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Statuette of a (pregnant) Nanny Goat.

#Sculpture, #Greece, Hellenistic period (c. 120-100 BC) #art

Goats were among the earliest domesticated animals & figured prominently in Greek art & mythology since at least the 8th century BC.
November 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
followinghadrian.bsky.social
#AncientSiteSunday – Letoon, Lycia’s main sanctuary, honoured Leto, Artemis and Apollo. Its ruins feature three temples, a Hellenistic theatre and a Hadrianic nymphaeum. With Xanthos, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
📸 Explore the ruins:
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November 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
druidtombraider.bsky.social
Replica of the 2nd century BC Hellenistic mosaic pavement from the Temple of Apollo, Letoon, Lycia, Turkey; courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #MosaicMonday
November 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
sarah-krienen.bsky.social
Another exceptional example of Hellenistic genre statues. This drunken old woman, clutching a wine bottle, is probably to be interpreted in the context of Dionysian revelries.
The marble statue of a sitting old woman. Her dress is slipping off her bony shoulder, her head is turned up and she is clutching a large wine flask. Glyptothek München. Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. The marble statue of a sitting old woman. Her dress is slipping off her bony shoulder, her head is turned up and she is clutching a large wine flask. Glyptothek München. Roman copy of a Hellenistic original.
November 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
sarah-krienen.bsky.social
Since I was traveling with my baby boy, I obviously appreciated this famous statue group of a toddler fighting with a goose even more than usual. Hellenistic art shows small children in a much more realistic way than archaic or classical art did. They look appropriately small and chunky.
A marble statue of a small naked boy fighting with a goose, choking it. Glyptothek München, inventory number GL 268 WAF. 2nd century CE copy of a Hellenistic bronze original.
November 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
rogueclassicist.bsky.social
Korea, Turkey unearth Hellenistic-era mosaic - The Korea Herald
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Korea, Turkey unearth Hellenistic-era mosaic
A mosaic dating to the Hellenistic period has been unearthed at the Kultepe archaeological site in Kayseri, central Turkey. The 2.6-square-meter section of mosa
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October 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
calliope5431.bsky.social
It's common in the Hellenistic era, because kingship was defined personally rather than in terms of territory. Which is to say, you were a king because you had an army (Pyrrhus, Demetrius, Lysimachus) not because you ruled a specific kingdom. Kings were ejected and just took over other countries.
quoproquid.bsky.social QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 9h
bit of historical trivia question that i've pondered before is how many times there's been a head of state / government that has subsequently become head of an entirely different country.

i think the list is like:
* napoleon
* bolivar
* václav havel
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Trump: "If people ever got tired of me in the US, I'll move to Israel and become prime minister"
November 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
rogueclassicist.bsky.social
The gymnasium in Greece from the Hellenistic Period to late antiquity | Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge Core
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The gymnasium in Greece from the Hellenistic Period to late antiquity | Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge Core
The gymnasium in Greece from the Hellenistic Period to late antiquity
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October 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM
staclassics.bsky.social
"Demetrias and its Painted Tombstones: Self-Representation in a Hellenistic Port City"
Maria Stamatopoulou (Oxford)

Mitford #Lecture
🗓️ 6 November, 4:15pm
📍Room SO3, Swallowgate
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#allwelcome
November 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
animalonline.bsky.social
but even people who should know better say this stuff. Out of some vague assumption that it *feels* right, I guess? Out of cope or something? It was Hellenistic Romans and later Christians who kept expelling Jewish people, who often fled to Islamic communities!
November 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
satyrmagos.bsky.social
A protective talisman depicting the apotropaic image of a Gorgon's head, a common protection symbol throughout ancient Greece and the Hellenistic world, surrounded by three wings as seen on some surviving shields
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#Magick #QueerArtist #HandmadeJewelry #BSNM
October 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
oyatsumaster.bsky.social
#考古学のおやつ 2/2
▶ ÖZGEN, HÜSEYİN MURAT (2026). The Reşitharmanyeri Rock-Cut Tomb: A Hybrid Late Classical–Early Hellenistic Funerary Monument in the Territory of Adramytteion. 𝐶𝐸𝐷𝑅𝑈𝑆: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝐶𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, (14), 363–390. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
The Reşitharmanyeri Rock-Cut Tomb: A Hybrid Late Classical–Early Hellenistic Funerary Monument in the Territory of Adramytteion
This article presents the Reşitharmanyeri Monument, a rock-cut funerary structure of probable Late Classical–Early Hellenistic date, uncovered during the Reşitköy Dam rescue excavations in the rural t...
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November 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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My latest Ibis Nest article is on Fate in the context of Hellenistic astrology

(Because fate, fatalism, and determinism are not the same thing)

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#astrology #fate
Fate in the Context of Hellenistic Astrology | Cobra + Crescent
Fate is a concept that comes up often in astrological conversations. In researching my dissertation for the MA Cultural Astronomy and Astrology program at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, ...
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October 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
interactions247.bsky.social
Stoicism is an ancient Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC that teaches self-mastery, emotional resilience, and living in accordance with nature.
October 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
classicstutor.bsky.social
Stare right into the eyes of people who lived 2,000 years ago. Discover how Hellenistic realism, Roman engineering, and ancient wealth converged in the stunning Fayum mummy portraits.

#Classicist #RomanHistory #AncientArt #FayumPortraits #History
Gazing Through Time
Realism, Wealth, and Immortality in the Fayum Portraits
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November 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
madaxeman.bsky.social
They do also manage to fit 6 crewmen on each sprue - 2 Numidian, 2 Hellenistic, 2 Roman
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Making 28mm Victrix elephants multi-national
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November 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
rogueclassicist.bsky.social
Open-Rank Professor, Classics job with University of Austin | 38058431
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Open-Rank Professor, Classics - Austin, Texas job with University of Austin | 38058431
UATX seeks Classics faculty at all ranks, full- or part-time, specializing in ancient Rome, Hellenistic Greece, late antiquity, or early Christianity.
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November 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
Not quite the same, but I built the Characters in DotDE around the Hellenistic ideals of love and which they represented to Ren.

Lynn: Philia (Friendship)
Fiona: Eros (Romance)
Amy: Eros (Romance)
Vincent: Agape (Undying Love)
Leon: Xenia (Sacred Hospitality
Quincy: Storge (Family Affection)
pamelajeong.bsky.social Pamela Jeong @pamelajeong.bsky.social · 5d
#LitHodgepodge 29

Many great writers & philosophers have tried to pinpoint the nature of love. It doesn’t have to be romantic love either—Aristotle’s ideas, for example, were about friendship.

Which (simplified) philosophy would resonate most with your OC? Why?

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#LITHODGEPODGE Hosted by @pamelajeong.bsky.social An October Prompt Game of Miscellaneous Proportions THURSDAY THRIFTED THERAPY [Graphic of an old-timey bearded man sitting and leaning his arm against a barrel with a tiny frog crawling up its side] Prompt: 29 | Which of these famous thinkers’ philosophies on love would speak to your character most? Why? Love is… Aristotle: One soul residing in two bodies. Freud: Desire in disguise. Buddha: Letting go. Emerson: Transformative, when given all. Nietzsche: The drive to possess another. Dostoevsky: Suffering. Shakespeare: An ever-fixed mark. Schopenhauer: A trick of nature. Marx: A luxury the poor cannot afford. Rumi: The fire that burns everything false. [Graphic of a talking crow] Philosophers, writers, and artists have mused on the nature of love since... well, forever, it seems. Me, I’ve always rather liked Blaise Pascal’s quote: “The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.” But what do I know—I’m just a crow. Join tomorrow for Friday Flights of Fancy!
October 29, 2026 at 5:04 AM
chapps.bsky.social
This #Hellenistic glass intaglio features the bust of a maenad wearing an ivy wreath on her head. Glass 'gems' were made as an affordable alternative to precious and semi-precious gemstones. But some glass was more expensive, hand-carved for fine, crisp details, as in this example. 🏺 1/

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Oval glass paste intaglio engraved with the bust (her left profile) of a maenad - a female follower of Dionysos - wearing an ivy wreath. The glass is transparent, and a beautiful wine-purple color. The woman has her hair bound into a bun at the read, and she wears a fillet/diadem across her forehead. She's looking slightly upwards, and she wears a nebris (fawn skin) over her shoulder - we can see the hooves hanging down.
November 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
ancientherald.bsky.social
At Gölyazı on Lake Uluabat, a team digging a Hellenistic theatre found a grave by its lower seats.

The first-century AD cremation tomb sits oddly, as the city already had a cemetery.

Photo: Basak, CC0 🏺
Roman-era cremation tomb found inside an ancient theatre in Turkey
October 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
floralashes.bsky.social
I’d say supporting imperialism and warmongering is far more Hellenistic-coded but what do I know.
November 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
novatoreanhovvl.bsky.social
how much do you care about the differences and distinctions between "hellenistic"/"tropical" astrology vs "vedic"/"sidereal" astrology?

i hear that's the biggest thing atm, even though there's a back and forth depending on the [magickal] system one is working through
November 3, 2026 at 4:19 AM
vexillia.me.uk
A post from the Waving Flag archive:
15 mm Indian Elephants (Donnington 'Orginals')
Originally posted: 2 January 2025
#ancient
#tabletop #wargames #miniatures
15 mm Indian Elephants (Donnington 'Orginals')
In July last year I posted some pictures of my first Hellenistic elephant . I now have a pair:
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October 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
grandarc.bsky.social
Showing off some of the more intricate/cohesive pieces I've got! (Sorry, Hunters)
#DestinyFashion
A Destiny 2 screenshot of a Titan with the Stoicism exotic (the Hellenistic Principle Ornament). They stand ready as a Red-variant of a Taken Hive Knight. A Destiny 2 screenshot of a Warlock with the Briarbinds base exotic. She looks like a Witch covered in the same dark, void-powered tendrils--one with her Briarbinds. A Destiny 2 screenshot of a Titan with the Hazardous Propulsion base exotic. Wires feed into and all over their metallic body and magenta glows.
November 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
tcdclassics.bsky.social
📣 📣 TCD Classics Research Seminar
Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 5.30 pm (in person and Zoom)
Annelies Cazemier (University of Southampton)
'Greek Sanctuaries, Hellenistic Networks, and the Rise of Rome'
In person in the Classics seminar room (B6002)
November 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM