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Some 3,300 years ago, an ancient Egyptian artist painted this humorous illustration of a cat herding geese, on a flake of limestone. From Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. 📷 Egyptian Museum, Cairo. #Archaeology

Capilla de los Benavente. Santa María de Mediavilla. Medina de Rioseco. Valladolid. Una de las obras más significativas del arte español del Renacimiento, calificada por Eugenio d'Ors como la "Capilla Sixtina del arte castellano".

Summer holiday in Sicily ❤

Pour la réunion d'équipe d'histoire-géographie de ce midi je suis dans le thème avec ma tablette de prise de notes ?

Petite reproduction d'une tablette de Šulgi (2092-2045) roi du royaume d'Ur. Il décrit la construction d'un temple à Girsu pour la déesse Nin-kimara.

Agesilaus II of Sparta (r. 399-358 BC) was asked which was better virtue, courage or justice, the king said: "Courage would be good for nothing if there were no justice and if all men were just, there would be no need of courage." *From Plutarch's 'Sayings of the Spartans'

Sunflowers and sunset from Aroostook County. It's great to be back for a few days. -- August 21, 2025 Mars Hill, Maine

Insane lightning on Park Links road! #azwx #monsoon2025

We are just outside a village in northern France in 1860. The sun is sinking, and a crescent moon rises as women pull up thistles and weeds in a vast field. Somehow, the artist Jules Breton is able to present backbreaking labour as rather noble (Joslyn Art Museum)

The Antelope, High Street, #Godalming, GU7 1AW 🍻 There is a spacious beer garden tucked away behind the building, which is a perfect retreat for sampling the beers. Regular live music events are held. camra.org.uk/event/antelope…

Bonjour. 📸 René Burri. Le jeune garçon à la baguette, rive gauche 1950. Paris

𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘝𝘐𝘐, Paris. Beautiful square unknown (or forgotten) by tourists.

The Divine Council of Olympus

Good Morning, X. ☕️

This 3,300 year-old Mycenaean terracotta chariot was found in a rock-hewn tomb at Megalo Monastiri, in the region of Larissa, Greece. Dated ca. 13th century BCE. Archaeological Museum of Volos, Greece. 📷 Athenologio.

Brunnen in der Reichsburg 🏰

If I had 30 days in Germany, I’d skip the usual Berlin-only itinerary. I’d visit 12 cities where history, beer gardens, castles, and overlooked treasures collide. Here’s the route…🧵

The little square of Amalfi holds all of Italy’s poetry

Which is your favourite City in North Yorkshire? Ripon or York