Tag Archives: history

Aug 24

This would work really well in a fantasy setting.

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This would work really well in a fantasy setting.

Originally shared by Dirk Puehl

24 August: #onthisday the gate to the underworld on the Forum Romanum was opened annually with a festival-like character.

“mundus patet”, the “the mundus is open”, the priests of Ceres announced on the forum, offerings to the gods of the underworld and the agricultural deities were made and the dead were given the freedom of the city for a day. One of the more obscure Roman traditions, full of archetypical symbols, but read more on:

http://wunderkammertales.blogspot.de/2015/01/mundus-patet-gate-to-underworld-on.html

Depicted below is Alice Pike Barney’s somewhat ghostly imagination of Ceres (1901), while the blog includes a short video with yours truly narrating the tale.

#ancienthistory, #ancientrome, #history, #mythology, #romanhistory

Jul 15

Via Deborah Teramis Christian.

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Via Deborah Teramis Christian. It’s remarkable how many of these women have a story that ends without her final fate being recorded.

Originally shared by Ancient Origins

In most civilizations of the past, it was the men who were engaged in the bloody business of war… but not always. Throughout history there have been many powerful women who have led nations or guided armies into war, renowned not only as fearsome fighters, but also as cunning strategists and inspirational leaders. There were others who made a name for themselves in a domain traditionally held by men and whose story, carried forward over the centuries, continues to be told today.

#ancient #history

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