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

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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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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

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.

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The Silver Branch
Rosemary Sutcliff
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More than a century after The Eagle of the Ninth leaves off, two cousins join the Roman side in the fight against a tyrannical British emperor.

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

Sutcliff has written another piece of historical fiction set in ancient
Roman times. This is not in the same time period as The Eagle of the
Ninth though, but considerably later.

Here, two young men plot to overthrow an emperor of the not very nice sort.

The Silver Branch.......2001-06-08

Want a riveting historical-fiction novel with a plot that is better than most? If so, the Silver Branch is a book for you. Set in Roman Britan, over a century after the first book in the series, The Eagle of the Ninth, the book paints a picture of the life of two Romans, who seek to overthrow a tyrannical emperor who has separated himself, and Britan, from Rome. Rosemary Sutcliff has indeed woven a story whose plot is exceedingly diverse and well thought-out. The book gives the reader a gripping plot in which the reader is given a picture of the Roman world. The book paints a vivid picture of a Roman town, Legion, a gladiator fight, and the Roman's enemies the Saxon barbarians. Rosemary Sutcliff has the gift of being able to write very good historical novels.

Nobody can beat Rosemary Sutcliff.......2000-02-05

I found this book to be fantastic. I love the time and setting, but it was much more than that. The characters are all so real and alive, the historical events are so accuratly portrayed, and, most of all, the writing is excellent. Rosemary Sutcliff has fast become one of my very favorite authors, and I would definately reccommend this book to almost anyone, especially if you have any interest in the Roman Empire or Britian/early British history. (I only might not reccommend this to some kids, because the writing isn't always so easy, and they might get bogged down or confused)

Old Friend.......1999-12-10

I first read this book over 20 years ago--it was probably my first Rosemary Sutcliff. I loved it then and I love it now. It's a great read! I've always loved the way Sutcliff brings her ancient British settings to life.

Patrick O'Brian Lite..........1999-12-08

I read this book when I was thirteen. I saw it reissued recently and picked it up. It was as good as I remmebered. I would recommend this to anyone interested in Roman history. A good, engaging lightweight read!Get it for your kids.

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A Central Piece Of "Biography"
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Before Tolkien
Legends and heroes are made, not born

The Silver Stallion
James Branch Cabell
Manufacturer: Del Rey
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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ASIN: 0345280725
Release Date: 1979-05-12

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A Central Piece Of "Biography".......2006-05-03

James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), a novelist, poet, essayist, playwright, satirist, the favourite author of Mark Twain (another satirist), was a true wizard of words, who, according to his own words, wrote only for his own pleasure, and spent countless hours studying the writing styles of other authors, always mixing up the styles of two, three or perhaps four different authors as he saw fit for his current literary work (you can read Cabell's own words in Quiet, Please). Thus the writing styles varied from novel to novel--and, on some special occasions, from page or paragraph to the next--more or less subtly (most notably in The Devil's Own Dear Son), yet always suitably. Commentators usually fail to note this particular excellence of Cabell, as does Mr. Eric Walker in his otherwise excellent essay on Cabell (which you may wish to read to find out more about Cabell and his work) in his Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works website.

The Silver Stallion (a good edition by Kessinger Publishing is currently in print) is one of my personal favourites of Cabell's (or anybody else's) novels, along with Figures of Earth (the previous volume in the "Biography"), Jurgen (the volume that comes after this one), Domnei (the ultimate romance), and The King Was in His Counting House (a late work). Moreover, having read some of the above mentioned books a number of times, I think this one emerges as the one I would choose to read over and over again if I could choose only one novel by Cabell. Unfortunately, I'm not experienced enough to trace back Cabell's stylistic influences in this particular work, but I can say his writing is loftier, and his usual trademarks in evidence: the well-weighed assonances, huge vocabulary (which he uses prudently), urbanity, polyphony of different voices (views), and even meanings (through deliberation, not incompetence), and the sheer mastery of language.

The novel is about how a legend is made; its consequences; and the different attitudes... As Cabell writes in the prologue (the tone of the story itself isn't quite that lofty):

Herewith begins the history of the birth and of the triumphing of the great legend about Manuel the Redeemer, whom Gonfal repudiated as blown dust, and Miramon as an impostor, and whom Coth repudiated out of honest love: but whom Guivric accepted, through two sorts of policy; whom Kerin accepted as an honourable old human foible, and Ninzian, as a pathetic and serviceable joke; whom Donander accepted wholeheartedly (to the eternal joy of Donander), and who was accepted also by Niafer, and by Jurgen the Pawnbroker, after some little private reservations: and hereinafter is recorded the manner of the great legend's engulfement of these persons.

Innuendo Plus.......2006-01-05

James Branch Cabell was much admired by H.L. Menken as one of the few southern writers of merit, and i can see why. He is quietly and persistently subversive - the innunedo in the book is quite wicked.

Murder, adultery, treachery etc are dealt with in such a civilised and matter of fact and even tounge in cheek way. The book can be seen as a satire of southern american society. Its rather reminicent of Lord Dunsany. Cabell repays close reading and much meaning has to be teased out of the text. Im sure it did appear shocking in the 1920's when written - but now days would appear rather tame and stale to most. It provides a wealth of insite into the human psyche.

Before Tolkien.......2001-07-29

Before "The Fellowship of the Ring" there was "The Fellowship of the Silver Stallion"; the consequences for those who allied themselves in arms with Dom Manuel (The Reedemer), progenitor of generations (mortal and otherwise) and founder of myth.

Legends and heroes are made, not born.......2000-06-19

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) wrote "All social realities--values and processes--are created by humans. The social and ideational world represents no entity without humans. Such a world is the reflection of the socialization experienced by each individual in his/her cognitive development. This novel is an inadvertent fictional demonstration of the validity of Durkheim's statement.

This book provides a major key for getting perspective on Poictesme and its varied inhabitants. In 1239, Dom Manuel, Count of Poictesme disappeared. At Storisende, his young daughter Melicent said that she had seen her father on a black horse riding to the west in company with Grandfather Death on a white one. Young Jurgen, another child who was the son of Coth, reported that at dusk,in Upper Morven, he had seen Dom Manuel partake of a fearful eucharist, who was then transfigured into the glowing clouds of the sunset. Dom Manuel had founded the Fellowship of the Silver Stallion, and since it had lost its leader, Niafer, his wife, summoned the nine remaining members of the group to come to Storisende for its final meeting. After they all had arrived, Horvendile addressed them as follows, "The master who held Poictesme, under my whims, has passed. A woman sits in his place, his little son inherits after him. So begins a new romance; and a new order is afoot." Next, he assigned each of the nine a fate and ordered that a fire be kindled. The banner of the fellowship was burned and each lord of the Black Stallion broke his sword into fragments and threw them into the flames, so that their swords could never defend any other standard. The nine, Gonfal of Naimes, Donander of Evre, Kerin of Nointel, Ninzian of Yair, Holden of Nerac, Anavalt of Fomor, Coth of the Rocks, Guivric of Perdigon and Miramon of Ranec, returned home and made ready for the new order. In this book, the fates of Gonfal, Miramon, Coth, Guivric, Kerin, Ninzian and Donander are told. Alongside their stories, a parallel history is given of the birth and triumph of the great legend about Manuel the Redeemer as it developed in Poictesme.

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One of the Strongest of the series

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Great prequel
The Silver Branch (Keltiad)
Patricia Kennealy
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One of the Strongest of the series.......2002-02-28

While this one was published 3rd in the Aeron series, it's actually first in order. The characters are strong, and you see the groundwork for the next two, (Copper Crown and Throne of Scone) The glimpses of Keltic life and culture are also quite well done.

Excellent read!.......2002-02-09

I have been interested in these books since I first heard about them several years ago. I finally bought The Silver Branch and decided to give them a try. I finished the book in record time and immediately went hunting for the rest of Patricia Kennealy-Morrison's books.

This story is amazing. It's not just the plot, although that gets my highest praise for being so intricate and well-written. But, the world that has been created around the plot is so stunning and beautiful that I can't describe it. You just have to go there for yourself.

A must read.......2002-02-07

I really loved this book. It is basically a prequel to two other books within this trilogy but it can be read first.
Enough background-- what I really want to say is how much fun this is to read, how smart it is, and how well written it is as well. The characters come to life for the reader and stay with them long after you finish reading the book. Dare I say "a classic"? (NOTE: This is all coming from someone who is not a sci-fi/ fantasy nut but someone who reads all genres of literature.)

Excellent science fantasy.......2002-02-06

The 'Aeron' series are a classic example of science fantasy: tightly plotted, well-characterised novels with a very beguiling setting. I defy any fan of Celtic history or Arthurian mythology not to read these and immediately wish to be transported to the world of Keltia: a planetary system where magic and spaceships are equally at home. The author has done a great job of taking the ancient elements of Celtic magic and placing them in this entrancing futuristic setting, sometimes - but not always - with a technological rationale. And unlike the heroines in other female-dominated Arthurian epics, the women of the Keltiad are not downtrodden by circumstances: they create their own.

As a writer, I believe that I can tell when an author knows the world that s/he has created inside out, and this is clearly the case here. This is a believable, detailed setting for some great action.

Great prequel.......2000-05-12

I really enjoyed reading the Silver Branch after I had read The Copper Crown and The Throne of Scone. It gives a great wealth of detail about Aeron's early life which is made more vivid and interesting by the fact that you already know what her future will hold. The only criticism I have is one which is an easy error to fall into when writing a prequel: some of the information is not necessary. For example, since the Fomorian guard-captain Borvos has a key role in the later novels, the Keltic spies learn of and mention his birth in the prequel. However, at that point, he is merely the baby son of an unimportant Fomorian soldier, and not someone who merits the attention of an inter-galactic spy agency. But that's a minor pick; the book was a great read and I have since re-read it several times.

Let the River Run Silver Again!: How One School Helped Return the American Shad to the Potomac River Ù And How You Too Can Help Protect And Restore Our Living Waters

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A profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment & nature of the Potomac
A profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment & nature of the Potomac
A profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment & nature of the Potomac

Let the River Run Silver Again!: How One School Helped Return the American Shad to the Potomac River Ù And How You Too Can Help Protect And Restore Our Living Waters
Sandy Burk
Manufacturer: McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
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Let the River Run Silver Again is an environmental conservation success story for students ages 10 to 15 and the teachers, parents, and others who mentor them. It is a source of information and insight for those who want to learn about and benefit from the success of others as well as those who are interested in developing environmental restoration programs in their own watershed. The full-color format presents engaging, action-packed photographs along with maps, graphs, and original art that extends the information presented in multiple directions and dimensions. The greater part of the book follows students from one elementary school in Maryland as they take part, over a period of nine years, in a major regional conservation initiative to restore populations of an important fish, the American shad, to the Chesapeake Bay watershed and to allow the shad to breach numerous dams while migrating to many of their former spawning areas. Numerous private organizations and local, state, and federal agencies contributed to the program - which was indeed successful - but the emphasis in this book is upon the students, their teachers, and their community as they collectively committed to the project, followed through with this commitment, and benefited in myriad ways from the success of the project. The narrative of the students' projects is presented in an energetic style, and at a level, that will both engage and inform other readers of the same age. A short section at the end of the book draws upon the insights offered by the students' story while identifying pathways for students and their mentors to the development and implementation of water, wetland, and watershed restoration projects that could be implemented in other locations and circumstances. The students' experience thus serves as a model and inspiration for student or youth-group conservation projects anywhere.

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A profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment & nature of the Potomac.......2006-03-12

Let The River Run Silver Again!: How One School Helped Return The American Shad To The Potomac River--And How You Too Can Help Protect And Restore Our Living Waters by elementary school classroom teacher Sandy Burk is an informative and profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment and nature of the Potomac River. Readers will learn that making a difference is not all that difficult as the pages inform them of the American Shad's history and what caused the species to leave in the first place. Let The River Run Silver Again! is highly recommended reading (especially to the biology or environmental science teacher as a curriculum supplemental resource) and a welcome addition to any personal, school, or community library Environmental Studies reference collection or supplemental reading list.

A profusely illustrated exploration of the difference one school made to greatly impact the environment & nature of the Potomac.......2006-03-12

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