#ancient world

[hellenicdreaming]

An area in my bedroom with all my favourite history people

[bulljumpingfresco]

Limestone statue of Artemis Bendis, Cypriot. Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century BCE

[bulljumpingfresco]

Pottery alabastron decorated with net pattern in black and white on red ground, 5th Century BCE.

Source: The British Museum

[wandering-jana]

Citânia de Briteiros, an Iron-aged fortified settlement. It is known for its circular homes.

Near Braga, Portugal

Jan. 2026

[scottysystembuster]

"The palace bows down, but only of its own accord."

source: Sumerian Tablet Proverbs

"Although the number of unhappy days is endless (?), yet life is better than death"

https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/proverbs/t.6.1

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford

[hellenicdreaming]

As an apollo human I think its funny that I have rosacea so I cant stand in the sun for long periods. Im like I love you apollo but thats all I can handle. I am a shadow gremlin in the summer and well the winter we barely see the sun here. If I could have told 11 year old me that was obessed with vampire that one day we would find a god so important to us but he was the god of the sun I think I would have laughed. Funny how things turn out.

[markmcole]

From 3,000 to Billions: The Astonishing Growth of the Church

“And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.” — Acts 2:47 The growth of the Christian church is one of the greatest stories in human history. It began with a small group of frightened followers gathered in an upper room in Jerusalem. Their Leader, Jesus Christ, had been crucified, buried, risen from the dead, and then ascended into heaven. Before leaving, He gave…

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