#Mosaics

Edward C. Yong ن

infernoxv

not the Chora church, with the finest surviving Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in Constantinople! oh my heart. https://ahvalnews.com/chora/turkey-re-converts-istanbuls-chora-church-museum-mosque this is even more upsetting for me, as the Ch

BATUHAN

batuhangcr

Finally:Hagia Sophia becoming a mosque again!Turkey passes a law to reopen Hagia Sophia Mosque! (Frustration guaranteed for Greeks) In 1453, immediately after Istanbul fell, people of the Byzantine took refuge

Dr Caitlin Green

caitlinrgreen

I'm pleased to announce that the second edition of my Britons and Anglo-Saxons: Lincolnshire AD 400–650 (2020) has now been published and is available to buy — more details here:

Rewilding Science

RewildingS

1. Does nature conservation in England today accurately mimic traditional land use in the past? No, in some important respects argues Fuller et al.Novel forms of conservation, including #rewilding ,

Tomos Evans

TomosEvans01

Currently reading James Hankins’ brilliant Virtue Politics, and his rallying cry for the need to urgently address the vast neglect of scholarly attention of Neo-Latin texts by *specifically* Anglophone academics,

Suffète

Sarrazine_TN

Thread: 6 fun facts about Tunisians and...FishJokes about Tunisian fish couscous (which btw, tastes amazing) are a common occurrence on this app, but Tunisians and Fish love story goes way

Christopher Polt | Tofte 🏳️‍🌈

CBPolt

Since my book is close to hitting shelves, I thought I’d say a bit about why I chose the cover image. If you're into theater, mascots, fursuits, or even just

Ben McGinnes

benmcginnes

So in another thread, the topic of the problems with labelling all or most 47,XXY intersex people as having Klinefelter Syndrome came up. So it's time to summarise why this

(((theophilus))) Regent of Whimsy

pammalamma

One like = I will teach you something about crafts or beadwork @erin_nerung 1/ Peyote stitch is a really versatile form of seed bead work that was invented by the

🦎 Alex 🚫

AlexAlicit

No. We aren't a third sex and stop using us to push your narrative. I'm tired of repeating myself on the manner but if you actually did your research on

Byzantine Emporia

byzantinemporia

THE DOME OF HAGIA SOPHIAWhy was the Hagia Sophia such an achievement? Not least because it was the world’s largest domed basilica for 1000 years.Domes in turn helped deal with

Wrath Of Gnon

wrathofgnon

The summer heat continues. Let's have a look at how the ancient Romans built themselves a cool, breezy, indoor climate and supplied themselves with almost unlimited fresh, filtered, indoor water,

Rehmatullah Sheikh

Sheikh_Rehmat

Might get cancelled by some Muslims for saying this. But whatever - converting Ayasofya from a museum into a mosque is a bad idea. And yes, it's being converted "back"

κιννάβαρι

cinnabarim

The Villa Romana del Casale (IV century AD, Sicily), belonged to a member of the Roman senatorial aristocracy, probably an “Urbi Praefectus” (governor of Rome). The exceptional richness of its

Marco Malvagio - poorly explained history stuff

MalvagioMarco

Hollywood taught us: the greek-roman world was all white marble.The middle ages were muddy brown.Colors were invented in the renaissance, then the XXth century was back to black and white.A

Rob Moran

pRobM91

1/14 A Friday arvo summary of our @DETECTIVE_AMR manuscript that describes a novel group of plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes in Acinetobacter:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33501980/ 2/14 Most isolates in our collection

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