According to the Bible, Abraham’s nephew Lot moved to Sodom and was later captured by raiders led by four kings. How much of this story is true?…… Read more “Sodom 2: Five Kings against 4”

Responding to a post about my latest podcast, a Facebook friend asked for my thoughts on the “sin of Sodom” that led to its destruction. This has…… Read more “Prelude to Sodom”

My earlier post on this subject inspired a video on YouTube. (Sorry I didn’t get to Carthage this week: next week, I promise). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofDGHwgid4

This month’s Skeptical Inquirer features a special report regarding the ongoing archaeological work at Tall el-Hammam, the purported site of ancient Sodom. The author, Mark Boslough, is…… Read more “Myth, Science, and Sodomy: The Curious Case of Tall el-Hammam”

A response to a Bitchute comment on my latest video about Greeks & Phoenicians.

She’s the face that launched a thousand ships, the beautiful woman who started one of the ancient world’s ugliest wars. But how much fact lies behind this…… Read more “Troy: The Untold Story”

Zeus Labraundos (Carian Zeus) [T]he Carians … suppose that they are dwellers on the mainland from the beginning, and that they went always by the same name…… Read more “The Carian Zeus and the Father of History”