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It might not be significant in the “news” subreddit but in the “history” subreddit I’m not sure what else you would want to be here.

The writers of the bible had access to the royal libraries of Israel and Judah.

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I mean I think it’s neat, I guess I really just want to understand it’s significance. I read the very brief article which was more ads than text.

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It's an incredible discovery.

They're not going to not report about it because some people might be upset by it.

This thread would be going very differently if it was "Proof of Spartan King deciphered on ancient rock inscription"

And people need to ask themselves why that is.

People that get upset every time anything remotely tied to religion is mentioned need to find a new hobby, because history cannot be separated from it.

I’m not sure what the astounding discovery here is. Are people shocked that a collection of ancient Jewish texts had some facts right? Like please someone explain to me like I’m 5. Between this and the article from the jpost the other day about some coins, what’s the big deal that I’m missing?

Good post! There's actually a lot in the Bible that can be proven archaeologically

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You've hit the proverbial nail on the head. Certain intellectuals single out Europe because they hate Western Civilization, but Imperialism has been around since the dawn of civilization. If you restrict the definition to "spreading one's culture" as the previous commenter said, the archetypes would be China, Islam, Russia, Spain, and the USA. The 19th Century European colonial empires were mostly in the Roman mode, grabbing territory for resources and profit. If the colonized adopted French or English as their official languages, it wasn't from being "oppressed" but because it was a neutral alternative to the various local languages.

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> If we were to find an inscription of Odysseus confirming he was king of Ithaca during a particular era,

Speculating what would be required to prove various claims or statements is interesting. To prove a claim, it is typically necessary to provide evidence that supports it and to show that this evidence is strong enough to justify accepting the claim as accurate. This inscription would show that he probably existed and was king of Ithaca during a particular era.

> that still is not proof that the Trojan Horse idea came to him from the goddess Athena.

But I do not see the significance here of this comment, no one is claiming a supernatural claim. But of course, ultimately, the level of evidence and argumentation required to prove a claim will depend on the complexity and significance of the claim itself, as well as the standards of evidence that are accepted within the relevant field of study or domain of inquiry.

I'm sorry it bummed you out! I was just trying to draw attention to how much we don't know and how much there is still out there to discover.

already done sugar plum

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Decimal currencies make things much easier for accounting reasons - so much simpler to total the columns. Earlier currencies might vary the coin values depending on the value of the different metals used.
Until 1971 Britain's coinage (in pennies) would have been 1,3,6,12,24,30,60,240 and 252 for the Guinea, which was no longer a minted coin by then, but was - and still is - used for certain transactions.

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hit me up in chat sometime

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lookin like i will follow you everywhere. even to the history section