Thanks! I think the stories of victimization are important to tell, and many others do so brilliantly. I just don't think they tell the whole story - and that's where I hope to add some value! I'm glad you enjoyed the post 🥰
An interesting piece, Holly, as is your International Women's Day one. There will be so many influential women that we don't know of because they aren't in the written records, or burial practices don't suggest them as someone of importance.
Burial sites of royalty and elite bloodlines over geographical regions,territories& principalaties served as legacy territorial markers guaranteeing descendants future generational rights to realms over those of their territories who aligned with and under their religious belief systems which made up the realms of their government's.
This was almost perfected by empires back past antiquity.
It became a cultural norm for initially kings,queens & elite influencers to offer first born & family members for favor and consideration to their lesser gods in exchange for powers to rule, reign and not just expand their individual empires but to connect to others to establish a geographical patchwork over continents especially ones they were plannkng to militarily overtake.
They would do this through a process of exploration,discovery and finally settlement.
Settlement served to establish a " beach head" so to speak over the land by taking of women with legacy rights in the land from some of the indigenuous populations and birthing children for future legacy rights as well as use in ceremonial worship to their gods.
These three parts of this process vector to the original writings of the Bible and can be seen throughout the history of the formation of the history of nation development and creation.
What an absolutely fantastic post. I've homeschooled my three kids (my eldest is almost 15), and I've fallen in love with history by revisiting it through our journey. This feels like a little slice of heaven for me, to delve into some of the lesser known (at least to me) aspects of history. This was so fascinating, and I so look forward to future posts.
Nice work! ☺️I really enjoyed your refreshing view on the women as powerful and needed by men, rather than the tired story of their victimization.
Thanks! I think the stories of victimization are important to tell, and many others do so brilliantly. I just don't think they tell the whole story - and that's where I hope to add some value! I'm glad you enjoyed the post 🥰
An interesting piece, Holly, as is your International Women's Day one. There will be so many influential women that we don't know of because they aren't in the written records, or burial practices don't suggest them as someone of importance.
Ah I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it!
I agree with your point about not knowing about lots of women who not doubt were influential. It’s so sad as their lives were so full of vibrancy.
Not a seasoned expert however seen some things.
Burial sites of royalty and elite bloodlines over geographical regions,territories& principalaties served as legacy territorial markers guaranteeing descendants future generational rights to realms over those of their territories who aligned with and under their religious belief systems which made up the realms of their government's.
This was almost perfected by empires back past antiquity.
It became a cultural norm for initially kings,queens & elite influencers to offer first born & family members for favor and consideration to their lesser gods in exchange for powers to rule, reign and not just expand their individual empires but to connect to others to establish a geographical patchwork over continents especially ones they were plannkng to militarily overtake.
They would do this through a process of exploration,discovery and finally settlement.
Settlement served to establish a " beach head" so to speak over the land by taking of women with legacy rights in the land from some of the indigenuous populations and birthing children for future legacy rights as well as use in ceremonial worship to their gods.
These three parts of this process vector to the original writings of the Bible and can be seen throughout the history of the formation of the history of nation development and creation.
What an absolutely fantastic post. I've homeschooled my three kids (my eldest is almost 15), and I've fallen in love with history by revisiting it through our journey. This feels like a little slice of heaven for me, to delve into some of the lesser known (at least to me) aspects of history. This was so fascinating, and I so look forward to future posts.