Classical antiquity

Property of a Private Collector, New HampshireAFTER MODELS BY ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURYDANZATRICE CON LE MANU SUI FIANCHI AND DANZATRIC

Arquímedes fue un antiguo científico y inventor griego, hijo de Hefesto. Se le acredita la invención de muchas herramientas modernas, así como una aproximación de pi. Es considerado el hijo de Hefesto más famoso de toda la historia, y también es una gran aspiración de sus hermanos descubrir o encontrar sus trabajos perdidos. Arquímedes era hijo de Hefesto y vivió en una de las colonias griegas en el sur de Italia, antes de que Roma se convirtiera en un imperio y tomara el poder. Arquímedes…

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"Many of us are familiar with stories from the Greek myths. However, our knowledge of them is often imperfect. Many of us hear the story of Atlas, the Titan, but few of us know the full story. The story of Atlas and his fate is one of the most important in all of Classical Antiquity. There are many variations of the myth of Atlas and some of them are discussed here."

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Now a Christian church, the Pantheon is the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings and has been in near-continuous use since its reconstruction.

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Tavole Palatine (“Palatine Tables”, Temple of Hera) Metapontum * 6th century BCE Doric order The temple was composed of a central naos, preceded by a pronaos and with an adyton at the rear. Fifteen...