It was a dangerous year for the inhabitants of Sardis. In A.D. 17 an earthquake, which the ancient historian Pliny called “the greatest earthquake in human memory,” destroyed the great city, once the ...

CHENNAI-Musical prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram, who is ready to present his masterpiece ‘The Thirukkural 1330 – Musical Ethos’ to the world, has expressed his deepest gratitude to the over 1000 singers ...

CHENNAI (IANS) — Lydian Nadhaswaram, the musical prodigy who captivated audiences worldwide and brought pride to India by winning the CBS talent show “The World’s Best” in 2019, has said his highly ...

Convicted child sex offender Lindsey Whiteside is back in custody.Chief Judge Debra Brown reversed Whiteside’s bond decision ...

Here we have devoted several articles to the use of animals in warfare—some more or less common (horses, elephants, dogs), others a bit less so (pigs, cats…). Camels would fall into the first group, ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey is one of persistent turnover. But its archaeological investigation has been remarkably consistent. Since 1958, the ...

The region of Anatolia in Asia Minor was once a vibrant hub of Hellenistic culture, filled with many bustling cities that were formed by Greek colonists in the dawn of their civilization or Hellenized ...

Back roads never disappoint me. Such was the case with a road, paved just a tad, but deliciously dirt the rest of the way. As I suspected, its name, Sardis, comes from the Bible, though it could be a ...

Sardis football player Branson Peppers died in an ATV accident on September 13. Peppers was known for a back plate he designed with the phrase "Jesus Saves." His message and legacy have inspired ...

Before phones became popular, students had their own way of keeping music close. Lyrics of the latest cinema hits would be scribbled down in the back pages of notebooks, exchanged between benches, and ...

SARDIS CITY, Ala. (WAFF) - A Sardis City teen was killed in a head-on crash between an ATV and a truck over the weekend. Branson Peppers, a 15-year-old, was fatally injured in the crash when the ATV ...

While the Kingdom of Lydia was a prominent part of Iron Age Anatolia, its origins may stretch as far back as the Bronze Age, though much about its early history remains a mystery. Traditionally, Lydia ...