#ancient greek classics

[aboutanancientenquiry]

Gold coin of Croesus, King of Lydia (made around 550 BC), currently at the British Museum.

#croesus of lydia #solon #herodotus #lydia #ancient greek classics

[willow-lark]

cast your votes!!

#classics #ancient greece #ancient rome #greek mythology #architecture #columns #doric columns #ionic columns #corinthian columns #polls #posts of lark #10k #20k #30k #literally fml why is this my tumblr legacy

[blvvdk3ep]

I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

#classics #mythology #ancient greek mythology #ancient roman mythology #comparative literature #latin #hebrew #ethnic studies #fuck capitalism #communism #i love my useless degree idc #academia #university #dark academia #Greek #philosophy #liberal arts #humanities #women and gender studies #cultural anthropology

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from Aristophanes' Lysistrata by Norman Lindsay (1930)

#norman lindsay #art #illustration #golden age of illustration #1930s #1930s art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #australian artist #australian art #plays #greek plays #ancient greece #aristophanes #lysistrata #classic art

[escapismsworld]

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece is a remarkable testament to ancient Greek artistic prowess and classical architecture. Built in the 4th century BCE, this meticulously designed amphitheater features exceptional acoustics, allowing even faint whispers to be heard from the highest seats. It was primarily used for Greek tragedies and comedies, highlighting the cultural significance of theater in ancient times.

📸: Dimitrios Pallis

#dark academia #light academia #classical #academia aesthetic #escapism #academia #books and libraries #classic literature #books #architecture #ancient #theatre #Epidaurus #greece #4th century bc #greek #royal core #cottage core #aesthetics #mood #vibe #academics #tumblr

[skiffst]

i love when academics are like this

from the translator's introduction in my copy of antigone... she's his blorbo.... <3

#books #aesthetic #ancient greece #classical history #ancient greek #ancient history #dark academia

[lipsticklesbia]

i will never stop thinking about this poem my greek professor showed us

#the iliad #homer #ancient greek #achilles #poetry #classics

[illustratus]

Andromeda by Arthur Rackham

#arthur rackham #art #andromeda #cetus #greek mythology #mythological #dragon #dragons #serpent #serpents #sea #mythical creatures #monster #monsters #beasts #damsel in distress #classical antiquity #ancient greece #ancient greek #europe #european #sea monsters #sea dragons #sea serpents #folklore #mythology

[reading-books-in-the-moonlight]

#light academia #sunlight #classic academia #classic aesthetic #light acadamia aesthetic #moodboard #ancient greek #greek aesthetic #dark academia #photography #art #architecture

[nnay-naee]

"Ugh classics are so boring" Classics:

Iliad, book II, vv. 257-264

#like shut up #ancient greek #classics #classicism #homer's iliad #thersites #odysseus

[aboutanancientenquiry]

Herodotus on the impermanence of human prosperity

τὰ γὰρ [ἄστεα] τὸ πάλαι μεγάλα ἦν, τὰ πολλὰ σμικρὰ αὐτῶν γέγονε· τὰ δὲ ἐπ’ ἐμεῦ ἦν μεγάλα, πρότερον ἦν σμικρά. τὴν ἀνθρωπηίην ὦν ἐπιστάμενος εὐδαιμονίην οὐδαμὰ ἐν τὠυτῷ μένουσαν, ἐπιμνήσομαι ἀμφοτέρων ὁμοίως.

For many [city-] states that were once great have now become small: and those that were great in my time were small formerly. Knowing therefore that human prosperity never continues in one stay, I will make mention alike of both kinds.

Herodotus Histories Book I 5,4 (English translation by A. D. Godley, with only one modification in the bracket by me)

#herodotus #the histories #ancient greek classics

[trucywright]

Does anyone have a photo of that handout of how to interpret different untranslatable small ancient Greek words like μην? It was written in a humorous tone and I know I've seen it on tumblr before but can't find it. I wanted to send it to a professor I know who teaches Greek.

Edit: I have it! Behold, the perfect translation guide.

#tagamemnon #ancient greek #classics #ancient languages

[luxus-aeterna]

bacchanale

#dark academia #light academia #antique aesthetic #greek myth aesthetic #ancient greek aesthetic #black dark academia #classical antiquity #antique academia #bacchanalian #classical academia #mine

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations form Lysistrata by Norman Lindsay (1930)

#norman lindsay #art #illustration #golden age of illustration #1930s #1930s art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #australian art #australian artist #books #book illustration #ancient greece #greek plays #lysistrata #classic art

[thearchaicsmile]

Late Roman stone mosaic from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, Caria (modern Bodrum, Turkey), dated 4th century AD, now in the British Museum. A coloured laurel wreath encloses a Greek inscription with the following words:

ΥΓΙΑ "Health" ΖΟΗ "Life" ΧΑΡΑ "Joy" ΕΙΡΗΝΗ "Peace" ΕΥΘΥΜΙΑ "Happiness" ΕΛΠΙϹ "Hope"

🏛️: © The Trustees of the British Museum

#classics #classical antiquity #ancient greece #classical archaeology #halicarnassus #caria #british museum #ancient greek

[doodlerose]

#agamemnon #menelaus #patroclus #digital art #I learned that Agamemnon and Menalaus was exiled and thought this was funny #The funniest part about this is Peleus seeing this and being like yesss #What a good influence for my son #It was weird to try and draw young Agamemnon or Menelaus without a beard #greek mythology #classics #ancient greece #the illiad #greek myth art