Forwarded from Traditional Europe
Roman cavalry helmet, second half of the 1st century CE, found near the city of Nijmegen, Netherlands
Face mask helmets were used in cavalry parades and sporting mock battles called “hippika gymnasia”.
Face mask helmets were used in cavalry parades and sporting mock battles called “hippika gymnasia”.
Forwarded from Scotland 🏴
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The Old man of Storr
According to legend, the Old Man of Storr was a giant who lived on the Trotternish Ridge. When he was laid to rest upon his death, his thumb—the “Old Man”—remained partially above ground.🏴
According to legend, the Old Man of Storr was a giant who lived on the Trotternish Ridge. When he was laid to rest upon his death, his thumb—the “Old Man”—remained partially above ground.🏴
Forwarded from England 🏴
Wilton Windmill is located on a chalk ridge between the villages of Wilton and Great Bedwyn in the southern English county of Wiltshire 🏴
Thank you for the photo Skane Cox
Thank you for the photo Skane Cox
Forwarded from • Hellas • Ελλάδα • Greece (Maria)
Tavole Palatine (Greek temple dedicated to Hera) at Metapontum, Magna Graecia, Italy, 6th century BC, Doric order.
Until the nineteenth century, the Tavole Palatine was also known locally as the Mensole Palatine (Palatine Shelves) or Colonne Palatine (Palatine Colonnade), probably in reference to the struggles of the French Paladins against the Saracens. The temple was also called the Scuola di Pitagora (School of Pythagoras) in memory of the great philosopher Pythagoras. In the Middle Ages it was also called the Mensae Imperatoris (Tables of the Emperor), probably referring to the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II who camped at Metapontum during his expedition against the Saracens in 982.
One notable resident of Metapontum was the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (c. 571- c. 497 BC) who spent the latter part of his life at Metapontum. @GreekLeague
Until the nineteenth century, the Tavole Palatine was also known locally as the Mensole Palatine (Palatine Shelves) or Colonne Palatine (Palatine Colonnade), probably in reference to the struggles of the French Paladins against the Saracens. The temple was also called the Scuola di Pitagora (School of Pythagoras) in memory of the great philosopher Pythagoras. In the Middle Ages it was also called the Mensae Imperatoris (Tables of the Emperor), probably referring to the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II who camped at Metapontum during his expedition against the Saracens in 982.
One notable resident of Metapontum was the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (c. 571- c. 497 BC) who spent the latter part of his life at Metapontum. @GreekLeague