Happy Easter - photo credit @athens_surreal #surrealathens

Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.

So fantastic to be in Rome today as the Eternal City celebrates its 2,777th birthday with a grand parade! #NatalediRoma

'Io Sono Una Forza Del Passato: Adriano, i ritratti' ('I am a force of the past: Hadrian’s Portraits'), an exhibition at the Mouseia (Museum) of Villa Adriana that presents nine portraits of Hadrian (including four I had never seen before) and two of Sabina.…

The ancient city of Zeugma, was founded in 300 BC by Seleukos Nikator, one of the generals of the Alexander the Great. At that time the city was named after the general and called Seleukia on the Euphrates.

Today, in Sparta. Hadrian was in Athens in 124/5 and 128/9, and on both occasions went to Sparta, where he was honoured as 'saviour, founder and benefactor' in a whole series of altars.

#Hadrian1900

Yamas! 🍻🇬🇷

Lake Trichonida (ancient Trichonis) is the largest natural lake in Greece. It is situated in the eastern part of Aetolia-Acarnania. It covers an area of 98.6 square kilometres (38.1 sq mi).

Herakles' Second Labor: The Lernean #Hydra
The destruction of the Lernean #Hydra was Herakles’ second labor. The #Hydra was the monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna, and the sibling of the Nemean Lion, the Chimaera, and Kerberos. It possessed numerous mortal and one…

FLORAL PRIMVS-Floralia Primus: First Floral Games.

The theatre of Prusias ad Hypium was an intricately decorated building. During the past four years of excavations, archaeologists have uncovered numerous architectural fragments adorned with carved reliefs. In 2022, a marble block depicting the mythological tale of Actaeon being…

#Byzantine Nikephoros I - ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΣ Α
The former imperial treasurer, Nicephorus I came to power in the coup that toppled the controversial Empress Irene. Nicephorus and his son and co-ruler Stauracius invaded #Bulgaria , which had become a major threat under the ferocious warlord…

Herakles' Third Labor: The Hind of Ceryneian
The name Ceryneian is speculated to be derived from the river Cerynites which rises in Arkadia and flows through Achaia into the sea [Apollodorus, Library 2. 5. 3-4]. In one version of the story, this fantastical creature was…

Herakles' First Labor: The Nemean Lion
For his first labor, #Herakles was to slay the Nemean #Lion and bring back its skin. The Nemean #Lion , called thus as it had been terrorizing the area around Nemea, had a skin so thick that it was impenetrable to weapons. After making futile…

Amel Boulder on “Roman stelae in Algeria”

Herakles' Twelfth Labor: Kerberos
For his twelfth and final labor, #Herakles was sent to the underworld to capture Kerberos. In order to complete this most difficult task, #Herakles was initiated in the Eleusinian Mysteries so that he could learn how to enter and exit the…

Poor Herakles!
Herakles' Eleventh Labor: the Apples of the Hesperides 🍎🍏
For his eleventh labor, #Herakles was tasked by the cowardly Eurystheus to retrieve the Apples of the Hesperides, a set of golden apples gifted to Hera by Gaia on her wedding day. They were cared for by…