Liana Miate

Liana Miate

Biography

Liana has always been passionate about ancient history - particularly ancient Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology, and the study of women in the ancient world. She has completed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She is also interested in writing (screen and creative), and social media, and is currently working as a Social Media Editor and writing articles for World History Encyclopedia. She hopes to attract more people to the fascinating world of ancient history through photos and interesting facts. She believes that many lessons can be learned if people just take the time to look to the past.

Education

  • BA Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney

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Calypso
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Calypso - The Nymph Who Kept Odysseus Prisoner

In Greek mythology, Calypso, whose name means "to hide" or "to conceal," is a nymph best known from Homer's...
Penelope
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Penelope - The Loyal Wife of Odysseus

In Greek mythology, Penelope is the wife of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and the mother of Telemachus. She is...
Dreamtime
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Dreamtime

Dreamtime (The Dreaming) is the English term used to describe the mythology and spirituality of Indigenous Australians. It is a philosophy...
Aboriginal Rock Art
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Aboriginal Rock Art

Pictographs known as Wandjina in the Wunnumurra Gorge, Barnett River, Kimberley, Western Australia.
Wonnarua Painting of Baiame
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Wonnarua Painting of Baiame

Wonnarua painting of Baiame, near Milbrodale (south of Singleton, New South Wales). It shows an Aboriginal sacred site...
Rainbow Serpent Art
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Rainbow Serpent Art

Rainbow Serpent by John Mawurndjul, 1991. Musée du quai Branly, Paris.
The Rainbow Serpent
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The Rainbow Serpent

Australian Aboriginal rock painting of "The Rainbow Serpent". Photo by: Mark O'Neil www.digitaltribes.com.
The Milky Way Over Uluru
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The Milky Way Over Uluru

The Milky Way over Uluru. The Dreaming, according to Carl Strehlow, sees the Milky Way as a river connected to the dwelling...
Ivan III of Russia
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Ivan III of Russia

Ivan III of Russia (Ivan the Great) was the Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia from 1462 to 1505. Ivan III was born in 1440 to...
Kremlin
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Kremlin

The Kremlin is a fortified complex located in the centre of Moscow, Russia, which is made up of towers, high walls, palaces, and cathedrals...
Ivan the Great Tearing the Khan's Letter to Pieces
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Ivan the Great Tearing the Khan's Letter to Pieces

Ivan the Great Tearing the Khan's Letter to Pieces, oil on canvas by Aleksey Kivshenko (1851-1896).
Destruction of the Novgorod Veche
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Destruction of the Novgorod Veche

Destruction of the Novgorod Veche, oil on canvas by Klavdy Lebedev, 1889. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

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