrau III: king of Persia, ruling from c.629 to c.631, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Khusrau III The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, and replaced by…Khusrau IV
Khusrau IV: king of Persia, ruling from 631 to 637, member of the Sasanian dynasty.Main deeds: Name: Khusrau IV Beginning of reign: 631 The Sasanian king Khusrau II fought a long war against the Byzantines, but was defeated by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. In…Kidinnu, the Chaldaeans, and Babylonian Astronomy
Kidinnu or Cidenas: famous Babylonian astronomer (fourth century BCE?).Babylonian Astronomy Tablet with a list of eclipses between 518 and 465, mentioning…King Herod Agrippa I
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.King Herod Agrippa (44 CE) Sources: Flavius Josephus,…
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Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church |
Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church, apse |