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The History of Valentine's Day: How It Became a Global Celebration
Valentine's Day is one of the most widely recognized celebrations of love, marked by millions around the world with flowers, ...
L'Italo-Americano Newspaper21 小时
From Rome to the Celts: the ancient origins of the Candelora
The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...
Greek Reporter1 天
Sweat of Ancient Greek Athletes Was Valued Like Gold in Antiquity
The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.
La Brújula Verde1 天
The “Instructions of Amenemhat”, the First and Only Pharaoh Assassinated by a ...
The Instructions of Amenemhat, also known as The Teaching of King Amenemhat I to His Son Senusret, is a literary work from ...
What the mythical Cupid can teach us about the meaning of love and desire
Each Valentine’s Day, when I see images of the chubby winged god Cupid taking aim with his bow and arrow at his unsuspecting ...
The Forward4 天
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote ‘Ulysses’ a Jewish poet’s bookstore rises ...
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...
Colossal4 天
Timo Fahler’s Stained-Glass Sculptures Question Symbols and Curtailed Freedoms
Mesoamerican codices, national symbols, and motifs found in older European churches inspire Timo Fahler's mixed-media works.
Destigmatising Classics: opening up the ancient world to all
Calum Murray discusses the lack of classics education at state schools; speaking with students and academics about how ...
news24online6 天
Tale of Love: Untold History Of Valentine's Day Traditions
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility festival in mid-February where young men drew women’s names from a box, often ...