Empress Theodora

Gizem , Nicomedia - Constantinople ancient history and mythology lover also video editor on youtube

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Detail of the “Saffron Gatherers” 3,675-year-old fresco from Akrotiri, the Bronze Age city of Santorini entombed by volcanic ash.

© Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Santorini, Greece

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instant loss 2koma

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The really funny part is that many modern sources that want to gas up Sparta will bring up this specific anecdote, but stop at the "if" and just not mention what happened immediately afterwards.

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similarly, "μολὼν λαβέ" (come and take them) is a really cool thing to say, made significantly less cool by having them taken

[cabbageheadgames]

[namedvesta]

Bust of Agrippina the Elder. First half of the 1st century CE.

Archaeological Museum of Istanbul.

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... mosaic ...

A fourth-century homeowner commissioned this simple mosaic, listing inside a laurel wreath all that mattered to them:

‘Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope!’

From Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum), Turkey

[m1male2]

The delicate beauty of ancient Roman frescoes.

This fresco is a classic example of Roman wall painting from the 1st century AD, belonging to the "Fourth Pompeian Style" (c. 50–79 AD), characterized by fantastical architectural elements such as columns and elaborate ornamentation set against vividly colored backgrounds, in this case a deep Pompeian red.

[hephaestn]

Alexander and Hephaestion in Film/TV throughout the years.

Alexander the Great (Robert Rossen, 1956)

Adventure Story (Rudolph Cartier, 1961)

Alexander (Oliver Stone, 2004)

Young Alexander the Great (Jalal Merhi, 2010)

Alexander, the Great (Terra X, 2014)

Ancient Empires (History Channel, 2023)

Alexander: The Making of a God (Netflix, 2024)

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Ethiopian's head and female Greek head, with a kalos inscription. Attic janiform red-figure aryballos, ca. 520–510 BC. From Greece.

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Columns and ruins at Ephesus, Turkey

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[blumenundpoesie]

We have always loved and we will continue to love. Oh, the beauty of human connection!

[jessebloom]

what never fails to make me cry are ancient toys

[jessebloom]

someone made these for a child so they could have fun. that’s its only purpose.

[artschoolglasses]

The Pantheon

Rome, Italy

[haticesultanas]

EMPRESSES OF ROME: Julio-Claudian Dynasty

[abandonedography]

This Istanbul house was built in four historical eras

First floor: columns from Eastern Roman (Byzantine) era.

Second floor: archs from "again" Eastern Roman era.

Third floor: stonewalls from Ottoman Empire era.

Fourth floor: mud bricks from the first years of the Republic of Turkey.

[wanderlusteurope]

Library Of Celsus, Ephesus, Anatolia, Turkey

[coolancientstuff]

Mummy portraits of Egyptians from the Roman period, 1st-2nd centuries AD

[historyarchaeologyartefacts]

“Small Knife with Sheath” The Ottoman Empire, 18th century. Material: steel, silver, bone, horn, mother-of-pearl, enamel [1359x1920]

[tridentandtales]

Ancient Egypt Just Got 20% Spicier

Here is something wild from the Old Kingdom:

Researchers just published a DNA study of a body buried in Nuwayrat (Egypt) around 2800 BCE. Turns out this man is 80 % genetically Egyptian, but the other 20 % traces back to the eastern Fertile Crescent, including Mesopotamia and nearby regions.

The reason this is so unexpected is that up until now, we thought Egypt and Mesopotamia were only linked through trading routes. But this result could actually point to human mobility, long-distance family ties, or migration patterns.

This is the first whole-genome analysis of someone from the Old Kingdom, and it’s essentially saying: 'Hey, your idea of how much people moved around 5,000 years ago?' Too small. Think bigger.

Full article available here

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Attention Old Kingdom Egyptians, hot and spicy Sumerians in your area!!!