Centaur and Lapith, Parthenon Marbles
Head of Gudea, prince of Lagash. Diorite, Telloh (ancient city of Girsu), ca. 2120 BC.
The Oval Plaza, Jordan. The Oval Plaza is surrounded by a broad sidewalk and a colonnade of 1st Century Ionic columns
Athena, From the Musei Vaticani, Rome
Hittite Goddess And Child, Anatolia 15th-13th Century BCE
Assyrian archers ; Assyrian Relief, South-West Palace of Nineveh (room 36, panel 5-6) ; 700–692 BC.
Fresco from the thracian tomb of Kazanlak, Bulgaria
simplykeight asked: I'm sure a lot of people ask you this, but how did you become interested in the ancient world? Do you work in a history field? Or do you plan on going into one?
I don’t know where my love of ancient history started. I’ve always been interested in history for as long as I can remember. As a child, my interest in ancient history started with Ancient Egypt, and as I got older it branched out into other cultures such as Greek and Roman history. As of now I’m taking a break from school, but I was and will be a Classics and history dual major with the intent of becoming a history professor one day. Thanks for the question, and I hope you enjoy the blog!
Famous relief from the Old Babylonian period (now in the British museum) called the “Burney relief” or “Queen of the Night relief”. The depicted figure could be an aspect of the goddess Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexual love and war. However, her bird-feet and accompanying owls have suggested to some a connection with Lilitu (called Lilith in the Bible), though seemingly not the usual demonic Lilitu. 19th C. BC - 18th C. BC
Lost for 1,600 years, the royal quarters of Cleopatra were discovered off the shores of Alexandria. A team of marine archaeologists, led by Frenchman, Franck Goddio, began excavating the ancient city in 1998. Historians believe the site was submerged by earthquakes and tidal waves, yet, astonishingly, several artifacts remained largely intact. Amongst the discoveries were the foundations of the palace, shipwrecks, red granite columns, and statues of the goddess Isis and a sphinx. The Egyptian Government plans to create an underwater museum and hold tours of the site.
(Source: all-that-is-interesting.com)
