The appearance is given in the Roman text, Historia Naturalis, that the Seres were a people who imported iron and silk to Rome from China. However, an agreement has never been reached as to the exact origin of this people.

Friedrich Hrozny believes that Hittite is an Indo-European language. On face value, Hrzony makes a strong case. However, Maurice Bloomfield is not entirely convinced by Hrozny’s evidence that Hittite belongs to this etymological group.

The name Copt is restricted to the sect which has formed the national Christian Church of Egypt. This article is an attempt to illustrate the main characteristics of the church Coptic as it is uttered in Egypt today.

This paper’s purpose is to present a brief synopsis of the available data concerning the Asiatic elephant and the traffic in its ivory during the earlier historical periods in regions where it has now disappeared, particularly in ancient China.

The tearing of garments and putting on sackcloth are common acts mentioned together in the Hebrew Bible. The author argues that these customs exhibit a tendency in religious observances to revert to the ways of an earlier time.

This work is a catalogue of 38 Arabic and Syriac manuscripts found in the Syrian Orthodox Monastery of St. Mark in Jerusalem; contains liturgical and literary works.