Que sait-on du commerce en Méditerranée au Moyen Âge ? Embarquez avec moi à bord de la Cigale, un navire qui accoste à Aigues-Mortes en 1358, les cales pleines de produit venant de Chypre… Un thread ⬇️!

Found a hidden realm behind the shelves Art by Adam Oehlers

A team has translated the Euripides Papyrus, a 3rd-century text discovered in the corner of a pit grave at the necropolis of Philadelphia in Egypt in 2022, and revealed 100 previously unknown lines written by 5th-century B.C. Greek playwright Euripides. archaeology.org/news/2024/09/0…

Mikrò Pàpigko 📸steliosvoutsinas

A stunning early medieval sword with silver inlays and remnants of the scabbard. From Niederstozingen, 7th century. It's one of the 1,600 objects you can see at our Great State Exhibition, starting this Friday in Stuttgart. 👉thehiddenlaend.de

The Evolution of Ancient Greek Sculpture.

Just a cool picture of some of the coins that I have found metal detecting! 😎👍🍀 #metaldetecting

1/ According to the archaeological surveys, Troy appears to have been one of the most important regional centers of the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age. It might well be compared in area, population, and wealth with the great trade port of Ugarit. #Troy

A gold kylix found in Tomb IV, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece. Dated c. 16th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Athens (427). My own.

Spruce your #PhallusThursday up with this delightful cup. With joyful phallic critters cavorting around the vessel, who can help but smile ☺️

Sentinella al centro di antichi percorsi tra la costa e l'entroterra: Castello baronale di Cleto (CS) edificato dai Normanni nell'XI secolo d.C. su un'opera tardo-bizantina, a controllo di un territorio strategico e fertile. #Calabria #arte #medieval #landscape #heritage #beauty

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a #Roman jug and a handled bowl. Sets like this were vessels for hand-washing. They were used during sacrifices and banquets. Usually they were made of metall. Found in Cologne, dating 2nd c. AD Photo: Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln

Seated Statue of Thutmose IV and His Mother, Tiaa 🇪🇬 #ancientegypt

Only one man ever heard the sirens’ song & lived to tell the tale (Odysseus!). So use this water jar carefully & if you hear singing, don’t stick your face in it even if you really want to Hydria with Siren attachment Greek, 430-300 BCE Bronze, traces of silver Harvard Art Museums

Heracles 7: Other Notable Feats, illustrated by me, #heracles #hercules #herakles #MinorLabors #greekmythology #greekgods #pjo #mythology #classics #classicscommunity #myths #ancientgreece

#OTD in 1940, four teenage boys discovered Lascaux Cave in Montignac, France, which contains hunting scenes created during the Magdalenian Paleolithic period. Read about the stone tablets of the Azilian people who continued their ancestors' tradition: archaeology.org/issues/july-au…

Duomo barocco di Santa Maria Maggiore a Vibo Valentia (1680) edificato su una più antica Basilica Bizantina del IX sec. d.C.. Contiene diverse opere d'arte tra cui un trittico scultoreo in marmo scuro (XV sec.) del maestro rinascimentale Antonello Gagini. #Calabria #art #beauty

Ancient theatre & Larissa Castle Argos, Peloponnese

Ancient Mycenaean #Gold Diadem, 1600-1500 BC displayed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, #Greece. #Archaeology #Art #jewelry #ancient #History