Ancient Civilizations
98 Threads
Five of the most important techniques found in ancient Egyptian texts through which magic was applied were: - Invoking the First Time - Identifying with Gods - Confronting Demons/i...
1/ One of the most interesting themes of the LBA in the Eastern Mediterranean is the relations of the Mycenaean Aegean with the Hittites. Hittite texts provide us with some interes...
On Nun, the primordial watery abyss of unrealized potentiality for existence. [THREAD] As one Pyramid Text puts it, Nun exists βbefore the sky existed, before the earth existed, b...
"Many ancient peoples, notably the Hindus & Scandinavians, regarded the Macrocosm or Grand Universe, as a divine tree growing from a single seed sown in space. The Greeks, Persians...
1/The Ancient Greeks were distinguished according to the dialect they spoke into four important tribes: the Aeolians, the Ionians, the Arcadocypriots (Achaeans) and the Dorians,whi...
What do you think about when you envision the largest naval battles in history? Battleships? Aircraft carriers? What if I told you one of the largest naval battles in history by...
1/ The polity of tyranny was a particularly widespread phenomenon within the ancient Greek world, especially during the Archaic Era, being an exclusively local creation, without an...
Was the Byzantine Empire really just the Roman Empire? In a word, yes. In this thread, I explore some arguments for and against that answer, as well as alternatives to the use of t...
Pitris, Pater, Padre, Father, OH MY! (A π§΅) The Universal Γther was not, in the eyes of the ancients, simply a tenantless something, stretching throughout the expanse of heaven; it...
Built 12,000 years ago in the Age of Leo, the Era that Plato dates as the destruction of Atlantis Sea Levels rapidly rose as the North American ice cap suddenly melted Gobekli Te...
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were originally painted in vibrant colours. To them, a plain marble statue would look unfinished... https://t.co/Am2OpwMvaX
Today in 490 BC, 10,000 outnumbered Greek Hoplites ran across the hot plain of Marathon and crashed into the invading Persian army. Their astounding victory would shatter the perce...
Marriage in Ancient Greece and Rome: The sacred institution of marriage was the foundation upon which the ancient Indo-European world was built. It was also very different to wha...
How to leverage risk like Egyptβs most famous Queen Pharaoh. A Thread π
A common misbehavior of ITsell pages is to label every antique from Chandraketugarh as Shunga period. The matter becomes so ironic, where the Shunga rule was a short-lived stay of...
Ancient Republics and Kingdoms of India The following is an account of republics and kingdoms of ancient India, from 6th century BCE to 4th century AD. Big empires like Guptas a...
Never before seen Harappan Civilization seal depicting a Harappan king sitting on his throne and saluting his army with his right raised hand. The King is guarded with Spears. Whil...
Today, 2,239 years ago, Hannibal Barca met the Roman army on the plains near Cannae. Outnumbered & deep behind enemy lines, Hannibal displayed his unmatched tactical genius, annihi...
For today's 𧡠I want to explore how people in the seventh century BC were able to sail the oceans to conduct long distance trade. https://t.co/61HkleXOgh
Metaphysics of the Heart, and the three major historical stages the piety went through in Ancient Egypt which emphasized different paths of salvation [THREAD] https://t.co/m3V9Fp9y...
While we know about the Satavahanas, Kakatiyas and Vijayanagara Empires, there have been other smaller, medium kingdoms in Telugu states of which not many have an idea. This thre...
Socrates as a Soldier [THREAD] β[Socrates] was the first to go out as a soldier, when it was necessary, and in war he exposed himself to danger most unsparingly.β β Epictetus http...
Thread on Mighty Pallava Empire The history of Tamil Nadu saw the rise & fall of many empires. One among them is the Pallavas who ruled the south, with Kanchipuram as their capita...
How to have a successful career in Ancient Rome. A guide: https://t.co/UQ5CqghKrq