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Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. 🌊💮🍃🌊

3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.

Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.

​#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian

Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. 🌊💮🍃🌊

3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.

Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.

​#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian

Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. 🌊💮🍃🌊

3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.

Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.

​#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian

Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. 🌊💮🍃🌊

3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.

Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.

​#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian

Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. 🌊💮🍃🌊

3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.

Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.

​#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian

Our interview with GreekMythComix about “You Are Odysseus” is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.

We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).

#AncientGreece #Podcast #Odysseus #TheOdyssey

https://partialhistorians.com/2026/09/10/special-episode-you-are-odysseus-with-laura-jenkinson-brown/

Our interview with GreekMythComix about “You Are Odysseus” is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.

We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).

#AncientGreece #Podcast #Odysseus #TheOdyssey

https://partialhistorians.com/2026/09/10/special-episode-you-are-odysseus-with-laura-jenkinson-brown/

Our interview with GreekMythComix about “You Are Odysseus” is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.

We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).

#AncientGreece #Podcast #Odysseus #TheOdyssey

https://partialhistorians.com/2026/09/10/special-episode-you-are-odysseus-with-laura-jenkinson-brown/

Our interview with GreekMythComix about “You Are Odysseus” is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.

We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).

#AncientGreece #Podcast #Odysseus #TheOdyssey

https://partialhistorians.com/2026/09/10/special-episode-you-are-odysseus-with-laura-jenkinson-brown/

Our interview with GreekMythComix about “You Are Odysseus” is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.

We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).

#AncientGreece #Podcast #Odysseus #TheOdyssey

https://partialhistorians.com/2026/09/10/special-episode-you-are-odysseus-with-laura-jenkinson-brown/

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?

#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?

#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?

#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?

#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy

𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?

#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy

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.)"

Read more:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a73274736/emily-wilson-christopher-nolan-odyssey-review/

#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook

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.)"

Read more:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a73274736/emily-wilson-christopher-nolan-odyssey-review/

#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook

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.)"

Read more:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a73274736/emily-wilson-christopher-nolan-odyssey-review/

#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook

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.)"

Read more:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a73274736/emily-wilson-christopher-nolan-odyssey-review/

#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook

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.)"

Read more:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a73274736/emily-wilson-christopher-nolan-odyssey-review/

#ClassicsBookClub #Classics #Movies #Homer #AncientGreece #ReadABook

The Reality of Dreams

https://johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/the-reality-of-dreams/

Necromancy in Ancient Greece involved practices to communicate with the dead for knowledge and foresight, reflecting beliefs in shades as enduring entities. #necromancy #ancientgreece https://connectparanormal.net/2026/07/14/exploring-necromancy-in-ancient-greece/

Necromancy in Ancient Greece involved practices to communicate with the dead for knowledge and foresight, reflecting beliefs in shades as enduring entities. #necromancy #ancientgreece https://connectparanormal.net/2026/07/14/exploring-necromancy-in-ancient-greece/

Human Legacy And The Preservation Of Knowledge

https://johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/human-legacy-and-the-preservation-of-knowledge/

[PART 2] How rigidity and failure to learn destroyed Macedonia — and the entire ancient Greek world
https://medium.com/@sensmedia.srl/part-2-how-rigidity-and-failure-to-learn-destroyed-macedonia-and-the-entire-ancient-greek-world-5e0adfbb974a
#history #romanempire #ancientrome #ancientgreece #macedonia

[PART 1] How rigidity and failure to learn destroyed Macedonia — and the entire ancient Greek world

https://medium.com/@sensmedia.srl/part-1-how-rigidity-and-failure-to-learn-destroyed-macedonia-and-the-entire-ancient-greek-world-019069dd2213
#history #romanempire #ancientrome #ancientgreece #macedonia

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dimitar-Alekseev-Dimitrov/author/B09NBZDC9S?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=36146abe-59bc-436f-bfaf-90f69f895915
#alien #aliens #ancienthistory #ancientegypt #ancientcivilizations #ancientindia #ancientmesopotamia #ancientwisdom #ancientgreece #atlantis #anunnaki #baalbek #celticculture #celts #celticgods #dilmun #dumuzi #enki #enlil #eridu #greatpyramid #gizapyramids #giza #pyramidsofegypt #egyptianpyramids #egypt #gunungpadang #lemuria #Osiris #Seth #isis #egyptiangods #kukulkan #quetzalcoatl #viracocha #incas #aztec #aztechistory #aztecgods #mayans

✨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.

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #AncientGreece #Venus #Aphrodite

✨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…

#FrescoFriday #AncientGreece #AncientRome #Euripides

✨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.

#FrescoFriday #AncientGreece #AncientRome #Achilles #Chiron

✨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!

#AncientRome #FrescoFriday #AncientGreece #History

Backstage Burrow Ep3-2026: Pipe Dreams

🎶🐰 Dive into the fascinating history of music with the Hydraulis, an ancient marvel from 3rd century BCE! Discover how Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the world's first keyboard instrument, revolutionizing sound and harmony and paving the way for Western music traditions. 🎹✨

#hydraulis #organ #musichistory #musictechnology #ancientgreece #romanempire #middleages #charlemagne #keyboardinstruments #backstageburrow #rabbithole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK_UQvLRJ9Y

2booksin52weeks 2026! 1. Set in an Ancient Civilization - Iron Dawn by Matthew Woodring Stover #gamemastersbookclub #ttrpgpodcast #mercenary #ancientworld #fantasyreads #brutality #egyptian #picts #ancientgreece #gritty #ResistPatriarchy #clashofcultures #booksky #bookstagram #booktok

#BostonWeekend 29/x EDIT jk, i went here, instead! I've got guests in town this weekend & this is extremely my jam, but not theirs, please go, its weird theatre, near home, and free:

Sun #THEATRE: #AncientGreece x #Hitchcock x #60sRock - “Attack of the Byrds! a verse play by Gary Duehr adapted from “The Birds” by Aristophanes, will be presented as a reading on Sunday, August 10, from 3-4:30.
The reading is free and open to the public. The reading features original songs by Jane Burgess Harcourt, sung by Suzanne Boucher and accompanied by Peter Hoffman on guitar. This version mashes up the classic #Greek comedy with “The #Birds” by Hitchcock and songs inspired by the ’60s band the #Byrds. In rhymed #tetrameter couplets, the brisk verse punches up its wordplay. This adaptation uses the masks and puppets of a traveling theater troupe to tell the fantasy infused with political satire.” https://artsathearmory.org/events/attack-of-the-byrds/ #Aristophanes #AncientGreek #ClassicalStudies #Comedy #BostonTheatre #TheBirds #TheByrds
#Boston #History #fringe #Weird #Puppets

[Thread] So, my "homework" assignment has to do with #Amazons -- one of my favorite topics to focus on (since I was 11 years old). I was recently gifted a new book about Amazons, and also had one that I picked up for myself years ago, but hadn't gotten around to reading yet. The books are: "The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across The Ancient World" by Adrienne Mayor (2014), and "Amazons: The History Behind the Legend" by David Braund. Both of them are Classics scholars, but they seem to have completely different takes on Amazons (from what I've read in the reviews). And yes, I am planning on diving into both books, but first, I'm going to work on my own translations of certain passages in #TheIlliad and #Herodotus' "Histories"!

#Classics #Histodon #AncientGreece #BronzeAge #WarriorWomen #AncientHistory #WomenInTheAncientWorld

#BronzeAge artifacts from the University of Cincinnati’s #ArchaeologicalExcavations in #Greece will go on display in North America for the first time this month at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
“The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of #AncientGreece” features more than 230 artifacts from the Mycenaean civilization. The #museum highlights the tomb of a #Mycenaean leader who lived around 1450 BCE.
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2025/05/bronze-age-artifacts-in-north-america-first-time.html

Unearthed in southern Italy, this 2,300-year-old dog-headed drinking vessel—called a rhyton—offers a rare glimpse into how ancient Greeks blended art, ritual, and wine.

Crafted in the era of Magna Graecia, it's both bizarre and beautiful.

@history
@ArtifactsFound

Read more:
https://www.utubepublisher.in/2025/05/apulian-dog-head-rhyton.html

#Archaeology #AncientGreece #History #ApulianRhyton #GettyMuseum #MastodonHistory #ArtHistory

Pytheas – An Ancient Greek Explorer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pytheas <-- shared Wikipedia page
--
[now this guy liked to look around!, 325BC]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #FridayFeeling #exploration #ancienthistory #AncientGreece #Pytheas #PytheasofMassalia #Greek #geography #explorer #science #astronomy #antiquity #BritishIsles #arctic #polarice #midnightsun #writings #Hyperboreans #tides #moon #navigation #cartography

🌊⚡️ New Episode Alert! ⚡️🌊

Listen now! 👉 https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/aincient-studies-lab/episodes/18---Poseidon-or-Zeus--Unveiling-the-Bronze-God-of-Artemision-e2vrg29
Or here 👉 https://t.uzh.ch/1Nv

Dive into the mystery of the Bronze God of Artemision! 🏺 Is it Poseidon, the sea god? 🔱 Or Zeus, king of the gods? 🌩️ We unravel the heated debate! 🤯

🔍 Discover the statue’s rare beauty & archaeological secrets. 📜 Explore ancient Greece’s chronological divisions & literary sources. 📖

#Archaeology #AncientGreece #Poseidon #Zeus #Podcast #History #ArtHistory #Mystery #BronzeStatue #GreekMythology #AI #DigitalHumanities #AncientHistory

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

#Introduction

I'm just a guy with a lot of hobbies - #brewing, growing stuff, making #vinegar, collecting #AncientCoins, #photography, #boardgames, #ComputerGames, and much more.

I need a new hobby like I need a new hole in the head, but I am also powerless to resist when a new hobby strikes. Such is life.

I work as a #TechnicalWriter at a Danish software company. I have three clever and independent children who shout at me a lot, and a wife who doesn't. We live a happy normie-life in suburbia.

Back in the before-times I studied #linguistics at #AarhusUniversity. I think about #AncientRome and #AncientGreece probably every hour or so.

Women's rights in Greece and Rome were more of my specialty -- especially ancient Greece. And yes, all this was how it was -- women had few rights under #Athenian #patriarchy.

#LegalStatus of Women in #Ancient Greece

Women were dependent on fathers, husbands, or #kyroi (appointed guardians). They could not own property, and were considered wards of their fathers or kyroi.

In #500BCE, fathers could sell their unmarried daughters “who had lost their #virginity” (Blundell, 69) into slavery.

“#Inheritance was #patrilineal” (Blundell, 66) – even if a daughter was the only child, she could not inherit her father’s property – it would be passed down to “her sons” (Blundell, 66), or “more distant [male] relatives” (Blundell, 66).

#Autonomy #Histodon #AncientHistory #AncientGreece #PropertyRights #WomensRights

[Thread] So, the following is from a presentation I gave at a Women and Gender Studies class I took in 2017 (as a Classics Major). I thought it was important to post here -- especially in this day and age where women's reproductive rights are being threatened. In some ways, we've taken a step backward as time has gone on...

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I sit upon the tyrant’s throne,
Enjoying as my very own
His riches and his worldly pleasures.
But he has taken extra measures
To make sure my experience
Is more than wine and decadence,
Suspending, just above my head,
A sharpened sword by single thread.

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The #VenusDeMilo at the #Louvre is a beautiful #statue:

"Armless Fun?" [2022], History Today (https://www.historytoday.com/archive/missing-pieces/armless-fun).

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Hi, I am a historian working mainly on subjects involving radicals, nationalists and people living against the grain. Most recently I have been working on #decadentwomen and the #decadents of the #findesiecle. Also interested in #ancientGreece and general aspects of #history