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mikeylyksit · 41-45, M
CantExplain · 61-69, M
Elevatorpitches · F
@ozgirl512 yeah that dude was a piece of WORK👺
"All my glorious brothers" was a book by Howard Fast
re-telling that story of the Maccabees and that twisted fuck of a dictator...
"All my glorious brothers" was a book by Howard Fast
re-telling that story of the Maccabees and that twisted fuck of a dictator...
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@Elevatorpitches all subjects about which i know naught... But you have me wanting to look it up!
Keepitsimple · 51-55, F
LeopoldBloom · M
What is it?
Elevatorpitches · F
@LeopoldBloom The mountaintop of toppled gods
The ruins on Mount Nemrut depict a gaggle of gods from both Greek and Persian traditions, plus a few deities that King Antiochus I made up himself. The range of spiritual faiths represented in the statues found near the 7,000-foot summit reflects southeastern Turkey's long history as a crossroads of cultures. Today, the derelict statues are protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 70 BCE, Antiochus took power here in Commagene, one of several small onetime states formed from the shambles of the Seleucid Empire. Looking to unify his populace, he synthesized a mythology that hailed Greek and Persian figures, from Ares to Zarathustra—plus the king himself and his family. Antiochus' claim to godhood wasn't eternal, as he was deposed in 31 BCE, but sometime before that he cemented his customized state religion in history by having its partial pantheon—including, of course, himself—carved into stone statues on the peak overlooking his kingdom.
SOURCE: Bing
The ruins on Mount Nemrut depict a gaggle of gods from both Greek and Persian traditions, plus a few deities that King Antiochus I made up himself. The range of spiritual faiths represented in the statues found near the 7,000-foot summit reflects southeastern Turkey's long history as a crossroads of cultures. Today, the derelict statues are protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 70 BCE, Antiochus took power here in Commagene, one of several small onetime states formed from the shambles of the Seleucid Empire. Looking to unify his populace, he synthesized a mythology that hailed Greek and Persian figures, from Ares to Zarathustra—plus the king himself and his family. Antiochus' claim to godhood wasn't eternal, as he was deposed in 31 BCE, but sometime before that he cemented his customized state religion in history by having its partial pantheon—including, of course, himself—carved into stone statues on the peak overlooking his kingdom.
SOURCE: Bing
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@Elevatorpitches look upon my works and quail ...
fun4us2b · M
Cool