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Meroë
Meroe was a wealthy metropolis of the ancient kingdom of Kush in what is today the Republic of Sudan. It was the later capital of the Kingdom of Kush (c. 1069 BCE to c. 350 CE) after the earlier capit...
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🦁 Beyond being ruled by fierce women, this city of around 300,000 residents was also the premier iron-smelting hub of its era, supplying various weapons and trade goods!
➡️ For more on Meroë, see here: www.worldhistory.org/Meroe/
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🦁 One of the most legendary accounts tells of Queen Amanirenas leading her forces against the Roman Empire and successfully forcing Emperor Augustus Caesar to sign a peace treaty that favored Meroë.
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🦁 He led a massive reformation, abolished the dominance of Egyptian priests, and created a new writing system known as Meroitic. This cultural renaissance also resulted in an extraordinary system of governance, where the queens of Meroë, titled Candace, held immense political and military power.
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🦁 This “City of Iron” was called Meroë, a magnificent metropolis of the ancient Kingdom of Kush located in modern-day Sudan. Flourishing from 750 BCE to 350 CE, this UNESCO World Heritage Site grew into a prosperous trade hub, so wealthy that it once tempted the Persian Empire to conquer it.
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I routinely go through my apps and turn stuff like this off where possible, but it's always good to get a reminder to check.
Tuta @tuta.com
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
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🎮CALLING ALL EDUCATORS! Check out our FREE Archaeogaming #Education Module (#AEM) - Introduction to Ancient Pottery: The Material World of Ancient Greece.
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#VideoGame #AncientGreece
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Community service, therapy, and possibly a restraining order.
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*hangs the Mona Lisa in a 'fireproof' box*
Steph Halmhofer @cultarchaeo.bsky.social
"someone with no known interest in the museum." If he's not interested, why is the museum trying to woo him? Or are two icks right at once - Thiel does have an ideological interest in at least the tapestry, and the Museum is fine with enabling that to their (likely financial) advantage 🤔
www.theguardian.com
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So what you're saying is that we need to find a time to geek out in person?
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Episode 47: Ancient and Forbidden Knowledge
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Episode 47: Ancient and Forbidden Knowledge
YouTube video by Welcome to Goblin Town
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As soon as that last episode ended, the party immediately started doing math over copper coins and carrying capacities... 😵💫
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🌿 an Intern in Italy Part 3: Prevalent Plants
Our social media intern @miro_meek traveled to Italy this summer, and is highlighting some favorite moments in the brand new Intern in Italy series!
All photos by Miro Meek.
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adding to list...
Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social
Just finished Aicha by @halalltakeaway.bsky.social. Grateful to see a story rooted in Moroccan culture: the unapologetic use of Darija (Moroccan dialect of Arabic) sprinkled throughout and a retelling of both Moroccan anti-colonial struggles and origin story of a key figure in Moroccan mythology.
www.hachettebookgroup.com
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lol I need to look that up
I make a lot of jokes (mostly joking?) about the Greater Boston Polycule, but...
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I hate to tell you, but this kid is 25. Young people, amirite
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🐍 From then on, Lamia would creep into homes at night, stealing and killing infants and children so other mothers would feel her pain. In later classical literature, she is portrayed as able to turn into a beautiful woman, luring and seducing young men before drinking their blood.
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🐍 As her anger and hatred grew, Lamia became a demonic creature, half-human and half-serpent, smelling horribly and living in a cave. In an attempt to appease Lamia, Zeus gave her the gift of prophecy and the ability to pluck out her own eyes so she would not have to look at herself.
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🐍 Who is this woman holding a snake skin on her knees?
🐍 This is Lamia, a monster from Greek mythology. Known to devour children and seduce men, she was considered a sort of boogeyman in ancient Greece and appeared for the first time in literature around the 6th century BCE.
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It's Fright Night Friday! Playing Alien Isolation for the first time! twitch.tv/indycroftcom
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Fright Night Friday | Where is Sigourney Weaver when you need her? | Streaming alien: isolation.
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