Archaeology Odyssey
Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
Saved from Vesuvius
The Early Islamic Period in the Levant
622 A.D.: Mohammed (c. 570–632) flees from Mecca to Medina (the Hegira); the first year of the Islamic era.
635–638: Muslim conquest of the Levant.
661–750: Umayyad caliphate, centered in Damascus. In the last decade of the seventh century, the caliph Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock mosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
Guarding the Holy Land
The Forum
A Rose by any Other Name...
Ancient Life: Need a Lift?
Focus On: Skellig Michael
What?
Christian monastery
Where?
7 miles off the southwest coast of Ireland
When?
7th to 13th century A.D.
Remains
6 beehive huts, 2 chapels, numerous stone crosses
Other Facts
The neighboring island, Little Skellig, is Ireland’s largest bird sanctuary, home to 27,000 pairs of gannets.
Horizons: The World’s Western Edge: Skellig Michael
Authors
An assistant professor of classics at Gustavus Adolphus College, in Minnesota, Bronwen Wickkiser (“Asklepios Appears in a Dream”) has published several articles on medicine in the Greco-Roman world.
Briefly Noted
Coming of Age in Ancient Greece
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