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Ancient Near East Today, Jessica NitschkeThe Ancient Near East Today delivers the latest news about the ancient world.
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In Search of Wes Anderson's “Phoenicia” — 20 Aug 2026
In Search of Wes Anderson’s “Phoenicia”
By Helen Dixon
From left to right: Riz Ahmed, Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, and Michael Cera in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme. Courtesy of Focus Features.
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenic...
The Odyssey, A View from the East — 6 Aug 2026
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, A View from the East
By Alex Joffe
The sacking of Troy as visualized in The Odyssey. (Promotional image by Melinda Sue Gordon, © Universal Pictures).
What is The Odyssey, really? Is it an accurate his...
The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt - 23 Jul 2026
The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt
By Rhyne King
Bulla from Egypt bearing the seal of the satrap Aršāma’s, ca. 427-407 BCE. Bodleian Library Sigill. Aram. V. ©Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. CC By-NC 4.0.
In the l...
9 July 2026 - Why Did Odysseus Go to Scheria?
Why Odysseus Had to Go to Scheria
Memories, Flashbacks, and the End of the Bronze Age
By Eberhard Zangger
The title of The Odyssey has become synonymous with wandering — with aimless journeys in which heroes battle Cyclopes, Sirens,...
25 June 2026 - The Meaning(s) of Achaemenid Silver
The Meaning(s) of Achaemenid Silver
By Henry Colburn
Handle in the form of a winged bull creature from Babylon, early 4th c. BCE. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC By-NC-SA.
What did silver mean in the Achaemenid Persian Empir...
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