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Spartan warriors engage in philosophical debates amidst a sprawling ancient Greek cityscape.
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AO THROWBACK: Aphrodite: The True Origins of the Greek Goddess of Love, Sex, and Beauty
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news/aphrodite-true-origins-greek-goddess-love-sex-and-beauty-002170
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Past #HistoryFacts #Heritage -
Pulled from the sea in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism used intricate bronze gears to calculate the heavens—and more than half remains missing today.
#AntikytheraMechanism #AncientGreece #AncientTechnology #Archaeology #AncientHistory #AncientArtifacts
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/115-years-sensational-discovery-world-s-first-analogue-computer-008091 -
As mentioned before, the topic of historical games is currently reorganized on our #wiki. And that line of work brought us the latest subpage, a transcription of a #publicDomain article "Musical Games of Antiquity" by J. F. Rowbotham from 1899:
http://musicgames.wikidot.com/source:rowbotham-musical-games-of-antiquity
The central activity in the text is "The Cottabos" consisting of throwing wine to a cup and listening to the sound...
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Just some amazing interviews to share!
Out now on early release over on our Patreon is our interview with Laura Jenkinson-Brown about her incredible book 'You Are Odysseus'.
And on general release we have our interview with Emma Southon all about her latest book 'Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire.
Whether you're team Greece or team Rome, we have something you'll enjoy!
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Athletic events at the #Panathenaia were held in three age categories: boys from 12-16 years of age, ephebes / youths of 16-20 years and men over 20. Today, on day 3 of the Panathenaia, the athletic competitions for the men would have been held. This year is a year of the "Lesser Panathenaia" or Panathenaia ta Mikra, so I am not certain how long the Games were during the Lesser Panathenaia. Since it's still a 7 day event, maybe the competitors were just from Athens?
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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Sachsen-Odyssey/pages/001-chapterhead/
Another engraving from Homer’s Odyssey. Seems like a good time for them :-)
This time i included the border, which is also used for the full-page illustrations.
Can you tell me more about what’s going on here? This is at the start of the poem. See Web page for my uninformed guesses :-)
#vintageEngraving #vintageArt #fobo #Homer #Odysseus #Odysee #Odyssey #ancientGreece #chapterHead #engraving
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OUCH! The Translator of #TheOdyssey Just Slammed #ChristopherNolan’s Movie
“I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script,” wrote #EmilyWilson, the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English.
By Josh OsmanPublished: Jul 27, 2026 1:20 PM EDT
Excerpt: "Throughout her piece, the scholar notes that no adaptation should necessarily follow an original exactly. (In fact, she praises some radically reinterpretations of The Odyssey, including #MargaretAtwood's #Penelopiad, #MadelineMiller's #Circe, and other literary classics that riff off the text, including those of #Euripides, #JohnMilton, and #JamesJoyce.)"
#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook
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Pythagoras: The Man, The Myth, The Mathematician
Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE) is one of history's most enigmatic figures. We know him for a² + b² = c², but his legacy is far stranger: a fusion of rigorous mathematics, religious mysticism, and political revolution. He didn't just discover a formula; he proposed that mathematics is the language of reality itself.
The Journey of Wisdom
Born on the island of Samos, Pythagoras didn't stay put. He traveled to Egypt and Babylon, absorbing geometry from priests and astronomy from scholars. He synthesized these traditions into a radical idea: Numbers are universal. They don't change based on culture or gods. This insight birthed the concept of universal truth accessible through reason—the foundation of science.
The Pythagorean School
In Croton (Southern Italy), he founded a community that was part university, part monastery.
Radical Inclusivity: He accepted women as students (like Theano and Damo), believing intellect transcended gender.
Communal Life: Members shared possessions, lived together, and followed strict dietary rules (famously avoiding beans—reasons vary from soul-transmigration to flatulence).
Secret Knowledge: An inner circle (mathematikoi) mastered advanced proofs, while outsiders (akousmatikoi) listened in silence.
The Mathematical Revolution
Proof over Observation: While Babylonians knew the theorem, Pythagoras provided the first logical proof. This shifted math from practical measurement to eternal certainty.
Music & Math: He discovered that musical harmony follows simple ratios (2:1 for octaves, 3:2 for fifths). This proved that beauty has a mathematical structure.
Irrational Numbers: His own followers discovered √2 cannot be expressed as a fraction. Legend says they drowned the discoverer (Hippasus) because it shattered their worldview that "all is number." Yet, the math survived.
Mysticism & The Soul
Pythagoras was also a mystic. He taught metempsychosis (reincarnation), believing souls cycle through animals and humans. This led to vegetarianism and a deep reverence for all life. He saw the Tetractys (a triangle of 10 dots) as a sacred symbol of cosmic order. To him, math wasn't cold calculation—it was theology.
The Fall & The Legacy
His political influence in Croton sparked a violent backlash around 510 BCE. The school was burned, members killed, and Pythagoras fled to Metapontum, dying in exile. But his ideas survived.
Plato absorbed Pythagorean math and mysticism.
Euclid codified the method of proof.
Modern Science rests on the Pythagorean assumption that the universe is rational and mathematical.
Why He Matters Today
Pythagoras reminds us that truth is discoverable. Whether in GPS navigation (using his theorem), cryptography (using number theory), or music production (using harmonic ratios), his vision persists. He showed that the universe isn't chaos—it's a symphony of numbers waiting to be understood.
#Pythagoras #Mathematics #Philosophy #AncientGreece #Tetrapharmakos #MusicTheory #IrrationalNumbers #Reincarnation #ScienceHistory #Pleroma #Fediverse #MathematicalUniverse #LegacyOfReason #TheManTheMyth #Croton -
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So, the last movie hubby and I (and our shared bestie) saw in a theatre was #Dune. I think we need to see #TheOdyssey on the big screen. I mean, #Circe, Penelope, #Telemachus #Oikos ("homecoming" not the yogurt)?! This looks like it covers most of the important stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bKjZeJBBI
#HomersOdyssey #WarIsHell #AncientGreece #ClassicsMajors #Movies #MoviesForClassicsMajors
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✨Venus, House of Venus - Pompeii✨
What a way to celebrate Friday with this gorgeous depiction of Venus. She appears to glide across the sea as she reclines in a shell. She is accompanied by a nereid riding a dolphin and Cupid shyly hanging back behind the shell.
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✨Pentheus being torn apart by maenads✨
Euripides ‘The Bacchae’ tells the unfortunate tale of Pentheus, the king of Thebes, who banned the worship of Dionysius. This provoked the wrath of the god and led to the women of Thebes breaking out into a Bachhic frenzy. Pentheus was ripped limb from limb. His death was viewed as a sparagmos, where tearing an animal (or human) apart was viewed as a special type of sacrifice. This fresco from the triclinium in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii, seems to run counter to today’s notions of good taste…
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✨A centaur and a young man✨
This scene is very reminiscent of another fresco of Chiron educating Achilles. The role of the centaur as teacher and guide to learning the arts and cultivating wisdom draws a connection between the epics of Homer and Pompeii where this fresco was found in the so-called Villa of Cicero. The piece is now held by the MAN Napoli.
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✨The tragic but hopeful tale of Phrixus and Helle✨
Unfortunately for siblings, Phrixus and Helle, they were hated by their stepmother, Ino. She succeeded in creating a famine and bribing men to lie to a local oracle in an attempt to convince others that the oracle required the sacrifice of both Phrixus and Helle. Luckily after all this chaos, Nephele, their natural mother was able to intervene to save her children. A ram with a fleece of golden wool swooped in to provide them with a means of escape!
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Reading recycled star map from Hipparchus, ancient Greek father of #astronomy -
Stanford Scientists Reveal Oldest Map of the Night Sky, Previously Lost to Time | KQED https://www.kqed.org/news/12070647/stanford-scientists-reveal-oldest-map-of-the-night-sky-previously-lost-to-time
#xray #parchment #ancientGreece #chemistry #synchrotron #stargazing #skywatching
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✨Paris and Helen✨
In this scene from the ‘House of Jason’ in Pompeii. We see Eros in a doorway apparently having engineered the meeting of Paris and Helen in Sparta. What happens next will shock you!
Not sure if it’s just the vagaries of time, but neither Paris nor Helen look pumped for this rendezvous…
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New track from me, LAGRANGE POINT 6 out now just on Bandcamp. YouTube etc to follow. From my forthcoming album 'Heros' on the heroes of Ancient Greece.
https://lagrangepoint6.bandcamp.com/track/ariadnes-thread-part-three
#Bandcamp #ElextronicMusic #DavidBedford #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Theseus #Ariadne #Minotaur
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El kuros de Apollonas o coloso de Dioniso, una estatua inacabada de 10,7 m y 80 toneladas de mármol de Naxos de los siglos VII-VI a.C. 📷 Olaf Tausch #antiguagrecia #ancientgreece #estatua #statue
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
This cup of #Hermes and a dog was made as a pair, the other depiting Apollon. The delicately painted seated #Hermes adorns the center of the cup, feeding or playfully teasing the hound reclining at his side.
🏛 Red-figure #kylix by the Iliupersis Painter, ca 375–350 BCE, #Apulia in #MagnaGraecia
@mythology @antiquidons
#DayOfHermes #Mythology #GreekMythology #ancientGreece #ancientItaly #GreekRomanArt #VasePainting -
It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday!
The moon goddess #Selene on a #kylix. She drives a biga-chariot drawn by two winged steeds. On her head she wears a night-cap and is crowned with the disc of the #moon.
Attica, Greece, ca. 490 BCE, Brygos Painter#DayOfSelene #Selene #VasePainting #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #histodon @antiquidons #ancientGreece
