Cup of the Ptolemies understanding, also referred to as "un-naming", seems to have been a way for pagan artifacts to be reused for Christian purposes. The cup was probably made in Alexandria, Egypt. It was once thought to date back to the Hellenistic period, c. 250 BC, but is now regarded as dating to the 1st century AD. Its supposed connection with the Ptolemies dates back to 1644, when the historian Jean Tristan de Saint-Amant argued that the vase was made for the funeral processions of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 285 until 246 BC. Later, the scholar
The Rulers The Rulers The Rulers is a golden age science fiction short story by A. E. van Vogt, originally published in "Astounding" in March 1946. It was included in several anthologies, including 1952's "". Dr. Alexander Latham is a Washington-based psychomedician, one who studies human reactions to the point they can almost read minds. He recounts a story at a dinner party. In the post-war era, a number of European nationalities were barred from the United States except for medical reasons, and the government began to suspect they were using hospitals to set up clandestine meetings. Latham is part of a