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Sculptured Remains within the Temple of Jupiter. 1862.

The Circular Temple aka the Temple of Venus, Baalbek. 1862.

Temples of Jupiter & Sun, Baalbek. Circa 1915.

Façade of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek. Circa 1915.

The Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek. Circa 1915.

The Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, between 1870 and 1885. It is not known who commissioned or designed the temple, nor exactly when it was constructed.

The Temple of the Sun, Baalbek. Circa 1915.

Sure is not a spelling we are used to. Contemporary explanation suggests that "Eskuimaux" spelling has French roots. French traders who encountered the Innu (Montagnais) in the eastern areas adopted their word for the more western peoples and spelled it as Esquimau or Esquimaux in a...

It sure could, but don't we give our contemporary narrative writers too much of a leeway? What gives us the right to question the knowledge and credibility of the authors of the past? Is there a similar meaning to the Esquimaux?

Wanted to share a few images found in the book titled "The Giant Cities of Bashan and Syria's Holy Places." The book was written by Josias Leslie Porter, and first published in 1865. Book Source #1 Book Source #2 1823-1889 Josias Leslie Porter was an Irish Presbyterian minister, missionary...

Apparently at the time of this 1881 article, the light ship presented below was moored at the "Seven Stones Reef" for 40 years. The article says that it was placed there in 1841.

Ran into another piece of related machinery. This one was available in 1881. The Sach's Improved Rock Drilling Machine. 1881 Source

@Silveryou, apologies, I was on the phone when looking for Troy on the first map, and did not spot it at first. Here is a bigger map. Found this map on Reddit. There was also the below map on there with the route, Odysseus allegedly took. The discussion on there is quite entertaining...

@Silveryou, so, out of curiosity, where was Troy supposed to be, according to this Scandinavian hypothesis. If we are looking for the traces of the advanced Phaeacian fleet, figuring out all possible locations of Scheria would not hurt. Here is one additional place where Scheria could be. The...

It appears that Corfu could be a speculative location for the Homer’s island of Scheria. Here is what the narrative says: Many ancient and modern interpreters favor identification of Scheria with the island of Corfu, which is within 110 km (68 miles) of Ithaca. Thucydides, in his Peloponnesian...

The Double-headed Eagle of the Roman Empire, or allegedly Holy Roman Empire.

Crown and Tiara... the way they ruled...

Had to look this Juan O Savin guy up. I’m not sure why he would be interested in history, then again, who knows? I think he was talking about you @Sonofabor. I live in Florida. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Unfortunately, we have no answer to this one. Would love to see what you dig up.

Much appreciated. Looks like a system limiting people's ability to escape it, with some ancient tech present. Makes me wonder where ideas like this come from. Will follow the advice on the recap.