Madaba Map
The Madaba Map is an intricate map that depicts Jerusalem. Found in Jordan, it was likely made any time from 542 to 570 based on the buildings missing from the mosaic. It is incredibly accurate and faces east in such a way that the places there coincide with the directions of the compass. This is also the oldest geographic map in the history of the world. It has proven to be instrumental in the verification and the localization of biblical sites. In fact, it is not a stretch to say that it played a big role in the quest to find Askalon. It also revealed the Cardo Maximus and the Nea Church in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
Madaba Map
Treasure Of Childerici Regis
In 1653, it was revealed that the church of Saint-Brice in Belgium had a collection of gold coins. After further excavation, they found out that there was a tomb brimming with treasure. Among other things, it had more than 300 golden bees, coins, bracelets, and a signet ring. The last one was heavy gold and had a man with long hair and a spear in the right hand. The treasure of Childeric had been among 80 kg of stolen gold that was melted down. Isn’t it tragic that most of them have been lost? They were only able to save a couple of pieces from the entire stash. The ring vanished into thin air. We are just glad that they were able to save a libation bowl of 23-carat gold that came from the 3rd century.
Treasure Of Childerici Regis
