Genderbending Performances in Wartime: From Judges to Judith
February 2021 | Vol. 9.2 By Jacob Wright At the ancient biblical site of Achziv, 15 km north of Acco, archaeologists discovered what became known as the Tomb of the Horsemen. Depo
Neo-Assyrian Deportation and the Levant
February 2021 | Vol. 9.2 By Jonathan Valk At the height of its power in the 8th and 7th centuries BCE, the Neo-Assyrian state could truly call itself a universal empire. It exercis
Eggstraordinary Objects
February 2021 | Vol. 9.2 By Tamar Hodos In the interconnected world of the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Egyptians, ostrich eggs were coveted by elites across the Med
The Last Empire of Iran
February 2021 | Vol. 9.2 By Michael R.J. Bonner In 330 BCE, Alexander the Great destroyed the Persian imperial capital at Persepolis. This was the end of the world’s first great