Historical Sites on Google Map

Takht-e Soleyman:

Iraj Fortress, the world's largest ancient military castle:

Again Cyrus, you have provided us with some outstanding views! I wonder why there does not exist a massive amount of archaeological reports about the above sites?

But, perhaps it does exist?

Regards,

Of course the lake was the most important thing, in fact there is a temple dedicated to Anahita, the Persian goddess of water, so it is very possible that people wanted to protect the lake and the water, but as you see, unfortunately the temple has almost been destroyed completely into ruins, it is said the destroyer was Byzantine emperor Heraclius.

I dont know if you could call him mythological, he is documented and well known enough, founding a dynasty of emperors, he certainly got up to alot. As far as Im aware his name was just Heraclaius, when he was an Emperor and when he  was Exarch in Carthage beforehand.

Yes it is reported that it was he who pushed to have Greek replace Latin in offical documents of the empire! He is also said to have recognized Muhammad as the Prophet of God!

Having a name containing the word "Hera", certainly denotes some strong Greek heritage! Perhaps some one can translate "Clitus?"

But just read; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclius To understand where I am coming from when I said he was some what of a "Mythological figure!"

I.e. he reportedly recovered the "true cross!", proposed religious changes, etc.! Conguered Constantinople easily! Etc.!

The previous Emperor of Rome was named "Maurice" which is just another variation of the word "moor!"

Edited by opuslola - 06-May-2010 at 14:30

Dear DW, if you are still perusing this site, I assume that you mispelled the word apocryphal? And I do so all the time!

But, I also assume that you used it correctly at least in a couple of its dictionary meanings, such as;

"2.Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal.

3.Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger."

Since you are a student of history, and in school at this time, then perhaps I might ask you if you ask this question about every item of history that we now take for granted as "truth?"

It seems to me that "anecdotal" is a close relative of "apocryphal", even if their exact meaings are not the same!

As your very byline reads;

"Contrary to popular belief the plural of anecdote is not fact."

Are not most anecdotal materials or sources also "2.Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical."

As well as;

"3.Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend."

As you might well notice my byline, coined by Thomas Carlyle, reads;

"History, a distillation of rumour."

So, are all of these ideas somewhat related and prevalent in most of our consensually agreeded upon history?

Is not "rumour"? a very close relative to both, "anecdotal material" and in the same mode, "apocryphal material"?

As you may well know, by now, I would suggest that before the invention and common use of the printing press, the timepiece with a second hand, a reliable postal system (communications), as well as the development of News Papers, etc., then most all of what we tend to think we know today about the past must there for fall into one or more of the catagories mentioned above, that is they either/or are apocryphal, rumour, anecdotes, or combinations of these terms!

Regards, and I hope you are still a sometime visitor?





Edited by opuslola - 19-Nov-2010 at 15:56