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Assyrian Fetters

Fetters were used to fasten prisoners. They were made of various shapes and materials. The ones that were put on Zedekiah and Samson were made of brass or copper. The sketch on top is from a pair of Fetters found in Nineveh. They weigh 8 lbs, 11 oz. and are 16 ½ inches long. The part which enclosed the ankles is thinner so that they could be hamme...

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Phoenician Ships

Phoenician ships had a curved shape with similar stems and sternposts. The masts had two large yardarms. Notice all the ropes used in the yard rigging. The ships also had high washboards with strakes around the deck to prevent cargo from falling off during heavy seas. The prophet Ezekiel describes the building of these ships: "They made all your pl...

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Mayan Acropolis at Copan

This sketch is a reconstruction of the ancient multi-plaza "acropolis" at Copan which was a major Maya Classic settlement and religious center. Bible History Online...

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Sketch of Nebuchadnezzar`s City of Babylon

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Egyptians Counting Enemy Hands

This sketch represents how the Egyptians would count the severed hands of enemy corpses after a battle. They would usually cut off the hands or the genitals of the dead and make a heap before their king. In one case 12,535 of these "battle trophies" were counted and assembled into a mound after a victory of Ramsees III over the Libyans....

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Pompeii Illustration Rolling Up a Sail

A mural found in the ruins of ancient Pompeii reveals how sails were furled (rolled up). The mainmast was in the center, made of one piece and held by strong ropes running from the sides of the ship to the main top. The large yard was fixed to the mainmast which enabled it to carry the sail. Four-inch strips of leather was sewn across the sail to r...

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Reconstruction Sketch of the Ziggurat at Ur

Ur of the Chaldees was the original home of Abraham, the first Hebrew....

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Plan of Abdon Reconstruction. Khirbet Adben

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Assyrian Death Penalty

This sketch represents the usual death penalty given by the Assyrians which was hoisting on poles. The victims were tied with their stomachs or throats on the point of a stake so that their own weight thrust them downwards. There are many examples revealing Assyrian severity. A captured king was taken to the capital and compelled to pull the royal ...

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Paul`s Ship Traveling to Malta

It was actually a grain ship like the image above. It was of enormous size and the corn ship that Paul traveled on carried 276 men. Ships of this size had a tonnage of 2,600 tons. The hull ran up to a bird`s-head carving above the bows and a bird`s-tail at the stern. In the midst was a high mast, usually of cedar wood and near the prow was a smalle...

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