The Smithsonian American Museum of Natural History's "Mummies" section (the only anc. hist. at the Smithsonian) has a disclaimer that the exhibit hasn't been updated since the '60s, but turning the corner to see them bragging about CT scans of the 3YO boy mummy in the case weakens that arg. a lot...
#ClassicsTober24 Day 6: Meleager of Gadara. A bit of a curve ball here, as ClassicsTober has thrown up someone of whom I literally have never heard. But then, I don't know much about The Greek Anthology, or late Hellenistic literature in general.
100: Q&A #2 - Electric Boogaloo by The Hellenistic Age Podcast - soundcloud.com/user-1034250...
Ancient Warfare Podcast: AWA325 - What ideas did the Hellenistic kingdoms adopt from the lands they ruled? - sites.libsyn.com/91136/awa325...
Carlos sent this question in for Murray to consider: "Besides elephants, what other units or ideas did the Hellenistic kingdoms adopt from the peoples of the lands they ruled? For example, did they ha...
Hellenistic golden earrings and other lovely stuff recently seized by Turkish police, now on temporary display in Anatolian Civilizations Museum🏺 No, Turkish State doesn't promote antiquity smuggling as claimed by western journalists like @erinobrien.bsky.social@colorsandstones.bsky.social 😘
Ein Farah supplied water to the surrounding area since ancient times. In the Hellenistic period, an aqueduct was built for the first time to carry the water for a long distance.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 #BookSky#Books#20BookChallenge
...no longer has this high value for Damascius (to lapse into historical explanation again, the Hellenistic koinê is looking like a bust to him); hence he says, why doesn't Proclus just admit that the Mixed is a henad too? Which means, in effect,...