I hope not
History
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Three generals and a very special woman
Aspasia was an hetaera/ concubine of Pericles. A woman Pericles respected, loved and depended a lot on her opinion. A very rare relationship in Athens....
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So we can blame Americans for manga
Rome is founded->The republic Expands->Julius Caesar Conquers Gaul->Caesar gains political power and becomes dictator->Julius Caesar gets acupuncture->Augustus Succeeds him->Rome Conquers Judea->Christ is crucified->Rome’s road network...
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Nonsense. She died in childbirth from a broken heart
Queen Genepil (1905-1938) the last queen of Mongolia. She was executed in May, 1938, shot as part of the systematic purge/destruction of Mongolian culture, in...
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). Since...
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Alexander Betrayed
The famous leader Alexander the Great lies on a bed and drinks a medicine that was prepared for him by Philip, his doctor, accused of...
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Here, ibis, ibis. Here, ibis…
Feeding The Sacred Ibis In The Halls Of Karnac, 1871 by Edward John Poynter, English (1836-1919) oil on canvas
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The 10th century chronicle of the violent, orgiastic funeral of a Viking chieftain
For the 10th century holy man and jurist Ahmad Ibn Fadlan, the violent, orgiastic, drunken spectacle put on by mourning Vikings in Bulgaria must have...
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Huge Athena
The Athena #Promachos (456 B.C.) was a colossal bronze statue of Athena sculpted by #Pheidias, which stood between the Propylaea and the #Parthenon on the...
