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Taking a picture at the Château de Versailles is a Herculean labour: scores of visitors are trying to outdo you, rush you, uproot you from your position. The quality of the image may suffer. Nevertheless, it's well worth the annoyance. Charles Le Brun's absolute masterpiece, "The Queens of Persia before Alexander", better known as "Alexander in the Tent of Darius" (1670). As told by Quintus Curtius and Arrian of Nicomedia, in the aftermath of the battle of Issus (333 BCE), Darius fled the field, forsaking his family. Alexander and Hephaestion, by then bound by φιλία, that is, sharing the same νόος, enter the tent and are met by the despairing royal family: Sisygambis, Darius's mother, kneels suppliantly before Hephaestion, whom she has mistaken for the shorter Alexander. When corrected, Alexander dismisses her mistake: "You are not amiss, woman. He is Alexander, too." #versailles #chateaudeversailles #charleslebrun #alexanderthegreat #hephaestion #alexanderandhephaestion #alexanderinthetentofdarius #battleofissus #quintuscurtius #arrianofnicomedia #φλιλία #νόος (at Château de Versailles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmwBPMgOA9/?utm_medium=tumblr

#versailles #chateaudeversailles #charleslebrun #alexanderthegreat #hephaestion #alexanderandhephaestion #alexanderinthetentofdarius #battleofissus #quintuscurtius #arrianofnicomedia #φλιλία #νόος

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June 23rd

S. confides to me, upon feeling exhilarated by the Spanish translation of Dover’s Greek Homosexuality I presented him with, that the books that he holds dearest to his heart and his mind, all of them my timely suggestions, are Sebreli’s El asedio a la modernidad, Orwell’s 1984, Herman’s The Idea of Decadence in Western History, and now Dover’s. I grin in modest self-congratulation. S. has grown…

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June 22nd, MMXXI

It is my will, hopefully not the last, to begin to write these pages as a meagre contribution to the memory of that which a memory needs not, the future. Any life is populated more abundantly by the trivial and the folly of day-to-day importance; I shall mean no exception. After my death, someone will find solace in events unattached to their own sentiment. Devoid of grief, glory, or thrill is…

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Time. 1) 2021. 2) 2020. 3) 2019. 4) 2018. 5) 2017. 6) 2016. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCz_IUhAeZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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France, pas de mirage. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #embajadadefranciaenargentina #frenchembassyargentina #ambassadedefranceenargentine (at Embajada de Francia en Argentina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCznnyBJrX/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #embajadadefranciaenargentina #frenchembassyargentina #ambassadedefranceenargentine

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Even if far from a substandard volume, “Cúpulas de Buenos Aires” (Buenos Aires domes), by Federico and Marlú Kirbus, fails to impress the interested reader: some iconic, mesmerising buildings are given just too little attention (like the Maguire Manor or the Palacio Barolo), while some less showy ones are profusely exhibited. Nevertheless, an apt addition to any architecture aficionado. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #cupulasdebuenosaires #buenosairesdomes #architecture #buenosaireskyline (at Cafe Del Medio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCyo-qh_vR/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #cupulasdebuenosaires #buenosairesdomes #architecture #buenosaireskyline

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A monumental memory of Atlantean Argentina, the Palacio Sarmiento stands regally on the outer boundaries of La Recoleta, the den of the undaunted dandies. A stunningly glamorous Second Empire building, the main entrance boasts of an atlas or atlante holding the upper structure on the right, while a caryatid stands guard on the left. They both await the return of a well mannered, highly educated society. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #palaciosarmiento #secondempirestyle #architecture #caryatid #atlas #atlante (at Palacio Sarmiento) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCxU3Ih6-R/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #palaciosarmiento #secondempirestyle #architecture #caryatid #atlas #atlante

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Moulin et fleur. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #lemoulindelafleur #patisseriefrancaise #teahouse (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCvhDSh_5t/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #lemoulindelafleur #patisseriefrancaise #teahouse

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Defiance Series VII: Under the shadow. (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP63KcMh-Wu/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Tree in the fall. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #plazajardindelosmaestros #autumninba #tree (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP6293vh2MB/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #plazajardindelosmaestros #autumninba #tree

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Defiance Series VI: Tea house II. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #teahouse #defiance (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP62p3lBcWZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #teahouse #defiance

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Congress through the back door. #argentina #buenosaires #congreso #congresodelanacionargentina #autumninba (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP5e4f2BOGp/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #congreso #congresodelanacionargentina #autumninba

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Montagne. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #autumninba #rodríguezpeñastreet (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP5esIuhigA/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #autumninba #rodríguezpeñastreet

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Hôtel de la France. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #clubfrances #hotelclubfrances #rodríguezpeñastreet (at Hotel Club Frances) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP5eaFAhFoA/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #clubfrances #hotelclubfrances #rodríguezpeñastreet

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Ominous. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #overcastsky #cloudy #autumninba (at Buenos Aires, Argentina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP4S3AHBlaq/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #overcastsky #cloudy #autumninba

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Defiance Series V: Studio. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #teahouse #defiance (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP4So2NhfRk/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #teahouse #defiance

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Defiance Series IV: French. #argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #defiance (at Recoleta - Capital Federal - Buenos Aires) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP4ScT3BHzn/?utm_medium=tumblr

#argentina #buenosaires #recoleta #defiance