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History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD

History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
Anatoly Fomenko
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Provocative, appealing and controversial.......2006-08-02

Fomenko has succeeded to convincingly demonstrate the misconception about what "history" factually is... It is fiction and -like we can read and judge for ourselves- no science. It indeed is "make belief" only. I "discovered" Fomenko while studying the "old" history of Al Andaluz, Spain. Having found too many contradictions in available data, having seen too many forgeries as to pretend the importance of christianity for its decline, I ventured out to find Fomenko, who convinced me that we know little if anything for sure of the epoch before the XI-century. However, the integration of the Arabic-Islamic cultural history into the heavily distorted Western fails... There are some attempts to fit "the budding new religion" (Islam) into Fomenko's scheme, but they are too weak to be taken seriously and too often focussing on Turkey as the region where things started to influence the West, which is untrue at all.
Islam certainly was no "new religion" in the X-century. That the highly cultivated Al Andaluz ruler Mohammed-I could have been "mirrored" down in time into some myth about the "illiterate" founder of Islam itself is highly speculative. Nevertheless, Fomenko convinces me about the processes that were involved in forging a christian history. Intriguing and controversial as his books are, I recommend them as to rethink our current position in time and space and simply verify what was claimed. It is a "good" book, but not for bedtime reading... Mundus vult decipi, the world wants to be cheated. Fomenko's readers will understand why.

pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.......2006-02-16

Traces of white wine were found in Tutankhamen's tomb however there were no record of white wine in Egypt until the 3rd century AD, 1600 years after the young pharaoh died according to the traditional chronology. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18925395.400
It can be interpreted as a contribution towards New Chronology theory that pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)

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Best compilation
do you like a stories inside a greater story?
Everything you needed to know about King Arthur but were afraid to ask!
AWFUL ARTHUR!!!
Not too good of a book...

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)
Roger Lancelyn Green
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Best compilation.......2007-03-26

I have read many versions of the Arthurian legends, and revisited them again in three different books recently. Of those, this version was the best. It was compiled from several different sources, and manages to flesh out some of the legends of the lesser knights and Merlin the Enchanter more than many versions.

Despite being a Puffin Classics edition, it does not condescend to the reader, nor read as a diluted telling, as is so often the case in educational publishing. If you are looking for a clean, coherent telling of the Arthurian tales that won't require wading through archaic language, this is the version for you.

The paperback pricing is nice too.

do you like a stories inside a greater story?.......2006-08-24

The story King Arthur, which was written by Roger Lancelyn Green, is a truly exhilarating adventure set in the middle ages, and it contained many fascinating characters such as King Arthur, who was the king of Logres and who was one of the most important characters in the story; another character is Lancelot who was one of the best Knights of the round table and went on many quests, bringing much honor to Logres, and was quite important through out the book; another character would be Queen Morgana le Fay, she was not only a witch, but also the sister and nemesis of King Arthur, she often tried to capture or kill him and his knights, but in the end she makes peace with him; last but not least is Merlin, he is one of the best know characters, he is a wizard who saves King Arthur life twice, and foretells the future many a time; eventually he is buried alive by Lady Nimue until he is needed once again.

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table was a collection different quest within one larger story, mainly telling the history or King Arthur and how the knights of the round table came to be, and there many legends; the majority of the book was sort of like the exposition, it was getting us accustomed to the characters and the vibe of the story so that the reader could get understand the end of the book when they searched for "The Quest of the Holy Grail" and the "Final Battle" which are the two main conflicts. This book is so good, because anyone can take something away from this book, R.L. Green's stories all have a theme to them whether it is about jealousy, integrity, kindness, forgiveness, or honor, the lesson of chivalry is always stressed, and there is always something for the reader to relate to making the book overall very satisfying.

Everything you needed to know about King Arthur but were afraid to ask!.......2006-07-07

This was the first King Arthur book I ever had. In more recent years I've read Le Morte D'Arthur, the Mabinogion, Bulfinch's Age of Chivalry, and a hundred other collections, some for children and some for adults. This is still the best-written, most comprehensive version I've found.

It tends to read a little like King Arthur's Greatest Hits--no bad thing, really. The story of Geraint and Enid is in there from the Mabinogion, Germanic legends are plundered to discover a bride for Sir Perceval, and Gawain fans will be pleased to know that his spotless character has been restored. He even gets to find the Grail!

There are many other children's collections out there, but none of them as comprehensive as this. As for the old classics, they can be hard to get and, like Mallory's , do unforgivable violence to favourite characters and then spend half the book on the story of Tristan and Iseult.

AWFUL ARTHUR!!!.......2006-04-19

This book was the worst!!! I usually enjoy reading books, but I didn't enjoy one little microscopic segment of this book!!! It was really hard to understand, and it felt like that all Roger Lancelyn Green cared about was death!! I mean really in one chapter I counted that 12 people died!!! In one single chapter!!!!!

Not too good of a book..........2005-11-27

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In my opinion, this wasn't too good of a book (I don't like any King Arthur stories that much, but this was one I would recommend to any King Arthur fan from 10 to 15 years old.) If, like me, you have a great vocabulary, this makes it easier to understand, but more boring and repetitive. In EVERY chapter there are the following: a "fair damsel," an evil knight, and some bloodthirsty crazy wiggum that rides around in an 80 pound steel suit and smites evil villain's heads off. Then there is the end. I don't understand it, because throughout the story, Morgana Le Fay tries to kill Arthur as soon as he steps out of Camelot. At the end, when Arthur is on the boat going to Avalon (what kind of name is that??)to be healed from grievous wounds, she turns into a "Dear brother, your wounds are so grievous!" kind of person. Where did that come from? My recommendation: Only people who adore King Arthur in any form should read this book because it can get kind of boring.

The Sex Chronicles : Shattering the Myth

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Umm
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The Sex Chronicles : Shattering the Myth
Zane
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From a bold and captivating voice comes a collection of stories that probes women's darkest passions and pushes the boundaries of erotic fiction. Sometimes romantic, sometimes raw, Zane appeals to men and women alike with these tales of intoxicating sensuality.

THE Sex CHRONICLES

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Anyone who thinks that men are by nature more sexual than women or that African-American women are especially inhibited hasn't read Zane. Here, she presents an erotic read in three parts: Wild, Wilder, and Off Da Damn Hook. With a unique ability to tell it like it is -- and also to tell it like it could be in your wildest dreams -- Zane crafts stories about everyone from the sensual housewife who wants her husband to experiment more to a secret underground sorority of women that organizes some rather unconventional social events. By turns tender and outrageous, The Sex Chronicles is a pleasure from beginning to end.

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"From a bold and captivating voice comes a collection of stories that probes women's darkest passions and pushes the boundaries of erotic fiction. Sometimes romantic, sometimes raw, Zane appeals to men and women alike with these tales of intoxicating sensuality. THE Sex CHRONICLES SHATTERING THE MYTH Anyone who thinks that men are by nature more sexual than women or that African-American women are especially inhibited hasn't read Zane. Here, she presents an erotic read in three parts: Wild, Wilder, and Off Da Damn Hook. With a unique ability to tell it like it is -- and also to tell it like it could be in your wildest dreams -- Zane crafts stories about everyone from the sensual housewife who wants her husband to experiment more to a secret underground sorority of women that organizes some rather unconventional social events. By turns tender and outrageous, The Sex Chronicles is a pleasure from beginning to end. "

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Umm.......2007-05-02

This book is good it gave me some ideas to take into my bedroom... Recommended for lovers and fantasy fulfillers...Lol... Good book

steamy .......2007-02-28

This book breaks all the rules when it comes down to getting it on.... I loved it

Hot Hot Hot.......2007-02-13

When you get done with this book you will need a man. Zane is out of control, Zane outdid herself this time.

PORN IN WORDS.......2006-10-17

Even the guys read it. It is very informative. Not only is it a book but a manual that you can refer back to any time.

Hottt, Steamyyy; Good ideas to spice up the bedroom .......2006-09-08

The author summarizes these stories as WILD, WILDER & OFF THE DAMN HOOK and she delivers!!! I read this book with an open mind...it was what I needed and what I expected and more...good read and great ideas to spice up any love life or the lack thereof.

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East
Edith Pattou
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In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, was a North-born baby. It is said that North-born babies are wild, unpredictable, intelligent, and destined to break their mothers' hearts because they all leave hearth and home to travel to the far ends of the earth. To keep her close, Rose's mother lied and told her she had been born of the obedient and pliable East. But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a great white bear comes to the mapmaker's door to claim Rose's birthright. Everything that comes after, as richly imagined by author Edith Pattou, is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. East is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices, including that of Rose, her hopeful brother Neddy, her regretful father, the charmed white bear, and the Troll Queen whose selfish wish is the catalyst that seals Rose's fate, East will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages. Highly recommended. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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Rose has always felt out of place in her family. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with him, she readily agrees. The bear takes Rose to a distant castle, where each night she is confronted with a mystery. In solving that mystery, she finds love, discovers her purpose, and realizes her travels have only just begun.

As fresh and original as only the best fantasy can be, East is a novel retelling of the classic tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," told in the tradition of Robin McKinley and Gail Carson Levine.

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BEST BOOK EVER.......2007-05-29

This fantasy book is a must-read. Told in a somewhat journal form by Rose, a girl seeking something from life. Pattou created a splended book you can't stop reading. With lots of action and mystery, you don't know what to expect!

Great book.......2007-05-19

My daughter really enjoyed this book. She even read it twice!

Beautifully Written.......2007-02-04

As my title suggests, "East" is an amazing book that is extremely well written. This is the best book I have ever read in my life.

Rose is a girl living with her poor family. One day a bear shows up at Rose's family's house. He tells them that if Rose comes with him, her sick sister will be well and great fortune will come to their family. Rose makes her decision and great adventure ensues such as a mysterious stranger joining Rose in her bed at night. Different characters and interesing sub-plots make this a memorable book.

Each chapter is from a different person's point of view about what is going on. While this may sound confusing, it keeps the story interesting and fun. I can assure you, there are no loose ends or confusing parts that are never answered. Edith Pattou's descriptive writing really gives you a picture in your head of what is going on. Highly recommended!

Captivating.......2007-02-04

I read the first half of this book yesterday, and sat down for a little while this morning and found myself zipping through the last 250 pages. This is a wonderful story that hooked me from start to finish. It combines bits and pieces from the following tales: Beauty and the Beast, Cupid and Psyche, and East of the Sun West of the Moon. (I'd never even heard of the latter, but I found the original story online, so I'll read it asap!) Fans of Shannon Hale's retellings are sure to enjoy East.

Looks like i stand alone on this..........2006-12-30

I was disapointed by East. My number one reason being that i never felt any connection between Rose and "The Man who was a White Bear". The person with the most emotion in the book was Rose's brother Neddy, not the girl who was treking the globe in a search to find her lost "friend" who seemed to forget her a bit to easily if you ask me, slank or no slank. Not to mention there just always seemed to be to easy a solution at hand for every problem. I mean, sure there always has to be SOME solution but the way she got into the Ice Palace? *shrugs*. The story definately had it's good points. It was a breeze to read once you started it, and the journey itself was exciting (i loved Malmo the most).

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Junior Classics)

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Very cool to listen to!
Very entertaining
Great fun
Great for a family car trip
Superlative in Every Way

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Junior Classics)
Benedict Flynn
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Very cool to listen to!.......2007-05-16

Sean Bean does an awesome job on this production. His range of voices and dialects are amazing. Very eerie in the parts that are supposed to be.

Very entertaining.......2007-03-09

It's hard to take such a well known tale and still make it fun to listen to, but Sean Bean's voice and cadences kept me listening to the end.

Great fun.......2007-01-04

We like to listen to audiobooks on long car rides. This one was very well done. Our two children (6&8) loved it.

Great for a family car trip.......2007-01-03

Sean Bean does a wonderful job reading. The classic story kept the kids and parents spellbound during a family road trip.

Superlative in Every Way.......2006-11-08

This retelling of the Arthurian legend is a thorough delight for older children and adults alike. Not only is Benedict Flynn true to the essence and spirit of this classic tale of good and evil, of heroes and their human failings (and disastrous consequences!), he tells the story in language that crackles with life and lyricism. Sean Bean's narration and playing of the many parts is impeccable. (The Tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alone is worth the price of the recording.) And how refreshing it is to hear one of the great myths of British heritage retold without the tacky revisionism so fashonable today. A work not only to entertain but to inspire as well.

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)

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Prescient St Augustine?
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Romulus courts Helen, Paris founds Rome, Moses goes to Troy..

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)
Anatoly T Fomenko
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`History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2` is the second volume of the most explosive and astounding tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by rock solid scientific data. The book is easy and pleasant to read; it is well-illustrated, contains hundreds of charts, graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays. You will be amazed to discover: - That the chronology universally accepted today and taken for granted is simply wrong; - That ALL methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts known today are erroneous or non-exact; - That there is not a single document that could be reliably dated earlier than the XIth century; The Author refers to the Middle Ages as the Antiquity and proves mutual superimposition of the Second and the Third Roman Empire, both of which become identified as the respective kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Furthermore, he asserts that the famous reform of the Occidental Church in the XI century by Pope Gregory Hildebrand was the reflection of the XII century reforms of Byzantine emperor Andronicus who in his turn identifies with Jesus Christ. The Trojan war counted by Homer happened only as late as of the XIII century A.D. and the great poet actually lived in XIV century A.D. No stone in history of Antiquity is left unturned. Literally. This book is the beginning of a major correction to the chronology we live with.

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Check and see.......2007-06-21

I don't care what other people say of this book. Those affirmig it's fake, they hadn't ever read it. Or have some special reasons to do so. "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see..." This book won't make you feel comfortable. It'll make you feel free. It'll make you feel you're "not the only one" to feel you'd been lied to for centuries.

Suprise! Suprise!.......2007-03-22

Here is a serie of books which turns "the whole world" upside down. I learned a lot of it and I hope that a new book from A.T. Fomenko will follow very quick. A absolute must for everybody who is interested in history or even a little bit from it.

Prescient St Augustine?.......2006-02-05

We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts:

a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics;

b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of history;

c) The history conjectures, that is experimental historical reconstructions based on assumptions that the authors believe to make sense in the light of their research and linguistic parallels - void of ironclad factual support to date.

Fomenko's theory complies with the most rigid scientific standards as a whole:

It gives a coherent explanation of what we already know.

- It is consistent: independent lines of inquiry all lead to the same conclusion.

- The predictions it makes are confirmed empirically.

Fomenko goes by the following axioms:

- Chronology is the basis of history;

- Human evolution has always been linear, gradual and irreversible;

- The "cyclic" nature of human civilization is a myth, likewise all the gaps, duplicates, "dark ages" and "renaissances" that we know from consensual history;

- The accumulation of geographical knowledge as reflected in cartography is a gradual and irreversible process;

- The chronological distance between a given manuscript and the events described therein is proportional to the amount of distortions it contains;

- There is no "useless" information in authentic ancient sources.

Why the mainstream historians do not shower mathematician Academician Dr.Prof Fomenko with thanks and laurels?

The Russians:

Because Fomenko asserts that there was no such thing as the Tartar and Mongol invasion followed by three centuries of slavery, providing a formidable body of documental evidence to prove his assertion. The so-called "Tartars and Mongols" were the actual ancestors of the modern Russians, living in a bilingual state with Arabic spoken as freely as Russian. The ancient Russian state was governed by a double structure of civil and military authorities. The hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called "blood tax"). Their "invasions" were punitive operations against the regions that attempted tax evasion. Fomenko proves that Russian history as we know it today is a blatant forgery concocted by a host of German scientists brought to Russia by the usurper dynasty of the Romanovs, whose ascension to the throne was the result of coup d'état, charged with the mission of making their reign look legitimate. Fomenko proves Ivan the Terrible to be a collation of four rulers, no less. They represented the two rival dynasties - the legitimate rulers and the ambitious upstarts. The winner took it all! Over some 30 years of controversy, Russian historians have made a most remarkable transition - they were initially accusing the young mathematician Fomenko of anticommunist dissident activity and attempts to deface the historical legacy of Soviet Russia; nowadays the middle-aged mathematician is accused of adhering to "pro-communist Russian nationalism" and defacing the proud historical legacy of Great Russia.

The Westerners:

Because Fomenko blows consensual Russian history to smithereens, successfully removing a crucial cornerstone from underneath the otherwise impeccable edifice of World History. Fomenko adds insult to injury, wiping out one by one the Ancient Rome (the foundation of Rome in Italy is dated to the XIV century A. D.), the Ancient Greece and its numerous poleis, which he identifies as the mediaeval crusader settlements on the territory of Greece, and the Ancient Egypt (the pyramids of Giza become dated to the XI-XV century A. D. and identified as the royal cemetery of the Global "Mongolian" Empire, no less). The civilization of the Ancient Egypt is irrefutably dated to the XII-XV century A. D. with the aid of the ancient Egyptian horoscopes cut in stone. He was the first one to decipher and date all such horoscopes, coming up with mediaeval dates in every case. English historians rage at the suggestion that the history of Ancient England was de facto a Byzantine import transplanted to the English soil by the fugitive Byzantine nobility. To reward the English historians who consider themselves the true scribes of World History, the cover of the present book portrays Tintoretto's Jesus Christ crucified on the Big Ben.

The Chinese:

Because Fomenko wipes out the Ancient History of China outright. No such thing. Full point. The compilation of the so-called Ancient Chinese History is reliably datable to the XVII-XVIII century only. It is perfectly recognizable as the Ancient European history, reworked and transcribed in hieroglyphs as yet another historical transplantation, this time performed on the Chinese soil by the loving Jesuit hands. The Chinese are the next in line to go berserk. Chinese history is inevitably bound to get both more ancient and more eventful, proportionally to the growing involvement of China in the world affairs. Chinese historians will keep on finding valid proof of prehistoric Chinese spaceflights until the Politburo orders them to shut up.

The Arabs:

Too bad. Islam with all its key figures is datable to XV-XVI century A. D. Arabic historians may find consolation in the crucial historical role of the Ottoman Empire in the XVI-XVII century. The trouble is that this empire was initially a Christian state, with Hagia Sophia identifiable as Temple of Solomon, according to Fomenko! We can only guess if the acquisition of Alexander the Great (a Macedonian and a Christian) as the founder of the Muslim World Empire will make Fomenko's theories more acceptable to the Arabic mainstream. He certainly does not spare any holy cows at all, claiming The Stone of Qa'Aba in Mecca to contain the lost Arch of the Covenant.

The Divinity:

Despite of reiterated statement that his theory is all about chronology and not Religion, Fomenko stirs up a whole condominium of wasp nests. His collection of anathemas, fatwa, and other condemnations from all parties concerned is already considerable. Little wonder, considering that the history of religions à la Fomenko looks as follows: the pre-Christian period (before the XI century and JC), Bacchic Christianity (XI-XII century, before and after JC), JC Christianity (XII-XVI century) and its subsequent mutations into Orthodox Christianity, the Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, and so on.

According to Fomenko we know strictly NOTHING about the events that predate the X century A. D.

St Augustin was prescient when he spoke unto us: "be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth."

Something of a disappointment.......2005-09-09

After having read the first volume of this expected series of 7 volumes I was triggered by the thesis of these authors that ancient Greek and Roman history did in fact take place in the Middle Ages. So I started studying medieval history of the Middle East - also known as Islamic history - to find out if the opponents of the ancient Greeks and Romans - the Acheamenid Persians, Sassanids, Scythians, Egyptians, etc. - also have their duplicates in medieval history. My search was disappointing: none of the many medieval Islamic dynasties seemed to correspond to the ancient middle eastern rulers.

However, I did find a close correspondence between Herodotus' Persian kings and medieval events:

- the defeat and capture of an Anatolian king - the Lydian Croesus - by the Persian conqueror Cyrus is identical to the defeat and capture of another Anatolian king - sultan Bayezid - by the Asian/Mongol conqueror Tamerlane;
- the Persian conquest of Egypt by the cruel tyrant Cambyses reds almost exactly as the Ottoman conquest of Egypt by Selim the Grim (note the nickname!);
- Darius the Lawgiver of the Persian Empire looks very much alike to Sulayman the Magnificent, the Lawgiver in Islamic history;
- Xerxes, whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by the Greeks at the naval battle of Salamis, looks like Selim II (the Sot) whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by a Spanish-Italian alliance at the naval battle of Lepanto.

I should have expected Fomenko et al. to arrive at similar conclusions, however, they claim that the Persian kings are the alter egos of the Angevin kings of Sicily whose biographies do not contain the exploits of the Persian kings.

The similiarities I indicate lead to the conclusion that Herodotus must have written his Histories at the close of the 16th century. But this is extremely late, given that Herodotus is "the Father of History", so therefore all other "ancient" histories must have been fabricated even later. Yet, the founders of modern chronology - Scaliger and Petavius - laid their foundations also at the close of the 16th century and had the full corpus of ancient histories already at their disposal.

It seems to me that Fomenko has to address these inconsistencies, maybe in the forthcoming 5 volumes?

Another critique of their book is that the correspondencies between different rulers are often based on a superficial comparison of the biographies; upon a more thorough comparison many details appear that do not correspond at all.

Finally, the authors rely heavily on the works of Gregorovius (1821-1891!!) - his medieval histories of Rome and Athens - as the source of medieval history; these works are - at least in the West - hoplessly outdated and have been superceded by more up-to-date works (for instance, Julius Norwich's trilogy on Byzantine history is not even cited).

Romulus courts Helen, Paris founds Rome, Moses goes to Troy.........2005-07-30

If you agree with Fomenko that Roman chronology is basically the foundation of the entire edifice of global chronology; you would also certainly agree that despite its numerous gaps and inconsistencies, Roman history is the best-documented field of ancient history, and thus a reference scale. But how well is the actual date of the Eternal City's foundation known?

Firstly, Rome is supposed to have been founded by the Trojans who had to flee after the fall of Troy. Some claim Rome to have been founded by Aeneas and Ulysses shortly after Troy had fallen; others are of the opinion that there was an entire dynasty that ruled for 500 years between the fall of Troy and the foundation of Rome.

Well, that's just an innocent 500 years long misunderstanding compared with what heretic Fomenko says, asserts, proves in his second volume: Second Roman Empire, Third Roman Empire, Biblical Kingdom of Israel, Biblical Kingdom of Judah, Holy Roman Empire are stories about basically same events, written from different points of view at different times. The underlying events have actually taken place during xii-xv cy. These histories have been written and perfected by multitude of highly talented humanist and clerical writers of xiii-xvi cy disguised as "ancients" with glorious names like Homer, Pluto, Thucydides etc..Chronology 2.0 beta..

Historians are kindly invited to report the bugs.

King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation

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King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation
Martin Biddle
Manufacturer: Boydell Press
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The vast wooden disk known as King Arthur's Round Table has hung on the wall of the great Hall of Winchester Castle for six hundred years. But what is it? Was it ever a table? When was it made? Why is it hanging on the wall? When was it painted with the famous image it now bears? And why at Winchester? In 1976 the Round Table was taken down from the wall and thoroughly examined by a team of historians and scientists assembled by Martin Biddle, and its history began to emerge. Built in the reign of Edward I, it was probably the centrepiece of a feast held at Winchester after a forgotten tournament celebrating marriage plans for the king's children; Edward III, founder of the Order of the Garter, had the top hung up in the castle hall as a symbol of his interest in the chivalric idea of the company of Arthur's Round Table; Henry VIII had it painted and used the figure of Arthur to support his claim to be arbiter of European power. This most enigmatic of objects at last yields up these and other secrets to scientific analysis and historical deduction. MARTIN BIDDLE is Astor Senior Research Fellow at Hertford College and Professor of Medieval Archaeology in the University of Oxford. Contributors: JOHN V. FLEMING, SIMON JERVIS, BEATRICE CLAYRE, ROGER DAVEY, MICHAEL MORRIS, CECIL HEWETT, G.R. COLEMAN, SUSAN J. READ, BRIAN J. HEARD, A.C. BAREFOOT, DAVID HADDON-REECE, R.L. OTLET, STEPHEN REES JONES, SALLY BADHAM, PAMELA TUDOR-CRAIG, CLIVE WAINWRIGHT, A.J. WALKER.

The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)

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Romance
Ancient Tale well told.
A timeless legend
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The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)
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This immortal tale concerns the doomed love between a knight and a princess. The heroic Tristan, nephew and champion of King Mark of Cornwall, journeys to Ireland to bring home his uncle's betrothed, the fair Iseult. Their shipboard voyage takes a tumultuous turn with a misunderstanding and a magic potion, and the lovers quickly find that there's no turning back.

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Great Read........2007-05-07

I find The Romance of Tristan and Iseult a good read for anyone interested in Medieval literature, or romance; or both for that matter. It's well ahead of its time in that it is a story of two lovers forced apart by circumstance and whose love affects others around them as well as themselves, centuries before Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. There is only one downside I can see, though. It is the lack of description of battles in the story; the author doesn't tell much about the fights or what happens in them, only that they occured. But all in all an endearing story.

Romance.......2006-03-15

A fairy tale, mideavel romance with a dragon, a giant, love potion, murder, deciet, love, loyalty, honor, etc. This translation is beautiful. It reads like butter.

Ancient Tale well told........2006-02-17

The story of Tristan and Iseult (or Isolde) is well known through Wagner's famous opera, but this is the real tale. It isn't embellished, but instead it tells the complete tale clearly and succinctly in a manner reminiscent of the older manuscripts like Beowulf. The story (unlike the current film) does include the magic potion, a typical device of the older legends. The heart-breaking ending may be clear even in the third or fourth chapter, but getting there is a major trip to treasure. To those familiar with Wagner's names, there are some variant spellings, but they don't amount to much. Kurvenal is Gorvenal for example. A most enjoyable book.

A timeless legend.......2005-12-20

In the Arthurian Legend of Tristan and Iseult (alternatively Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isotta, etc.), there are actually two Iseults involved with him. The first is called Iseult of Ireland, daughter of King Anguish of Ireland. She loves Tristan deeply but had been promised to King Mark of Cornwall, Tristan's uncle. The second Iseult was the daughter of Hoel of Brittany and sister of Sir Kahedin. She is called Iseult of the White Hands and is the one Tristan ended up marrying, though Tristan did not love her. When Tristan is mortally wounded, he calls for Iseult of Ireland in the hopes that she might be able to heal him. When her ship arrives, Tristan asks his wife what color the sails were (white meaning she would come, black meaning she wouldn't). The sails were white, yet Iseult of the White Hands, resentful of his love for the other Iseult, lied and Tristan passed away. When Iseult of Ireland arrives to discover her lover has died, she dies of grief next to him.

Iseult was also the name given to Tristan's grand-daughter in some versions of the legend.

She is a main character in the Tristan poems of Béroul, Thomas of Britain, and Gottfried von Strassburg. In it, she is first seen as a young princess tutored by Tristan in music and many other arts. Later, when he goes back to Ireland to win her for his uncle King Mark of Cornwall, she becomes more important because she has grown up and become more beautiful and smart. She is supposed to marry an evil steward who pretends that he has killed a dragon that Tristan killed. She eventually does not have to marry the steward byt King Mark and she embarks on a journey with Tristan to Cornwall. On the journey, she and Tristan accidentally drink a love potion Isolde's mother, also Isolde, prepared for her and Mark and was guarded by Brangane. They fall in love with no time limit on the spell.

In this work, Isolde is not that great. She is deceitful and not so nice to Brangane who is nothing but loyal to her. She sends Brangane out into the forest to be killed and when Brangane proves loyal even in the face of death, she calls her back and apologizes. She gets away with sleeping with Tristan for a long time until finally Brangane lets the proverbial cat out of the bag. She dies in despair that Tristan has died.

A Keeper.......2003-12-30

I had to read this for a history class and thought I woult dread it, but it is a very nice love story - way better than Romeo and Juliet, and did reflect the changing view of romantic love in literature of the time. I will be keeping it in my library instead of selling it back to the bookstore - and that says a lot!

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Keturah and Lord Death
Beauty and the Beast
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Fabulous fairytale!
Lord Death - smokin' fine

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Keturah and Lord Death.......2007-06-17

Keturah and Lord Death centers around Keturah Reeve, and her story begins the day she follows the hart into the woods and finds herself lost for three days. She then encounters Death in the woods and they make a bargain after she tells him a story that will possibly serve in saving her life. The bargain: if she can find her true love in twenty-four hours, Death will spare her. If not, Death will take her as his bride.

While reading this I was reminded of the story of Persephone and Hades, and also, Shahrazad. Martine Leavitt has a very nice, quick writing style that makes reading on an easy task that isn't regretted. But I did find that some things passed on too quickly. I really believe that if she had lengthened the story and possibly given more depth, it would have been powerful and much more compelling. As it is, Keturah and Lord Death is a very simple read for younger age groups.

I do like that Keturah and Lord Death, original in its own right, feels like a new form of fairy tale, a mix between a Persephone/Hades and a Shahrazad type of story. Keturah is kind and beautiful and your typical maiden, with hardly any flaws. Lord Death is brooding and melancholy, and as expected, lonely. Every other character is very one-sided. They are never really driven in to or explored.

One of the problems I do have with this story, although I did enjoy reading it, was that Keturah tells death the story of her possible true love that she has never met which ends up saving her another day. She basically states that she would live for her one true love and that was her main purpose. Then, she goes off and attempts to force herself to love people when she knows that she doesn't. I thought that this was dwelled on way too much. I just kept wanting her to follow her own words, and I wish Martine Leavitt had given her greater turmoil and possibly more men (I don't really know how to put that) so that her choice, talked of nearly one hundred pages, would not seem so ridiculous. And the ending is very predictable. While I was pleased with it, I wish there had been more surprises.

Overall: I did enjoy Martine Leavitt's book. It is a very good story for young girls and serves as an original, simple storyline to be read and enjoyed.

Beauty and the Beast.......2007-05-20

The Beast in Beauty and the Beast seems like the ultimate reject when it comes to potential boyfriends, but then, who could possibly fall in love with Death? Keturah nearly dies in the forest, and Lord Death only agrees to spare her life temporarily, in a manner reminiscent of Scheherazade's experience in The Arabian Nights. This is a gem of a book for fairy tale enthusiasts. It should also make a refreshing change for teen readers who are tired of predictable books about girls with vampire/werewolf boyfriends. The romance in this story actually makes you think about romance in a new way--which is pretty hard to do these days.

Intriguing Title, Wonderful Story.......2007-05-18

Keturah and Lord Death - - The title is intriguing enough. I picked up this book to read after my mom returned from the library with a bunch of library books that looked interesting to her. I read it, loved it, and entirely despised the ending. But it was such a wonderfully wrought work that I just had to learn to enjoy the ending. So, I read it about five times in the next few days. I finally learned to love it.
In this story, Keturah, the protagonist, follows a hart into the woods. She meets Lord Death after three days of being lost, and she pleads for her life. After telling Lord Death a story, without the ending, Keturah is granted one day to find true love. Turning into a Scheherezade of sorts, she leads you through an amazing story that makes you feel like it really happened, like you are actually there. It is amazing.
From the cover, I was expecting it to be a "kissing book" and that kinda made me not want to read it. I'm not a romance freak. But, surprisingly(*coughcoughluckilycough*) it had minimal kissing.
I really enjoyed this book, and think it deserves SIX stars (or more). It is definitely worth your time.
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Fabulous fairytale!.......2007-04-10

I couldn't put down Keturah and Lord Death. If you enjoy fairytales and romance don't miss this one! Keturah is a refreshing heroine, sure of herself and yet humble--certainly not the depressssing fare so common in young adult books.

Fabulous writing! Awesome story construction. The author's observations on death, life and love leave me both moved and envious. Her enthralling analogy of the power of death to make us treasure life is absolutely gorgeous. And yes, I'm envious. I admit it. Ms. Leavitt's book is so wonderful I wish I'd written.

Excellent writing Martine Leavitt! Thanks for giving us a marvelous story.

Lord Death - smokin' fine .......2007-03-24

This was a beautiful, lyrical story that read as a long fairytale, with real emotion behind it. The pace was slow but that suited the thoughtful mood of the book, and the suspense over which of her suitors Keturah would choose was intense.

Can't recommend highly enough.

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Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight
Parzival ''`The Quest of the Grail Knight''
Perzival,And The Quest For The Grail Knight
Parzival
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Acclaimed storyteller Katherine Paterson breathes new life into this classic tale of action, adventure, and romance. Raised in the wilderness, Parzival knows nothing of his destiny as the Grail Knight--the one who is fated to seek the sacred vessel of hope and eternal life. To succeed in his quest, Parzival must struggle against countless obstacles. His triumphant story is one that will move readers to joy and despair, laughter and tears.

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Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight.......2007-03-15

The book I read was Parzival The Quest of the Grail Knight. The main character in The Quest of the Grail Knight is a boy named Parzival. He lived in a village called Soltane. Soltane is a poor place to live at but it has very beautiful sights. The beginning of the story Parzival is living with his mother. Parzival didn't know his name in the begging of the book he was call Dear Boy or Young Master. He wasn't a smart child he didn't know anything he didn't even know who God was. He left his mother in search of a advancer. Before he left his mother dressed he in this dirty cloth and these ugly shoes. Also his mother told him on his way he should always say "God be with you" To everyone he past. Along the way he metal kinds of people. On his way he met a woman and took her ring. Parzival didn't run he wasn't the one that was scared it was the women. But after that performs he met an old man and Parzival told the old man that if he gave him a meal and took him to the caste to become one of the Knights of the Round Table then the ring would be his. He decided he wanted to become a knight for King Arthur's round table 1st because all these people said he looked like a prince. 2nd because when he was back in Soltane he ran into a knight and he that they were beautiful with their armor and he called them God.

After Parzival was lead to see the King Arthur he was brought into the caste. King Arthur's' caste is humongous it could holdabout 30 to 50 people in the caste.In the caste King Arthur asked him why he wanted to become a knight and Parzival answered him and King Arthur didn't like his answer. Parzival and the wizard walk and as they were walking the wizard told him that "Parzival didn't truly know who he was and that he needed to figure it out before he could become a knight." So he was kicked out of the kingdom. After he was kicked out of the caste he met the Red Knight and Parzival like his red armor. When Parzival went to go take the armor the knight toke his sword and hit Parzival in the head to many time to count. Then the knights' horse hit Parzivals' horse it tipped the horse and Parzival over. Then after the knight stopped hitting Parzival in the head, Parzival grabbed his javelin and threw it so hard it when though the Red Knights' head. Parzival got up and went to go pick up the armor but he couldn't then came a wizard helped him get it of the Red Knight and onto Parzival. Parzival eventually met his sister, who he had never know and found out he was a king, not a poor child and that his mother was really a Queen. He returned to King Arthur's court and was knighted.

John Flanagan

Parzival ''`The Quest of the Grail Knight''.......2004-12-17

Parzival ``The Quest of the Grail Knight''

The book I read was Parzival ``The Quest of the Grail Knight'', Written by Katherine Paterson. The main character s Parzival. He lived in wilderness of Soltane.
At the beginning of the story Parzival is living with his mother. At that time he did not know he truly was the King. He left his mother in search of his identity. Along the way he met many people. He decided he wanted to become a knight for King Arthur's round table.
He went to see the King Arthur and while there he met a wizard who told him that Parzival didn't truly know who he was and that he needed to figure it out before he could become a knight. So he left the kingdom in search of his identify.
Shortly after leaving he met the Red Knight knew who Parzival was and tried to kill him. Parzival killed the Red Knight. Then he took the Red Knight's armor and horse and went on traveling for many years. He eventually met his sister, whom he had never know and found out he was a king, not a peasant man. He returned to King Arthur's court and was knighted.
On a scale from 1-5, I rate this book a 3 because it was hard to remember which character was who because there were so many different people he mat. If you like stories about knight, then you should read this book.

The book I read was Parzival ``The Quest of the Grail Knight'', Written by Katherine Paterson. The main character s Parzival. He lived in wilderness of Soltane.
At the beginning of the story Parzival is living with his mother. At that time he did not know he truly was the King. He left his mother in search of his identity. Along the way he met many people. He decided he wanted to become a knight for King Arthur's round table.
He went to see the King Arthur and while there he met a wizard who told him that Parzival didn't truly know who he was and that he needed to figure it out before he could become a knight. So he left the kingdom in search of his identify.
Shortly after leaving he met the Red Knight knew who Parzival was and tried to kill him. Parzival killed the Red Knight. Then he took the Red Knight's armor and horse and went on traveling for many years. He eventually met his sister, whom he had never know and found out he was a king, not a peasant man. He returned to King Arthur's court and was knighted.
On a scale from 1-5, I rate this book a 3 because it was hard to remember which character was who because there were so many different people he mat. If you like stories about knight, then you should read this book.

Perzival,And The Quest For The Grail Knight.......2002-10-16

I really liked this book it had tons of neat stuff in it. If you like King Arthur, then you will love this book it has lots of excitement in it.And it starts out as a boy who doesn't know what knights and dragons or any of that good stuff is. And he finds out he is king and goes to get his kingdom back and he ends up going on a quest for the Holy Grail.
I really liked this book .it is fun to read and has lots of potential so I recommend it to all ages it was fun for me to read and was really bone chilling and the edge of your seat kind of book.
I loved this book because it was about knights and dragons and other strange and unusual things cause that's is what I'm into. This book is a good book for all ages and I recommend it for everyone.
So sit back and relax and read a good book Perzival, and the quest for the grail knight.

Parzival.......2002-10-11

The book Parzival is about a young man who has a desire to become a knight. He goes to King Arthur's court and then becomes a knight and a king. He goes on a quest for the Holy Grail after he lets down a sick king. He encounters many adventures and learns a lot about god and who god is. He finally goes back to the king that he let down many years before and he finds the Holy Grail and heals the king.
I think the book Parzival is a very good book. It was exiting and suspenseful. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn about King Arthur. I really enjoyed this book and I hope you will to.

A fresh, enjoyable retelling.......2000-08-12

"Parzival" is an excellent story, the story of a young man who learns about God, hope, faith and the will to continue.

Parzival's mother has kept her sheltered son from knowing about knights, but when Parzival runs into three on a road, he can't be content until he is one. He sets off for Camelot, determined to follow his dead father's footsteps. But he soon discovers that knighthood is not all chivalry and flashing armor. Despite humiliation, dishonor, despair, and a curse, Parzival's innocence and goodness carry him through to the end.

Paterson chose to write this story in formal prose, but that doesn't keep the hero's appeal from shining through. Parzival perhaps understands such commands as "Thou Shalt Not Kill" best--when defeating a foe, he gives them a chance to redeem themselves, and beats himself up mentally when he does something careless. Readers ache for him when he is laughed at and then cursed, or refuses to get rid of the shabby clothes his mother made him. Readers will also cheer when he makes up for his past, innocent wrongs.

In a bookworld that lacks good, old-fashioned heroes, Parzival is a fearless guy that every boy will want to be like, and a role model that parents will adore. This legend is great, and the retelling is even better.

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