Comments on: A date 2000 years in the making http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/441 History fetish? What history fetish? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/441#comment-16100 livius drusus Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:14:18 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/441#comment-16100 It's an amazing feeling to be linked to the humanity of ancient peoples by a living thing, isn't it? I knew the modern ten shekel had a date palm tree on it as well. It's like Israel finally gets back at Vespasian. :D It’s an amazing feeling to be linked to the humanity of ancient peoples by a living thing, isn’t it?

I knew the modern ten shekel had a date palm tree on it as well. It’s like Israel finally gets back at Vespasian. :D

]]> By: Dina http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/441#comment-16078 Dina Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:23:31 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/441#comment-16078 Your last line here suddenly made me think of the Masada people as real people, folks who needed a sweet snack just like we do. Have you seen Israel's modern ten shekel coin? Also with a date palm tree. And it say in the ancient type of Hebrew script "For the redemption of Zion." Your last line here suddenly made me think of the Masada people as real people, folks who needed a sweet snack just like we do.
Have you seen Israel’s modern ten shekel coin?
Also with a date palm tree. And it say in the ancient type of Hebrew script “For the redemption of Zion.”

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