History
Jilber Najem and
History
We also discuss, among other things: decapitated ostriches, fatal rose petals, and Mary’s robust reappraisal of Marcus Aurelius’s ‘sub-Stoic’ maundering.
Mary Beard: Emperor of Rome
Relatable Bach. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweigt_stille,_plaudert_nicht,_BWV_211
Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern for Byzantine seafarers. Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) made it an important matter to capture it, though he could not come up with a way to do so.
Porphyrios (whale)
Justice 4 Porphy
Esarhaddon selected Ashurbanipal as heir c. 673. The selection of Ashurbanipal bypassed the elder son Shamash-shum-ukin. Perhaps in order to avoid future rivalry, Esarhaddon designated Shamash-shum-ukin as the heir to Babylonia. The two brothers jointly acceded to their respective thrones after Esarhaddon's death in 669, though Shamash-shum-ukin... See more
Ashurbanipal
Timeline of Music Notation
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“Many variations of wording can be found in both versions of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ as they have been set down over the years. In fact, surviving manuscript copies in Burns’s own hand are not identically worded.”
Plate from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe by Thomas Wright, 1750.