The east coast of Naxo is a rugged, windswept place, but at its very southern point, there is a sheltered bay, with an idyllic beach. Now it attracts swimmers; in the distant past, it must have been a busy port. Close to it, there’s a small hill with scattered ruins… 1/9

Exploring ruins in the painting of Hubert Robert (1733-1808) :

On the Birkenkopf in #Stuttgart today, also known as “Rubble Hill” because its summit is covered with debris from World War II. 45 % of the city had been destroyed. 1.5 million cubic meters of rubble were moved to the hill, which resulted in an increase in height of... 1/2

...40 metres. This photo was taken in 1956, when debris was still being brought up the hill. 2/2

🏛 Visited the ancient site of Termessos today. Spectacular! Here is a video of the theatre. The original Hellenistic theatre was built in the early 2nd century BCE. Renovations were made during the time of Augustus, (ca 62 BCE – 14 CE), with further modifications being made in

New painting: ‘EMPIRE’ (Oil and acrylic on canvas - 1.1M x 1.1M)

In Rodanthe, North Carolina, a third house since Friday has collapsed, marking the 10th house to fall in the last four years...

The beauty of the city of Uruk🤍.

The Kalyazin RT-64, a ghostly colossus built to speak to long-dead spacecraft on Soviet Martian and Venusian missions.

These flowers, these wounds—they are all yours These laments, these sorrows, these songs of joy Yesterday they were all mine—today they are all yours. —Ahmad Faraz

Also a fan of Armando Iannucci's current favourite podcast 'Fall of Civilizations?' You're in luck. Paul Cooper will be paying a visit to Teddington Library to discuss his new book, based on his hit podcast! Book here: shorturl.at/K1sUI

Sitting down to record today for Fall of Civilizations 19... 🎙️🐎

Final event at St Mary's yesterday. Thought-provoking talk from acclaimed podcaster, Paul Cooper on the collapse of great civilisations. Signed copies of Fall of Civilizations Waterstones Guildford Guildford Book Festival Paul Cooper Duckworth Books

Palestinians are writing the names of slain family members on the ruins of their Gaza homes, to mark their final resting place under the rubble. Israeli bombardment has made it impossible for people to recover all the victims.

Rivers have ghosts, and they lie all around us in the land… This is one of the famous Fisk maps of the 1940s, showing the ghost-meanders of the Lower Mississippi. Alongside it are images of the beautiful recent re-meandering of a stretch of the River Stiffkey; exceptional work

Come and listen to Paul Cooper, the author of "Fall of Civilisations" on Thursday 14th November at 7pm in #Teddington Library! Based on the popular podcast, this book explores ancient societies, their rise to power and the eventual collapse. More info: twtr.to/ac2Vn

This is a tale of two very different gravestones, both at Kilmuir on Skye. Most visitors to this graveyard are distracted by the monumental cross dedicated to Flora MacDonald but these two deserve closer inspection.