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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Novaesium (Neuss)
Novaesium: Roman legionary base on the Rhine, modern Neuss.Early History Map of Neuss Novaesium was, together with Nijmegen, the oldest military base…
Noviodunum, Bowl with the fall of Phaeton |
Noviomagus (Nijmegen)
Nijmegen: city in the Netherlands, where several Roman settlements have been discovered. Batavian horsemen The word Nijmegen is derived from Noviomagus, the…Noviomagus (Nijmegen) - Maps
Nijmegen: city in the Netherlands, where several Roman settlements have been discovered.To illustrate the pages on Nijmegen, here are some maps. The river Waal and the canal north of the ice-pushed ridge are shown as they are today. Red: civil settlements Blue:…Nubia
Nubia: name of the country south of Egypt, more or less identical to modern Sudan. In ancient times, there were three Nubian kingdoms, which are named after their capitals: Kerma, Napata, and Meroe. Other names are Kush and Ethiopia. …Numerian
Numerian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 283-284).Names: Milestone of Carus and his sons Numerian and Carinus c.254: Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus November…Numidia
Numidia: ancient country to the west of the territories of Carthage, more or less modern Algeria. There were two main units, named after the Massylians and the Masaeisylians, which are more or less identical to the Roman provinces Numidia and…Numidian-Carthaginian War
Numidian-Carthaginian War: the conflict between the Numidians and the Carthaginians in 151-150 BCE, pretext for a Roman intervention that culminated in the sack of Carthage (146 BCE).Prelude …
Nuri, Jug of king Aspelta |
Nuri, Shabti of Taharqo |
Nymphaeum
Nymphaeum: sanctuary dedicated to the nymphs, or a fountain in the city.A nymphaeum was originally a sanctuary dedicated to the water nymphs, often in or near a cave. For example, Aristotle's school in Mieza was founded in a nymphaeum. In the…Nymphius (Batman)
Nymphius: river in ancient Armenia, modern Batman (in Turkey). The upper reaches of the Batman The ancient river Nymphius, today known as…