This thesis investigates a somewhat obscure element of ancient Greek warfare---the battlefield trophy---in an attempt to understand the Greek notion of decisive victory during the Classical Period. This thesis closely examines the trophies and the type of warfare that produced them.; The battle...
One of the most well-known ancient Egyptian symbols was thehieroglyph. It is alanguage based on picturesinstead of an alphabet. Colorswere used as symbols. Green represented new life; Red represented life, victory, fire and rage; White represented purity and authority; Black represented death as...
This culture marks some of the earliest examples of agriculture in Upper Egypt and most of its relics come from cemeteries. These cemeteries show signs ofsocial divisionsbecause wealthy graves were in one area. All the bodies were in the same position and faced in the same direction. Some exam...
God of Trade, Profit, Merchants and Travellers. His main festival, the Mercuralia, was celebrated on May 15 and on this day the merchants sprinkled their heads and their merchandise with water from his well near the Porta Capena. The symbols of Mercury are the caduceus (a staff with two ...
Identification of the oldest Tamil symbols is significant and difficult. Magrnina [22] identify the ancient Tamil characters from the ninth to the twelfth century, using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques. OCR converts pictures that contain text into a machine-readable form, comprised of...
on the face of the moon.Special moon cakes were distributed(分配)to every family.In each cake was a secret message which contained the time for the attack.When the time came the invaders(侵略者)were surprised and easily defeated.Every year moon cakes are eaten in memory of this victory. ...
The Double Crown was a combination of the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the White Crown of Upper Egypt. Sometimes you may find two animal symbols attached to the front of this crown. These are a cobra representing the goddess Wadjet of Lower Egypt and a vulture representing the goddess Nek...
Unlike the Roman zodiac’s misplaced symbols, the Fertility Wheel reflects nature’s cycles, demonstrating how human survival depended on aligning with the rhythms of the earth . October: The Month of the Cow—Not the Scorpion October is more than just a transitional month—it’s the foundation...
Honorific statue bases can also feature decorative elements such as relief sculptures or architectural embellishments. These decorative elements could include scenes related to the honored person, symbols of their achievements, or mythological motifs. These embellishments enhanced the beauty and significance...
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