People got around in the Ancient World much more than we often think of. I remember an account of an Egyptian religious token (small statue of one of the gods) found along the silk road in far west China, African elephant tusks in a 3rd-c BCE tomb in Guangdong, etc...
I have been giving talks on my book for over a year now and the one thing that is guaranteed to get an audience reaction is the Berenike Buddha in Egypt. People seem amazed it exists and then what it tells us about the ancient world.
So I wrote the whole thing up as a Bad Ancient article:
I have been giving talks on my book for over a year now and the one thing that is guaranteed to get an audience reaction is the Berenike Buddha in Egypt. People seem amazed it exists and then what it tells us about the ancient world.
So I wrote the whole thing up as a Bad Ancient article:
I’m midway through this excellent book. I strongly recommend it. It’s opening whole new vistas for me. It’s an excellent companion to Barry Cunliffe’s books: for example, The Scythians and Facing the Sea of Sand.
With the growth of Buddhism in ancient India, there were claims that the religion spread out towards the Mediterranean; but is there any clear proof this was the case?
With the growth of Buddhism in ancient India, there were claims that the religion spread out towards the Mediterranean; but is there any clear proof this was the case?
I have been giving talks on my book for over a year now and the one thing that is guaranteed to get an audience reaction is the Berenike Buddha in Egypt. People seem amazed it exists and then what it tells us about the ancient world.
So I wrote the whole thing up as a Bad Ancient article:
Bad Ancient/ Owen Rees
Bad Ancient/ Owen Rees
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With the growth of Buddhism in ancient India, there were claims that the religion spread out towards the Mediterranean; but is there any clear proof this was the case?
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🌎 Far Edges of the Known World - Owen Rees
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No, we absolutely don't. And the picture really changes when we look at ancient history through the lens of genocide.
Gave a talk last night at Wolfson College (Cambridge) all about my book. Always fun when it is done as a conversation ... I never know what I am going to say at any given moment 😅.
