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1. The Spartans were famously stoppable. They were defeated numerous times.

2. The Spartans did not invent military strategy ... that is just silly.

3. Just no.

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Women's healthcare in ancient Mesopotamia in the first millennium BCE : an edition of the textual sources | WorldCat.org "Treatments for women from ancient Mesopotamia form the most extensive medical corpus on female health from antiquity beside the Hippocratic gynaecological works. This volume presents a comprehensive

There is a new, open access anthology (=great teaching resource) about _Women's healthcare in ancient Mesopotamia in the first millennium BCE_ edited by Ulrike Steinert. search.worldcat.org/title/Women'... I would then combine this with the ancient medicine sourcebook www.ucpress.edu/books/medici...

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Classics friends may enjoy this. Some of the Latin pronunciation is a bit weird, but the essence is spot on! 😆

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In January 2025, several gold bracelets and the famous Helmet of Coțofenești were stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands.

Now, fourteen months later, the helmet and several of the bracelets have been recovered!

Really great news! 

Definitive evidence of Atlantis has been found!

Once thought to be a fictional island in the Atlantic invented by Plato, unquestionable evidence points to it being an actual civilization with super advanced technology and architecture.

#AprilFools 

Paperback of my book on the Polis

Imperial Women of Rome by Mary T. Boatwright - Review - A new blog at Ancient History: www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/ancient-history-bl...

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#OTD in 1964, 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' was released. Despite its stunning set design and attention to detail, the movie flopped at the box office. It would be 36 years before the next Roman-themed movie hit the big screen: 'Gladiator' (2000). 

#New on #OCIANA: Is this the oldest #Arabic inscription yet discovered? The famous #Bāyir inscription is now online. An ancient Arab calls upon the Canaanite gods: Malkom, Kemosh, and Qaws to protect the wells of Bāyir (ancient: ʾabāʾir).

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Central intrados decoration of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (died 450), daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, Ravenna, Italy. Image credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/freshcreator/4599645152

Galla Placidia has perhaps the most metal 🤘 meander mosaic ever to exist. If I could make one wallpaper for my office or personal tomb, it would be this (Ravenna, 450 CE).

The obverse of this Bactrian silver tetradrachm depicts the ruler Eukratides I in a crested Boeotian-style helmet and holding a spear, his upper torso bare. The rendering of the back and shoulder musculature is very fine. The reverse has an inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ (Basileōs Megalou Eukratidou, ‘Of the Great King Eukratides’). It depicts the Dioskouroi (Kastor/Castor and Polydeukes/Pollux) charging right, holding long lances and palms. Eukratides I (reigned 172/171–145 BCE), also known as Eukratides the Great, was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings. He conquered large parts of northern India, and minted a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance and prosperity. His immediate successors were the last Greek kings to rule in Bactria. Bactria, ca. 170-145 BCE. Diam: 32.0 mm (1.26 in.) Met Museum loan from the American Numismatic Society (L.2007.9.110, ANS 1995.51.78)

There is such a sculptural quality to this ancient Bactrian silver tetradrachm. King Eukratides I is shown in profile, wearing a Boeotian-style helmet and holding a spear, his torso twisted so that we see his powerfully muscled back and shoulders. 🏺 1/

Bactria, ca. 170-145 BCE. #MetMuseum
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A clash of chariots at the Battle of Megiddo: pharaoh Thutmose III rides in the central chariot as it impacts with the enemy. This image was featured in an article on ancient Egyptian historical fiction. Want to read more? AH 25 is available here: https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/ahm-…

WMU History Poster (Dunbar Hall, Room 3423) for Dr. Bret Devereaux, The Appearance of Accuracy: The Perils of Historical Verisimilitude and the Public's Understanding of History."

If you're anywhere near Kalamazoo, join us tomorrow with @bretdevereaux.bsky.social to campus to discuss "The Appearance of Accuracy: The Perils of Historical Verisimilitude and the Public's Understanding of History." This is the 1st of 4 lectures for our dept this year on Public & Ancient History.

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A #Roman tile , impressed with the footprint of a chicken that walked across it some 1600+ years ago 🐔 #AncientBlueSky

View down the portico of the Grande Palaestra of the display cases housing the casts

One of the casts lying on his back. Behind him the Grande Palaestra is bathed in sunlight.

A reflection of one of the casts on display

A day filled with poignant reflection as the permanent exhibition dedicated to the plaster casts of ancient Pompeians opened in #Pompeii.
At last they are given context: where, when and how they were found, what they were found with, and details such as their sex and approximate age.

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The picture shows a piece of limestone with a drawing of a mouse sitting in front of a table of offerings, smelling the fragrance of a lotus flower which she holds in her hand. Opposite of the table is a cat, holding a fan.

A charming #Egyptian drawing of a #cat acting as a servant to a #mouse. Drawings of animals acting as people were meant as satire of the society and politics.
Dating 13th/12th century BC, probably from Deir el-Medina, #Egypt.

📷 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels
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Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.

It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.