sulla804 days ago3 minPrayers for RainThe curious type of the Hydria is taken from the παράσημον (insignia) of the City of Crannon. It was customary in the time of drought ...
sulla80Jun 94 minA Bird in the Hand"Better one sparrow in thy hand than a thousand on the wing" - Proverbs of Ahikar the Wise, 6th Century Assyria, #51
sulla80Jun 55 minGreeks and CattleHumans have been making images of cattle for many millennia - this painting from Lascaux caves depicts aurochs (wild ancestors of...
sulla80May 48 minAcorn Eaters to Melting PotWhere did the people of ancient Rome originate? How do we connect the varied myths of Rome's founding from Virgil's Aeneid to the...