#Bronze

oldeuropeanculture

serbiaireland

Thread: The bronze bands from the gates of Balawat, ancient city located near Nimrud. These gates were erected by Shalmaneser III (859-824 BCE), king of Assyria, and the scene depicts

Aniket Mishra

aniketmishra299

I've tried putting together a list of what I felt was the most defining sporting achievement in each year since independence.Feel I've been extremely biased(especially the 2 off-field ones); most

oldeuropeanculture

serbiaireland

Thread: Bogatyrs (1898) Painting by Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov. A bogatyr is a character in medieval East Slavic legends, akin to a Western European knight. I would here like to talk

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

The Art Institute of Chicago refused to name the Alsdorf Collection as the source of the stolen sacred artwork the museum "helped" return to Nepal. Did they want to avoid

Victor Findlay

Victor_Findlay

As always, great to see a collection of U SPORTS hockey products playing instrumental parts for another Stanley Cup champion. Here's a thread highlighting some of the most notable ones

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

Saltfleetby church was built on a salt marsh.The landscape is melancholic.Long straight roads, drainage ditches, desultory farmsteads, big medieval churches. Flat land with empty horizons.It all points to a long-lost

Chad Loder

chadloder

Two days ago, LA County Sheriff’s deputies pulled up to a shop without being called, shot an unarmed 18 year-old student working there in the back 7 times, broke all

One pat for Taemi every day

Midori_2114

Reminder that Taemin won Gold and Bronze medals for Math at Olympiad when he was in elementary school. Reminder that Taemin won the whole Problematic Men episode with his pictorial

Tsvetina🌵

Tsvetince

I don't know how I missed out on the whole "national flags reimagined as anime samurai characters for the ̶2̶0̶2̶0̶ 2021 Tokyo Olympics" but they're totally badass (and come

The Afro Nerd

theafronerd

A thread of similarities between African myths/legends/beliefs and other cultures So basically I’m huge nerd for old religions and myths, not only African but also Celtic, Greek, Nordic (although I

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

England has about 3,000 'lost' or deserted medieval villages.We have churches in a fair few of them. Like St Mary Magdalene, Caldecote: a weather-beaten majesty with embattled parapets, cinquefoil tracery

Raynor Fathur Ghafary

raynorflz

I am gonna start up my new project to build up new pc gaming with budget 10mil idr. I am still learning to catch up with the new hardware which

Jon Appleton

appletonsbooks

Episode 4 #PearceInApril: my favourite of her novels: A DOG SO SMALL. Published in 1962, her 3rd novel was a departure in its London setting. PP was asked to introduce

oldeuropeanculture

serbiaireland

Thread: In 1961, an extraordinary treasure was found in a cave in Israel. Hidden in a natural crevice and wrapped in a straw mat, the hoard contained 442 different objects:

Jamie Lafferty

MegaHeid

Here's an actual Vera Lynn story instead.My ex had a great aunt, called Dot. She was 93 and big into sports. Huge Andy Murray fan. Loved sudoku. Was sharp, but

Nick Budd

BuddNicholas

Thread of pics I find of interest. Will hopefully provide insight to you.Here’s a Zug (Platoon) in ‘Schützenreihe’ (column) tactical formation.A more open formation with ‘Abstand’ (spacing) of typically 5