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[frans 1492 @1492Frans]

Welkom

[marysocontrary @so_contrary]

Shiraku Tosai
Summer (2026)

[CURIOSITY DOSE 🧠 @LEARNDAlLY]

This is how venice was built on water.

[Knowledge Nest @learnings01]

6 super strong, multipurpose knots everyone should master! 🪢💪

[アンティークコイン | PRIME MINT @primemint_coin]

チリの大統領官邸の名前は、ラ・モネダ。スペイン語で、コイン、という意味です。

由来は単純で、もともと造幣所として建てられた建物だから。この1842年の8エスクード金貨に刻まれたSoのミントマークは、まさにその建物、サンティアゴ造幣所で打たれた印です。

1846年、時の大統領が政府をこの建物へ移しました。面白いのはここからで、造幣部門は1929年までそのまま同居を続けます。つまり80年以上ものあいだ、大統領の執務室とコインを打つ工房が、同じ屋根の下にあったのです。

この金貨は、いま大統領が座っているその建物で生まれた1枚。通貨を作る場所が、国を動かす場所になった。ミントマークの2文字から、ここまで辿れます。

[historical dems @Jesamobono]

Colonial American 1700

[World's Amazing Things @Hana_b30]

Spider reflecting flower with a water drop on his head.

📸 davidnarvaezg

[Hellenist ☀️🏺⚡️ @RealHellenist]

Recreations of Minoan dresses based on different frescoes.

[historical dems @Jesamobono]

Persepolis- 518 BC

[The English Remnant @Englishremnant]

Pulled from the River Thames in 1857, the Battersea Shield is one of the finest surviving masterpieces of ancient Celtic craftsmanship in England.

Dating from around 350–50 BC, it was unlike an ordinary shield made for battle. Its thin bronze covering would have offered little protection, suggesting that it was created for ceremony, display, or as a symbol of rank and belief.

Its decoration is remarkable.
The surface is covered with flowing La Tène-style curves, raised bronze ornament and vivid red enamel. More than 2,000 years later, the design still looks bold, intricate and carefully balanced.

The shield’s discovery in the Thames has led many historians to believe that it may have been placed in the river deliberately as a votive offering. Rivers held deep spiritual importance in the ancient world, and valuable objects were sometimes surrendered to the water as gifts to gods or unseen powers.

The Battersea Shield shows that ancient England was not simply a land of warriors. It was also a world of skilled craftsmen, sacred ritual, beauty and symbolism.

A shield never intended for war. A treasure given to the river. And one of the greatest surviving echoes of England’s ancient Celtic past. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

One of the most important (and overlooked) scenes in the Odyssey is the encounter with the Lotus-eaters.

After nine days at sea, Odysseus and his men finally reach dry land. They go ashore to collect water, and Odysseus sends three men to go explore.

When his men don't return, Odysseus begins to worry.

The men had met some of the islanders (the Lotus-eaters), "who did them no hurt, but gave them to eat of the lotus, which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring about home, and did not even want to go back".

Odysseus ends up having to drag his men back to the ships and quickly sail away.

One must understand the symbolic power of the lotus. Its danger is not in any physical threat. The lotus is so deadly because it overloads you with pleasure, taking away all sense of urgency.

In this state of pleasure and relaxation, you forget your mission and your purpose. The men who ate the lotus flowers completely forgot about everything of value in their lives: their homes, their families, etc.

It's easy to think the monsters and beasts are the most terrifying threats you face. But because they're so obviously dangerous and remind you that death is a real possibility, they alert you to the value of life, and remind you of why you're fighting. But the real danger is a life so comfortable that you forget what you were trying to do in the first place.

Statistically speaking, it's unlikely you'll ever go to war or die of famine. But it is certainly possible that an addiction to your phone will derail you from your mission. Abundance of food and entertainment is far more likely to destroy you than most physical threats.

Yes, you will encounter plenty of Sirens and Cyclopes in life. But the real threat, which you must fend off every single day, is that of the lotus flower: a delicious indulgence that brings you immediate satisfaction, and makes you forget what you were fighting for.

[David T. @Dav66352635859]

No portrait of Helen of Troy exists.

But we have the faces of the women around her, Mycenaean and Minoan noblewomen, painted 3,200 years ago.

I restored four of them.

#TheOdyssey #GreekMythology #HelenOfTroy #Minoan #Mycenaean #AncientGreece #GreekHeritage #AncientArt #AIArt

[Alexander's Cartographer @cartographer_s]

Perseus and the Gorgon - Laurent Marqueste, 1890

[best of léa seydoux @badpostseydoux]

Adèle Exarchopoulos praises Léa Seydoux:

“At the time, I didn’t realize that certain boundaries had been crossed. Abdellatif Kechiche wasn’t the same with Léa as he was with me. Even so, she never lectured me; she let me shine and, above all, preserved my sense of wonder.”

[War Times @wartirnes]

The Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965)

Rare footage from Operation Long Reach, better known as the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major engagement between the U.S. Army and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War.

The battle later inspired the 2002 film We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson.

[Snoopy @snoopyb047]

World Cup dreams never sleep. 🌍🏆🇪🇸

[WondyCoin @WondyCoin]

The finest coin I have ever had the pleasure of offering. Absolutely gorgeous 1760 Netherlands Utrecht Silver Rider, or Ducaton, graded MS63 by @NGCcoin , and with incredible original toning.
#Numismatics #Silver #NGCcoin

[Kasteel Hoensbroek @KasteelHoen]

Begin van de avond zag onze huisfotograaf Axel Steen opeens een rode vogel op het ooievaarsnest in de boom bij onze slotgracht. Volgens specialisten is dit een Rode Ibis. Die waarschijnlijk is ontsnapt uit een grote voliëre of dierenpark. #ooievaar #rodeooievaar #rodeibis

[🎼 sedrul @sedrul08]

Oscar Peterson & Count Basie (piano)
Niels Pedersen (bass)
Martin Drew (drums)

[Alexandre Blaineau @AlBlaineau]

Botticelli

[Just Rock Content @JustRockContent]

“The Ocean” - Led Zeppelin