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Tiberius Claudius Nero

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  by   Damien F. Mackey     “During the reigns of the Roman emperors  Claudius  and  Nero , an artist named Zenodorus made a copy in Gaul (a statue of Mercury), and he was later invited to build a similar statue in Rome, which became known as the "colossus Neronis". It was finished during the reign of  Vespasian ”.   Livius.org     1.     The Name   Tiberius:   Tiberius Claudius Nero Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus               Claudius:   Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus   Nero:   Nero   Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus   2.      Reluctant to rule   Regarding the reluctance of, now Tiberius, now Claudius, now Nero, to assume imperial responsibility, see my article:   Tiberius, Claudius, Ner...

Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, Islam, copied the Hebrew laws

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  by Damien F. Mackey     “The mission of Mohammed” , perfectly reminiscent of that of Moses, and later of Nehemiah, was “ to restore the worship of the One True God, the creator and sustainer of the universe, as taught by Prophet Ibrahim [Abraham] and all Prophets of God, and complete the laws of moral, ethical, legal, and social conduct and all other matters of significance for the humanity at large”.   M. O’Hair   Moses   The great Lawgiver in the Bible, and hence in Hebrew history, was Moses, substantially the author of the Torah (Law). But the history books tell us that the Torah was probably dependent upon the law code issued by the Babylonian king, Hammurabi (dated to the first half of the 18 th BC). I shall discuss this further on.   For my ancient Egyptian historical identifications of Moses, see e.g. my article:   Moses, not Joseph, pertains to Egyptian Fifth-Twelfth dynasty   (3) Moses, not Jose...