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Marble inscribed tombstone of Abigail, wife of Shabbetai Sa’id, from Mystras, Greece.

The inscription is dated to the 1st of the month Tevet, the 10th month of the Jewish religious calendar, which corresponds to December–January in the Gregorian calendar.

The dating follows the Jewish system, in Anni Mundi (Latin for “Years of the World”) or “From the Creation of the World”; the date of the Creation would correspond to 3761 BC in the Julian calendar. Thus, this particular inscription is dated to 5371 Anno Mundi, which corresponds to the 1611 AD.

The Anno Mundi system was also used by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire (from 988 to 1453) and by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (from 691 to 1728). The Byzantine calendar was similar to the Julian calendar, with the difference that it used September 1, 5509 BC, as the date of Creation, based on calculations from the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament.

Today, February 4 2025 (Gregorian calendar), corresponds to:
• 6 Shevat 5785 (Jewish calendar)
• January 22, 7533 (Byzantine calendar)
• January 22, 2025 (Julian calendar)
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🇬🇷 Η επιτύμβια μαρμάρινη πλάκα της Abigail, συζύγου του Shabbetai Sa’id, από το Μυστρά.
Η επιγραφή χρονολογείται την 1η του μήνα Tevet, του δεκάτου μήνα του εβραϊκού θρησκευτικού ημερολογίου, που αντιστοιχεί στο Δεκέμβριο-Ιανουάριο του Γρηγοριανού ημερολογίου.
Η χρονολόγηση γίνεται, σύμφωνα με το εβραϊκό σύστημα, σε Έτη Κόσμου (λατ. Anno Mundi) ή Από Κτίσεως Κόσμου (η οποία αντιστοιχεί στο έτος 3761 π.Χ. του Ιουλιανού ημερολογίου), και έτσι η συγκεκριμένη επιγραφή χρονολογείται στο έτος 5371, το οποίο αντιστοιχεί στο έτος 1611 μ.Χ..
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Τα Έτη Κόσμου χρησιμοποιήθηκαν επίσης από την Ανατολική Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία (από το 988 έως το 1453), και από το Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο Κωνσταντινουπόλεως (από το 691 έως το 1728). Το βυζαντινό ημερολόγιο ήταν παρόμοιο με το Ιουλιανό, με τη διαφορά ότι ως ημερομηνία αναφοράς λάμβανε την 1η Σεπτεμβρίου 5509 π.Χ., η οποία, σύμφωνα με υπολογισμούς με βάση το κείμενο της μετάφρασης της Παλαιάς Διαθήκης από τους Εβδομήκοντα, ήταν η ημέρα της Δημιουργίας.

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Claudius Ptolemy [Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος] (c. 100–170 AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and astrologer, who lived in Roman Alexandria.

His work “Almagest”, the culmination of centuries of theoretical work by Hellenic, Hellenistic and Babylonian astronomers, basically standardised a geocentric model of the cosmos, which would remain the predominant model for around a millennium.

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Hi everyone!
I know it’s been a long while since I uploaded a video, but lately I’ve been having a lot in my hands.

However, I’ll be back, and I’m thinking of appearing myself on the camera and talking about the relevant topic.
Do you think that’s a good idea, or should I keep the faceless video format?

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This phrase is said by Athena early on in The Odyssey, when she appears disguised before Telemachos, relating a story about how her character was navigating the sea, characterized by its dark, wine-like color, on the way to encountering people of different languages and customs.

The Homeric term “wine-dark sea” (οἶνοψ πόντος) has fascinated readers and scholars alike because of its ambiguity.

On the one hand, some argue that, since the Greeks did not have a word for blue, they must have perceived colour differently from us today; their descriptions of colours are often based on qualities like texture, brightness, and saturation rather than hue alone.

Another interpretation suggests that the epithet has a symbolic meaning, evoking the sea’s vast, enigmatic nature, rather than focusing on literal colour.

Lastly, while it could have been used in a literal sense, as the sea can indeed appear reddish or dark in certain lighting conditions, Homer’s epithets are certainly not always literal; therefore, the phrase could be a poetic metaphor, adding to the epic’s lyrical and evocative quality.

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In Ai Khanoum, in northern Afghanistan, a Greek city was founded some time in the mid-3rd century BC.
In its gymnasium was found a column engraved with 140 Delphic Maxims, brought to Ai Khanoum by one Klearchos all the way from Delphi, some 4,800 km away.

The column was discovered in 1966 in the heroon of Kineas, presumably the founder (οἰκιστής) of the city. As for Klearchos, he has been identified with Klearchos of Soloi, the Aristotelian philosopher who was interested in the teachings of the gymnosophists of India, the Persian magi, and Judaean priests. If this was indeed him, then must have found some eager listeners in the remote Greek communities of Afghanistan, willing to carve the Delphic Maxims in their gymnasium.

The inscription of Ai Khanum is a testament to the universality of Greek culture that spread across the world created by Alexander the Great’s conquests, breaking barriers and establishing a universal cultural continuum.
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~ROMA~
Head with helmet of a statue of goddess Roma, the personification of the Roman Empire, A.D. 130 - 140
Marble
Ancient Sicyon
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🇬🇷 ΡΩΜΗ
Κεφαλή με κράνος από άγαλμα της θεάς Ρώμης
130-140 μ.Χ.
Αρχαία Σικυώνα
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Inscribed marble milestone (miliarium) from the region of Stamna, Aetolia.
It bears a seven-line Latin inscription (283 AD) and a five-line Greek inscription (293-305 AD), the latter of which refers to the Caesars Constantius and Maximianus.
It is one of the four miliaria found in Aitolokarnania and one of the few in western Greece that clearly mark the course of the Roman public road (via publica), as they marked distances and were placed along the road network.

Ddd(ominis) nnn(ostris)
Caro et Carino
et Numeriano
invictis
Augg (ustis)
M(ilia) P(assuum) vacat
XXVI

και των ε-
πιφανεστά-
των Καισάρ[ων]
Κ<ρ> ουσταντί[ου]
[και] Μα[ξιμιανού]
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🇬🇷 Ενεπίγραφος μαρμάρινος οδοδείκτης (μιλιάριο) από την περιοχή της Σταμνάς.
Φέρει λατινική (283 μ.Χ.) και ελληνική επιγραφή (293-305 μ.Χ.), στην τελευταία από τις οποίες αναφέρονται οι Καίσαρες Κωνστάντιος και Μαξιμιανός.
Είναι ένα από τα τέσσερα μιλιάρια που έχουν βρεθεί στην Αιτωλοακαρνανία και από τα ελάχιστα της δυτικής Ελλάδας που σηματοδοτούν με σαφήνεια την πορεία του δημοσίου ρωμαϊκού δρόμου (via publica), καθώς ανέγραφαν αποστάσεις και διατάσσονταν κατά μήκος του οδικού δικτύου.
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Post-#athensauthenticmarathon post with the epigram of the 192 dead of Marathon

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One of the most badass epigrams ever.

#athensmarathon facts n.8
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#athensmarathon facts n.7
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