Arys🏺🪶 Profile picture
Mar 8 8 tweets 3 min read
Sappho, Hypatia, Agnodike, Artemisia, Aspasia, Cleopatra, Themistoclea, Theano, Hipparchia, Arete of Cyrene, Diotima and Sosipatra...

#Women of the Greek world: scientists, generals, warriors, queens, philosophers, poets, friends and family.

Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay Image
While they lived in difficult times when women were deprived of many rights or privileges, they managed to show their personalities and to carve their names with golden letters in history.
greekwomeninstem.com/women-scientis…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Arys🏺🪶

Arys🏺🪶 Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @ArysPan

Mar 10
The theatre in the Oracle at Dodona, built by Pyrrhus, Hellenistic king of Epirus during the 3rd century BC.

Initially dedicated to Mother Earth (Gaia- known as Dione) and later to Zeus and Dione, it was considered the oldest of the Greek oracles by the ancient Greeks. Image
Its history dates back to the 2nd millennium BC. The oak trees of the grove was supposedly the path of communication with Gaia (later Zeus and Dione). The priests delivered divinations by interpreting the rustling of the Sacred Oak’s leaves and the flight of wild pigeons. Image
According to Herodotus consulting was also given by the Peleiades, the silver-headed priestesses. Herodotus says that one of a pair of two black doves which have flown from Thebes in Egypt sat on an oak tree at Dodona and in human voice indicated the site as sacred. Image
Read 5 tweets
Feb 8
Christ Pantokrator in the Upper Town of Patras. A three-aisled Basilica with a dome.

Originally built in the 900 AD (Byzantine Empire) has undergone significant changes in the 19th-20th century after its re-conversion from a mosque. Image
Overcoming the Slavic and Arab invasions (reputedly through the intervention of St. Andrew) by the 10th c. the Bishop of Patras was elevated to Metropolitan having much of Peloponnese under its control. thebyzantinelegacy.com/patras ImageImageImageImage
The Crusaders took Patras in 1205 and converted Pantokrator to a Catholic Church. Constantine XI Palaiologos managed to retake Patras in 1430, but in 1460 it fell to the Ottomans and the church was converted to a mosque.

photo from:explore.patras.gr/listing/ieros-… Image
Read 4 tweets
Feb 7
Delphi, the navel of the world for the ancient Greeks:
In the 4th century BC and Today
Digital reconstruction by: anasynthesis.co.uk/index.php/delp…
Old illustration of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. You see the surviving parts remaining today (columns) and how once was completed.
Read 4 tweets
Jan 29
Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis of Athens
Nike is the personification of Victory.
She is the youngest sister of Zelos ('Rivalry'), Kratos ('Strength') and Bia ('Force'). In Hesiod's Theogony, Nike battles the Titans alongside the Olympian gods and is rewarded for her loyalty with honor and glory.
©John Goodinson
The current temple built by Kallikrates replaced an earlier small temple, which got completely destroyed during the Persian wars.

The temple of Athena Nike (Athena as a goddess of victory) is the smallest temple at the Acropolis in Athens. smarthistory.org/temple-nike/

©Egisto Sani
Read 4 tweets
Jan 28
Silver coins of Hellenistic Kings Image
1) King Mithradates VI (Eupator Dionysos) of Bosporos and Pontos, 89-88 BC

©wikicommons Image
2) King Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos "hook-nose), of Syria/Seleucid Empire, 121-96 BC

©wikicommons Image
Read 5 tweets
Jan 27
Palace of Knossos, the ceremonial, religious, economic and political centre of the Minoan Civilization of Crete. Image
Central Courtyard: Entrance to the Throne Room Suite with the Stepped Portico (or Central Staircase) to the left.

©Budget Direct
The archaeological site of Knossos Palace covers about 20,000 square metres, spread over three acres of land and comprises over 1,500 rooms.

©uploaded in vimeo by tlt
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(