The House of Suren (Omegaman Podcast)
Missed the live interview? Listen to Episode 10683 of the Omegaman Podcast featuring an interview with God Save the King creator Tim Keyes discussing the House of Suren here.
Category: Parthian Empire
The history of the ancient empire of Parthia that won it’s independence of the Greek Empire and reconquered much of Mesopotamia from the Seleucids.
Parthian Graffiti
Dura Europos was a Greek, then Parthian, then Roman city on the western bank of the Euphrates River approximately 310 miles northwest of the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon on the Tigris. It was founded around 300 BCE by Seleucus I Read More …
What Route Did the Magi Take?
It has been my theory for years that the route the Magi took followed the Euphrates Road (parallel to the river) northwest from the Parthian capital at Ctesiphon to the fortress city of Dura, and then turned west across the Read More …
The House of Suren
Surena, also known as Rustaham Suren, was a Parthian general during the first century BCE. He is best known for defeating the Romans, under the command of triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE. According Read More …
The Records of the Grand Historian
German-American sinologist (expert in Chinese studies) Friedrich Hirth (b.1845-d.1927), wrote China and the Roman Orient: Researches into Their Ancient and Medieval Relations as Represented in Old Chinese Records in 1885. In his book, he cites The Records of the Grand Read More …
The Parthian Legislature
The Parthian legislature was a bicameral institution. “Camera” is Latin for “chamber” hence, bi-cameral = two chambers. (Not to be confused with “two camels”.) The “upper house” was essentially the royals, or royal family—the Arsacid dynasty. The “lower house” consisted Read More …
Pliny the Elder & the Incense Route
Frankincense was an aromatic tree resin used as incense. It was a luxury item, but was traded in large quantities because of significant use in religious observance and by the wealthy. According to the Roman author and naturalist Pliny the Read More …
GSK on Omegaman Radio! July 26!
We are excited to announce that Tim will be interviewed by Shannon Davis on Omegaman Radio, Tuesday July 26, 2022 from 9:00-10:00 PM Eastern time. Previous interviews on Omegaman… Episode 9367, June 26, 2022. Tim discusses the biblical and historical Read More …
GSK on TBTRN Episode 22: Biblical Archaeoastronomy Part 3
God Save the King Radio Show on the Truth Be Told Radio Network. Episode 22: Biblical Archaeoastronomy Part Three. Tim discusses three specific clay cuneiform tablets that help us decipher the history of celestial observation in ancient Mesopotamia–Tablet K8538, called Read More …
Pope Julius I, December 25th & the Magi
I recently watched a new YouTube video that briefly and quite inadequately discusses how we historically arrived at a December 25 birthday for Jesus of Nazareth.1 During the video, the host plays clips from a different video that challenges a Read More …