by David Tollen | Mar 30, 2023 | Ancient History, For Teachers, Middle Ages Europe, Roman Empire, Ancient China, For Students, Prehistory, The Early Modern Age, Author's Corner, Geography, Linguistics & Philology
I’m pleased to announce something unusual and fun. I’ve written a short booklet on history, and you can get a copy right here — for free. The booklet includes original illustrations by a great artist named Neerajana Deb, as well as artistic maps. I...
by David Tollen | Sep 25, 2011 | Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age
Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew living in Judea, yet he didn’t preach in Hebrew, and he may not even have spoken it. Judea was then part of the Roman Empire, yet Jesus didn’t speak Latin either. Of course, Greek played a larger role than Latin in Judea and the...