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NEW PAGES AND UPDATES: DECEMBER 2021
Thursday 30th December 2021
AN ATLANTIC ISLAND
Pseudo-Aristotle and Diodorus Siculus on an island in the Atlantic reputedly discovered by Phoenician or Carthaginian mariners.
LEARN MORESaturday 25th December 2021
DELLO SCOPRIMENTO DELL'ISOLE
A translation of Nicolò Zen the Younger's account of Nicolò the Elder and Antonio Zen's alleged exploits in the North Atlantic.
LEARN MORESaturday 25th December 2021
BEING HUMAN: THE STORY OF US AND HOW WE GOT HERE
The story of our species, Homo sapiens sapiens, our migrations and our achievements during the Palaeolithic.
LEARN MOREThursday 23rd December 2021
BRUNANBURH AND BLACKBURN
Rev. Thomas Cruddas Porteus' contribution to the location of the battle of Brunanburh.
LEARN MOREThursday 23rd December 2021
AL-IDRĪSĪ ON THE BAḤR AL-MUẒLIM
My translation of Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Idrīsī's notices about islands in the Baḥr al-Muẓlim (the "Sea of Darkness").
LEARN MORETuesday 21st December 2021
ANTILLIA: A PHANTOM ISLAND IN THE ATLANTIC
The Portuguese have a legend of seven bishops who fled the Muslim invasion of their homeland. This has been associated with the phantom island of Antillia.
LEARN MOREFriday 17th December 2021
FLYING SHIPS AND WEATHER WIZARDS
A brief overview of old European lore about ships seen flying in the air and their putative connection with wizards with control over the weather.
LEARN MOREWednesday 15th December 2021
ATLANTIS IN THE TIMAEUS AND CRITIAS
Translations of the Atlantis passages from Plato's dialogues.
LEARN MOREMonday 6th December 2021
CULHWCH AC OLWEN
Lady Charlotte Guest's translation of this Welsh Arthurian tale.
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