“Installed” is a Straw Man. “Supported in every conceivable way, and is over the moon with the resulting hyper-polarization and resulting political degeneracy and weakening of the US?”

Unquestionably.

That time my sons were immortalized. They were the inspiration to 'Powerman and Iron fist ' issue 1 cover! #TBThursday
David F Walker

A weight made of stone with a great relief octopus from Knossos, ca. 1500 BC. Now on display at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Photo: Kunst und Kunstgewerbe im ägäischen Kulturkreise Helmuth Theodor Boßert Berlin: Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth, A-G, 1901.

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Squeal of delight! Out today, Legacy of Rome where I show region by region how the world of Rome is still all around us today! Thru the ace The History Press ! @unikent Kentiquity: Classics & Archaeology @KentUni

In this moment of peril, I must underscore my duty as Secretary-General to uphold the United Nations Charter.

The Charter is clear.

Any annexation of a State’s territory by another State resulting from the threat or use of force is a violation of the Principles of the Charter & int’l law.

Reverse of my previous thread: thank you, Art Institute of Chicago, for adding all but one of the antiquities I told you needed to go on the AAMD's New Acquisitions of Archaeological Material and Works of Ancient Art registry to it! Let's take a look...

Attic Black-Figure Olpe, c. 510 BC, Depicting Hercules Wrestling Triton.

Getty Museum.

#AncientArt

#RomanFortThursday #History

It’s difficult to convey the actual size of this relief - it’s about 3 metres x 3.5m. Found in 1822 at the Mithraic temple at Housesteads fort on Hadrian’s Wall, it a creation myth showing Mithras killing the bull

Engraved oval amethyst intaglio with the portrait of the Roman emperor Valerian. He's wearing a radiate crown and fillet, and sports an unfortunate neckbeard. 3rd c. CE, of course, as in 'Crisis of the Third Century'. Not a fun time to be emperor. #BritishMuseum

The powerful women of the #Roman Severan Dynasty all together & all related to each other - Julia Maesa, Julia Domna, Julia Soamias & Julia Mamaea. These ladies were a powerful force in Roman politics for over 40 years and shaped the course of history of the Empire from AD193-235

There are sharks on the highways in Florida. Unreal.

These covers are three weeks apart

The Hyksos Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 17th-16th c. BC.

📷: National Geographic

#AncientMaps

The San Francisco Garter Snake has been on the endangered list since 1967, and has been labeled the most beautiful snake in the U.S. Researches estimate only 1-2 thousand remain [read more: buff.ly/2OSHivm]

Alexander the Great minutes before facing an army of nearly 100,000 men and effectively destroying the world’s largest empire up to that point.

For over four years I had dreamed of capturing this exact shot. Last winter, everything lined up perfectly and it finally happened. A violent storm had just passed Iceland, making it possible for massive waves to form 🌊 #iceland

For scale, the seacliff is 60m high (200 ft)

Coin of Kanishka I (the Great) of the Kushan Empire