Western Architecture. Art. Culture. History. Mythology. And whatever I might like.
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Have you ever pictured Greek philosophers as goofballs?
Ordinary people, always ready to crack a Dad joke?
If you haven’t, remember: Chrysippus died from laughing after seeing
a donkey eating his figs and ordering a slave to give the animal some wine
to help it wash them down.
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
For there is in London all that life can afford".
Samuel Johnson, English writer.
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Soldier coming home to his daughter after WWII, 1945.
More iconic photos from WW2: bit.ly/45acOKL
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“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
― Plato
POV: You weren't looking for the Pietà, but it found you anyway...
...And it came escorted by angels.
📍 Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Anima @ #Rome.
Do you think you are ill-fated? Luckless? Unfortunate?
Well, maybe you should think twice.
Ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus died when an eagle dropped a tortoise (or turtle) onto his bald head, mistaking it for a rock to shatter the shell.
THIS guy has reasons to complain!
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Poseidon holding a trident. Corinthian plaque, 550–525 BC. From Penteskouphia. Louvre Museum.
"I see cities as organisms, as living creatures.
To me Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman.
And it’s a woman who’s extremely vain".
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Spanish novelist.
Obliterate minimalism with whatever you call this.
📍 Erzabtei Stift Sankt Peter @ Salzburg, #Austria.
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The Imperial Propaganda Hidden in the Aeneid.
Written between 29 and 19 BCE, Virgil's Aeneid rewrote Roman origins to solidify Emperor Augustus's rule and legitimize the Julian dynasty's divine power. thecollector.com/imperial-pr… Via @romanhistory1
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Quote of the Day by Diogenes, Greek Philosopher:
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants”
"Venice, and all its temples and palaces, did seem like fabrics
of enchantment piled to heaven".
Charles Dickens, English writer and journalist.
Knowledge is beautiful. And sacred.
📍 Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial @ #Spain.
