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when decoded revealed the identity of the father of Mariamne _ the 17th century, the Latin Sacred College quietly restored fifteen Herod's twin boys. years to the Roman calendar. The net result of that and earlier In many cases a name was a reflection of that person's charac- alterations shows a present difference between Oriental and ter, and that view of ancient understanding can be used to trace an —- Western chronologies of sixty-three years when both are com- individual's life and illuminate that person's intimate character _ pared from any certainly known astronomical date—for example, peculiarities. That was the case with Tiberius Julius’ nickname, Halley's comet. Panther. Variations were Panter, Panetier, Panterer (Roman), The Roman leaders were renowned for their personification of which all meant "adulterer™ and Tiberius was a man noted for his earlier gods, and the story of Julius Caesar acting out the role as sexual excesses. This was an indication of how historical charac- Zeus was well recorded. ters received their confusing multiplicity of names, for their Then there was Augustus’ private banquet, known as "The names came to reflect their nature and the events that surrounded Feast of the Divine Twelve", which caused a public scandal. their lives. The guests came dressed as gods or goddesses, Augustus Not even Tiberius’ friends would deny that he often committed himself representing Apollo.” adultery, but said in justification that he did so for reasons of state, not simple passion: he wanted to discover what his enemies Apollo was the son of Zeus, who was the equivalent to Jupiter were doing by becoming intimate with their wives or daughters.“ in the Roman pantheon, with the "Divine Twelve" representing The reputation of being a womaniser stuck to Tiberius, and as an _ the gods of the zodiac. Zeus was also the father of Hermes and elderly man he was said to have still harboured "a passion for Pan was Hermes’ son. The great importance of the gods in deflowering girls, indulging in his sensual propensities on the Roman history at the time was seen when Emperor Augustus island of Capri". The name of Panther may have originally devel- enlarged the temple of Apollo near Nicopolis, built in recognition oped from a little-known ancient Roman city of debauchery called of the victory at Actium.* This was the victory over Mark Pantherin or Pantherine. "Panther" may have also been attached — Antony that cleared the way for his imperial dictatorship. to Tiberius Julius because of his beastly nature for the cat-like tac- Abdes was the third name found on the tombstone and applied tics he used in stalking and pouncing to Tiberius Julius Panthera. The origin on his opponents in wars against the of Abdes may be connected with Dalmatians and Pannonians. Emperor Augustus' liking for ciphers, In the old Physiologus [an and this may be what the originator anonymous second-century book of the tombstone was alluding to of 50 allegories], the panther was "Abdes" was the third name when he applied it to Tiberius. It was the type of Christ, but later, when found on the tombstone said of Emperor Augustus that: the savage nature of the beast . Instead of paying strict regard to became more widely known, it and applied to orthography, as formulated by became symbolical of evil and 5 a 6 the grammarians, he inclined Tiberius Julius Panthera. hypocritical flattery.” towards phonetic spelling... When Augustus wrote in cipher he simply substituted the next let- ter of the alphabet for the one required, except that he wrote AA for X." From the year of his adoption by Augustus, circa AD 4, to the death of that Emperor, Tiberius was in com- mand of the Roman armies and because of his wicked nature his troops named him "the savage beast".”° Modern historians describe him as a bloody tyrant. By applying both of these rules to the word "Abdes" on the There may be another clue in the name "Panther" associated German headstone, a hidden code is thus revealed: with the lusty, untamed, horned Greek god Pan, who amused him- Abdes = Ab-des = Bc-des = BC days self with the chase of nymphs. He was forever in love with one (Note: The extra twist for the reader is to apply the cipher rule nymph or another, but always rejected because of his foul nature. forward as the person creating it, not backwards as would have Pan dwelt in forests and was dreaded by those whose occupations been the case to decipher.) caused them to pass through the woods by day or night. Hence sudden fright without any visible cause was ascribed to Pan and The person or persons who created the headstone cipher could called a "panic" terror. This blackened his image so that he was have only done so after the sixth century when the Julian calendar seen to correspond to the Devil himself. The name "Pan" may was instituted. ave originally developed from the earlier Greek myth of Pan- The proposed suggestion is that the cipher was designed to darus, the term meaning "he who shoots an arrow". Pan was the — draw attention to the fact that circumstances surrounding the owman (archer) of the zodiac, which is also the sign of fathering and birth of Mariamne Herod's twin boys occurred in Sagittarius, encompassing parts of the months of November and —_ BC rather than AD. Presumably the inscription on the tombstone December, and it was no surprise to find that Tiberius, an archer __ was placed there to convey a special message, for it is unlikely to in his youth,” was born in November. There does seem to be have been put there 600 years or more after the actual event to some historical doubt as to accuracy of the time and place of his honour the site of an actual body, if there ever was a body buried irth, and this may account for the modern birth date given to _at the site. im—16 November*—falling slightly outside the prescribed The inscription stated that Tiberius Julius Abdes Panthera was range of the current Sagittarius dates, 26 November to 23 transferred to service in the Rhineland (Germany) in the year AD December. 9. The young Tiberius was indeed in that area at that time. It should be recognised, however, that the calendar has been Tiberius was given another three years of tribunicial power, adjusted over the course of 2,000 years. Some time shortly before with the task of pacifying Germany... There followed the the 17th century, the Latin Sacred College quietly restored fifteen years to the Roman calendar. The net result of that and earlier alterations shows a present difference between Oriental and Western chronologies of sixty-three years when both are com- pared from any certainly known astronomical date—for example, Halley's comet. The Roman leaders were renowned for their personification of earlier gods, and the story of Julius Caesar acting out the role as Zeus was well recorded. Then there was Augustus’ private banquet, known as "The Feast of the Divine Twelve", which caused a public scandal. The guests came dressed as gods or goddesses, Augustus himself representing Apollo.” and applied to Tiberius Julius Panthera. By applying both of these rules to the word "Abdes" on the German headstone, a hidden code is thus revealed: Abdes = Ab-des = Bc-des = BC days (Note: The extra twist for the reader is to apply the cipher rule forward as the person creating it, not backwards as would have been the case to decipher.) The person or persons who created the headstone cipher could have only done so after the sixth century when the Julian calendar was instituted. The proposed suggestion is that the cipher was designed to draw attention to the fact that circumstances surrounding the fathering and birth of Mariamne Herod's twin boys occurred in BC rather than AD. Presumably the inscription on the tombstone was placed there to convey a special message, for it is unlikely to have been put there 600 years or more after the actual event to honour the site of an actual body, if there ever was a body buried at the site. The inscription stated that Tiberius Julius Abdes Panthera was transferred to service in the Rhineland (Germany) in the year AD 9. The young Tiberius was indeed in that area at that time. Tiberius was given another three years of tribunicial power, with the task of pacifying Germany... There followed the 28 ¢ NEXUS "Abdes" was the third name found on the tombstone WWW.NeXU smagazi ne.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2002