Excavated by Yale University and the French Academy of Inscriptions and Letters in the 1920s and 1930s, Dura-Europos is a fascinating crossroads of ancient cultures. The unearthed synagogue, Christian building, and Mithraeum — and the over 12,000 artifacts of daily life now preserved at the Yale University Art Gallery — present a vivid picture of life in a Roman city in the third century A.D.
Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.