One of my favorite short stories, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving, is a tale that subtly critiques the dangers of urban sophistication and the erosion of traditional values. 1/21 The story is a commentary on the broader cultural and societal shifts that were taking place during Irving’s time, shifts that are still relevant today. 2/21

"Kamala-as-candidate" feels planned because it was planned, though the plan has evolved. The original plan was for her to be President in 2021. Follow me on this: 1/ Biden was clearly not all there mentally during his campaign in 2020, this is why they hid him in the basement, held rallies with 30 people that were "socially distanced,"... 2/

The Battle of Carchemish, the battle which secured the Neo-Babylonian Empire's hold on the Ancient Near East under Nebuchadnezzar II. The Battle of Carchemish was fought in Carchemish on the Euphrates River about 605 BC between the armies of Egypt, led by Pharaoh Neco II, and Babylon, led by soon-to-be king Nebuchadnezzar.

A brief thread: The ancient Greeks did not call themselves "Greek." The word "greek" comes from the Latin "Graeci," the name given to them by the Romans. The inhabitants of ancient Greece and other Greeks dwelling in the islands and on the coasts of the Mediterranean referred to themsevles as Hellenes (Ἕλληνες). Their country was Hellas (Ἑλλάς), and their language the Hellenic tongue (ἡ Ἑλληνικὴ γλῶττα).

Thread on Hittite Religion Pt. 3: The Role of the King The Hittite king was not considered divine, however, but he was considered the favorite among the gods and they believed he was elected to power by the gods themselves.

A Thread on Hittite Religion Pt. 2: The Hittites and Their Gods Some terms to know: “ANE” = Ancient Near East;
“cultic” = religion characterized by prescribed rituals, usually centered around a place (eg a temple) or an object (eg an altar); most ANE religions were cultic. Ancient Israelite worship is the most well-known example of this.

A thread on Hittite Religion Pt. 1 Hittite religion has three main traits: a contractual nature of the relationship between the Hittites and their gods, importance of cultic rituals, and the role played by the king in their religion. These explain the intersection of the human and divine realms in Hittite thought.

Thread on the Hittite Empire. For a good intro and overview, I recommend O. R. Guerny’s _The Hittites_ which can be found here: https://t.co/zaxym1lH7Sarchive.org/details/hittit…
The Hittites were an Indo-European people group who migrated into east-central Asia Minor (Anatolia) from the northeast during the Early Bronze Age ca 2000BC.

Thread on Roman names, specifically Caius Julius Caesar’s name

(some of this info is general knowledge and some is from Goldsworthy’s Caesar, which I highly recommend) Roman names usually had three parts: praenomen, nomen, and cognomen, in that order. (A few, even among the aristocracy, only had two, a praenomen and nomen, such as Cnaeus Pompey and Mark Antony, but three was the usual pattern.) 2/