The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed
The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival of Akitu, celebrated in April, ...
BBC5 年
Ancient city of Babylon designated Unesco World Heritage Site
The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco ... Hanging Gardens - has also inspired artistic, popular and religious culture on a global scale." It also warns that the ...
Cambridge University Press1 年
The Babylonian Talmud and Late Antique Book Culture
To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. In this book, Monika Amsler explores the historical contexts in which the ...