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talesoftimesforgotten.com
The philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, who lived in the early fifth century AD, is one of the most famous historical women of classical antiquity. Unfortunately, basically everything you have ever heard about her is complete fiction. |
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historyforatheists.com
Hypatia of Alexandria is often portrayed as a martyr of reason and science, who was killed by anti-science fanatics. This bears little relation to reality |
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talesoftimesforgotten.com
Nearly everyone loves music and the ancient Greeks loved music as much as anyone. Many of the poems that have survived to us from ancient Greece are actually song lyrics that were originally meant to be sung. Unfortunately, nearly all ancient Greek music has been irretrievably lost; no one alive will ever hear the original ... Continue reading "What Did Ancient Greek Music Sound Like?" |
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khanya.wordpress.com
I recently discovered that some Roman Catholics are getting into a tizz because of a "new" translation of the Nicene Creed. Hat-tip to Bosco Peters for pointing this out: Extraordinariate | Liturgy: Dissatisfaction with the 2011 English Roman Missal translation continues. Some communities, as I predicted, only ever say the Apostles Creed (a novelty), not... |
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