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Circa 30 - 50 A.D. Height 25 cm. Bronze statue in the vestibule of Pompey’s theater at the Campus Martius, 55 B.C. Copy: Beginning of the...

Wall painting from Etruscan tomb found at Porano (Orvieto)

Rois d'Alexandrie de Constantin Cavafis est un poème évocateur qui plonge le lecteur dans l'atmosphère nostalgique et majestueuse de...

Cléopâtre VII Philopator (en grec ancien Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ / Kleopátra Theá Philopátōr, « Cléopâtre la déesse qui aime son père »,...

Wall-facing slab depicting a scene of lotus-flower pressing Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC. Limestone, dimensions: 68 cm x 31.5 cm x 6 cm....

Στην ελληνική μυθολογία, ο ιππόκαμπος (από τα ελληνικά: ἱππόκαμπος, hippokampos, που σημαίνει «ίππος-τέρας της θάλασσας») ήταν ένα μυθικό...

La fameuse coupe laconienne dite “coupe d’Arcésilas” présente une scène narrative particulièrement remarquable. L’ensemble est représenté...

Depuis quelques jours, un livre m'est parut dans les éditions des Belles Lettres, qui a particulièrement attiré mon attention et suscité...

© Mario Maloccu The goddess Isis, detail from the east tower of the first pylon of her temple at Philae.

© Mario Maloccu Isis and Wepwawet, god of Asyut, with the name of Siese, Overseer of the Two Granaries of Ramesses II New Kingdom,...

Particolare della statua in bronzo del Giovane di Antikythera, trovata nel 1900 da pescatori al largo dell’isola di Antikythera, Grecia –...

Osiris seated, in bronze, with what appears to be gold inlay on the Uraeus, his beard, the Usekh collar/necklace, the crook and flail,...

This reconstructed mummy shroud of a woman and a young boy from Saqqara, with the gods Osiris and Anubis dates from the 2nd century...

This emblema was significantly displayed in a triclinium and is one of the most striking for the clarity of its allegorical...

Comment s’introduire dans le quotidien des femmes anonymes d’autrefois, redonner vie à leurs voix discrètes ? Le monde parallèle des...

(Source: Michael Lahanas) The Bathysphere (from Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús) 'deep', and σφαῖρα (sphaîra) 'sphere') was a unique...

Η Άνθεια και ο θολωτός τάφος με το χρυσό δαχτυλίδι είναι σημαντικά αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα που συνδέονται με τον Μυκηναϊκό πολιτισμό ...

Minoan seal depicting three bulls similar to the majestic zebu bull, with its heavy dewlap and wide curving horns, perhaps the most...

The moon has held significant symbolic and mythological importance across various cultures, and its relation to historical figures like...

Coptic names refer to the personal names used by the Copts, the indigenous Christian inhabitants of Egypt. They reflect the intersection...

Berenice II Euergetis (267 or 266 B.C. – 221 B.C.; Greek: Βερενίκη Ευεργέτις, Berenikē Euergetis, "Berenice the Benefactress") was queen...

Όταν η λέξη «επανάσταση» έρχεται στο μυαλό, τείνουμε να νιώθουμε μια κάποια συμπάθεια για το άτομο που επαναστατεί ενάντια στην ιδέα της...

The snake (蛇) is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The...