Tag: Tarsus

09 works, Today, December 19th, is Saint Boniface of Tarsus’ day, his story, illustrated #351

Dec 20, 2020

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There lived in Rome, about the beginning of the fourth century, a certain lady called Aglaë, young, beautiful, and well born, and so rich and fond of making a figure in the world, that she had entertained the city several times with public shows at her own charge… Please follow link for full post
9 Works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Cleopatra, over the ages, by the artists of their time, with footnotes, #37

Mar 24, 2018

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Statue of queen Cleopatra VII Ptolemaic Dynasty Basalt h. 104,7 cm Hermitage, Saint Petersburg Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent for almost three decades. She became the last in a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy, who served as general under Alexander the Great during his conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C. Well-educated and…