In this late C2nd CE panel, Orpheus is depicted taming animals with his musical prowess.

The mosaic was held by the Dallas Art Museum but was repatriated to Turkey in the 2010s.

📍 Near Edessa
🏛 Haleplibahçe Mozaik Museum, Turkey

#MosaicMonday #AncientMediterranean #AncientRome #History #Orpheus @antiquidons @histodons @archaeodons

The fascinating new Islanders exhibition at the Fitzwilliam asks us to think about the ancient world as a network society. #history #AncientHistory #AncientMediterranean #AncMed #Cyprus #Sicily #Sardinia https://rhakotis.com/2023/04/06/islanders/

This is a free article on the historic usage of the words ‘sacred’ and ‘profane’, starting with the inference of location or place, by Carsten Colpe, 1987. It gives an overview of the interaction of ancient languages. (In one section it refers briefly to colonization, with which I disagree.) https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sacred-and-profane
#linguistics #SacredSpaces #AncientMediterranean #History #Philosophy #Latin #Hebrew I found it really helpful for overall understanding.