Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 44
August 17, 2021
archaeologicalnews:
Archaeologists in the ancient city of...
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79.
A skull bearing tufts of white hair and part of an ear, as well as bones and fabric fragments, were found in the tomb in the necropolis of Porta Sarno, an area not yet open to the public that is located in the east of Pompeii’s urban center. The discovery is unusual since most adults were cremated at the time.
An inscription of the tomb suggested that its owner, a freed slave named Marcus Venerius Secundio, helped organize performances in Greek in Pompeii. Experts said it was the first confirmation that Greek, the language of culture in the Mediterranean, was used alongside Latin. Read more.
Yes!! There absolutely will be a way to get signed copies...
I have a standing deal with Coastside Books, a local shop in my area, where I sign books and they are willing to ship them to you ANYWHERE. Anywhere in the US, anywhere internationally.
And outside of shipping and handling, there’s no added cost tacked on to get signed copies of my books. I just crawl out of my bog and go down there every so often to scrawl my signature on a handful of books, and they’ll handle the rest. My way of supporting a local business and circumventing the Amazon monolith.
I will let everyone know as soon as paperbacks can be preordered through their store.
anglerflsh:
Persy and the pomegranates
Persy and the pomegranates
August 16, 2021
everycaptain:
Feb 2020 - Hades and Persephone and the Whe...
Feb 2020 - Hades and Persephone and the Wheel of the Year
August 15, 2021
godsofhumanity:
Hades: has Persephone yelled at you yet?
...
Hades: has Persephone yelled at you yet?
Thanatos: I’m not scared of her!
Hades: that’s a no then
met-greekroman-art:
Juglet, 750–600 B.C., Metropolitan Mu...
Juglet, 750–600 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Size: 3 13/16in. (9.7cm)
Medium: Terracottahttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/240040
