birth of Athena
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A few days ago we made mention of an article in Ha’aretz in which it was claimed that a fragment of ‘Apulian’ pottery from one of the sites in Israel identified as the ancient Bethsaida included an image from the pediment of the Parthenon in Athens (‘Parthenon Pediment’ Image from Bethsaida: Yeah … about that.). Our…
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[This is a in-a-rush post-in-progress, so it may have a few updates before the end of the day.] It was with great excitement (and confusion) last night when I read the Ha’aretz headline: Archaeologists Uncover Pottery With Parthenon Scene in Biblical Village Here are the salient details: A pottery vase found in northern Israel turns out to…
rogue classicism 