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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Syracuse, Two temples, Model |
Syracuse, Vase with amazonomachy |
Syrian War (192-188)
Syrian War: conflict between Rome and the Seleucid empire (192-188).Course of events Antiochus III the Great War became inevitable after Titus Quinctius…Tabriz, Azerbaijan Museum
The Azerbaijan Museum in Tabriz, situated next to the famous Blue Mosque, may be the nicest museum in Iran. It consists of three parts. When you enter, you will find the archaeological department, which tells the story of Azerbaijan from…Tabula ansata
Tabula ansata: modern name for an inscription in a rectangular form, with two "wings". A tabula ansata containing a dedication to…Tabula Leersumiana
"Tabula Leersumiana": modern name of a fragment of an ancient Roman inscription, found near modern Leersum. The Tabula Leersumiana In the Roman Empire,…Tacfarinas
Tacfarinas (†24 CE): leader of a Berber tribe in the Maghreb that fought against the Romans during the reign of the emperor Tiberius. …Tacitus
Tacitus (c.55-c.120): Roman historian, author of a/o the Histories and the Annals.Early Career Roman official, first quarter of the second century Tacitus…Tacitus (emperor)
Tacitus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 275-276). Tacitus Names: c.200: Marcus Claudius Tacitus December 275: Imperator Caesar Marcus Claudius Tacitus Augustus July 276: uncertain…Tacitus on the Christians
On 19-27 July 64, Rome was destroyed by a great fire: only four of its fourteen quarters remained intact. The emperor Nero was blamed by the Roman populace, and in turn blamed the Christians. The Roman historian Tacitus explains what…
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Taharqo
Taharqo: name of the last Nubian king ruling over Egypt (c.690-664), defeated by the Assyrian kings Esarhaddon and Aššurbanipal.Relatives Taharqo and…