Freitag, April 26, 2024

The Mysterious Codex Argenteus: Famed Silver Bible of the Goths

Source: Ancient Origins The Goths, one of the major Germanic tribes of ancient times, were a key player in the events that marked the downfall of the Western Roman Empire....

Eros at Play — Why the ancient erotic poems of Sappho and Wallada bint...

Source: Aeon A woman rests in a field surrounded by apple trees. Savouring the sounds and smells of the shaded grove, she muses on the ‘sacred recess’ of her idyllic surroundings,...

Why we are living in ‚Gothic times‘

Source: BBC By Hephzibah Anderson14th March 2021 There is a surge in goth-lit that channels our fears and anxieties. Hephzibah Anderson explores how the genre's past and new stories delve deep...

Solitude and Self-Realization: Why You Should Spend More Time Alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhOvBBL6lfE&feature=em-uploademail

Goth at 40: The enduring appeal of bleakness and black lipstick

Goth friends enjoying a summer day in Los Angeles. Nearly 40 years after it took hold, the subculture has proved surprisingly enduring. (Kyle Monk/For The Washington Post) Source: Washington Post NEW...

An Animated Introduction to Medieval Taverns: Learn the History of These Rough-and-Tumble Ancestors of...

Source: Open Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUyJx2RurE When I think of the medieval tavern, I see grim footage from Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and grimy drinking scenes from Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. While only the first...

Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes review – rescuing women in Greek myths

Source: The Guardian, 8 Oct 2020 Helen of Troy, Aphrodite, Medea ... putting women centre stage in an enjoyable, witty look at the ways in which their stories have been...

The History of Ancient Greece | Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/5K3xjFkYA1Fsl7uDLVfnIG

Greek Mythology 3500 BC to AD 2014 | University of Birminghan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCaDjvcaWpo&t=2804s