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The Venerable Bede
I first heard of Bede in a Carl Sagan Book. He was writing about how this Benedictine monk had recorded 700 years of English history from the time of Christ to his day. Some call him “The father of English history”. I just fin it very interesting to learn about ancient historians and to see how the world is documented through their works.
Then, the other day, I heard about the a pile of trash, ancient trash, was unearthed in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt in 1896. What was amazing about it was the trash was from 1000-2000 years ago! What would be the most interesting thing about an ancient trash heap? The paper! With over 500,000 scraps of paper and only 5,000 cataloged, this find has already provided new writings of Jesus (!), ancient “romance novels), and knowledge that the “mark of the beast” was once 616 (not 666). Who knows what other amazing ancient knowledge will be uncovered.
3 Comments
1. Axinar replies at 29th July 2007, 12:04 am :
Yes, there are some fascinating tidbits in ancient history …
Stories of how the British isles were mostly swamps at one time and how they were colonized by the Germanic tribes from east to west, just like North America.
And then there are some FASCINATING accounts of encounters between the Romans and the Germanic tribes a couple of thousand years ago - how the Germanic tribes were very racially pure and could not function unless they were heavily armed.
How little has changed over the ages …
2. chilli (13 comments.) replies at 16th October 2007, 12:09 am :
that indeed sounds very interesting. now all metal t-shirts, cds, posters and badges have to undergo some major changes…
3. site&hellip replies at 31st October 2007, 3:24 pm :
hello…
wonderful post…
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