Midsummer Hercules
Carlos Gromo.
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UncategorisedThe Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And
Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming the coronavirus pandemic has left them with...
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Who Destroyed the Great Library of Alexandria?
The destruction of the great library of Alexandria has been lamented as one of the biggest losses of the ancient world.
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The symphony of life and death
Mohamed Saad Art The symphony of life and death Personal artwork I’ve been working on. Hope you like it #hadespersephone
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The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules This ancient parable was first recorded in the fourth century B.C. in Xenophon’s Memorabilia, an account of the teachings of Socrates....
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That's one way to combat gluttony
The door to the dining area of the Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal was made narrow so that monks who got too fat were forced to...
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Alexander Consulting the Oracle of Apollo
Alexander Consulting the Oracle of Apollo Before crossing the Hellespont, Alexander visited the oracle at Delphi. Unfortunately, it was closed, and on that day deliveries...
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The Virgin Mary With the Christ Child
This small-scale circular panel is a high-quality version of a subject much loved by Simon Vouet during his years in Paris: The Virgin Mary with...
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Cyclops
In Mantua, in the Hall of Psyche of Palazzo Te, this fresco occupies the central part of the western wall, between the two windows and...
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Smear campaign against Cleopatra
Terracotta oil lamp featuring an obscene caricature of Cleopatra. Roman, c. AD 40–80 After the suicides of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC, Octavian...
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The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen – Nanodaemons
Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as...
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The Story of a Medusa Selfie – George Saoulidis
This illustration was the original inspiration for Gorgocutie. As soon as I saw, it, I thought it was like a contemporary Medusa taking a selfie....