These essays start with something everyone knows about the ancient world and check it against what actually survives — the tablets, the papyri, the stone. Each one makes an argument. If I can't argue it, I don't publish it.
A few rules I keep:
Nothing invented. No made-up quotations, dates, or credentials. If I don't know something, I say so, or I ask.
Ancient texts are paraphrased, not quoted. The originals are public domain; the modern translations are not. I cite by book and line and put it in my own words.
Every image is generated. No museum photographs, no reproduced plates or maps. Nobody knows what Nebuchadnezzar looked like, so you won't find his face here.
When scholars disagree, I say so. I'll tell you which side I find stronger and why, but I won't pretend a dispute is settled.
— Jack Ghazi, Palm Beach
