The gravel was the bed of an ancient river, buckled in some prehistoric upheaval of earth.

Discoveries recently made of old Biblical manuscripts in Hebrew and Greek and other ancient writings, some by the early church fathers, in themselves called for a restudy of the Bible.

One part of her audience was totally engaged, the connoisseur witnessing a peculiarly fine performance of some ancient classic, the other part, the guest of the connoisseur, attentive as one who must take an intelligent interest in that which he does not fully understand.

Whether or not Plato's tale of the lost continent of Atlantis is true, skeptics concede that the myth may have some foundation in a great tsunami of ancient times.

The etymology is uncertain, but a strong candidate has long been some word related to the Biblical פוך ( pūk ), " paint " ( if not that word itself ), a cosmetic eye-shadow used by the ancient Egyptians and other inhabitants of the eastern Mediterranean.

* Overview of modern and some ancient writing systems.

In ancient times, navigation through the sea was easier than travelling across the rough terrain of the Greek mainland ( and to some extent the coastal areas of Anatolia ).

Modern cultures in this region, many of whom claim some of these ancient people as ancestors, contain a striking range of diversity in lifestyles, social organization, language and religious beliefs.

This page lists some links to ancient philosophy.

In the 6th century BC, the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras wanted to know why some musical intervals seemed more beautiful than others, and he found answers in terms of numerical ratios representing the harmonic overtone series on a string.

* Some ancient Egyptian statues of Anubis read ,"... I am death ... I eat ambrosia and drink blood ..." which hints that ambrosia is a food of some sort.

Afterwards, the earth rises again from the sea, is fairer than before, and where Asgard used to be a remnant of the Æsir gather, some coming up from Hel, and talk and play chess all day with the golden chessmen of the ancient Æsir, which they find in the grass ( Section 58 ).

The story of Ajax was frequently made use of by ancient poets and artists, and the hero who appears on some Locrian coins with the helmet, shield, and sword is probably this Ajax.

Among these, Pindar was held by many ancient critics to be pre-eminent, but some gave precedence to Alcaeus instead.

The following verses demonstrate some key characteristics of the Alcaic style ( square brackets indicate uncertainties in the ancient text ):

He was reckoned by some ancient authors as one of the Seven Sages of Greece, and it is said that he was initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries of the Great Goddess, a privilege denied to those who did not speak fluent Greek.

Including an account of the most famous archers of ancient and modern times ; with some curious particulars in the life of Robert Fitz-Ooth Earl of Huntington, vulgarly called Robin Hood .... York: printed for E. Hargrove, bookseller, Knaresbro ' ( later editions: York, 1845 and facsimile reprint, London: Tabard Press, 1970 )

With ancient and modern history he rendered himself well acquainted and he also began to acquire some of the continental languages.

In 1988, having produced some 5, 000 cars in 20 years, a revived economy and successful sales of limited edition Vantage, and 52 Volante Zagato coupes at £ 86, 000 each ; the company finally retired the ancient V8 and introduced the Virage range — the first new Aston launched in 20 years.

AUC is a year-numbering system used by some ancient Roman historians to identify particular Roman years.

Ancient Nubia shared many aspects of its mythology with ancient Egypt and there is debate about the original source of some religious concepts that the two cultures share and, whether the assimilation was from Nubia to Egypt, the reverse, or through continuing exchanges.

Most such peerages pass to heirs-male, but the ancient baronies created by writ, as well as some very old earldoms, pass instead to heirs-general ( by cognatic primogeniture ).

There is some evidence, however, that ancient Jain ascetics accepted meat as alms if the animal had not been specifically killed for them.

In ancient Rome, some neighbors live in three adjacent houses.

The hypothesis was inspired by the existence of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia farther east in the Mediterranean and further by some typological similarities between the two languages.

Jesus himself participated in this sort of service as a reader and commentator ( see Gospel of Luke ) and his followers probably remained worshipers in synagogues in some cities, for example the Cenacle in Jerusalem.

The result of Goebbels ’ incitement was Kristallnacht, the " Night of Broken Glass ," during which the S. A. and Nazi Party went on a rampage of anti-Jewish violence and destruction, killing at least 90 and maybe as many as 200 people, destroying over a thousand synagogues and hundreds of Jewish businesses and homes, and dragging some 30, 000 Jews off to concentration camps, where at least another thousand died before the remainder were released after several months of brutal treatment.

In some traditional synagogues prayers run continuously from morning until sundown, or nearly so.

In other streams of Judaism there is considerable variability: Sephardic communities may use Ladino or Portuguese for many prayers ; Conservative synagogues tend to use the local language to a varying degree ; and at some Reform synagogues almost the whole service may be in the local language.

An entire genre of Orthodox feminist literature now exists, and has caused changes within some Orthodox synagogues and communities ( The Status of Women in Halakhic Judaism, Berman, Tradition, 14: 2, 1973 .).

In Orthodox synagogues, most Conservative, and some progressive a detailed description of the Temple ritual is recited on the day.

In most Orthodox and some Conservative synagogues, the entire congregation prostrates themselves at each point in the recitation where the Kohen Gadol ( High Priest ) would pronounce the Tetragrammaton ( God ’ s holiest name, according to Judaism ).

In some Conservative synagogues, only the Hazzan ( cantor ) engages in full prostration.

Some Conservative synagogues abridge the recitation of the Avodah service to varying degrees, and some omit it entirely.

In the 1929 Hebron massacre, Arab rioters slaughtered some 64 to 67 Jewish men, women and children and wounded 60, and Jewish homes and synagogues were ransacked ; 435 Jews survived by virtue of the shelter and assistance offered them by their Arab neighbours, who hid them.

Eastern Orthodox churches, some American Protestant groups, and some synagogues do not use instruments.

While many Jewish holidays revolve around the synagogue, the Seder is conducted in the family home, although communal Seders are also organized by synagogues, schools and community centers, some open to the general public.

In American culture many Catholic and Protestant churches and some Jewish synagogues schedule study or prayer meetings on Wednesday nights.

There was resistance against Algerian independence in January 1960 by the settlers and Pieds-Noirs or Jewish Algerians who again took up arms in April 1961, during the Generals ' Uprising, with some of the Algerian Jews siding with the OAS after synagogues were attacked by the National Liberation Front ( Front de libération nationale, FLN ) in Algeria.

As such, in some Conservative synagogues, this practice is not followed.

As a result, some Conservative synagogues permit a bat kohen to perform the Priestly Blessing and the Pidyon HaBen ceremony, and to receive the first aliyah during the Torah reading.

He also formulated a plan whereby some of the courtyards facing the Wall would be acquired, with the intention of establishing three synagogues – one each for the Sephardim, the Hasidim and the Perushim.

The synagogues, some centuries old, were also victims of considerable violence and vandalism, with the tactics the Stormtroops practiced on these and other sacred sites described as “ approaching the ghoulish ” by the United States Consul in Leipzig.

After 1945 some synagogues were restored.

Over 90 people were killed, more than 30, 000 Jews arrested and sent to concentration camps ( where over a thousand died of mistreatment before the remainder were released some months later ), and thousands of Jewish shops, homes and offices and more than 200 synagogues smashed up or burned.

In Yemenite Jewish synagogues and some Sephardi synagogues, kohanim chant the priestly blessing daily, even outside of Israel.

" Confirmation is typically held in tenth grade after a year of study, but some synagogues celebrate it in other years of high school.