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ὕπνος δὲ πάσης ἐστὶν ὑγίεια νόσου. "Sleep is a remedy for every evil." Menander, Sententiae 783.
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The Loeb Diadem. From Pantikapaion, ca. 2nd century BC. It was at one point owned by Dr. James Loeb (he of Loeb Classical Library fame). Glyptothek, Munich. Χρυσὸς δ’ ἀνοίγει πάντα κἂν ᾍδου πύλας. - Gold opens every gate, even that of Hades. Menander
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On this date, babasaheb founded Milind college named after Indo greek emperor menander who had debate with monk nagasena. It was non profit educational institution. Babasaheb put in lot of efforts and his time to found this college in backward region like marathwada.
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A Roman marble statue of Asklepios, 2nd century AD. Altes Museum, Berlin. Πολλῶν ἰατρῶν εἴσοδός μ᾽ ἀπώλεσεν. - The visitation of many doctors killed me. Menander
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"Provided I can keep a heart of stone And bear it, I'll be able to conceal My wound from those I'm with. But how shall I bear the pain more easily? For drunkenness one day Will rip apart the plaster covering My wound though I may wish to keep it dark." -Menander, Fragment
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For nearly a thousand years, the ancient world’s most popular comedian was Menander of Athens (342/341 - 290/289 BC), the founder of “New Comedy”. Ironically, his work was almost completely lost until 1952 when the first complete play “Dyskolos” showed up in a Coptic Codex.
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Silver mirror decorated with a female figure in relief. From Pompeii, House of the Menander, mid-1st century AD, National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
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Tarihte Lazika Krallığına Bağlı Olan Kafkas Kabileleri Suania (Svaneti) 6. yüzyılda yazılmış "History of Menander the Guardsman" kroniklerinde Svan'ların (Suani) Lazika'ya bağlı yarı bağımsız bir krallık olduğu görülüyor. "Bunun üzerine Peter, pelerininin içinden bir belge
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A mosaic of the Seven Sages plus Socrates with Caliope in the center. 3rd century AD, National Museum of Beirut. Σοφοῖς ὁμιλῶν καὐτὸς ἐκβήσῃ σοφός. - By keeping company with the wise you will become wise yourself. Menander
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A Roman bronze bust of the playwright Menander (Caesar was a big fan). Ca. 1st century AD. Getty Museum. Ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ μὴ φράσῃς ἐγκώμιον. - Do not ponder a laudatio for yourself. Menander
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A Gnathian bell krater depicting a parody of the Prometheus saga. Ca. 360 BC, Getty Museum. Γελᾷ δ’ ὁ μῶρος, κἄν τι μὴ γελοῖον ᾖ. - The moron laughs, even if there is nothing to laugh at. Menander
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A Laconian black-figure kylix depicting a lion, ca. 540 BC. Getty Museum. Λέοντι κρεῖττον ἢ γυναικὶ συμβιοῦν. - Better to live with a lion than with a woman. Menander
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Pompeii was a Tartarian city Prove me wrong😏 ~Griffin Wall Painting from the House of Menander in Pompeii.
@history_hacked Indeed! imo, so-called, 'Charlemagne's People' were the ones living at Pompeii. It definitely wasn't the hut-dwelling-romans, I don't care how many fake Graffiti paintings they 'discover'. The hut-dwelling-romans were NOT speaking a fake-latin. No one did Ever wonder why we
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The famous phrase Caesar uttered when crossing the Rubicon is from one of Menander‘s lost plays, the Arrhephoros. An almost complete fragment containing the famous phrase is preserved, although the context in the play is quite different from that of Caesar.
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An Apulian hydria depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades. Ca. 340 BC. Ζήτει γυναῖκα σύμμαχον τῶν πραγμάτων. - Look for a woman as an ally in your life. Menander
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Meanwhile warrior kings Kublai Khan, Anawratha, Taspar Qagan, Menander to the pseudo-chhatri random-jeet be like:
Buddhism was the state sponsored religion of India after Independence. Indian Socialists promoted Buddhism for purely instrumental political reasons like it made it easier to demonize Sikhs and Hindus as “violent”. Incredible to see people falling for this meme decades later.
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Cassandra clings to the Xoanon, while Ajax the younger drags her away before her father Priam. Fresco from the House of Menander, pompeii_parco_archeologico
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