Ancient Egyptian cross, also known as Ankh, was originally an Egyptian hieroglyph used to represent the word “life”. By extension, this cross became primarily a symbol of life. This cross was also placed on the lips of dead kings, bearing in mind that according to mentality of

🏄‍♂️ How would you define the medieval version of #surfing ?

🪖During #WorldWarII, the United States suffered significant military losses. According to available data, 407,316 U.S. military personnel were killed during the conflict. Of these, the U.S. Army recorded 318,274 soldiers killed in action, the #Navy 62,614, the #Marines 24,511

Just #amazing

The “Strike Papyrus”: during the reign of King Ramesses III (1186-1155 BCE), workers protested and abstained from work because they did not receive their regular food ration. #strike #Papyrus #egypt #ancientkingdoms #ancient #zhistorica Museo Egizio Torino Italy in Egypt

🦁 The last photographic record of an Atlas #lion, dating back to 1925. This is a lion spotted in the Atlas Mountains, during a flight on the Casablanca-Dakar air route, by Marcelin Flandrin. 📷A poignant photo, thinking about what happened in the years that followed. Also called

🗝️A specimen of a #Roman ring key that, to be honest, is chilling in its intricate workmanship and state of preservation. In gold, with an #onyx cameo representing a hand pulling on an earlobe. 📝If I read correctly, the word inserted in the #cameo is coins, present imperative

🫨🕌 On November 27, 1755, #Morocco was shaken by a powerful #earthquake that severely affected the city of Meknes, Fes, and surrounding areas. This seismic event, less well known than the devastating earthquake that razed Lisbon to the ground the same year, nevertheless had a

🧭The consequences of our actions should be evaluated not only in terms of immediate gains and losses, but also for the long-term impact on our integrity and the fabric of society. The true measure of success, then, lies not in the quantity of assets accumulated, but in the

📷 La Domenica del Corriere, April 2, 1961. The great Walter Molino illustrates an housewife who, after a “providential fight,” is thrown against the wall by her husband. In this reimagining of the Rick Rude vs. Ultimate Warrior cage match at #SummerSlam 1990, the wall suddenly

💀 Drilling of the #skull of a mentally ill person (in color) and removal of part of the skull after drilling from H. von Gersdorff's “Feldtbüch der Wundartzney” (1517). To highlight mental illness, the engraver emphasizes facial features associated with #dementia.

When your wife says she's going to get you a glass of water. Then you hear the sound of the wagon wheels rolling away.... #meme #medieval #plague #lifesucks #zhistorica

When you have a slight cold, but it's the #MiddleAges, and #Death gets on with the job.

Quando esci per fare due passi, ma è il medioevo e tu sei S. Caterina da Siena.

🐚The lack of metal led the peoples of #Micronesia to devise rather bizarre protections. In addition to the #sharktoothsword (which I discussed in a separate article) in the 18th-19th centuries in better Kiribati warriors wore helmets made from puffer fish.

“Der Lieblingsplatz,” by Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885), succeeds in conveying a rare feeling of romantic quietude.

Engraving of hemorrhoids in the 12th century. Pain and, judging by the patient's face, some satisfaction.

When you come late to the gathering, but it's the Dark Ages, and a noose around your neck is not going to get you out of it.