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Italian history meme: [1/1] war: Punic wars
Carthage must be destroyed.
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 246 BC to 146 BC. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily, part of which lay under Carthaginian control. At the start of the first Punic War, Carthage was the dominant power of the Western Mediterranean with an extensive maritime empire, while Rome was the rapidly ascending power in Italy, but lacked the naval power of Carthage. By the end of the third war, after more than a hundred years, and the loss of many hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides, Rome had conquered Carthage’s empire and completely destroyed the city, becoming the most powerful state of the Western Mediterranean.
In the book of the Aeneid, it is told the story of the encounter between Aeneas and the Carthaginian queen, Dido. When Aeneas departed, leaving Dido, she cast a curse on the city Aeneas was destined to found (Rome), saying that one day a man would be risen (Hannibal) and would have avenged her, fighting against Rome.
May you arise from my bones, you unknown avenger,to persecute the Trojan settlers with fire and sword, now, some time in the future, whenever you have the strength to do so. I call upon shore to fight against shore, waves against waves, weapons against weapons: let they and their descendants be at war.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/b8a4b215c0e4a455f5983e88058e9ee9/tumblr_mniinl97CN1rtage7o1_500.png)
Italian history meme: [1/1] war: Punic wars
Carthage must be destroyed.
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 246 BC to 146 BC. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily, part of which lay under Carthaginian control. At the start of the first Punic War, Carthage was the dominant power of the Western Mediterranean with an extensive maritime empire, while Rome was the rapidly ascending power in Italy, but lacked the naval power of Carthage. By the end of the third war, after more than a hundred years, and the loss of many hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides, Rome had conquered Carthage’s empire and completely destroyed the city, becoming the most powerful state of the Western Mediterranean.
In the book of the Aeneid, it is told the story of the encounter between Aeneas and the Carthaginian queen, Dido. When Aeneas departed, leaving Dido, she cast a curse on the city Aeneas was destined to found (Rome), saying that one day a man would be risen (Hannibal) and would have avenged her, fighting against Rome.
May you arise from my bones, you unknown avenger,
to persecute the Trojan settlers with fire and sword, now, some time in the future, whenever you have the strength to do so. I call upon shore to fight against shore, waves against waves, weapons against weapons: let they and their descendants be at war.”
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Italian history meme: [1/2] natural disasters: The 1966 Flood of Florence
The 3rd and 4th November 1966 Flood of the Arno River in Florence killed many people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. It is considered the worst flood in the city’s history since 1557. With the combined effort of Italian citizens and foreign donors and committees, or angeli del fango (“Mud Angels”), many of these fine works have been restored. The flood has had a lasting impact on Florence, economically and culturally. City officials and citizens were extremely unprepared for the storm and the widespread devastation that it caused. There were virtually no emergency measures in place, at least partially because Florence is located in an area where the frequency of flooding is relatively low. In fact, approximately 90% of the city’s population were completely unaware of the imminent disaster that would befall them as they were sleeping during the early hours of 4 November 1966. 5,000 families were left homeless by the storm, and 6,000 stores were forced out of business. Approximately 600,000 tons of mud, rubble and sewage severely damaged or destroyed numerous collections of the written work and fine art for which Florence is famous. In fact, it is estimated that between 3 and 4 million books/manuscripts were damaged, as well as 14,000 movable works of art.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/97f2a633a425b1e24bf9f79e77a8480e/tumblr_mnipq1eXmC1rtage7o1_500.png)
Italian history meme: [1/2] natural disasters: The 1966 Flood of Florence
The 3rd and 4th November 1966 Flood of the Arno River in Florence killed many people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. It is considered the worst flood in the city’s history since 1557. With the combined effort of Italian citizens and foreign donors and committees, or angeli del fango (“Mud Angels”), many of these fine works have been restored. The flood has had a lasting impact on Florence, economically and culturally. City officials and citizens were extremely unprepared for the storm and the widespread devastation that it caused. There were virtually no emergency measures in place, at least partially because Florence is located in an area where the frequency of flooding is relatively low. In fact, approximately 90% of the city’s population were completely unaware of the imminent disaster that would befall them as they were sleeping during the early hours of 4 November 1966. 5,000 families were left homeless by the storm, and 6,000 stores were forced out of business. Approximately 600,000 tons of mud, rubble and sewage severely damaged or destroyed numerous collections of the written work and fine art for which Florence is famous. In fact, it is estimated that between 3 and 4 million books/manuscripts were damaged, as well as 14,000 movable works of art.
art history meme | 5/9 paintings: La Liberté guidant le peuple (Liberty Leading the People) by Eugène Delacroix (1830)
This scene, it tells us, took place on July 28 1830. On that day, the people changed history in Paris. Students rang the great bell of Notre Dame, work stopped altogether and people fired at soldiers from windows high over narrow streets. Crowds built up, shouting: “Down with the king!” By late afternoon, royal troops were making a last stand in the Tuileries while Charles X dined outside the city. The Bourbon king had alienated natural supporters as well as radicals with ultra-conservative policies, and the outcome of the July revolution was cautious reform; the liberal Duc d’Orléans was persuaded to take the crown, hailed by the statesman Lafayette as in himself “the best of republics”. Delacroix’s political masterpiece does not depict the peaceful and eminently reasonable, not to say bourgeois, outcome of the 1830 Paris uprising but its moment of anarchic freedom, when anything seemed possible. It is the most enduring image of what revolution feels like, from within: ecstatic, violent, libidinal and murderous.
GUYZ, HARRY POTTER HAS TWO SHIRTS.One for winter and one for summer, how practical of you Harry.
Except the top one is his weird hallucination world.
Maybe he subconsciously wishes he had two shirts.
And contacts.
I’m rebloging this until I die
(Fonte: instantremorse)
laziestgittoeverstepinconverse:
An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into a subterranean world beneath London in the company of the mysterious Lady Door.
An adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy series.
Part 1 - London Below [Ge.tt] [Dropbox]
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xrdj:
I’m sure that Mrs. Hudson’s husband committed a great number of crimes in order to get sentenced to death. From the way she flinches when Sherlock slams his hands on the table, I’d say it’s safe to bet that one of his many crimes was spousal abuse.
That would certainly account for why Sherlock ensured his execution.
And why Sherlock got so enraged when he saw that she had been hurt
And why she acted as if she were perfectly fine when she was hurt.
history meme ∙ (1/7) pairings ∙ bernini & marbleGian Lorenzo Bernini (also spelled Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo) (Naples, 7 December 1598 – Rome, 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist and a prominent architect who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture. In addition, he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets. A student of classical sculpture, Bernini possessed the ability to capture, in marble, the essence of a narrative moment with a dramatic naturalistic realism which was almost shocking. (+more)
(Fonte: blackfishs)
elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:
Repeat after me, kids:
Not all Gallifreyans are Time Lord
Not all Gallifreyans are Time Lord
Not all Gallifreyans are Time LordNot all Gallifreyans are Time Lord
Time Lord is a Rank, Gallifreyan is a species.
The Doctor is the last of the Time Lords but is he the last of the Gallifreyans?
OH SHIT
(Fonte: andrastesflamingass)
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Italian history meme: [2/2] natural disasters: The Great Plague of Milan
The Italian Plague of 1629-1631 was a series of outbreaks of bubonic plagues which occurred from 1629 through 1631 in northern Italy. This epidemic, often referred to Great Plague of Milan, claimed the lives of approximately 280,000 people, with the cities of Lombardy and Veneto regions experiencing particuarly high death rates. This outbreak is considered one of the last outbreaks of the centuries-long pandemic of bubonic plague which began with The Black Death. The 1630 plague in Milan is the backdrop for several chapters of Alessandro Manzoni’s novel I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed). Although a work of fiction, Manzoni’s description of the conditions and events in plague-ravaged in Milan are completely historical and extremely documented from primary sources reserchead by the author.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/0eda4c8565b49c399ec2c8de65efa7f3/tumblr_mnk40g9c671rtage7o1_500.png)
Italian history meme: [2/2] natural disasters: The Great Plague of Milan
The Italian Plague of 1629-1631 was a series of outbreaks of bubonic plagues which occurred from 1629 through 1631 in northern Italy. This epidemic, often referred to Great Plague of Milan, claimed the lives of approximately 280,000 people, with the cities of Lombardy and Veneto regions experiencing particuarly high death rates. This outbreak is considered one of the last outbreaks of the centuries-long pandemic of bubonic plague which began with The Black Death.
The 1630 plague in Milan is the backdrop for several chapters of Alessandro Manzoni’s novel I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed). Although a work of fiction, Manzoni’s description of the conditions and events in plague-ravaged in Milan are completely historical and extremely documented from primary sources reserchead by the author.
