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A medieval baker with his apprentice. The Bodleian Library, Oxford. (Public Domain) — 21 Jun 2021

From Peasant To Pharaoh: The Popularity of ‘Pizza’ in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Since the ancient times, people have been eating pizza in one form or another. By 2200 BC, Egyptian flatbread was topped with a spread called dukkah and evidence of flatbread consumed in Italy also date back to 2000 BC. Although it is known that...
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A medieval baker with his apprentice. The Bodleian Library, Oxford. (Public Domain) — 21 Jun 2021

From Peasant To Pharaoh: The Popularity of ‘Pizza’ in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

1

Since the ancient times, people have been eating pizza in one form or another. By 2200 BC, Egyptian flatbread was topped with a spread called dukkah and evidence of flatbread consumed in Italy also date back to 2000 BC. Although it is known that...
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Batavians defeating Romans on the Rhine by Otto van Veen (1612) — 02 Jun 2021

Veleda, Bructerian Seeress, Deity and Nemesis Of The Romans

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The Revolt of the Batavi which occurred between 69 and 70 AD was an uprising against the Roman Empire led by the Batavi, a small but powerful Germanic population of Batavia on the Rhine delta. This small group expanded rapidly as other Germanic...
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Batavians defeating Romans on the Rhine by Otto van Veen (1612) — 02 Jun 2021

Veleda, Bructerian Seeress, Deity and Nemesis Of The Romans

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The Revolt of the Batavi which occurred between 69 and 70 AD was an uprising against the Roman Empire led by the Batavi, a small but powerful Germanic population of Batavia on the Rhine delta. This small group expanded rapidly as other Germanic...
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The Passing of St. Brigid of Kildare. Smithsonian American Art Museum (CC0) — 24 May 2021

Bandrui And Banflaith The Druidesses Of Yore

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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A woman's face, dubbed Hilda, was reconstructed from an ancient skull housed in The University of Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum. Hilda lived between 55 BC and 400 AD and was of Celtic origin. She was probably more than 60 years old when she died,...
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The Passing of St. Brigid of Kildare. Smithsonian American Art Museum (CC0) — 24 May 2021

Bandrui And Banflaith The Druidesses Of Yore

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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A woman's face, dubbed Hilda, was reconstructed from an ancient skull housed in The University of Edinburgh's Anatomical Museum. Hilda lived between 55 BC and 400 AD and was of Celtic origin. She was probably more than 60 years old when she died,...
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Reverie (In the Days of Sappho) by John William Godward ( c 1904) The Getty Centre LA. (Public Domain) By — 17 May 2021

Telesilla, Warrior Poetess From Argos, Who Manned-Up On The Battlefield and Bedroom

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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An ancient oracle told by a Pythian priestess says, “But when the time shall come that the female conquers in battle, driving away the male, and wins great glory in Argos, then many wives of the Argives shall tear both cheeks in their...
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Reverie (In the Days of Sappho) by John William Godward ( c 1904) The Getty Centre LA. (Public Domain) By — 17 May 2021

Telesilla, Warrior Poetess From Argos, Who Manned-Up On The Battlefield and Bedroom

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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An ancient oracle told by a Pythian priestess says, “But when the time shall come that the female conquers in battle, driving away the male, and wins great glory in Argos, then many wives of the Argives shall tear both cheeks in their...
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In the Harem by Juan Giménez Martín: (1858 – 1901) — 21 Apr 2021

The Trials And Tribulations Of Arabian Warrior Queens

By MartiniF

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In the 12th century BC, the collapse of the complex state system in the Near East led to the rise of ethnic group cohesion that had previously been largely fragmented. These ethnic groups morphed into political units which were mostly organized...
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In the Harem by Juan Giménez Martín: (1858 – 1901) — 21 Apr 2021

The Trials And Tribulations Of Arabian Warrior Queens

By MartiniF

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In the 12th century BC, the collapse of the complex state system in the Near East led to the rise of ethnic group cohesion that had previously been largely fragmented. These ethnic groups morphed into political units which were mostly organized...
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Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife — 05 Apr 2021

Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife

By MartiniF

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Board games provide humanity with entertainment, distraction and exercise for the mind whether they are played on the ground, on the floor or on wooden boards. They have formed such a large part of people’s childhood and an entertaining part of...
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Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife — 05 Apr 2021

Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife

By MartiniF

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Board games provide humanity with entertainment, distraction and exercise for the mind whether they are played on the ground, on the floor or on wooden boards. They have formed such a large part of people’s childhood and an entertaining part of...
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Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men — 29 Mar 2021

Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In his writing on the Athenian Statesman Pericles, Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 119 AD), marvels at the "... great art or power this woman had, that she managed as she pleased the leading men of the state and gave the philosophers an opportunity to...
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Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men — 29 Mar 2021

Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In his writing on the Athenian Statesman Pericles, Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 119 AD), marvels at the "... great art or power this woman had, that she managed as she pleased the leading men of the state and gave the philosophers an opportunity to...
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Aristotle's School, a painting from the 1880s by Gustav Adolph Spangenberg (Public Domain) — 19 Mar 2021

Ubiquitous Ancient Education: Training Young Minds And Bodies

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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What was school like in the ancient world? In the pre-covid-age, the enduring general image of attending school for most pupils is one of learning in a classroom with a group of fellow students with a teacher in the front of the classroom teaching...
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Aristotle's School, a painting from the 1880s by Gustav Adolph Spangenberg (Public Domain) — 19 Mar 2021

Ubiquitous Ancient Education: Training Young Minds And Bodies

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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What was school like in the ancient world? In the pre-covid-age, the enduring general image of attending school for most pupils is one of learning in a classroom with a group of fellow students with a teacher in the front of the classroom teaching...
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Men Playing Board Games in Alegria (1890 – 1900) (Public Domain) — 06 Mar 2021

Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Board games provide humanity with entertainment, distraction and exercise for the mind whether they are played on the ground, on the floor or on wooden boards. They have formed such a large part of people’s childhood and an entertaining part of...
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Men Playing Board Games in Alegria (1890 – 1900) (Public Domain) — 06 Mar 2021

Ancient Board Games Simulating War Strategies And Predicting Afterlife

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Board games provide humanity with entertainment, distraction and exercise for the mind whether they are played on the ground, on the floor or on wooden boards. They have formed such a large part of people’s childhood and an entertaining part of...
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Yao Wen-han, Joyous Celebration at the New Year, 18th century. Public domain. — 12 Feb 2021

Ye Xian, Chinese Cinderella At The Chinese New Year Spring Festival

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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February 12, is the celebration of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival. In ninth-century Chinese folklore, this is the festival where Ye Xian, the Chinese Cinderella, lost her slipper, and the rest is history. The Cinderella story is a tale of...
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Yao Wen-han, Joyous Celebration at the New Year, 18th century. Public domain. — 12 Feb 2021

Ye Xian, Chinese Cinderella At The Chinese New Year Spring Festival

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

February 12, is the celebration of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival. In ninth-century Chinese folklore, this is the festival where Ye Xian, the Chinese Cinderella, lost her slipper, and the rest is history. The Cinderella story is a tale of...
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