tiglath-pileser1.bsky.social
Exploring the history of Byzantium, the Ottomans, and their neighbours — empires, borders, and the crossroads of civilizations.
👤 Joined on 11 August 2025
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@tiglath-pileser1.bsky.social🎨 #Janissaries in Sultan Mehmed IV the Hunter’s Entourage on His Hunting Expedition, Carrying Anatolian Leopard Skins Draped over Their Shoulders, Istanbul, 1650s. (Restored Painting) 🖌️ Claes Rålamb
Show PostMinoan Harvesters vase, Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Show PostWhat Matt Damon should have been wearing - Mycenaean era boar tusk helmet, Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Show Post#FrescoFriday 🏺 Wide-eyed Charon greets deceased departing for underworld, accompanied by funeral party w flowers, bread + sacrificial bull. A tomb treasure of Paestum museum, Campania from Andriuolo necropolis. Tomb 47 interior, painted in situ c. 350BC once slabs installed/plastered below ground.
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