Sad cyclist

everything good (cheese sandwich)

[nocnitsa]

[vintageeurope]

Ravello, Italy 1888

[worldhistoryfacts]

’m sure you learned about Carthage in school. And I’d bet that what you learned about it was that Hannibal took some elephants over the Alps, gave the Romans a bad scare, and served as a worthy foe against which the Romans could test their mettle. Then the Romans destroyed Carthage.

But Carthage was much more than a foil for the Romans. It was a fascinating civilization, but, thanks to the Roman destruction, we can only get glimpses of their gods:

Their writing:

And their culture:

Much more about what we know (and don't know) about Carthage here:

Glimpses of Carthage

What can we know about one of the great ancient civilizations?

[deathandmysticism]

Wehman Bros, new book of one hundred and fifty parlor tricks and games, 1905

[guerillas-of-history]

Palestinian fighters prepare to fire mortar shells on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Beit Jala, during fighting with israeli forces, August 29, 2001.

(Photo credit: AFP Photo/STR)

[smsomah]

Palestine, 1916-1917. Rudolf Kroll

[portalibis]

Astronomisch-astrologische Handschrift für König Wenzel IV. von Böhmen - BSB Clm 826, c. 1400

[history-of-fashion]

after 1515 Attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder - Catherine of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony

(Thiel Gallery)

[weepingwidar]

Camille Theodet (French, 1995) - La Beauté du Diable (The Devil's Beauty) (2024)

[milksockets]

'riders' + 'horses,' 1967 in patriciu mateescu - simetria bucharest 2016

[descantasie]

[blondebrainpowered]

Stoneware bowl in the form of a drum with three legs with kintsugi a gold lacquer repair technique originated in Japan.

China, 12th-14th century, repairs 19th century.

Unknown maker

Now housed at Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany.

Photographer: Hans Hansen

[centuriespast]

Exterior view 9th century Photo Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula

[urgetocreate]

Allan O'Marra (Canadian b. 1947), The Bather (La Baigneuse), 2014,. Oil and Acrylic on canvas

[expressions-of-nature]

Dolgiye Mountains, Russia by Arseny Kashkarov

[kafkasapartment]

Blossoming Chestnut Branches, May, 1890. Vincent van Gogh. Oil on canvas.

[classicalcanvas]

Garden with Weeping Willow (1888) by Vincent van Gogh

[misfitwashere]

Loving Vincent