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[penandswordbooks]

New 📚 release: Themistocles – The Powerbroker of Athens by Jeffrey A. Smith. Save 20% off the RRP when you order through the P&S website. 🤩 📖 This is an exciting new biography of Themistocles of Athens, architect of the Greek victory over the Persian invasions of 490 BC and 480 to 479 BC. While his role in the Persian wars is naturally a major theme, Themistocles' career before and after those conflicts is also considered in detail. 💬 ’The style of the book is crisp, lucid and, at times, almost conversational. It should appeal to any non-specialist reader who is generally interested in the classical world and provides an excellent introduction to a man who, after Alcibiades, is probably the most intriguing and elusive citizen of ancient Athens.’ ~ Classics For All • #NewRelease #NewBook #Biography #Themistocles #History #Hardback #Bookstagram #Classics #BookReview #Review #ClassicalHistory #AncientHistory #History #Athens #GreekHistory #AncientGreece #Greek #BC #Military #Military #PenAndSword #PenAndSwordBooks (at Pen and Sword Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnDSGorl1g/?igshid=1kzpeerkhsw8r

[omniatlas]

NEW MAP: Europe 60: Boudica’s Rebellion (15 Oct 60 AD) https://buff.ly/2PKWxbI When the Roman client king of the Iceni died in around 60 AD, the Romans brutally annexed his kingdom, provoking the Iceni and neighboring tribes to revolt under the leadership of his widow Boudica in 60 or 61 AD. The uprising caught the Roman governor—who was on the other side of Britain suppressing the Druidic colony on Anglesey at the time—by surprise and Boudica destroyed three major towns, including Londinium (London), before he was finally able to rally his forces and defeat her. [Actual date uncertain: Map depicts situation in fall of 60 or 61 just before Battle of Watling Street.] #europe #history #druids #ancient #ancienthistory #classicalhistory #romanbritain #boudica #boudicea #europeanhistory #iceni #october #celts #romanempire #romans #roman #ancientrome #romanhistory #britannia #celticbritain #britons #maps #newmap #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #anglesey #watlingstreet (at Camulodunum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Cq3YxgiEH/?igshid=46hbhveq525j

[eduard-ftr]

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When want,'s to give more life the illustrations #anime #ilustracion #ilustration #conceptart #classicalhistory #drawthisinyourstyle #drawings #apple #blancanieves #poison (en San Gil, Capital Turística De Santander, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B06u9ZVAqxE/?igshid=1d75tj985eo0r

[ancient-mystery]

The Mayan temple called “El Castillo” is the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico. Built between the 9th and 12th centuries AD, the temple is dedicated to feathered serpent deity Kukulcan. At the spring and autumn equinox, shadows cast by the temple look like a snake crawling up its facade.

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[aal-archaeology]

Beautiful day for some resistivity training! . . #universityofyork #University #York #UnitedKingdom #malton #roman #classicalhistory #geophysicalsurvey #geophysics #archaeologygrad #archaeologist #Archaeology #digitalarchaeology #england (at Malton, York, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt3lfqqF9IY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h2c6x7tisoy1

[artanissnow]

I am going to give myself a challenge to read a book a month! It is a hard thing for someone like me to do #adhd #cantsitstill and I used to read a lot! On the blog I have more insight to this but for now check out what I am trying to read this month and this comfy outfit! #readinglist #readabook #romanhistory #classicalhistory #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading Follow my shop @glamorouslysteph on the @shop.LTK app to shop this post and get my exclusive app-only content! #liketkit #LTKcurves #LTKhome #LTKunder50 @shop.ltk https://liketk.it/3N51Q https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXFVfcAssX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[michael-svetbird]

: • Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto \ MArTA yesterday, Fri 14|08: Miniature Reliefs and Small Format Sculpture PART I. \ Horisontal . Phonecam snaps, Hi res quality photos to follow [ MArTA Vasepainting - in the next post ] . • 1. “The Greek Town”, 4th-3rd c. BC. Funerary Culture [‘Apulian’ Grecia]: Gilt Terracotta Applique from a funerary bed depicting mythical creatures [Grypomachy, Griffins v. (probably) Amazon] . • 2. Miniature Shields, Terracotta, ca 4th BC.: Pelta Type; A double axe [labrys] is stamped on one shield. . • 3-4. “The Greek Town”, 4th-3rd BC. Funerary Architecture: ~ ‘Soft Stone’ Metope : Amazonomachy, Taranto, Unknown provenance, 3rd BC. . ~ ‘Soft Stone’ Pediment of a funerary monument: Battle scene, Greek Warrior and Amazon, Taranto, Unknown provenance, Mid-3rd BC. . • 5. Misc artifacts ] . • 6. “The Greek Town”, 4th-3rd BC. Funerary Architecture: ‘Soft Stone’ Acroteria : 3 Amazons, Taranto, Unknown provenance, Mid-3rd BC. [ continued in Part II. ] . MArTA @museoarcheologiconazionaleta MSP 14|08|20 I. . . #martaranto #taranto #puglia #museoarcheologicotaranto #museoarcheologicoditaranto #archaeologicalmuseum #magnagrecia #greekcolony #ancientsculpture #greeksculpture #terracotta #funeraryart #ancientart #ancient #antiquity #archaeology #greekmythology #museology #classicalhistory #archaeologyphotography #museumphotography #ancientamazons #amazonomachy #amazzonomachia #amazons #amazonen #амазонки #αμαζόνες #mythicalcreatures #michaelsvetbird • marta 14|08|20 “reliefs & small sculpture” part I. @michael_svetbird (at Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto - MARTA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD53gkJKF5W/?igshid=1akahfvkvtnys

[historyoftheworldpodcast]

Vol 3 Ep 27 - Ancient Rome: The Punic Wars, Part One #punicwars #ancientrome #carthage #sicily #roman #gauls #hamilcar #ancienthistory #classicalhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHfgI-HZg9/?igshid=1dw131f3dtsub

[sbelikeswords]

#30daysofbooks day 5: the oldest book you've ever read . Not only is this the oldest book I've ever read, it's arguably the oldest book there is. Along with The Odyssey, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works And Days, it's considered one of the oldest extant works in the western literary tradition. . The story itself is interesting, if only to recognize how many other works reference it. But meta-analysis of the text is so much more fascinating. . For context, there actually was a city called Troy, or Ilion (hence the Iliad). And there actually was a war of some sort that happened there, and the city really was destroyed. We've found Greek arrowheads there, so we know the Greeks were involved somehow as well. The best we can tell, it happened somewhere around 1250 BCE. . But it wasn't until around 800-750 BCE that anyone bothered to write down what happened. So as a result, The Iliad is the result of a 500 year long game of broken telephone. . The story was passed down via an oral tradition, and each bard added their own flavour to the story. So you can read battle descriptions where someone is wearing a helm whose description matches one we've actually found in archaeological digs that date to a period of time far later than the Trojan War. In fact, the technology to create them hadn't even been invented yet. . What's even cooler is that you can see someone wearing that helm, using a cuirass from the year 1000, a spear from the year 1200, and a shield from 700. No one would ever have worn these things in this combination, but because it was passed down orally it ended up being told like this. . But how on Earth could someone possibly memorize a story as long as the Iliad, you may be wondering. Good question. The theory is that bards would know the general narrative, and the general style of the poem, and just fill in the blanks with a set of lines they memorized and could slot in wherever. If you analyze the original Greek, it supports this theory - 95% of the half lines in the poem are repeated at least once. . . . . . #history #historynerd #classicalhistory #greekhistory #ancienthistory #books #bookstagram #instabook #bookaddict#booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/B1rL3xsA-rA/?igshid=ihvbuc3fe1ge

[talesfromawanderinggirl]

Just because the sun doesn’t hit the door doesn’t mean there isn’t an entrance way

[omniatlas]

NEW MAP: Europe 6: Tiberius’ Campaigns in Germania (31 Dec 6 AD) https://buff.ly/2MKeGF6 In 1 AD Augustus sent his stepson Tiberius to subdue the Germanic tribes on the Rhine frontier. In his campaigns, Tiberius eventually extended the Roman border extended as far as the Elbe but was forced to cancel plans to conquer the Marcomanni when revolt broke out in Illyria in 6 AD. #europe #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #newmap #ancienthistory #classicalhistory #romanempire #romanhistory #augustus #ancientrome #ancient #ancientcivilization #ancients #romans #germania #tiberius #germanic #europeanhistory #historyofeurope #illyria #gaul #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #ancientworld (at Teutoburgerwald) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqfpPzAFct/?igshid=1vohnjmq8o3t0

[learningandlore-blog]

What We’re Reading About in History Today 📚 . . The Medes + the Persians in #storyoftheworldbook1 🌎 . . We’re also reading the story about #kingmidas based off of King Croesus whom #cyrusthegreat defeated (the purported richest king at the time 💰). . . I’m loving the easy map 🗺work included, the coloring pages and short stories - packed with so much info but in digestible chunks. . . This lesson also has a sweet Conquer Mesopotamia board game style review we’re planning to play after dinner today as a family. . . This chapter marks the 1/2 way point in the book... so I’m looking to order book 2 soon. . . . . . . #homeschoolhistory #sotw #storyoftheworld #storyoftheworldvol1 #classicalhistory #classicalhomeschooling #classicalhomeschool #thewelltrainedmind #handsonhistory #livingbookshistory #historymapwork #homelearning #relaxedhomeschooling #charlottemasonhomeschooling #charlottemasonhomeschool #charlottemasonathome #eclectichomeschoolers #eclectichomeschool #eclectichomeschooling #njhomeschoolers #urbanhomeschoolers #learningandlore

[naturalparentguide]

Mummy making fun! We. Ought cheep wrester dolls at the dollar store and wrapped them in plaster wrap. Such a fun #AncientEgypt learning activity. . . . . . . #historyproject #history #mummy #projectbasedlearning #homeschooling #learnthroughplay #education #homeschoollife #hsmom #hs #ihsnet #instagood #homeschoolkid #learningisfun #creativelearning #historylearning #classicalhomeschool #classicalhistory

[mercerspoems]

Roman History in a Nutshell: Introduction

#Roman #History in a Nutshell: #Introduction - A brief look at #why we #study Roman History and how it touches all of our #lives, even thousands of years on #History #Classics #ClassicalHistory #Rome #RomanEmpire #Rome101 #IntroductiontoRomanHistory

The Pantheon – The Temple of All Gods. First comissioned by Marcus Agrippa (That what the words on the front are all about), later rebuilt, twice, due to fires because Rome had a lot of those. It’s a timeless temple, walking into it today you could believe it was built last week, in 1890, 1750, 1612, 1402, 1117…I could keep numbering. (Credit: Nono vlf CC-BY-SA 4.0) I am not an historian. In…

[historyoftheworldpodcast]

Volume 3 Episode 1 - The Achaemenid Empire, Part One #achaemenid #persian #ancientpersia #cyrusthegreat #median #historyoftheworld #classicalhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B6FXhwCHjOV/?igshid=otqrd8afu675

[sbelikeswords]

I was challenged by @nicholasdasko to post 7 books in 7 days that changed my life. . This is the first - my well-worn copy of De Rerum Natura by the Roman philosopher Lucretius. . Have you ever heard of atoms before? Those tiny tiny things that make up everything, and that we weren't able to observe until we had incredibly powerful microscopes in the late 20th century? Lucretius theorized them in the 1st century BCE. . The fact that you can just... deduce reality through philosophizing blew my mind when I first read it. . I nominate @vmkirin . . . . . . #books #bookstagram #instabook #bookaddict#booklover #booklife #bookphotography#readersofinstagram #reader#instaread #readinglife #bookstagrammer #igreads#igbooks #ilovereading #readingtime #ilovebooks#bookblogger #readmorebooks #bookgeek#bookobsessed #history #philosophy #roman #romanempire #romanhistory #classicalhistory #epicurean https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5JkC0nuvf/?igshid=l36xkdpp5d7i