#Pompeii

K a thread of ideas...2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia. https://twitter.com/HottingerLauren/status/1343789028076871681 Locals discover 20 coffins of unknown origi
Read more
#CLST6For this #CYO3, I listened to an engaging lecture by Dylan Rogers. Rogers revisits the siege of Athens by the Roman Empire in the year 86 BCE, and calls for
Read more
YOOOO they found a fast food counter in Pompeii and it looks like it’s almost completeThis is so cool @jackdaw_writes https://twitter.com/perchetendenza/status/1342794216003555328 The reason Pompei is so amazing is because, unlike
Read more
I have a lot of disagreements with @slatestarcodex, but this is genuinely one of the best essays I’ve ever read about death and personal autonomy:https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/07/17/who-by-very-slow-decay/ The only thing that beats
Read more
So, the ancient world wasn't the pristine white hollywood likes to picture. They loved colors.(incidentally, this thread is about ancient art\clothes, but the sentence works with people too)But some colors
Read more
Heinrich Schliemann and the discovery of Troy: A THREAD Heinrich Schliemann (6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and a pioneer in the field of
Read more
I wanted to do a thread of stunning, spooky and/or sad paintings I love, so that's exactly what I'm going to do. Starting with 'Moonlit Landscape with Fishermen' - Pietro
Read more
On this day: 1969. Neil Armstrong steps onto the lunar surface speaking the now immortal words “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”Pictures courtesy of the Kubrick estate. On this
Read more
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.