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Floor fresco of a dog and an overturned vessel. Alexandria, 2nd century BCE.
EDIT: It's a mosaic.
#ancient history#fresco#ancient alexandria#ptolemaic egypt#ptolemaic period#poor doggo#he knows he did something wrong
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currently very interested in finding out that the tomb of cleopatra has never been found. feel kinda rude that i assumed it was found
#alexandria#i am in a spiral about her death#ancient alexandria#cleo was kinda cunty#kate middleton could never
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The Majestic Allure of Ancient Alexandria: Discover the Capital that Shaped History
In a world brimming with awe-inspiring wonders, there exists a place of palpable majesty, a capital shrouded in enigmatic allure. Welcome, fellow enthusiasts of history and seekers of profound tales, to the ancient city of Alexandria. Perched along the pristine shores of the Mediterranean Sea, this enchanting metropolis has etched its saga onto the tapestry of time, shaping the…
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Here are some more reconstructions of Ancient Alexandria, but this time of ships. Ptolemaic Alexandria was known for its navy and great sea vessels. I'm fairly certain these ships are not so historically correct, but they look fabulous. All by Midjourney
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Opinion | Lessons from Alexandria: A Cautionary Tale for Modern American Politics
By Jet Espinosa In a city once hailed as a beacon of knowledge and tolerance, Alexandria drew people from across the ancient world. It was a place where scholars, thinkers, and believers from diverse backgrounds came to share and preserve their wisdom. With libraries that housed invaluable knowledge in science, philosophy, medicine, and the arts, Alexandria was a symbol of progress and…
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#Alexandria library destruction#American democracy#Ancient Alexandria#Cultural diversity#Enlightenment and progress#Freedom of belief#Historical cautionary tales#History repeating itself#Intellectual freedom#Knowledge and tolerance#Lessons from ancient civilizations#Lessons from history#Modern American politics#Political power and religion#Politics and religion#Protecting democracy#Religious influence in politics#Religious tolerance#Role of religion in government#Separation of church and state
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Happy 2,068th to when we should totally just stab Caesar!! Grab a knife with your bestie!
#assassin's creed#ides of march#julius ceaser#julius caesar#aya of alexandria#assassin’s creed origins#ac origins#tumblr holidays#roman history#roman empire#we should totally just stab caesar#rome#ancient rome#caesar#brutus#et tu brute#beware the ides of march#mean girls#shakespeare#Shakespeare Julius Caesar#meme#funny memes#memes#tumblr memes#assassin’s creed
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According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.
And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.
Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.
So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.
Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.
#the question of 'what do we owe to each other' can be answered simply with 'the dignity of retrieving our remains when we die'#another answer is 'the dignity of thinking about each other fellow humans with similar motivations and feelings'#also 'stopping someones potentially self-destructive behaviors just because theyre rich and want to feel special'#also i feel like humans have been sailing the seas long enough that it should be guaranteed that people will survive sea voyages#im very mad about specifically mediterranean maritime disasters because we have ancient writing saying they made it safe#sailing from Egypt to Greece was so old hat and safe that people legit took the ancient equivalent of cruises back and forth#cleopatra habitually sailed from alexandria to rome with a ton of ships and was fine#Nero tried to have his mother drowned at sea by orchestrating a dramatic shipwreck while she was our sailing AND SHE SURVIVED#and then swam to shore got back to rome and whooped his ass#fuckin pliny the elder tried to evacuate people from pompeii and the surrounding coast villages when vesuvius erupted#and he actually WAS able to rescue people#but he himself had an asthma attack from the fumes which led to a heart attack and he died on the beach#there is legit no excuse for that trawler of migrant refugees to have wrecked#negligence all around#anyway#oceangate
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ANCIENT EGYPT BY TRAIN (2023) — 1.01 Alexandria
#egypt#ancient egypt#egyptology#archaeology#historyedit#documentary#gifsbyancientegyptdaily#doc: ancient egypt by train#alice roberts#roman egypt#alexandria#mahmoud abd el rahman
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Bridge across the Styx
#referenced Love Will Triumph by charles haigh-wood#and for the painting#ancient carvings on coins depicting the lost pharos of alexandria#but like with a charon vibe (them vs death)#pathologic#pathologic fanart#daniil dankovsky#andrey stamatin#peter stamatin#farkhad
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~ Ibis figurine.
Place of origin: Egypt, Alexandria (?)
Period: Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
Date: 305–30 B.C.
Medium: Gold sheet over core; blue enamel
#ancient#ancient art#history#museum#archeology#ancient egypt#ancient history#archaeology#egyptian#egypt#egyptology#Alexandria#Ptolemaic#Hellenistic#305 b.c.#30 b.c.
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"Hypatia" by Julius Kronberg (1889)
#hypatia#art history#alexandria#1889#ancient alexandrie#julius kronberg#traditional art#painting#classical art#oil painting#art#paintings#inspiration#art inspiration#19th century art#19th century#history
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Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios
250–300 AD
Made in Alexandria, Egypt
Glass, gold leaf, polychromy
This exquisitely vivid image of an educated youth of the powerful port city of Alexandria probably celebrates his success in a musical contest. The medallion, worked in gold on dark blue glass, was made to be mounted and worn as a pendant.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Caesar Octavianus finds Cleopatra by the body of Antonius
by Josef Platzer
#caesar octavianus#caesar augustus#gaius octavius#octavian#augustus#cleopatra#marcus antonius#mark antony#art#josef platzer#history#alexandria#egypt#antiquity#ancient rome#roman republic#rome#roman#romans#europe#european#architecture
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Time Travel Question 10: Ancient History III
These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration. I'm combining some similar ones, so some are going to be a little vague. I'm going to also split into a whole lot of different polls because there were so many good and creative ideas. (Seriously, I love the people of Tumblr).
Please add new suggestions for this category below if you have them for future consideration.
You are welcome to suggest specific things from the Library of Alexandria. There will be polls for that.
#Time Travel#The Acropolis#The Library of Alexandria#Eleusinian Mysteries#Indigenous History#Bacchus#Great Zimbabwe#Ancient Egypt#Akrotiri#Thera#Minoan#Jewish History#The First Temple#Picantes#Etruscans#Dacians
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Not to say that the burning of the Library of Alexandria was in any way less tragic or devastating, but I'm kinda tired about the way it's all presented. Sure it was something horrible that Caesar did, but can we talk about a different thing that doesn't even get mentioned? Can we talk about Nalanda with its 9 million books that burnt for three entire months? Can we talk about the scope of this cruelty that the western world just seems to be ignorant of? It happened in the 1190s when invader Bakhtiar Khilji ordered the whole place be set on fire, enraged that Buddhist monks possessed more knowledge about medicine than his own doctors.
#library of alexandria#nalanda#book burning#history facts#history fandom#indian history#ancient history#look i know#it happened a long time ago#but someone should#talk about it#and if no one else will do it#then guess i have to#bookblr#books & libraries#cw book burning
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Opinion | Lessons from Alexandria: A Cautionary Tale for Modern American Politics
By Jet Espinosa In a city once hailed as a beacon of knowledge and tolerance, Alexandria drew people from across the ancient world. It was a place where scholars, thinkers, and believers from diverse backgrounds came to share and preserve their wisdom. With libraries that housed invaluable knowledge in science, philosophy, medicine, and the arts, Alexandria was a symbol of progress and…
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#Alexandria library destruction#American democracy#Ancient Alexandria#Cultural diversity#Enlightenment and progress#Freedom of belief#Historical cautionary tales#History repeating itself#Intellectual freedom#Knowledge and tolerance#Lessons from ancient civilizations#Lessons from history#Modern American politics#Political power and religion#Politics and religion#Protecting democracy#Religious influence in politics#Religious tolerance#Role of religion in government#Separation of church and state
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