Bar Kokhba's revolt and short-lived independent kingdom is put down by far mightier force than the Romans had ever used in Judea before. The victorious Romans then ban the Jewish people from the district around Jerusalem and even rename the city Aelia, and the entire province Palestine, in an attempt to destroy its Jewish identity.

Simon Bar Kokhba, declared Messiah by the most prominent Rabbi in Judea, launches a revolt against the Romans when they least expect it and achieves a stunning, initial, victory, declaring Judea free again.

Nelson Mandela goes against the advice of his advisors and party in the selection of the South African Rugby team, as he sees it as an opportunity to overcome past hatred and rebuild the nation.

In the wake of the Persian Wars Athens, as the leading member of the Greek Delian League, thrives and becomes a preeminent city in the Mediterranean.

Examines the role of women in Egyptian religion, especially "God's Wife of Amun," the highest priestess in the Egyptian religion and temple estate at Karnak.