hadrian6:

Calliope teaches music to the young Orpheus. 1862. Alexandre Auguste Hirsch. French. 1833-1912. oil on canvas.

http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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"Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?"

Alexander the Great (via tremblingcolors)

visitheworld:

Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Turkey (by lizochka_65).

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hellasinhabitants:

New Acropolis Museum Athens.

(via temple-of-ishtar)

art-and-fury:

nickkahler:  Gaston Bussière, Salome, 1914

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the-garden-of-delights:

“The Arrival of the Guests, Venice” by Georges Jules Victor Clairin (1843-1919).

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Farid al-Atrash - El Rabi’

Farid al-Atrash, or in French spelling Farid El-Atrache, (Arabic: فريد الأطرش‎; October 19, 1910 – December 26, 1974) was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oudplayer, and actor.^[1][2] Having immigrated to Egypt in childhood, Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades — recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. 

lisbetuuu:

Sherlock Holmes museum, London, England

(via tremblingcolors)

villesdeurope:

Valetta, Malta

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shakypigment:

Arnold Boecklin - Odysseus and the Cyclop Polyphemus

shakypigment:

Geta and Caracalla, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

ΝΙΚΟΣ ΣΑΡΑΓΟΥΔΑΣ - ΓΙΑΣΕΜΗ ΣΑΡΑΓΟΥΔΑ PART 1-4

primus-pilus:

Because Tumblr doesn’t have enough pictures of Hoplites and successor state armies. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqaGRo2T-n8

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A Hearty Welcome - Lawrence Alma-Tadema