'The erotic poems of Bilitis - A lush translation of this late-discovered lesbian poet added to the legacy of Sappho, but there was a trickster at work'
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Closeup of Heidi Klum as Medusa, snakes emerging from her head, which is scaly and green, as is her body. She has yellow slitted eyes - again, like a snake - and her tongue is striped and forked. Absolutely frightening.
Heidi Klum and her husband, Tom Kaulitz. Klum is a giant snake (a rattler!) with a human upper half and holds a recurved bow and arrow. Kaulitz is a Greek soldier turned to stone, holding his shield and sword defensively. Bravo!
Well, Heidi Klum and her husband win #ClassicalHalloween, hands-down. There are no other contenders. The makeup artists who created the makeup and prosthetics for this #Medusa and stoned victim should be given all the awards. 👏 👏 👏 🏆 🏺 #ClassicalBluesky
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A photograph of the cavea of the theatre at Paphos in Cyprus. In the foreground is a granite column with a later inscription in Greek added to it
The ancient theatre of Paphos in Cyprus at sunset on 30 September 2025
The reused column incorporated into the theatre’s containment wall was engraved with the name Eustorgis in Late Antiquity
#archaeology #ClassicalBlueSky
My etsy shop is back online complete with a fresh print! #classicalbluesky #ancientbluesky Shop here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
Nusquam est qui ubique est. — Seneca "A person who is everywhere is nowhere."
His verbis monemur ne in nimis multas res animos nostros intendamus. "We are cautioned by these words not to divide our attention in too many different things. #lingualatina #ClassicalBlueSky #stoics
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
14/20
#RobertFagles #Virgil #TheAeneid #BooksThatStayedWithYou #BookSky #BooksOfBlueSky #ClassicalBlueSky
Episode 7!!
The episode concludes with part two of our interview with Zach Beasley, the director of Ancients at Heritage Auctions.
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#podcast #youtube #history #art #ancienthistory #ancientart #collect #skystorian #historybluesky #classicalbluesky #ancientbluesky
This is an incredible video on a medallion I owned that represented Constantine’s Eyes to God. Incredible rarity and beauty!
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#ancient #history #historybluesky #skystorians #classicalbluesky #numismatics #coins
Here is another amazing video I did with Classical Numismatics. This one is on the coins of Kos. Particularly ones with the crab on the reverse. One of the best I have ever seen!
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#ancient #ancientcoins #historybluesky #skystorians #classicalbluesky #ancientbluesky
Detail of a broken plate of a pale colour which has the outline of fish and birds painted in black and red lines
Something fishy
A detail of a very fragmentary Coptic plate, probably of the 5th century, the team has found at the Paphos theatre site in Cyprus from post-theatre contexts. It was quite smashed up before amazing conservation work by the team.
#archaeology 🏺 #classicalbluesky
Love it. Always go back to the source.
#History #ClassicalBlueSky
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The Ara Pacis in Rome
A procession relief on the Ara Pacis in Rome
The Imperial family relief on the Ara Pacis in Rome
The so called Tellu panel on the Ara Pacis in Rome
Today's delve into my photos is of a few panels on the Ara Pacis. Beautifully detailed the site was surprisingly quiet, perhaps everyone was sweating in the Forum that day.
#classicalbluesky #archaeology #Romebluesky
Medusa medallion on poster from Cleveland Museum of Art lecture on her meaning & depiction.
#ClassicalBlueSky
Finally had #Medusa hung in my office. Fortunate to have these free programs in Cleveland.
(Older maintenance guy giggled a bit while he worked, which made me happy too.)
An illustration depicting the Athenian Acropolis from inside the Propylaia, with columned buildings, statues, and people walking around. The image has a sepia-toned color palette, giving it an aged, historical appearance.
After being failed by Google Images, here's a longshot question for #ClassicalBluesky. Does anyone know where this image is from, or who it is by?
