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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia with his daughter Julia present by Angelica Kauffmann (1788) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 20 Sep 2023

How To Empress: First Imperial Women Of Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although the Julian Dynasty of ancient Rome has delivered many examples of powerful and ambitious imperial women, not all of them were meant to become an empress. The reign of Emperor Augustus alone offered three potential empresses of Rome, four...
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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Emperor Augustus and his wife Livia with his daughter Julia present by Angelica Kauffmann (1788) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 20 Sep 2023

How To Empress: First Imperial Women Of Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Although the Julian Dynasty of ancient Rome has delivered many examples of powerful and ambitious imperial women, not all of them were meant to become an empress. The reign of Emperor Augustus alone offered three potential empresses of Rome, four...
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Detail from a Pompeii Love Song by Ettore Forti (19th century) (Public Domain) — 21 Aug 2023

Three Daughters Of Saintly Germanicus And Sisters Of Decadent Caligula

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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At the height of the Roman Empire, Germanicus Julius Caesar was unanimously regarded as one of the greatest soldiers the Empire had ever produced. Ancestry was very important to the Romans and Germanicus had an impressive pedigree, as the son of...
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Detail from a Pompeii Love Song by Ettore Forti (19th century) (Public Domain) — 21 Aug 2023

Three Daughters Of Saintly Germanicus And Sisters Of Decadent Caligula

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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At the height of the Roman Empire, Germanicus Julius Caesar was unanimously regarded as one of the greatest soldiers the Empire had ever produced. Ancestry was very important to the Romans and Germanicus had an impressive pedigree, as the son of...
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AI generated Alexander with full head of hair. ( Worldillustrator/ Adobe Stock) — 07 Aug 2023

Lysippos, Sculptor Hairdresser Of Alexander The Great

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Lysippos was known as one of the three best Classical Greek sculptors of the fourth century BC. He, along with sculptors Scopas of Paros and Praxiteles of Athens, were instrumental in ushering in the Hellenistic period's artistic revolution. As a...
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AI generated Alexander with full head of hair. ( Worldillustrator/ Adobe Stock) — 07 Aug 2023

Lysippos, Sculptor Hairdresser Of Alexander The Great

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Lysippos was known as one of the three best Classical Greek sculptors of the fourth century BC. He, along with sculptors Scopas of Paros and Praxiteles of Athens, were instrumental in ushering in the Hellenistic period's artistic revolution. As a...
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Celestial hairlock of Queen Berenice II of Egypt (de Art / Adobe Stock) — 12 Jul 2023

The Celestial Hairlock Of Berenice II, Queen Of Egypt And Cyrene

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Not long after the passing of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy - who went on to found the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt and later known as Ptolemy I Soter - annexed Cyrene (in modern Libya). As Cyrene proved challenging to...
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Celestial hairlock of Queen Berenice II of Egypt (de Art / Adobe Stock) — 12 Jul 2023

The Celestial Hairlock Of Berenice II, Queen Of Egypt And Cyrene

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Not long after the passing of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy - who went on to found the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt and later known as Ptolemy I Soter - annexed Cyrene (in modern Libya). As Cyrene proved challenging to...
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Deriv: Ptolemy as Pharaoh in the British Museum (Stella / CC BY-SA 4.0) and Ptolemy I, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 30 Jun 2023

Ptolemy Soter’s Strategy: Becoming Pharaoh And A God Of Egypt

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Ptolemy I, one of the surviving generals of Alexander the Great, became satrap and eventually pharaoh of Egypt, but he had to employ spin doctors to recreate an impressive ancestry related to Alxander, establish a new binary Graeco-Egyptian god...
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Deriv: Ptolemy as Pharaoh in the British Museum (Stella / CC BY-SA 4.0) and Ptolemy I, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 30 Jun 2023

Ptolemy Soter’s Strategy: Becoming Pharaoh And A God Of Egypt

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Ptolemy I, one of the surviving generals of Alexander the Great, became satrap and eventually pharaoh of Egypt, but he had to employ spin doctors to recreate an impressive ancestry related to Alxander, establish a new binary Graeco-Egyptian god...
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Socrates and Alcibiades by Kristian Zahrtmann (1910) Statens Museum for Kunst (Public Domain) — 15 May 2023

Athens’ Alcibiades: Charming Playboy, Conniving Politician Or Treacherous Opportunist?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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Pericles and Alcibiades were both descendants of the Alkmeonidai, an ancient Athenian aristocratic family. Pericles (495 – 429 BC) was an influential Athenian politician and general in the fifth century BC, who led Athens into the Golden Age....
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Socrates and Alcibiades by Kristian Zahrtmann (1910) Statens Museum for Kunst (Public Domain) — 15 May 2023

Athens’ Alcibiades: Charming Playboy, Conniving Politician Or Treacherous Opportunist?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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Pericles and Alcibiades were both descendants of the Alkmeonidai, an ancient Athenian aristocratic family. Pericles (495 – 429 BC) was an influential Athenian politician and general in the fifth century BC, who led Athens into the Golden Age....
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Composite Bust of Queen Teuta of Illyria (CC BY-SA 4.0) Romanized Liburnus war ship (Public Domain) — 07 Apr 2023

Historians’ Gender Bias Accounts Of Illyrian Queen Teute’s Roman Encounter

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In a clash of ego’s Teute, a third century BC widowed queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe of Illyria, faced off a Roman envoy, who challenged her policy on piracy, yet historians Polybius’ and Cassius Dio’s gender bias labelled her rage towards...
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Composite Bust of Queen Teuta of Illyria (CC BY-SA 4.0) Romanized Liburnus war ship (Public Domain) — 07 Apr 2023

Historians’ Gender Bias Accounts Of Illyrian Queen Teute’s Roman Encounter

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In a clash of ego’s Teute, a third century BC widowed queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe of Illyria, faced off a Roman envoy, who challenged her policy on piracy, yet historians Polybius’ and Cassius Dio’s gender bias labelled her rage towards...
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Death of Pelopidas, by Andrey Ivanov (1805-1806) (Public Domain) — 20 Mar 2023

Fierce Warriors, Lovers in Arms: The Sacred Band Of Thebes

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When World War I broke out, the British Army faced a significant challenge - their small professional army was insufficient for a global conflict. To win the war, they had little alternative apart from mobilizing manpower to its fullest extent....
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Death of Pelopidas, by Andrey Ivanov (1805-1806) (Public Domain) — 20 Mar 2023

Fierce Warriors, Lovers in Arms: The Sacred Band Of Thebes

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When World War I broke out, the British Army faced a significant challenge - their small professional army was insufficient for a global conflict. To win the war, they had little alternative apart from mobilizing manpower to its fullest extent....
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Speculative illustration of ancient Delphi by French architect Albert Tournaire (1894) (Public Domain) — 01 Mar 2023

Legends Of The Oracle Of Delphi At The Centre Of The World

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The ancient Greek city of Delphi, located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, was home to the main Temple of Apollo and the renowned Oracle of Delphi. According to legend, the site was identified by Zeus, the King of the Gods, who sought to find the...
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Speculative illustration of ancient Delphi by French architect Albert Tournaire (1894) (Public Domain) — 01 Mar 2023

Legends Of The Oracle Of Delphi At The Centre Of The World

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The ancient Greek city of Delphi, located on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, was home to the main Temple of Apollo and the renowned Oracle of Delphi. According to legend, the site was identified by Zeus, the King of the Gods, who sought to find the...
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Double-leaf frontispiece from the — 30 Jan 2023

A Word On Polyglots Of The Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The most well-known tale of how different languages came to be, at least in areas where Judaism and Christianity are prevalent, is recorded in the Bible, in Genesis 11:1–9. According to the narrative, at one point in history, everyone who had...
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Double-leaf frontispiece from the — 30 Jan 2023

A Word On Polyglots Of The Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The most well-known tale of how different languages came to be, at least in areas where Judaism and Christianity are prevalent, is recorded in the Bible, in Genesis 11:1–9. According to the narrative, at one point in history, everyone who had...
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