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Whose history, whose future? Creating a new legacy of shared maritime heritage
Indonesia’s Banten Bay, 80 kilometres west of Java, is the final resting place for Australian warship HMAS Perth (I) and its eternal companion, USS
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Old stone toilet reveals Jerusalem’s wealthy elite had intestinal parasites
Enlarge / A 2,700-year-old toilet seat made of stone revealed the poor sanitary conditions of a 7th-century Jerusalem luxury villa. (credit: Yoli
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Museum artifacts that were sent back to their original countries in 2021
Antiquities are vital to modern society. They provide insight into human history and, when shared with the public, create inroads to learning about
A billionaire hedge fund manager is surrendering $70 million worth of illegally smuggled antiquities. See photos of the relics, including a sculpture that was loaned to the Met.
One of the artifacts surrendered by billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, the Ercolano Fresco, which was looted in 1995 from a Roman
A billionaire hedge fund manager is surrendering $70 million worth of illegally smuggled antiquities. See photos of the relics, including a sculpture that was loaned to the Met. [Silicon Alley Insider]
One of the artifacts surrendered by billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, the Ercolano Fresco, which was looted in 1995 from a Roman
Steinhardt student governments call for school to be renamed
One day after Wall Street financier Michael Steinhardt was ordered to surrender $70 million of stolen antiquities following an investigation by the
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New York Imposes Lifetime Ban on Collecting Antiquities for Philanthropist with ‘Rapacious Appetite for Plundered Artifacts’
Image via YouTube screengrab/CUNY TV A well-known collector of ancient artifacts has been banned from the practice for life, following a multi-year
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Salvaging Southeast Asian history: shipwrecks and Chinese blue-and-white
The recent discovery and salvage of two wrecks in Singaporean waters, tentatively dated to the 14th and 18th centuries, exemplifies the potential of
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Review: “Pollak’s Arm”
“Laocoon and His Sons” at Vatican with “Pollak’s Arm” attached. (vaticantips.com) Pollak’s Arm, a historical novel by Hans von Trotha, is
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Pompeii Walk - the 2nd 30 minutes: On the way to The Lupanar (The Brothel)
The second 30 minutes of the Pompeii Virtual Walk. This segment contains a visit to the Lupanar, the only purpose built of the 30 brothels in
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Pompeii Walk - 1st 30 minutes
The first 30 minutes of a 5 hour Pompeii walk video that I enjoyed immensely. Although I wasn't controlling the video camera, I was able to grab
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Disability and the politics of "Divine Disfavor" in the Greco-Roman world
I was reading Classical Wisdom's newsletter in preparation for this weekend's virtual symposium and found their article "Hephaestus:The Humane
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The Getae: The noblest and the just of the Thracian tribes (according to Herodotus)
Every time I read something about the Getae, I envision the skull wearing savage warriors depicted in the opening battle scenes of the Starz series
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The Syncretization of Zeus Ammon and the Oracle of Siwa
Zeus was identified with the Roman god Jupiter and associated in the syncretic classical imagination with various other deities, such as the Etruscan
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Ptolemaic dynastic portraits using a combination of marble and stucco: Economy, Practicality, or Distinctive Style?
"Beginning with Ptolemy I Soter, the Ptolemaic dynasty reigned from 305 BCE to 30 BCE, when the last Ptolemaic ruler, Kleopatra VII, committed