The Russian fascination with Jerusalem

To my orthodox friends and also to anyone interested in the history of Jerusalem and Palestine, this article by Greg Jenks is fascinating in its breadth.

Not to be missed - a little history of Trajan's column

This link at the History blog is simply lovely. Be sure to click the sublinks that show the comic book in stone that is Trajan's column. And then go to the time travel complete with cell-phone that shows 'the making of Trajan's column'.