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  1. Feline powers in Antiquity and beyond: The Nodus Herculaneus ((Herculean knot / Ἡράκλειον ἅμμα) & 'Dionysus’ Panther', (Το αιλουροειδές του Διονύσου) 🐾🏛️🦁🐆

    View these two artworks and explore some of their hidden meanings and narratives.

    #antiquity #archaeology #Hellenistic #GrecoRoman #artifacts #Dionysus #Hercules #animalia #Museum #Greece #Mediterranean #history #Histodons #PlinyNaturalHistory

  2. #Italy museum designed for blind, visually impaired visitors

    At Italy’s #Omero #Museum in Ancona, #art can be explored through touch.

    Designed with #blind & #visually #impaired visitors in mind, museum allows feeling replicas of world-famous #sculptures, #architectural #models, #artworks spanning from #antiquity to present

    The institution challenges traditional “Do not touch” museum rule & aims to make #culture more accessible

    dw.com/en/italy-museum-designe

  3. Römische Familine waren anders, als wir es heutzutage kennen: Der Titel ist ein wenig irreführend, doch der Artikel bietet ein paar Einblicke in die sozialen Strukturen, wie sie damals üblich waren...

    Link: carnuntum.at/de/magazin/how-i-

    #roman #römisch #romanitas #carnuntum #antike #antiquity

  4. Assyrian conquest and ruralization: unveiling territorial dynamics in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina

    This study has illustrated that the Assyrian territorial strategy implemented in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina, established upon the remnants of the Kingdom of Israel, manifested as clusters of sites, termed ‘islands of control’. These ‘islands’ comprised a rural landscape overseen by the principal cities of Tel Dan, Megiddo and Samaria. This territorial approach mirrors a broader modus operandi adopted by the Assyrians across their empire to manage agricultural production.

    Squitieri, A. (2024) ‘Assyrian conquest and ruralization: unveiling territorial dynamics in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina’, Levant, pp. 1–20. doi: doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2024..

    #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #DOI #History #Histodon #Histodons #Ancient #Antiquity #Antiquiodons #Assyria #Assyrian #Empire #Imperialism #Colonisation #Colonization #Levant #MiddleEast #NearEast #Asia #Agriculture @histodon @histodons @antiquiodons