#Greeks hashtag - Bluesky

GoTAH V - The Titan and the Colossus So far we have seen ancient influences on the use of molten metal, battlefield tactics, the burning of a daughter in search of divine favour and the role of a woman, her actions and fate in sparking a...

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A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones took plenty of inspiration from the Ancients, including having a Wonder of the World 'guarding' the entrance to a harbour...

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American OurStory

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The U.S. #Greek population remained small until the 1880s, when poor economic conditions in Greece prompted many #Greeks to immigrate to the United States

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Game of Thrones and Ancient History III: Burning a Princess – Shireen and Iphigenia In S05E09 "The Dance of Dragons," Game of Thrones viewers were confronted with perhaps the most heart-wrenching and harrowing scenes of the show so far as perhaps the most innocent character in the en...

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In need of positive omens of a military operation? Burn a princess!

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Jonah

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The Thirty-Year #Genocide is a powerful & unsettling account of the destruction of #Armenians, #Assyrians & #Greeks in the collapsing #Turkish #Ottoman #Empire between 1894 & 1924.
Over three decades, more than 3.5 million people were killed or perished.
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The Brazen Bull: Killed by Own Creation Whether it be Marie Curie dying due to cancer caused by her radioactive discoveries, William Bullock succumbing to crush injuries caused by his own rotary printing press or most recently Stockton Rush...

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Inventing a grizzly method of torture or execution is not always great for your historical reputation... or your chances of facing such a grizzly demise... particularly if you invent the Brazen Bull...

#AncientHistory #BrazenBull #Greeks

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Numerous #Greek American political and social organizations have existed since the 1880s. These organizations often were made up of #Greeks who had come from the same region in Greece.

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Attracted to mining and railroad work, large numbers of #Greeks settled in Salt Lake City, with smaller numbers inhabiting Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Nevada

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American OurStory

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During the 1890s #Greeks began settling in major urban areas, including the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest

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The U.S. #Greek population remained small until the 1880s, when poor economic conditions in Greece prompted many #Greeks to immigrate to the United States

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Polites

Reproduction of Hippolyte Flandrin's masterpiece of a scene from the #Iliad, Polites Watching for the #Greeks, buff.ly/plYdkT1

If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.

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Game of Thrones and Ancient History I: A Golden Crown (originally posted 5/3/16; https://classicalassociationni.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/game-of-thrones-and-ancient-history-ia-a-golden-crown/)While in a setting with knights, tournaments and castles has a...

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A 'barbarian' punishing a scion of a major empire with a molten gold draught... its not just in the pages of fiction

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