I discovered a few years ago my DNA is 98% British isles, with <2% Italian peninsula. I imagined some Roman soldier marrying a Celt, but feared it may have been more like a Roman rape/pillage situation. This post gives me hope that perhaps the notion of voluntary intermingling isn't such a fantasy.
Amazing. I didn't know about these tablets and birthday celebrations. Reminds me of "The History of the World in Six Glasses," which argues that it wasn't slaves who built the Egyption pyramids but workers paid in daily beer rations.
I’ve been fascinated by that era in that place for decades & never knew about this. I regret not knowing this 70 years ago so I could have time to learn.
The other thing the Muslim missionaries did was head for the richest area they wanted to convert. The Sunni from the West arrived first and converted the wealthier tribes near what is now Baghdad. When the Shia showed up from the East the only thing left were the poorer tribes, who were an enslaved majority. The "religious" conflict is no such thing. It's the haves versus the have-nots.
I discovered a few years ago my DNA is 98% British isles, with <2% Italian peninsula. I imagined some Roman soldier marrying a Celt, but feared it may have been more like a Roman rape/pillage situation. This post gives me hope that perhaps the notion of voluntary intermingling isn't such a fantasy.
Amazing. I didn't know about these tablets and birthday celebrations. Reminds me of "The History of the World in Six Glasses," which argues that it wasn't slaves who built the Egyption pyramids but workers paid in daily beer rations.
So much beer!
I’ve been fascinated by that era in that place for decades & never knew about this. I regret not knowing this 70 years ago so I could have time to learn.
The video is long, but worth it..looks like the speaker was the 2nd gen. to work on the site.
Thank you Kathleen! A fascinating glimpse into the ancient world...how similar to our own!
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A few centuries later, Muslim missionaries spread out carrying large quantities of beer as a proselytizing aid. Worked like a charm.
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The other thing the Muslim missionaries did was head for the richest area they wanted to convert. The Sunni from the West arrived first and converted the wealthier tribes near what is now Baghdad. When the Shia showed up from the East the only thing left were the poorer tribes, who were an enslaved majority. The "religious" conflict is no such thing. It's the haves versus the have-nots.