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Greek vases: names, shapes and functions
Article by Jan van der Crabben

Greek vases: names, shapes and functions

The system of names used today for Greek vases has quite rightly been described by one leading scholar as 'chaotic'. Many of the names were first applied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by scholars who tried to fit the names of...
Gallery of Greek Temples
Image Gallery by Jan van der Crabben

Gallery of Greek Temples

The architects of the ancient Greek world believed that temples should not just fulfil their purpose of housing a statue of a god or goddess but that they should be admired from both close-up and from afar. Consequently, a great deal of effort...
History of Dogs in Ancient Roman Society and Mythology
Video by Kelly Macquire

History of Dogs in Ancient Roman Society and Mythology

Dogs were highly valued in ancient Rome, as they were in other cultures, and the Roman dog served many of the same purposes as it did in, say, Egypt and Persia - as hunters, guardians, and companions - but with a significant difference in...
White Buffalo Calf Women's Society Takes a Stand against Domestic Violence
Video by National Indigenous Times News

White Buffalo Calf Women's Society Takes a Stand against Domestic Violence

For 45 years, the White Buffalo Calf Women's Society has aided vulnerable women and children in South Dakota, tackling domestic violence and related issues, while highlighting the ongoing need for funding and collaboration in Tribal communities...
Dog Soldiers | Cheyenne Warrior Society
Video by Native American History

Dog Soldiers | Cheyenne Warrior Society

The history of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. One of the most interesting warrior society from their forming in the early 19 century. They played a huge role in what was then the western frontier fighting alongside their Sioux, Arapaho and Cheyenne...
The Pawnee Seed Preservation Society Revive Ancient Ties to Ancestors | Seed Warriors | PBS
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The Pawnee Seed Preservation Society Revive Ancient Ties to Ancestors | Seed Warriors | PBS

Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3BtRjWU In Seed Warriors, filmmaker Rebekka Schlichting follows a group of seed keepers as they work to regain food sovereignty in their ancestral homelands of Nebraska. By reclaiming their sacred corn...
White Buffalo Calf Women's Society Offers Shelter
Video by KELOLAND News

White Buffalo Calf Women's Society Offers Shelter

Stay informed about South Dakota news, weather, and sports Follow KELOLAND News on our website and social channels: https://www.keloland.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/kelolandnews https://www.facebook.com/keloland/ https://twitter.com/keloland...
Greek Goddess Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon in Greek Mythology
Video by Kelly Macquire

Greek Goddess Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon in Greek Mythology

The Greek goddess Artemis was the goddess of the hunt, wild nature and the moon in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin sister to Apollo, the god of the sun, medicine and music among others. Artemis was a patron...
Social Contract
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Social Contract

The social contract is an idea in philosophy that at some real or hypothetical point in the past, humans left the state of nature to join together and form societies by mutually agreeing which rights they would enjoy and how they would be...
Hellenistic Astrology
Definition by Arienne King

Hellenistic Astrology

Hellenistic astrology encompassed various forms of divination in Greece and the Mediterranean, all linked to the observation of astronomical phenomena. Hellenistic astrology was based on the belief that the stars and planets could either...
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