https://freerepublic.com/tag/zacharythomas/ en-us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:49:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389608/posts In Nolan's new adaptation of the Odyssey, Homer's epic poem about Odysseus's struggle to return to his kingdom in Ithaca after the Trojan War, the "People of the Sea" hang over the plot like a dark cloud -- a rumor of coming destroyers and harbingers of a dark age mentioned by multiple characters along the way... Let's clear up one thing first: No ancient text refers to this group by the name "Sea Peoples." This is a scholarly term popularized by the 18th-century Egyptologist Gaston Maspero to refer to a collection of groups that threatened New Kingdom Egypt... It was... Biblical Archaeology Review https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389608/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:49:09 GMT