"The Greeks marched silently, breathing aggression, their hearts determined to protect each other." -Homer, 'The Iliad ', Book 3, lines 10-11. (Translated by Dr Emily Wilson)- AncientBluesky
This line always so graphically illustrates the plague infested environment of the Trojan plains. "...and pyres were always burning, piles with corpses." -The Iliad, Book 1, line 72 (Translated by Dr Emily Wilson)- AncientBluesky
This morning's reading soundtrack has featured Muse, Nirvana, Linkin Park, Green Day, Good Charlotte, the Killers and Fall Out Boy. Great way to get pumped for the day :) .
The fossilized remains of a young Gorgosaurus libratus (species of Tyrannosaur) include the stomach contents for the first time!
Exciting research reveals new information about the diet of tyrannosaurs, based on an extraordinary specimen that contains the last meal of a young meat-eating dinosaur. It’s the first time that st�...
The man. The myth. The legend. This is the coffin of King Ramses II as seen at the Australian Museum 'Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs ' exhibition yesterday.for my birthday 🥳☺️. AncientBluesky
One of my favourite parts of the Ramses exhibition was the Uraeus. It belonged to the 12th dynasty king Senusret II (1897-1878BC). AncientBluesky
Behold the richness of the sea! This mosaic is one of my absolute favourites because it is so jam-packed with excellent sea creatures. Almost overwhelming in its detail when viewed in person 🫠 🏛 MAN Napoli, inv. 120177 #MosaicMonday 📸 Marie-Lan Nguyen 🏺ClassicsBluesky
"...It is time for the white man to strive for self-emancipation, to set himself free of bigotry, to stop being a slave to wholesale contempt, a passive recipient of slander."
On January 14, 1963, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel gave the speech “Religion and Race,” at a conference of the same name that assembled in Chicago, Illinois. There he met Dr. Martin Luther King a...