Posts Tagged "ancient history"

A new wonder

Posted by: Cinderellain Art & Artifacts
20
Nov

Colossus of Rhodes to be rebuilt as giant light sculpture

Cities in the rain forest

Posted by: Cinderellain History
1
Sep

Ancient Amazon cities found; were vast urban network

A mysterious find in Greece

Posted by: Cinderellain Archaeology
29
Aug

Gold wreath puzzles archaeologists

Hadrian again

Posted by: Cinderellain History
26
Aug

I seem to see articles about Roman emperor Hadrian everywhere I go online these days, and here’s another one:
The ‘peaceful’ Hadrian and his endless wars

Hadrian: Empire & Conflict by Thorsten Opper is available from Amazon.com.

Hadrian movie planned

Posted by: Cinderellain Film & Television
22
Jul

The movie Memoirs of Hadrian, based on a novel of the same name by Marguerite Yourcenar, will reportedly star Antonio Banderas as the Roman emperor.

More about the movie and the emperor: The cult of Hadrian

Hadrian is back

Posted by: Cinderellain History
17
Jul
 

 

Caesar’s invasion of Britain

Posted by: Cinderellain History
8
Jul

Doubt over date for Brit invasion

Dating the Odyssey

Posted by: Cinderellain History
25
Jun

Solar sleuthing suggests when Odysseus got home: April 16, 1178 B.C.

The DNA of ancient salad dressing

Posted by: Cinderellain Art & Artifacts
22
Jun

“Olive oil infused with fragrant herbs has been identified in an ancient Greek ceramic transport jar.”

A not-so-explosive discovery

Posted by: Cinderellain History
11
Jun

Worst science article of the week: Did women wield power in Greece 3,500 years ago?

Mummy dearest?

Posted by: Cinderellain History
26
Oct

“Recent scholarship is changing thinking about female pharaoh Hatshepsut, whom Egyptologists once called ‘the vilest type of usurper.’” The queen who would be king

"The sculpture and architecture of the ancient world was… brightly and elaborately painted. The only reason it appears white to us is that centuries of weathering have worn off most of the paint."

Decide for yourself

Posted by: Cinderellain History
26
Sep

I no longer have a link for this quote, but Zahi Hawass of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities reportedly said, “Tutankhamun was not black, and the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilization as black has no element of truth to it.”

I normally make a point of not giving my opinion about things like this. But you know, I just don’t understand the big controversy about this. Take a look at the famous mask of King Tut. Take a look at other depictions of King Tut from his time. The guy does look black. Why are some people so resistant to what’s staring at them from King Tut’s face?

I don’t have any axe to grind about this. And I don’t want to get involved in a pointless argument so I will try not to say any more about it.

But as far as I am concerned, King Tut = black. And that controversial bust of him looks like Barbra Streisand to me.

The original goat-man?

Posted by: Cinderellain Science & Nature
24
Jul

Mythical satyr may be preserved in salt

(Warning: The mummified “satyr” head, shown in a photo, is rather creepy looking.)

Fat vegetarians with bad teeth

Posted by: Cinderellain History
13
Jun

What gladiators were really like

The birth-control wonder-herb

Posted by: Cinderellain History
27
May

An article about silphium (also called laserwort), a plant used for contraception in the ancient world but now presumed to be extinct: The birth control of yesteryear

Gladiator graveyard

Posted by: Cinderellain History
4
May

“Scientists believe they have for the first time identified an ancient graveyard for gladiators. Analysis of their bones and injuries has given new insight into how they lived, fought and died.”