Posted on 08/16/2011 7:20:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A marble statue of Hercules from the second century CE has been uncovered in Israel in excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting at Horvat Tarbenet...
The hero Hercules, of Greek and Roman mythology, was born in Thebes. He is the son of the god Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, a woman from Electryon. Hercules is considered the strongest man in the world, a symbol of power, courage and superhuman strength; one of the most famous legendary heroes of ancient Greece who battled the forces of the netherworld on behalf of the Olympian gods...
Depictions of the labors of Hercules are among the most common themes in ancient art and the statue that was discovered portrays Hercules' first task.
Horvat Tarbenet is located in the Jezreel Valley, three kilometers northeast of Kefar Barukh, and four kilometers northwest of Afula. Tarbenet was a Jewish settlement in the third century CE, which is mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud (Megilla 4, 5)...
...at the site remains were discovered, among them dwellings, a built well and an installation that included a large pool which was probably part of a Roman bathhouse. Benches were found on two sides of the pools.
The well, which is 2.90 m in diameter and in excess of 4 m deep, had a saqiye type pumping installation constructed above its opening. A drainage channel that extended as far as the pool was built alongside the well. It seems that the well and channel were meant to supply water for the pool.
After the pool was no longer being used it was filled in with a layer of earth that contained numerous potsherds, an abundance of broken glass vessels and the marble fragment of the statue of Hercules...
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LOL! Insider archaeology joke!
What the heck is that? It looks more painful for the upright guy than for the guy heading down.
Since he was the strongest demigod of antiquity, he must have a pretty strong member to begin with.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2764746/posts?page=13#13
This find and article are from Israel where archaeologists logically use CE and BCE.Thanks Cincinna, well put. Claiming all Jews hate Jesus isn't that common when this is brought up, merely implied -- but basically, this CE/AD/BCE/BC spam is just a way of hijacking of a thread that is neither about religion nor located in the Religion forum. The Religion forum is the ideal place for such repetitive accusations and discussions.
If something happens to you when you’re near the sea, we’ll know who’s kelpable.
OK, OK, I’ll take the hand slap, but when it’s comedy and not religion, oh then everybody’s OK with hijacking the thread!
Man, I’m sorry, here I go again hijacking this thread. ;-]
Well, if it’s the Jews it’s OK. I thought it was the Muslims and Secular Humanists doing all the CEing and BCEing.
Let’s discuss this further after you’ve sobered up... it shows in your keyboarding, FRiend. ;-]
Oh, right! Let it never be said that any creative discussion (or “hijacking” of a thread) occur on a FREE Republic thread. Your taking offense at what you consider “spam” about the name of the Lord’s time speaks volumes.
Although, I’m not certain that any “hijacking” has actually occurred, no one is obligated to read or respond to any comments on an open thread—after all, like you said, this is not a “religion” forum post.
Your taking offense in a thread is the only offense that has been taken. Your continued hysteria about it just shows what a spammer you really are.
That’s right, comedy threads are born to be filled with nonsequiturs. But this BC/BCE/AD/CE crap is not even new crap, or original, or even valid, and is brought up in nearly identical fashion by various spammers (and I know you didn’t bring it up), and it is thread hijacking and is intended to do just that. Anyway, I hope I didn’t bruise you. :’)
“but basically, this CE/AD/BCE/BC spam is just a way of hijacking of a thread that is neither about religion nor located in the Religion forum. The Religion forum is the ideal place for such repetitive accusations and discussions.”
SPAM? What a silly man. Do you really think anyone intended to “hijack” this precious thread? To dilute its purity? Do you even know what SPAM is? In any event, in strict observance of the FR rule that religion may never be discussed outside the various Religion fora, I’m outta here.
In the future, I’ll restrict myself to deep archaeological insights about men grabbing men’s genitals, like the posts to which you are not objecting.
Well, just so you know I was able to push my intestines back into my body all by myself and I suspect the hip to hip gash to heal any day now. ;-]
“Continued hysteria”? “Spammer”?
Your odd perception of “reality” is quite off-kilter.
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