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Tag Archives: Greece
370 BC: Numberless Democrituses Like Himself
The pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) believed in an infinite universe, and therefore in an infinite number of worlds. Some might be bigger or smaller than earth, he concluded; some might have more moons or suns, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, 3rd Century, 4th Century BC, Animals, Art, Astronomy, Birds, Crows, Democritus, Great Britain, Greece, Hippolytus, Leonora Carrington, Mexico, Philosophy, Printmaking, Pseudo-Hippocrates, Women
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1922: An Unusual Scheme
In 1922, the Greek government concocted an unusual scheme for dealing with a large deficit in the country’s budget. Largely caused by the expense of WWI, the deficit had soared exponentially, and the government could neither tax nor borrow itself … Continue reading
170 AD: Memnon
Portrait of Memnon: Greek, c. 170 AD Memnon was the pupil, protégé, and adopted son of Herodes Atticus, a Greek aristocrat and sophist who served as a senator of the Roman Empire. He was named after the mythological Ethiopian king … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Century, Africa, Ethiopia, Greece, Mythology, Portraits, Sculpture
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100 AD: Leucippus
Galatea, daughter of Eurytius, who was son of Sparton, married at Phaestus in Crete Pandion’s son, Lamprus, a man of good family but without means. When Galatea became pregnant, Lamprus prayed to have a son and said plainly to his … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Century, 5th Century BC, Antoninus Liberalis, Books, Children, Greece, LGBTQ, Mythology, Rome, Sculpture
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600 BC: How Can Someone Not Be Hurt and Hurt Again
πῶϲ κε δή τιϲ οὐ θαμέω̣ϲ̣ἄϲαιτ̣ο, Κύπρι, δέϲπ̣ ̣ο̣ιν̣ ̣’, ὄττινα [δ]η̣ ̀ φιλ̣́ ̣[ηϲι,] [κωὐ] θέλοι μάλιϲτα πάθα̣ν̣χ̣άλ̣[αϲϲαι;] [ποῖ]ον ἔχηϲθα [νῶν] ϲά̣ λοιϲί μ’ ἀλεμά̣τω̣ ̣ϲ̣ δ̣αιϲ̣̈́ δ̣ ̣[ην [ἰμέ]ρω⟨ι⟩ λύ{ι}̣ ϲαντι γ̣όν’ ωμε-̣ [x [ ̣ ̣ ̣] … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860's, 19th Century, 6th Century BC, 7th Century BC, Art, Diane Raynor, Great Britain, Greece, LGBTQ, Love, Painting, Poetry, Sappho, Simeon Solomon, Women
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5th Century BC: Hermes Kriophoros
Hermes Kriophoros – Roman copy of 5th century BC Greek original “Kriophoros” is Greek for “ram-bearer.” The epithet became associated with the god Hermes in connection with a story from the city of Tanagra, here retold by the traveler and … Continue reading
4th Century AD: Apollo
Head of Apollo of the Anzio type; Roman copy of a 4th century Greek original.
5th Century BC: Zeus Ammon
After the Greeks colonized Cyrenaica—now part of Lybia—and established settlements in the lower Nile Delta, they came to associate Zeus with the Egyptian supreme god Amun-Ra, who was often depicted with the head of a ram. The features of both … Continue reading
2015: Under Construction
Anna Pantelia: from the series Recycle (2015) (source)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Anna Pantelia, Architecture, Art, Greece, Photography, Portraits, Women
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5th Century BC: Rhyton
Brygos: Rhyton [drinking vessel] in the shape of a dog’s head (early 5th century BC) (source)
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Tagged 5th Century BC, Animals, Art, Byrgos, Ceramics, Dogs, Food and Drink, Greece, Sculpture
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