Marcus Aurelius
In his book Meditations, the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote, “The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
In his book Meditations, the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote, “The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
It’s long been believed that mummification was meant to preserve the dead. It turns out that notion is dead wrong.
The dogs of Ancient Egypt were mostly working animals. They accompanied their owners on hunting trips and were frequently used as guard dogs. It was a common Ancient Egyptian insult to refer to someone as a dog.
Puabi was an important woman in the Sumerian city of Ur, during the First Dynasty of Ur (c. 2600 BCE) Her seal does not place her in relation to any king or husband. It has been suggested that she was the second wife of king Meskalamdug.
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Apollo is an important pastoral deity, and was the patron of herdsmen and shepherds.
The dairy cows wobbled unsteadily on their hooves, their tongues lolled about and their eyes reddened. The cows produced less milk, but the milk they did yield contained detectable levels of THC and cannabidiol.