Tag: Antiquity
“Odysseus.live” at the Nuremberg State Theater – culture
King Odysseus of Ithaca strides down the steps somewhat stiffly, but tries to be casual. Wave right, wave left, shake some hands. A smile plays around his lips, but his…
Antiquity: Greeks recruited mercenaries from far away – knowledge
In ancient times, the Greeks recruited mercenaries from all over Europe and the Near East on a large scale. This is shown by genetic analyzes of soldiers from graves in…
Salzburg Festival: Ewelina Marciniak’s “Iphigenia” – Culture
Hard to say what makes good theater. You can describe the effect – “touched”, “familiar and yet radically new”, but what ultimately determines whether an evening at the theater really…
James Webb telescope sends new image of galaxy
James Webb telescope sends new image of galaxy Show captionThis handout photo provided by NASA shows a large, pink-blue speckled galaxy resembling a wheel with a small, inner oval. Photo:…
Excavation in Iraq: Archaeologists study mysterious Mittani culture – knowledge
Of Hubert Filser Ivana Puljiz sees the fallen mud brick walls first. Days later, due to the great heat in northern Iraq, the Mosul reservoir reveals more buildings of the…
Künzing – a Roman arena poses many mysteries – Bavaria
A good 20 years ago, the archaeologist Karl Schmotz and his helpers unexpectedly came across the remains of a Roman amphitheater in a new development area in Künzing (Deggendorf district).…
Human history: How the first states came into being
Why did people start organizing into cities and states? After a large data analysis, researchers suspect two factors in particular. source site
Sculpture from Aschaffenburg Pompejanum found in Austin – Panorama
There is a well-known difference between the price and the value of a work of art. For example, if you look at what the works of former Wall Street broker…
Russia and Ukraine: Ancient historian Mary Beard on despots – society
The historians Mary Beard knows about powerful men. A conversation about Vladimir Putin, the ancient Romans as a model for today’s despots and the difference between an autocratic system and…
Etruscans: New DNA study decodes origin of civilized people – Knowledge
from Carina Seeburg The Etruscans did not simply reveal their secret, which had been guarded for thousands of years. In order to get to the genes of the people, which…