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Hace 9 horas · The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia or simply Russia, was a vast realm that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about 22,800,000 square kilometres (8,800,000 sq mi), roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the third-largest empire in history ...
Hace 9 horas · A blue sky out of the Oresteia Arches above us. O father, all by yourself You are pithy and historical as the Roman Forum. I open my lunch on a hill of black cypress. Your fluted bones and acanthine hair are littered. In their old anarchy to the horizon-line. It would take more than a lightning-stroke To create such a ruin. Nights, I squat in ...
Hace 9 horas · July 12 and 13: The National Theatre of Greece will present Aeschylus’ “Oresteia” trilogy. This performance explores themes of justice and retribution, examining the transformation of societal values and the enduring influence of the gods on human affairs. July 19 and 20: “Ploutos,” a comedy by Aristophanes, will be performed.
Hace 9 horas · This call resonates with our experience of the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Yet, where Boccaccio’s nobles found themselves sheltering together on the road, many of us spent the COVID pandemic alone, connected virtually through technologies inconceivable to Boccaccio. In Boccaccio’s Decameron, wealthy plague refugees tell each other ...
