Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum Maius: “Let us come then to the Greeks so that we can see what they think about God. For the Greeks, saying that they were wise, became stupid – worse even than the Chaldeans – introducing the notion that there were many gods, some of them men and others women. They claimed […]
über A Medieval Criticism of Greek Myth — SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
The first signs of human civilisation in Europe are from Thera, on the Aegean island of Akrotiri, now called Santorini. Excavations have revealed early Minoan settlements and a golden ibis, remains from a catastrophic volcanic eruption there, now dated as 1590BC. Some say that Plato’s description of Atlantis was based on this eruption. […]
Labrys: «Περί Βωμών», in: Labrys (Artikel), zuletzt abgerufen am: 09. September «2018». Das erste und wichtigste materielle Element des griechischen Götterkultes ist der Altar, ohne den es schwerlich einen Kult geben kann.[1] Der Altar bildet die Grundlage für die Anerkennung des Göttlichen und für seine Verehrung durch den Menschen an einem bestimmten Ort. Er ist […]
Unsere letzte Reise führte uns in die Mutterstadt von Zone auf die Insel Samothrake. Sie ist eine der nördlichsten Inseln in der Ägäis, liegt ca. 40 km südlich von Alexandropolis im Evros. Die Insel wird von einem großen Bergmassiv beherrscht, das den schönen Namen Phengari, also Mond, trägt. Von diesen Bergen fließen unzählige Wasserfälle herab […]
Treasure temple of the Siphnian islanders at Delphi . Some more digital and artwork architectural reconstructions of temples in Apollo’s Sanctuary at Delphi, Phokis (Central Greece).
über Delphi: Architecture, part II — Delving into History ® _ Periklis Deligiannis
How was it possible that slavery was so central in a society where individual freedom was so highly valued? This is one of the many paradoxes of ancient Greece . . . or maybe it’s not a paradox but a reflection of the fact that we can only value things based on contrast. Perhaps it was because of the […]
über Slavery In Ancient Greece – Hutton Pulitzer #GoXplrr — History Heretic – Hutton Pulitzer
ATHENS — A Greek archaeologist who has been leading a 20-year excavation in northern Greece said on Thursday that he believed he had unearthed the tomb of Aristotle. In an address at a conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, commemorating the 2,400th anniversary of Aristotle’s birth, the archaeologist, Konstantinos Sismanidis, said he had “no proof but strong […]
über Aristotle’s Tomb Found – Hutton Pulitzer #GoXplrr — History Heretic – Hutton Pulitzer
