The Chi-rho Page

The Chi-rho page beginning the Gospel of Matthew in the Lindisfarne Gospels from the 8th century.

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Babylonian Map

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I think maps are really interesting, and often I think the older ones are the best. This is a picture of the very oldest known…

Giant Ground Sloth

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Here’s a giant ground sloth skeleton, unearthed from the modern state of Missouri. Sloths like this would have stood up to ten feet tall, which…

Clio the Ancient Muse of History

Ancient History, Fabulous Females / September 7, 2023 / art, women

Clio was the Ancient muse of history, and this painting by the 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Moreelse has the saucy expression that comes from being…

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