#Epigraphy

Antiokhos in the East

AntiokhosE

First up: Quanzhou’s Muslims, who today still live in scattered towns. The extent mosque dates to 11th c. Reputedly as early as 618 Mohammed’s disciples came evangelising to the port.

Dr Emlyn Dodd

emlynkd

Many of us have developed a close relationship with #wine during social isolation So here’s a thread on ancient wine production and #viticulture: Reconstruction of Palladius’ winery The origins of

व्यासोन्मुखः

Vyasonmukh

Starting a thread on #कामसूत्रम् (1/n)I will dismantle vile propaganda to denounce this wonderful text as a sex manualBefore I start, read this article by me to understand कामसूत्र as

Tavola Mediterranea (Farrell Monaco)

TavolaMed

A very small and unassuming fresco of a wine amphora painted on a cubiculum wall at Villa Arianna in Stabiae. Such a small and simple image but it signifies a

angus mitchell

angusdmitchell

#WomenattheWall! Over the years, discussing Hadrian's Wall in #RomanBritain paints a picture to most as a male dominant place of hardship and conflict. A thread showing the female presence at

The Rājaputra

therajaputra

These are what analysts of the Mahabharata have identified as corruptions/interpolations that appear as Bhriguisation.Bhriguised parts are easy to identify, as the epics go off tangent in them and delve

ಪ್ರಭಾಳ ಮಗ ಈ ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರಿ

Sheshapatangi

Being a Kannadiga, I'm ashamed to say that I didn't know about this great historian, a chance encounter on Mysore gazette took me to an author who wrote 400 years

Herminius Mons

Herminius_Mons

1/ As I promised last month, let's take a look at the deity Bandua, worshiped by the Lusitanians, Gallaecians and Vettones. I counted around 60 references to the deity in

Chasing Aphrodite

ChasingAphrodit

The DOJ seeks to forfeit the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, a cuneiform tablet purchased by the Hobby Lobby for the Museum of the Bible. DOJ says tablet "originated in the area

ނާޖިހު 🇲🇻 Naajih

NaajihDidi

#DhivehiArchivesFUVAH MULAH IN 1529The French ships, the Pensee and the Sacre, under the brothers Parmentier, sailed from Dieppe on March 28, 1529, on the second, if not the first, voyage

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

As an art historian and archaeologist, I think about how objects tell stories. I'd like to lay out a few ideas about method: about what art historians do and how

Anu Shankar

anushankarn

अ is for Avalokiteshwara Avalokiteshwara is a Bodhisattva, who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. #AksharArt #ArtByTheLetter 1. 11-headed Avalokiteshwara, stone, 5th / 6th century CE, Cave 41, Kanheri , Mumbai.