Ancient BaalbekThe ruins of Baalbek are the largest ever uncovered, bigger than the structures in Rome," Jay explained as he drove the car from the...
Amarna: The City of Akhenaten and NefertitiAmarna, Akhenaten’s Capital In Amarna, Egypt, Pharaoh Akhenaten and his great wife, Nefertiti waited with Pahhanate, the commissioner of...
Ba‘alat Gebal, the Lady of ByblosThe goddess of Gubla, ancient Byblos was Astarte, the Phoenician derivative of Ishtar. She was known as the Ba‘alat Gebal, the Lady of...
Who is Ištar?Ištar was the original Queen of Heaven. Intimately connected with fertility, sexuality, and war, Ištar's symbols were the lion, the...
Ancient Credit Cards and Wall Hangings“Hey, René?” “What?” His thoughts were elsewhere. “Have you seen statues of Ištar, René? You know, out and about, at the places where...