2024 – 10 - The Ancient Near East Today

October 2024

Vol. 12, No. 10

Sterile runners of supposed Mentha piperita identified by Schweinfurth. (Courtesy of the Economic Botany Collection; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: EBC 26667).

The Curious Case of Pyramid Peppermint

October 31, 2024

Composed image of the milestone from Karsi, northern Iraq, rediscovered by the author in the Erbil Museum of Civilization (Iraqi Kurdistan). Photo and graphic elaboration by R. Palermo.

The Land at the End of the Empire: The Roman Eastern Border in Mesopotamia

October 17, 2024

Amuletic pendant made of copper alloy. On top: the Holy Rider spears a fallen enemy (these figures are sometimes identified as Solomon and Lilith). On bottom: image of the “much suffering eye” attacked by a lion, snake, scorpion, stork, and various weapons. 5th or 6th century CE. Said to be from Israel. Walters Art Museum 54.2653. Photos: CC0 1.0 (Public Domain).

Person, Place, and Object: Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

October 3, 2024

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