@royaumeceleste Yea lol she made a whole bunch of posts explaining how she did it for money ($100) but she's clearly just a porn addict. Also the guy was Dominican iirc.
Ass translation doing it myself.
Virtues of pure and sweet fragrance
Noble traits rich in goodness
Harvested from the finest fruits
And drawn from sound speech and thoughtful mind
"โฆ one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."
โYou are mostly empty and slightly noisy, though you may correct this ratio at your own leisure.โ
โA while back, you had said something to me that Iโve practically been living inside.โ
โI said nothing to you. Ever.โ
โIndeedโฆ and it is far larger in here than you had initially led me to believeโฆโ
โAbove, some say, there is โlightโ โ a rumor I am condemned to consider; though I cannot rise to disprove it nor can I sink to escape it.โ
โWe are free only to be here, and that freedom is the whole of our sentence.โ
Inside the Historical Museum of the Sughd Region, housed within the reconstructed Khujand Fortress (the ancient Alexandria Eschate), visitors are welcomed by a spectacular series of modern marble mosaics illustrating the life and campaigns of Alexander the Great. #archaeologytravel #tajikistan ๐น๐ฏ
The mosaics were created using thousands of fragments of coloured marble and local stone from the Badakhshan and Sughd mountains, combining traditional mosaic techniques with a distinctly Central Asian artistic style. Rather than reproducing ancient Greek works, they present a monumental visual narrative celebrating Alexanderโs arrival in Sogdiana and the foundation of Alexandria Eschate (โAlexandria the Furthestโ), the city that became modern Khujand.
The panels depict the major episodes of Alexanderโs eastern campaign, including his crossing into Central Asia, the siege and capture of Cyropolis, the storming of Alexandria Eschate, battles against the Sogdians and Scythians along the Jaxartes (Syr Darya), and the establishment of his northernmost city. Dynamic battle scenes show Macedonian cavalry charging Persian and Sogdian warriors, while other compositions portray Alexander as both conqueror and city founder.
Although these mosaics are modern works of art rather than ancient archaeological finds, they provide a vivid introduction to one of the most important chapters in the history of Central Asia. They remind visitors that Khujand marked the northeastern limit of Alexanderโs empire and served as the base from which he secured Sogdiana before advancing deeper into Central Asia. Set within the ancient fortress overlooking the Syr Darya, the mosaics effectively connect the cityโs archaeological heritage with the dramatic events of 329 BC, when Alexander established the easternmost of his many Alexandrias.
The mosaics were created for the new Historical Museum of Sughd, which was built inside the reconstructed Khujand Fortress between 2003 and 2006 and opened to the public in March 2007 for the cityโs 2,520th anniversary.