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Eclipse of 335 BC, Alexander the Great invades the Levant

  • Writer: scoa32
    scoa32
  • Jul 4, 2014
  • 1 min read

No discussion about ancient Roman warfare is complete without first mentioning the Greeks. While Rome was a small settlement, the Greeks under Alexander were conquering the known world. The Romans were great imitators and based their society and religion on much of what the Greeks had already done. The eclipse of 335 BC occured at the time of the Greek conquest of Tyre, Gaza and Jerusalem. Tyre and Gaza suffered terrible sieges and defeats under Alexander the Great. While marching on Jerusalem, Alexander met the Jewish High Priest outside the city. Alexander then bowed down to the Jewish High Priest and reported he had seen him before as the face of an angel that had led him(Alexander) into battle. As a result Alexander did not destroy Jerusalem and even sacrificed at the temple to the Jewish God. He was showed the prophecy in the book of Daniel that he would destroy Babylon. This may be the reason why the Greek coins of Tyre and Antioch, along with their high silver content, were allowed as the temple currency in ancient Israel. Alexander required Jewish sons be named "Alexander." We see this derivation in the names Sander or Sandler today, i.e. Adam Sandler.


 
 
 

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2000 years ago the cross was a Roman symbol of death and terror. Jesus Christ transformed this symbol into a universal sign of God's love, hope and resurrection. Solar eclipse events are recorded in Roman mythology during the conception of Romulus and Remus by the war god Mars and during the foundation of the city of Rome. The solar eclipse to the Romans was a sign from their gods that war was upon the Earth. The solar eclipse symbol of the star/pellet within the crescent on Roman coins and legionary standards was also a sign of their god's approval of Roman domination over conquered lands. Fifteen hundred years later, the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" Icon was presented to the New World as an inverted Roman Legionary Standard. Jesus Christ changed these symbols of Roman domination and slavery into an everlasting sign of God's love and compassion. 

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