Tag Archives: hannibal

We’re Bobbing Along in Our Barrel

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Nathan

Wonderfalls is one of several shows that Fox picked up and then made every effort to kill, not always airing it in the same time slot and such. I never really understood this, but who knows what was going on … Continue reading →

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Give Me Your Tyred, Your Punic

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Nathan

Carthage is remembered these days as the main enemy of the ever-expanding Romans in the third and second centuries BC. The two burgeoning empires fought the three Punic Wars, the second of which was when Hannibal launched his unsuccessful campaign … Continue reading →

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A Regular Anthropopha-Guy

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Nathan

Beth and I recently finished watching the first two seasons of NBC’s Hannibal, and I thought I should write something about it. There are a few spoilers here, so don’t read any further if you haven’t seen it yet. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Putting the Chemosh On

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Nathan

A little research into Biblical history reveals that, before becoming monotheistic, the worship of Yahweh that would eventually develop into Judaism was henotheistic. That is, while Yahweh was viewed as the main god and the national deity of Israel and … Continue reading →

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