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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Propraetor
Propraetor: Roman magistrate, former praetor in charge of a province. A dedication to Gavius Macer, commander of III Augusta, from Lepcis…Propylaea
Propylaea (Greek: Προπύλαια): monumental gateway to an ancient sanctuary. Eleusis, Lesser Propylaea, Model In the ancient world, sanctuaries were usually surrounded by…Proskynesis
Proskynesis: Greek name of the ritual greeting at the eastern courts. A courtier saluting king Darius the Great (central relief of…Protestantism
St Nicholas. Dam Square, Amsterdam. 't Misbruyck in Godes Kerck allengskens ingebracht, Is hier afgedaen in 't jaer seventich acht. The abuse slowly…Province (Roman)
Roman provinces: administrative units in the Roman empire. Their number increased steadily, partly because the Romans conquered more territories, partly because large provinces were split up. …
Prozor, Late Iron plaque |
Prozor, Late Iron pottery |
Prusias I the Lame
Prusias I the Lame: king of Bithynia (r.228-182 BCE).A son of Ziaelas, who was killed in action in 228 BCE in a battle against the Galatians, Prusias inherited a war in the east. He defeated them, but it was not…Prusias II the Hunter
Prusias II the Hunter: king of Bithynia (r.182-149 BCE). Prusias II the Hunter Prusias II, son of Apame III and Prusias I…
Prusias II the Hunter |
Prytanis
Prytanis (Greek: πρύτανις): highest executive official in a Greek city, usually serving for one year. The Prytaneum of Sagalassus The original meaning of…Psammetichus I
Psammetichus I: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 664 to 610. Psammetichus I Egyptian names: Wahibra Psamtik I Successor of: Necho…