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Figurine en terre cuite représentant Aphrodite et provenant de Béotie, vers 330-300 av. J.-C. Musée du Louvre @MuseeLouvre
Siren dancing atop a tendril. Stemless Kylix (drinking cup), Culture: Greek, South Italian, Paestan, late 4th century BC, terracotta; applied color, Ø 13 cm. Collection: The Met
Ceramic oil flask in the shape of a bull, Greek c. 600-575 b.c.
Temple of Athena (formerly “Temple of Ceres”), Paestum (Poseidonia), Campania. Culture: Greek. Date: c. 500 BC.Photographer: Maudanros.
A relief from the Temple of Esna depicts the annual flooding of the Nile. The King of Heaven [& Earth], as Orion, is seen conducting the Sky, Sothis, the personification of Sirius, & Anuket (the goddess of the Nile) (right) signal the rise & fall of the Nile floods. Sirius,…
![EarthTime's tweet image. A relief from the Temple of Esna depicts the annual flooding of the Nile.
The King of Heaven [& Earth], as Orion, is seen conducting the Sky, Sothis, the personification of Sirius, & Anuket (the goddess of the Nile) (right) signal the rise & fall of the Nile floods. Sirius,…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5L9M9CXgAA9YyS.jpg)
A Roman statue of the deity Hecate, found in the ancient city of Antioch of Pisidia, with a Greek inscription at the base. This dates to the 3rd century AD, was confiscated by the Gendarme in 2005 and is on display in the Antalya Museum in Antalya, Turkey.
A cat chilling amongst the #Roman ruins of #Pompeii - seemingly unimpressed by the historical significance of its surroundings! #RomanSiteSaturday
#FrescoFriday - Wall painting depicting Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece. Dated AD 150-200. In the centre of the fresco, the precious fleece of the ram hangs down from a tree trunk. A coiled snake guards it. On the left, the king’s daughter Medea, seated on a rock, dips the…
Dionysus extending a drinking cup (kantharos), late 6th century BC.
The Great Hall at Stokesay Castle is one of finest and best-preserved examples of a medieval timber-framed hall in England 🏴🇬🇧 Built around 1290 AD, by the wealthy wool merchant Laurence of Ludlow, the hall served as the social and architectural heart of his fortified manor.…
A store of secrets: Excavating Roman military kit and personal possessions at Caerleon Between 2008 and 2010, the first modern excavation of a legionary storehouse anywhere in the Roman Empire was carried out at Caerleon. the-past.com/feature/a-stor…
A red-figure amphora depicting Orpheus trying his best to charm Hades and Persephone with his music. Late 4th century BC. ποιητὴν ἄρα Ἔρως διδάσκει, κἂν ἄμουσος ᾖ τὸ πρίν. - Eros teaches the poet right away, even if he was crude before. Euripides, Fragments
Kore (Persephone) gives the Eleusinian nobleman Triptolemos the gift of grain, which he will soon spread throughout the entire inhabited world. Tondo of a red-figure Attic cup; attributed to the Aberdeen Painter; ca. 470-460 BC. Found in Vulci; now in the Louvre.
Remains from the Ptolemaic Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years, founded by Ptolemy I Soter, a general of Alexander the Great.
🏛️🎭 The ancient theatre at Taormina, Sicily. Originally a Greek theatre built in the 3rd Century BCE but reconstructed by the Romans in the 2nd century CE. 📷 source: diazoma.gr/en/press-relea…
Roman fresco panel showing Odysseus resisting the song of the sirens. The Homeric hero is tied to the mast of the ship while the sirens sing out from high rocks, surrounded by the bones of their previous victims! From Pompeii, c.50 AD
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