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Melancholia: How Ancient Societies Grappled to Understand and Treat Depression
... bloodletting, dieting, vigorous exercise, and hot or cold baths . Ancient Greek Physician Hippocrates and the Medical ... depression due to their self-isolation (Unknown Author / Public Domain ) During the Middle Ages, many hermits were ... problem with a friend. Robert Burton (Walker & Boutall / Public Domain ) Burton himself was a lifelong sufferer from ...
Aleksa Vučković - 18/09/2021 - 18:43
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2,000-Year-Old Statue of Hercules Found in Ancient City of Philippi
... from the classical and Roman periods adorned buildings and public spaces into the latter stages of the Byzantine period. Public spaces and cities were decorated and spruced up ... the time of the Second World War, a Greek theater, forum, baths, and city walls had already been uncovered. After the ...
Sahir - 04/10/2022 - 18:52
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First Ever Greek-Style Gymnasium Unearthed in Egypt
... in sports, literacy and philosophy. Men bathing in a public gymnasium. Gouache painting. ( CC BY 4.0 ) This is the ... and Greek sanctuaries. “These villages also contained public baths, a feature common in Greek societies,” Römer said as ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 08/11/2017 - 22:59
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Romanitas in Early Medieval Wales: The Evidence of Latin Standing Stones
... commemorative standing stones with the Roman tradition of public inscription in Latin. Combined with other evidence, ... of the Caerleon Roman amphitheater (seen here), Roman baths and barracks, left behind in medieval Wales when the ... the Pillar of Eliseg located in Denbighshire in Wales. ( Public domain ) Right: Modern-day view of the same ...
Meagan Dickerson - 04/12/2021 - 13:57
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Fulachtai Fia: Legends of the Mysterious Bronze Age Pits of Ireland
... fulachtai fia were used to heat water for the warriors’ baths. Finn Mccool Comes to Aid the Fianna ( Public Domain ) The Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala, Ancient ... the fulachtai fia were used as bathhouses, similar to the baths used by the ancient Romans or Turks, i.e. as saunas or ...
dhwty - 30/01/2016 - 23:41
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The Lupanare: Prostitution and Houses of Pleasure in Ancient Pompeii
... fee. The ancient brothel was restored and opened to the public after an investment of $253,000. On the walls of the ... Pompeii, as well as the changing rooms of the suburban baths of Pompeii, are erotic frescos. It is not clear whether ... menu for services on offer or simply decorative. (Left: Public domain / Right : Public domain ) Deemed as scandalous ...
dhwty - 09/02/2021 - 23:46
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Fantastic Beasts: Grindelwald, Dark Fantasies and Secret Societies
... later executed. Examination of a Witch. T. H. Matteson (public domain) A century later, Johannes Nider described ... Devil’s anus. Woodcut by Francesco Maria Guazzo (1608). Public domain After kissing the master’s backside, they ...
ancient-origins - 28/10/2018 - 17:58
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Gellert Hill Cave and an Unusual Church with a Brutal History
... that this water also fed the pools of the Gellért Baths, one of the most famous thermal spa baths in Europe. Statue of Bishop Gellért (Robin Stevens / ... Interior, Gellért Hill Church Source: ( Public Domain ) By Michelle Freson References Dylan. 2015. ...
Michelle Freson - 23/09/2018 - 13:56
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What the New Assassin’s Creed Game Tells Us About Ninth-Century Baghdad
... A map of the Round City, a.k.a. Baghdad, from 1883. ( Public domain ) Baghdad, the Round City Generations of ... other palaces, gardens, canals, bridges, houses, markets, baths and industrial areas. The archeological remains in ...
ancient origins - 05/10/2023 - 22:52
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Augusta Raurica and an Immense Silver Hoard
... expanded, it became a typical Roman town with amenities, public spaces, and temples. However, during the early years ... the forum of Augusta Raurica , which was the town’s main public space, where an assembly chamber for the local council ... system for central heating) used to heat the public baths at Augusta Raurica , is on display. Perhaps the most ...
Ed Whelan - 25/09/2019 - 01:58
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Archaeologists Find An Unusual Urban Complex Within Egypt’s Marea Site
... and health needs. Excavations revealed the presence two public baths and multiple latrines, while inscriptions found on ... or set of interconnected neighborhoods, which included public facilities appropriate for use by people of all social ...
Nathan Falde - 04/08/2021 - 22:50
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Marriage: Is the Sacred Bond a Result of Social Evolution or Deliberate Design?
... The upper part of the stela of Hammurabis' code of laws. ( Public Domain ) As we delve into the roots and history of ... Hymenaios, God of wedding ceremonies Room 3 of the Baths of Neptune, Ostia Antica, Latium, Italy. (CC BY 2.5 ) ... Babylonian Marriage Market, by Edwin Long, 1875. ( Public Domain ) The second part of the marriage proscriptions ...
Rita Louise - 04/09/2017 - 19:04
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Shock Findings In Ancient Garbage Mound Indicate Byzantine Empire Was In Major Decline BEFORE the Rise of Islam
... according to Newsweek a ‘bustling city that featured public spaces such as a gym, theatre, public baths, and churches’ and its wine was famous and exported ...
Ed Whelan - 27/03/2019 - 17:50
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The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens and Rome
... of these mighty civilizations. By re-creating their public buildings, their temples, shops, and houses, Connolly ... detail, including religion, food, drama, games, and the baths. The first part of The Ancient City covers the ... built over it, the Colosseum, the Flavian Palace, the Baths of Trajan, the Temple of Venus and Roma, as well as ...
ancient-origins - 22/02/2020 - 17:01
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Are the Misty Peaks of the Azores Remnants of the Legendary Atlantis?
... other which they roofed over, to be used in winter as warm baths, there were the king’s baths, and the baths of private persons, which were kept ... located Atlantis in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. ( Public domain ) Even the map the Jesuit polymath Athanasius ...
Michael Le Flem - 25/01/2023 - 13:55
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Emperor Caracalla: Was He as Bad as Everyone Says?
... Nova Varbovka 2,000-Year-Old Frescoes Discovered Under the Baths of Caracalla Portrait of Caracalla in his youth. ... mother's arms at the hands of Carcalla by Jacques Pajou. ( Public domain ) Next came a purge as, again according to Dio, ... as a prisoner of war in chains held by a Roman (left) ( Public Domain ) Caracalla traveled to the East in 215 AD but ...
Robbie Mitchell - 24/02/2024 - 16:57
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Surprising Links Between Pharaoh Akhenaten and the Jewish New Year
... and his family at almost all times when they were in public. It should be seen as the essential element of the ... are reminiscent of modern Jewish shofar horns. ( Lepsius / Public domain ) We know from inscriptions that Akhenaten ... both ancient and modern Jewish mikva’ot (stepped ritual baths), which often have different entry/exit routes so as ...
Jonathon Perrin - 17/09/2020 - 13:56
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Egyptian Alexandria - Ancient underwater finds revealed the Pharaonic roots of the Ptolemaic City
... not of it.” 1 Alexander the Great founding Alexandria. Public Domain This view, however, appeared only since the ... basins - some of which were described as the so-called ‘Baths of Cleopatra’; great blocks of dressed limestone, ... Idealized representation of the Bay of Alexandria. Public Domain “We have concentrated this year on ...
Ahmed Osman - 12/02/2015 - 12:15
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Roman Chronicle Fragments Offer a New Glimpse of Emperor Hadrian’s Agenda
... emp[eror] Antoninus Aug[ustus], the kingdom] restored. ( Public Domain ) Hadrian’s Calendar One of the newly ... and concerts. In addition, there are remnants of Roman baths , educational institutions, temples, and even a ... of the mosaic floor which will soon be visible to the public, just as has already been achieved in other ...
Sahir - 21/08/2023 - 18:59
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Latin Papyrus Texts Reanimate Fossils of the Roman World
... Proves Early Knowledge of the Americas Fights, Drunks, Baths, and Excuses: Clues to Daily Life in the Roman Empire ... texts discovered at Herculaneum in the 18th century. ( Public domain ) Volcano Charred Latin History Books and ...
ashley cowie - 12/01/2023 - 21:51