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Byzantium, Cappadocian rock-cut churches, identity and exchange, all with a side of apocalyptic imagery
Jun 29, 2020 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
It’s Monday, so – did you know that a Byzantine manuscript shows Alexander the Great sending a version of the “dick pic?” Here’s that promised thread @tlecaque@thereallajones 1/20
The Internet seems pretty familiar with the Western medieval manuscript featuring the penis trees, yeah? Well let’s examine a Byzantine case of not-quite-subliminal messaging that I think beats penis trees any day 2/20
