Late Antiquity Tag

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.

October 2024 | Vol. 12.10 By Rocco Palermo On a cliff overlooking the Tigris River, circa 90 kms North of Mosul in what is now northern Iraq, lies a small cemetery, locally known (

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).

October 3, 2024

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Funerary Practices Health & Medicine Levant Religion

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

October 2024 | Vol. 12.10 By Megan Nutzman Malaria, battle wounds, pregnancy, scorpion stings, sciatica: these are just a few of the medical concerns that regularly appear in ancie

Late Antiquity Tag

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

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