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An Ancient Persian Military Base Discovered in Northern Israel
Mosaic Magazine ^
| December 28, 2018
| unattributed
Posted on 12/29/2018 2:07:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv
SJackson
It was on the Acre plain that Cambyses assembled his army that would sweep down to Egypt, in the 520s BCE. Why were the Persians so adamant about conquering Egypt, aside from the usual human weakness for building empires? One reason is because the various empires in the Levant and Middle East considered Egypt to be a major threat. That is just one more reason for their desire to control the land of Israela fertile land with a long coast, and a convenient [place from which to launch] attacks on Egypt. Or, at least, to contain Egypts influence over the Levant. . . .
The forces Cambyses massed on the coast would have needed a huge apparatus and an incredible amount of resources. Tel Keisan would have been only one of a series of supply points along the Acre plain, Indeed the archaeologists found remnants of storage jars and cooking pots in large quantities that may have been used by Cambyses armies. A key bit of evidence was a large pit with organic debris and substantial quantities of pottery, some of which was Phoenician pottery and some imports from Greece, mainly from Athens.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: cambyses; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; israel; persia; persianempire
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posted on
12/29/2018 2:07:28 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
To: SJackson; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ..
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posted on
12/29/2018 2:08:11 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: SunkenCiv
The Palestinians are going to say they were there first.
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posted on
12/29/2018 2:14:41 AM PST
by
JohnnyP
(Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
To: SunkenCiv
For a moment, I thought that read ‘Northern Ireland.’ Boy, those Persians got around.
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posted on
12/29/2018 3:52:21 AM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: fieldmarshaldj
I thought that read "Northern Ireland."So did I!
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posted on
12/29/2018 4:34:44 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Ask me about my Marine!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/29/2018 4:52:11 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Tax-chick
The mind is a funny thing. I did too. ;o)
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posted on
12/29/2018 5:59:26 AM PST
by
super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
To: super7man
I’ve cleaned my glasses; maybe that will help with further reading.
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posted on
12/29/2018 6:08:30 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Ask me about my Marine!)
To: fieldmarshaldj; Tax-chick; super7man
Whoops, it's supposed to be Northern Ireland, I'd better alert the mods! ;^)
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posted on
12/29/2018 7:28:48 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: SunkenCiv
I thought it was Northern Iowa. Maybe I've been watching too much of Ancient Aliens???
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posted on
12/29/2018 10:42:28 AM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: hal ogen
Hey, you can *never* watch too much, there's *no such thing* as "too much of Ancient Aliens". :^D
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posted on
12/29/2018 5:13:08 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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posted on
12/30/2018 1:25:36 PM PST
by
SJackson
(The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself)
To: SunkenCiv
It could be a GEICO commercial.
Persians.
Conquer Egypt? It's what you do.
To: colorado tanker
;^) Thanks colorado tanker. And off they marched, carrying huge rations of water, drinking it as they went, and marching the whole length of Israel and width of the Sinai... [singing] we're off the drain the lizard! that wonderful lizard of ours... [/singing]
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posted on
12/30/2018 9:22:51 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
To: SJackson
thanks for that ping, and apologies, I managed to forget (or just missed it) "SJackson" at the beginning of the topic post.
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posted on
12/30/2018 9:24:30 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(It's one of the risks I take, being passive-aggressive.)
To: SunkenCiv
Those sneaky Iranians!............................
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posted on
12/31/2018 6:10:12 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
Thanks Red Badger. :^) Subtlety wasn't their strong suit then, either.
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posted on
12/31/2018 1:04:25 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
IIRC, Alexander’s men were aghast that he would adopt the frou-frou fashions of the Persians...................
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posted on
12/31/2018 1:06:50 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
It was easier to change clothes when he puked on himself. :^) He was ruler of the Persian Empire, so natch, he wanted to look the part./blockquote>
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posted on
01/01/2019 1:01:58 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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