

Sabaean Kingdom, 3rd century BC
This coin was minted in modern day Yemen in the 3rd century BC. It is shown to establish how ancient peoples incorporated the signs of...


Gaza Mint 335-332 BC, Solar Eclipse Symbol
Alexander the Great placed a siege on Gaza in 332 BC. The above coin was minted in Gaza between 335- 332 BC. The city of Gaza was under...

Eclipse of 335 BC, Alexander the Great invades the Levant
No discussion about ancient Roman warfare is complete without first mentioning the Greeks. While Rome was a small settlement, the Greeks...


Alexander The Great, 327 BC Tarsus Mint
Julius Caesar admired Alexander the Great as a hero. The above coin is the reverse of a tetradrachm of Alexander the Great minted in the...


The Star and Crescent on Roman Imperial Coins
Solar eclipses in ancient times created fear and panic. The Romans learned astrology and astronomy from the Greeks, Egyptians and Near...


The Judeo Christian Ram and the Roman Empire
I recently read "The Star of Bethlehem" by Michael Molnar. Published in 1999, he found the astrologic symbol of ancient Judea was the...