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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Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.Texts on Carthage The foundation legend (by Justin) The story of Hanno The battle of Himera Carthage's Constitution (Aristotle) The Carthaginian-Syracusan peace of 405 (Diodorus) The Philaeni (Sallust) Timoleon's defeat of the Carthaginians (Plutarch) The First…Sousse, Musée archéologique
Archaeological museum of Hadrumetum, inside the medieval kasbah (fortress). Famous mosaics. There are 12 items in Sousse, Musée archéologique: …
South-Etrurian aryballos with a centaur |
Sozopol, Archaeological Museum
Greek, Late Roman, Byzantine objects. There are 1 items in Sozopol, Archaeological Museum: …
Spacteria from Pylos |
Spalatum (Split)
Spalatum or Aspalathos (Greek: Ασπάλαθος): port in Dalmatia, famous as residence of the retired emperor Diocletian, modern Split.History Ruins of Spalatum today s.III-II BCE:…Sparta
Sparta (Greek Σπάρτα): one of the main city-states of ancient Greece, leader of the Peloponnesian League. The city-state is also called Lacedaemon.History …
Sparta-Magoula, Relief of a young hero |
Sparta, Archaeological Museum
Collection of Greek and Roman objects. There are 5 items in Sparta, Archaeological Museum: …
Sparta, Laconian bowl decorated with fish |
Sparta, Mycenaean figurine of a woman |
Spartacus
Spartacus: leader of an army of runaway slaves that shook Italy in 73-71 BCE. He was defeated by the Roman general Crassus.Italian slavery The Roman economy was based on agriculture and war. For centuries, a Roman citizen was a peasant and…