It is fair to conclude that it was military rule--and not kingship, per se--that led to the self-deification of kings.
The Self-Deified King | A Story of Military Rule in Mesopotamia

It is fair to conclude that it was military rule--and not kingship, per se--that led to the self-deification of kings.
Anyone who has ever had to fight for anything in their life has made the mistake of fighting an unnecessary war.
It is the story of two politicians whose love affair made ancient headlines and whose story was inscribed into the tablets that tell the tale of how the unrequited love for power led to tremendous misfortune.
The symbol for Krittika nakshatra is a blade or a knife. But I’d like to add another symbol to this nakshatra; that of a shield.
What happens when different nation-states, under the guise of democracy, free will and the sanctity of sovereignty, decide not to play nice with one another?
Anyone who fails to recognise future problems leaves the door open for their own demise.
Through the stories I heard, I learned that to Indigenous people, the land was a family member; and when they were apart or torn away from it, there was a palpable sense of loss.
In the ancient world, when two people got married, it was also a marriage between the two families.
Growing up in Southeast Asia, I learned of ‘The Old Guard’—the pioneers who embarked upon the quest of nation building post WWII.
Reuben, as the first born, should have received the honour befitting of a first born. But he does not. Leah’s womb is abundant, but Rachel’s womb is barren.