Haggai Olshanetsky, Author at סגולה

Though faded and unavailable to the public in their hidden corner of Damascus’ National Syrian Museum, the murals of Dura-Europos are the most detailed surviving examples of ancient Jewish art. Aaron the high priest and the Tabernacle, from the synagogue walls

Imperial Synagogue – Dura-Europos Synagogue

Once upon a time in southeastern Syria, the Roman and Sassanid-Persian empires battled over a city nestled among the dunes. Its ruins revealed a synagogue with some of the most exquisite murals ever seen. Who...

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Issue 60 | February 2022

Judaism

Roman Empire

Syria

Victory at a Price – British Counter-Guerrilla Warfare

Haggai Olshanetsky

Is there any basis for the claim that guerrilla forces are invincible? The British Empire has bested them in a few vicious wars – but at what cost? And for how long? The answers often...