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adubsar · 11 months

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#ShortVideo: One of the oldest miscarriages texts

An Akkadian text from Mesopotamia and the Babylonian civilization dating back almost 4000 years.

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#akkadian #archaeology #akkadian language #mesopotamia #ancient mesopotamia #ancient history #babylonian #ancient iraq #ancient babylonian #miscarriages #women life #daily life

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of--the · 3 years

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Ancient Egyptian 1 (based on few Ancient Egyptian sculptures and paintings)

#Ancient Egypt #Ancient Egyptian #nefertiti #древний египет #египет #Нефертити #древность #digital art #portrait #портрет #history #ancientpeople #ancientwomen #ancient #древниелюди #история #египтянка #egyptianlady #wknexcqwnhipsk

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the-grand-gemini · 5 years

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✨⭐🌕⭐✨⭐🌕⭐✨⭐🌕⭐✨⭐🌕⭐ Exciting news! My new silver Nyx pins are in!!! It will be available on my Etsy this weekend! I have a limited stock of these so if you've been waiting for a silver version grab one quick! . . . #nyx #nyxgoddess #goddessofthenight #witch #magic #ancientwomen #greekmythology #mythology #night #midnight #nightsky #moon #moonchild #star #stars #shootingstars #crescentmoon #creaturesofthenight #katieversace #Etsy #hardenamelpin #enamelpins #lapelpin #pins #pinstagram #pinsofinstagram #maidenmothercrone #phasesofthemoon #moonphases https://www.instagram.com/p/B3HPMvqFyfC/?igshid=i432z0cb3blt

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elcctra · 6 years

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BADASS WOMEN OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: HYPATIA OF ALEXANDRIA (CA 360 - 415 AD)

Daughter of the mathematician Theon, Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. She was educated in Athens but is more famously linked to the city of Alexandria, in Egypt, where she was born. It was in Alexandria that she taught, becoming the head of the Neoplatonist School of the city, and it was there that she met her tragic end.

From a young age Hypatia was encouraged by her father to work on both body and mind. She was sent to Athens, where she studied the works of the great philosophers of the city, later returning to Alexandria to teach and eventually become the head of the city's Neoplatonist School.

Never marrying, Hypatia was able to dedicate all her time and energy to the study of philosophy, mathematics, literature, oratory and astronomy. She was also an inventor.

Hypatia lived in a time of change: during her lifetime the Roman empire was in obvious decline, at the same time that the Christian faith saw a unparalleled rise in its power and popularity. It was in this context that the philosopher became involved in a feud between Orestes, the prefect of Alexandria and Hypatia's personal friend, and Cyril, the Bishop of Alexandria.

The tensions in Alexandria increasingly rose. Cyril was against Hypatia, her free thinking and her support of Orestes, and started to spread rumors about her. Hypatia was called a witch, a worshipper of Satan and was blamed for the situation with Orestes. In 415 she ultimately became the target of Christian anger and was murdered by an angry mob.

Her death, an extremely violent one, became a symbol, and Hypatia's place in history would be the one of a martyr. One of the greatest minds of her time, victim of religious fanaticism and political disputes.

#perioddramaedit #historyedit #agoraedit #hypatia of alexandria #agora #ancient egypt #ancientwomen #g*

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ancientelegance · 3 years

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Drawing of Ladies in Blue fresco from Minoan Palace of Knossos at Heraklion, Crete. This fresco shows three ladies with elaborate hairstyle, and gesticulating arms. The dresses worn by these women are low-cut and expose their breasts. Based on their posture, it has been suggested that the women are conversing with each other, perhaps during some important festival or ceremony at the court. All in all, the women in the fresco are thought to belong to the upper class of Minoan society. #minoan #minoanart #minoanfresco #ancientcrete #ancientgreekart #greekaesthetics #knossospalace #ladiesinblue #ladiesinblue💙 #archaeologylovers #archaeologylove #archaeologyart #archaeologydecor #markerdrawing #ancientelegance #ancientwomen #ancientwoman #greekwomen #greekwoman #threesisters #aestheticart #aestheticartwork #ancientinspired https://www.instagram.com/p/CKEPpYnB0yT/?igshid=zdnfcr7ngtrh

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frankensteinsmermaid · 6 years

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#ancientwomen #antiques #vintage #auctionupdate #watercolor #oil #artforsale #canvas #carving #designs #latina #mixedcolors #mixcolors #life #colors #white #black #brown #yellow #pink #blue

#latina #blue #white #pink #artforsale #canvas #carving #designs #auctionupdate #ancientwomen #antiques #colors #vintage #yellow #oil #watercolor #mixcolors #life #black #mixedcolors #brown

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historymythology · 4 years

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[Post-14]These five figures are enough to explain the significant art of Afghanistan. It is really wonderful to know how the artist could draw so minute details in the figures which were inspired and associated with multiple cultures. https://tathastuu.com/2019/11/really-wonderful-to-know-ancient-art-of-afghanistan.html #afghanistan #ancientafghanistan #ancientfashion #ancientwomen #ancientart https://www.instagram.com/p/B9aHaYfH194/?igshid=15zp2vmdaoek6

#afghanistan #ancientafghanistan #ancientfashion #ancientwomen #ancientart

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the-grand-gemini · 5 years

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Nyx the primordial Goddess of the Night. ✨⭐✨⭐✨⭐✨🌕✨⭐✨⭐✨⭐✨ Like many myths there are multiple interpretations of Nyx: in some she is said to have been the source of all mankind's fears as well a weilder of dreams, sleep and prophecy. Many of her children personify one or more of these powers such as Hypnos. Hypnos was able to put Zeus to sleep in multiple myths only to flee to his mother Nyx for protection when Zeus awoke. Zeus has been depicted to be fearful of her power where most Greek myths would take power and choice away from a women. Nyx is one of my all time favourite Goddesses as she goes against the archetype of the powerless woman! ✨⭐✨⭐✨⭐✨🌕✨⭐✨⭐✨⭐✨ . Etsy link in bio! . . #nyx #nyxgoddess #nyxgoddessofthenight #goddessofthenight #primordialgoddess #goddess #myth #mythology #powerfulwomen #womenofpower #ancientwomen #ancientmagic #magic #magical #night #moon #moonchild #pin #enamelpin #Nightsky #stars #crescentmoon #phasesofthemoon #moonphases #katieversace #Etsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sxp0NF-sE/?igshid=10i8oz0l4vb6z

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elcctra · 6 years

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BADASS WOMEN OF THE ANCIENT WORLD: NEFERTARI (? - CA 1255 BC)

Virtually nothing is known about Nefertari’s life before she married Ramesses (although she was probably from a noble family, possibly related to the old Pharaoh Ay of the Eighteenth Dynasty), but as his Chief Wife she became one of the most famous women in Egyptian history.

Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, known as Ramesses the Great, is widely regarded as one of the most successful pharaohs, famous for both his military and diplomatic feats. Accordingly, Nefertari is remembered as the perfect royal consort, someone who helped Ramesses to keep and expand his empire. She was his most important and favorite wife.

Highly educated in a time where this wasn’t the norm even among the privileged, Nefertari was fluent in many languages and able to read and write hieroglyphics. These skills she used especially in the realm of diplomacy, exchanging letters and gifts with consorts around the Mediterranean, just as her husband did with the great rulers of their time. Her status as a woman made it possible for Nefertari to practice diplomacy in a more informal way. Nefertari probably also accompanied her husband on his military campaigns.

She appears in monuments both inside Egypt and in Egyptian provinces, but it’s in the latter than she truly shines, especially in the twin temples of Abu Simbel, in Nubia. A complex with two temples, the smaller one is dedicated to the goddess Hathor, personified by Nefertari, the second time an Egyptian temple was dedicated to a pharaoh’s wife, and a rare example of the king and his consort being portrayed in equal size.

Nefertari spent more than twenty years on the throne and had at least six children with Ramesses, but none of her sons outlived their father (her daughters, however, played more active roles in the court life). It seems that their marriage was a love match: not only Ramesses built for her a spetacular tomb (one of the largest and most richly decorated in the Valley of Queens) but also filled it with poetry, such as the verse “Just by passing, she has stolen away my heart”. Ramesses called Nefertari “the one for whom the sun shines”.

#perioddramaedit #historyedit #ancient egypt #nefertari #ancientwomen #g*#19th dynasty

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frankensteinsmermaid · 6 years

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✉This is the #face I make when🖼 🛌people think they know #mystory #believeinyourself✏🖌🖍✒🖋🖊✒🖋🖊🖌🖍✒✏ #paintings #auctionupdate #ebay #auction #art #buyitnow #offers #flowers #carvings #princess #woman #ancientwomen #family #ancient

#ebay #ancient #mystory #ancientwomen #buyitnow #family #auction #believeinyourself✏🖌🖍✒🖋🖊✒🖋🖊🖌🖍✒✏#paintings #flowers #woman #auctionupdate #art #offers #princess #face #carvings

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