26 February 2020

Ancient Greece

Athenian stamnos showing Odysseus
sailing past the Sirens, c. 480-470 BC

Roman bust of Homer (2nd century AD,
copy of an original of the 2nd century BC).

The mail brings always things you are interested in... like postcards (and more) about the Iliad (and Ancient Greece in general) when I am reading the book!

"Helen of Troy" and "Cassandra"
1898, Evelyn De Morgan

Hypatia (350-370 CE - 415 CE [?])
By Rachel Ignotofsky
From Laura (the UK) and Phillip (the USA).


A Russian postcrosser stuck this wonderful mini-sheet on the back of the postcard she sent. It shows a World Cultural Heritage site: the Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its chora, the remains of a city founded by Dorian Greeks in the 5th century BC on the northern shores of the Black Sea, nowadays Ukraine.
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2 comments:

  1. FinnBadger27 February, 2020

    I was amazed by all the things Hypatia accomplished. Also good that her achievements are still known about today.

    That mini-sheet is great - lucky you.

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    1. Mail Adventures28 February, 2020

      The sheet on the back of the postcard was a great surprise. Plus, it was accompanied by a lighthouse stamp, so the whole made my day!

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