Charondas was an Ancient Greek politician who famously violated a law that he himself created. After finding out what he had done, he chose to honor the law and commit suicide with the weapon he mistakenly brought in.
TIL that in the ancient Greek city of Sybaris, the first version of a patent law gave a cook that created a new and unique dish for a year the exclusive rights to it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisβ¦
TIL Ancient Athenian law allowed blackmail (for profit). The blackmailers, known as sykophantes in Greek, could earn additional income from fig-smugglers by threatening to tell courts about their activity. businessinsider.com/wordsβ¦
Judge accepts worker's belief in ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism is protected by law dailymail.co.uk/news/artiβ¦
TIL that "Kairos", one of the words with which the Ancient Greeks referred to time (apart from Chronos), for the Pythagoreans was one of the most fundamental laws of the universe because it allows us to pieced together the dualistic forms of all the universe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiβ¦
Draco was an Ancient Greek legislator who wrote the first code of law in Athens. Over time his laws were seen as increasingly harsh and punitive, which is why we say a law is βdraconianβ when the punishment is too extreme for the crime.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(lawgiver)
TIL of Herostratus, a 4th century BC Greek arsonist who burned down the Temple of Artemis, considered one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. He said he had done it to immortalise his name. He was executed him and a law was passed forbidding anyone from saying his name, under penalty of death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herβ¦
The incredible way how ancient Greeks figured out that the Earth was round v.redd.it/1oywqxt388981
According to people in Ancient Greece , what was the favorite dish by anyone who didnβt speak Greek?
Steak Bar-Bar (ians)
How the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round. All you need is sticks, eyes, feet and brains. v.redd.it/ud41p21dva781
TIL the word 'economics' comes from the Ancient Greek word 'ΞΏαΌ°ΞΊΞΏΞ½ΟΞΌΞΏΟ' meaning "household management". The Ancient Babylonians developed the earliest system of economics in terms of laws on debt, legal contracts & private property. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoβ¦
The Gortyn code is the second longest extant ancient Greek epigraphy. It states the public law of the Gortyn city-state in Crete. It has been made by a single sculptor during the 5th century BCE.
Ancient Greek youth practicing with a ball, depicted in low relief on a marble grave stele found in Piraeus, 400-375 BCE. Now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens [1500x2000]
The TRUE reason ancient Greeks didn't play video g@mes????!!!? New EVIDEMCE has g@mers QUAKING!!!!
The ancient Greek mythical character Chiron was a half horse, half human doctor
thus making him the Centaur for Disease Control.
TIL of Draco, the Ancient Greek legislator who wrote the first code of law in Athens. Over time his laws were seen as increasingly harsh and punitive, which is why we say a law is "draconian" when the punishment is too extreme for the crime. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draβ¦
βThemis the Divine Lawβ, me, Digital, 2020 β Themis is a Greek goddess of divine order, fairness, and natural law. As one of the first oracular prophets, she instructed the early laws of justice and morality to the ancient Greeks. Themis is one of the six Titanides.
A TIL post notes that Ancient Greeks preferred having smaller penises over larger ones. Reddits most endowed users take umbrage with this and question if Greek Women had any say in the matter
The title of the post in question is pretty self-explanatory and doesn't require much context. With that being said, many believe that this was just "copium" for ancient men with small penises and if the women of that time period would agree with that statement. Pretty much all of the comments when sorted by Controversial are "lol small peepee men" but here's some choice "discussions" on the matter
Do all white men have small penises?
Has "no culture hated women more than Ancient Greece"?
"Smells like vintage copium" - turns into a slapfight over who cares more about size, men or women
Ancient Greek Inspired Mage by Linda LithΓ©n
Does anyone still believe in the Ancient Greek, Roman or Egyptian gods?
Iβm Christian, but Iβm just curious.
The Rosetta Stone. Granodiorite stele, with Ancient Egyptian, Demotic and Greek text. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 196 BC. [1440 x 1800]
What do you call your average ancient Greek?
Mediocrates
A Bird's Eye View of an Ancient Greek Theatre
Did anyone played Assassins Creed Odyssey ? I'm suprised that this time western media did not potray Ancient Greeks as a blonde looking people.
With all the fantastic ancient Greek lore in the game it's hilarious that the icon for boosting health is what looks like a taco with fries (and everyone let's it slide)
Ancient Greeks didnβt kill βweakβ babies, new study argues. science.org/content/articβ¦
Ancient Greek helmets on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin [1624x968]
Ancient Greeks and Romans might have loved Tyler Perry then
Ancient Greek modern art, 8th c.BC., MET Museum
Noah facing the tides. I'm trying to merge orthodox icon art with ancient Greek ceramic drawings.
TIL that in ancient Greek mythology, Hercules was supposed to be paid by a king to clean out a stable. When the king did not pay, Hercules sued him in a court of law. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labβ¦
The Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that it was essential to have a good dog
My build of an ancient greek temple reddit.com/gallery/rtloor
Doing a rewatch of Supernatural ( season 2, episode 4) and the symbol on this ancient greek book looks familiar....
World map according to Ancient Greek geographer Hecataeus (550-476 BC)
The Motya Charioteer is an ancient Greek marble statue found in the ancient city of Motya in Sicily. It depicts a young male figure in a swinging contraposto pose and wearing a very long chiton, with a broad flat belt over his chest. 470β460 BCE, now housed at the Museo Giuseppe Whitaker [2811x4092]
Ancient Greek bronze sculpture of a man and centaur fighting, c. 8th century BCE. [3811x3049]
Could you guys recommend me books that were written in the style of ancient Greek/Norse myths, with cruel, often rather self-centered and petty gods meddling in the affairs of humans who are very flawed/tragic characters themselves?
A brooding/melancholy tone would be preferred though it's not necessary, the scale isn't really important to me (the story could be very personal or could involve world-ending stakes, I'd be fine with it either way).
The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of the Ancient Greek King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BCE on one of the terraces of the acropolis of Pergamon in modern-day Turkey. Now on display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin [2560x3339]
Ancient Roman era papyrus letter in Greek written by Heraclides to his brother Petechois. It is essentially a shopping list of items β poultry, bread, lupines, chick peas, kidney beans and fenugreek at various prices, c. 3rd century CE. [2597x3483]
COVID is fake you moronic cows with tales! The Greeks really got us good with their ancient alphabet.
What exactly caused the ancient Greek and Norse religions to die out?
An ancient bust of Aphrodite and Greek model Andri Cartoni.
