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"Arranged in roughly chronological order, this varied collection of 23 alternate-history yarns delves into creative what-ifs all the way from the 13th century BCE to 1975 CE ... this is a solid addition to the Tesseracts series of anthologies." -- PW
https://t.co/QN9xzvUhyM

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2019-07-16

Scarab ring with recumbent lion on a background of eleven tall papyrus plants, Near Eastern, Levantine, Phoenician or Cypriot Archaic Period 6th\5th c BCE
https://t.co/6vwd40SIjy

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2019-07-03

Phrygian cap: common anatomical variant in gallbladder, caused by folding of fundus, no clinical significance. Named for caps worn by people of Phrygia (Turkey) 1200-700 BCE. Became a symbol of liberty. Also seen on Smurfs.

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2019-06-30

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2019-06-25

died in 323bce. The painting from 1644 by Pietro da Cortona shows Alexander defeating Darius III at the battle of Issus which hangs in the Capitoline Museum

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2019-06-10

Astro-Minoan Pirates & The Broken, Burning Sky, 3rd Age of Man, circa 115 BCE

Planet-side pirates watch the carcass of a looted mining ship burn in atmosphere. These Astro-Minoans tended to target prospectors and mining teams thinking the broken moon of Arigus was easy pickings.

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2019-06-06

Blog on the oldest surviving chunk of Greek prose, written by a Greek man called Achillodoros, 'Gift of Achilles', on a tiny Ukrainian island in about 510 BCE. It's all about fear of enslavement. https://t.co/u5Z5ZUu08v

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2019-06-04

How do we recognise "play" in the ancient world? Children were likely more socialised with adults than today; most depictions of "games" (like this from the tomb of Baqet III at Beni Hasan, c. 2000 BCE) come from religious or funerary contexts. This ball is from Kahun

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2019-05-15

Ave!
This is a portrait of Julius Caesar on the ides of March 44 BCE (Colorised)
[Retweet because I wasn't happy with it, and some feedback from ]



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2019-05-11

The sources for imagery are vast, ranging from 5,000 BCE to newspaper clippings. This is Sheela na gig, the Celtic goddess of fertility and destruction, a mythical figure Spero describes as, "beguiling, childlike, terrifying, and funny." https://t.co/CWwRxtE6z8

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2019-05-03

Atusa (550-475 BCE) was the daughter of emperor Cyrus the Great & married to Darius who held the vast Persian empire that spanned huge portions of Asia. Atusa was considered an influential & helped put Xerxes in power after Darius. She suffered from mastitis.

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2019-04-26

Naomi returns home

Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back

and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go...”

Book of Ruth

4th century BCE

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Painting by William Blake, 1795
Naomi entreating daughters-in-law Ruth and Orpah
to return to the land of Moab

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2019-04-24

Place of birth of the Roman Emperors from BCE 27 to CE 518. Many Roman Emperors were born outside of modern day Italy. Source: https://t.co/xanIHqEiu3

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2019-04-01

remember i read 36 years back. Written by 3rd-4th BCE. All his works were lost. but in Kerala few manuscripts found, as in they perform He predates his 13(or 14) plays r revived

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2019-03-27

They change their sky, not their soul, who rush across the sea

Horace

The Epistles (or Letters)

Book 1, 11, v. 27

20 BCE

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2019-03-19

Alberto Giacometti in his studio with L'Homme qui marche.
How very Etruscan; As Ombra della Sera, The Evening Shadow (3rd c. BCE), the votive statuette from the ancient Velathri, Italy, influenced by the Greek Hermai stelae.
Non Obliviscar. The Recipient of the Past.

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2019-03-17

越过草原的弁形冠
Cap of Saka : in Persepolis, 518 BCE
Cap of Altaian : in Bayan-Ulgii, 5th-3rd c.BCE
Cap of Chinese : in Luoyang, 3rd-2nd c.BCE
Hat of Xiongnu : in Noin-Ula, 1st c.BCE - 1st c.CE
Hat of Korean (1) : in Pyongyang, 5th c.CE
Hat of Korean (2) : in Buyeo, 6th-7th c.CE

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2019-03-14

A culmination of Sophia Al Maria’s Writer in Residency at the Whitechapel Gallery London, BCE teams the artist with Victoria Sin in an immersive installation of videos and texts exploring the concept of creation myths through a feminist, intersectional lens. Till 28 April 2019.

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2019-01-31