Gürkan Ergin
@ivanhoe76.bsky.social
Classical archaeologist and historian at Istanbul University | unrests and rebellions in Roman Asia Minor, Roman state reliefs, Aegean Bronze Age, ancient world in cinema | curator 👉 #ancientartinfilm
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Gürkan Ergin
@ivanhoe76.bsky.social
· Jun 9
- Why do men revolt?
- To find beauty, either in life or in death.
(Peter Brook’s Mahābhārata)
- To find beauty, either in life or in death.
(Peter Brook’s Mahābhārata)
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‘They say that statues like this originally had paint applied to them. I believe it; but the mind reels at the thought of what the painter could have been called on to do.’
T.J. Clark views a kouros at the Met.
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T.J. Clark views a kouros at the Met.
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T.J. Clark · A Kouros at the Met
The kouros in the Met was almost certainly a soldier: he has stepped out of his armour into his skin. The idea of...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
‘They say that statues like this originally had paint applied to them. I believe it; but the mind reels at the thought of what the painter could have been called on to do.’
T.J. Clark views a kouros at the Met.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark views a kouros at the Met.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kobyz and the Yurt: Central Asia’s living knowledge enters UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage Lists www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
UNESCO adds Central Asian traditions to Global Heritage List
Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the traditional nomadic Yurt shared across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan hav...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kobyz and the Yurt: Central Asia’s living knowledge enters UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage Lists www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
First trailer for Nolan's The Odyssey is here: youtu.be/Mzw2ttJD2qQ?...
The Odyssey | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
First trailer for Nolan's The Odyssey is here: youtu.be/Mzw2ttJD2qQ?...
A bunch of fools who refuse to understand the cinematic medium come down on Nolan pretty hard because of The Odyssey's costumes. Wait till they watch Pasolini's Oedipus Rex.
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A bunch of fools who refuse to understand the cinematic medium come down on Nolan pretty hard because of The Odyssey's costumes. Wait till they watch Pasolini's Oedipus Rex.
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Rays of Language. Linguistic Perspectives on Non-Literary Papyri and Related Sources tinyurl.com/2bb3sbq9 #freeaccess
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Rays of Language. Linguistic Perspectives on Non-Literary Papyri and Related Sources tinyurl.com/2bb3sbq9 #freeaccess
Social Change across the End of the Aegean Bronze Age is.gd/Pdptm4 #freeaccess
December 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Social Change across the End of the Aegean Bronze Age is.gd/Pdptm4 #freeaccess
Two Celtic gold coins that are among the oldest ever found in Switzerland have been discovered. They date to the second half of the 3rd century BC: www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74943
Two of Switzerland’s oldest gold coins found – The History Blog
Two Celtic gold coins that are among the oldest ever found in Switzerland have been discovered by volunteers near Arisdorf, three miles south of the German border. They date to the second half of the 3rd century B.C., and only about 20 examples are known from Switzerland.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Two Celtic gold coins that are among the oldest ever found in Switzerland have been discovered. They date to the second half of the 3rd century BC: www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74943
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall infected by parasites, study finds | University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall infected by parasites, study finds
Research examining ancient sewer drain sediment suggests the Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda suffered with intestinal worms and diarrhoea –
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December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall infected by parasites, study finds | University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Enter through the Ears: 2025 in Soundtracks mubi.com/en/notebook/...
Enter through the Ears: 2025 in Soundtracks
Avant-garde musicians made clandestine contributions to the materiality of some of the year’s best films.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Enter through the Ears: 2025 in Soundtracks mubi.com/en/notebook/...
Serving the Gods: Artists, Craftsmen, Ritual Specialists in the Ancient World tinyurl.com/2ah5hkyt #freeaccess
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Serving the Gods: Artists, Craftsmen, Ritual Specialists in the Ancient World tinyurl.com/2ah5hkyt #freeaccess
Studies in Sumerian Civilization. Selected writings of Miguel Civil tinyurl.com/2cr26ttq #freeaccess
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Studies in Sumerian Civilization. Selected writings of Miguel Civil tinyurl.com/2cr26ttq #freeaccess
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED | Academy Press Office press.oscars.org/news/98th-os...
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED
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December 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED | Academy Press Office press.oscars.org/news/98th-os...
Hunting and Extinctions in Southwest Asia and North America: The Silent Testimony of Communal Game Traps tinyurl.com/25qjgqgn #freeaccess
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hunting and Extinctions in Southwest Asia and North America: The Silent Testimony of Communal Game Traps tinyurl.com/25qjgqgn #freeaccess
Teaser for Spielberg's Disclosure Day is here: youtu.be/WnW25gFk2Mk?...
Disclosure Day | Official Teaser (Universal Pictures) – HD
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December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Teaser for Spielberg's Disclosure Day is here: youtu.be/WnW25gFk2Mk?...
Women’s Healthcare in Ancient Mesopotamia in the First Millennium BCE. An Edition of the Textual Sources tinyurl.com/27u97h6n #freeaccess
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Women’s Healthcare in Ancient Mesopotamia in the First Millennium BCE. An Edition of the Textual Sources tinyurl.com/27u97h6n #freeaccess
Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt indiandefencereview.com/2000-year-ol...
Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt
An archaeological discovery in Egypt has uncovered an ancient pet cemetery, challenging conventional ideas about the relationship between humans and animals in the past.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Pet Cemetery in Egypt indiandefencereview.com/2000-year-ol...
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Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home on Sunday evening. Police are still investigating.
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner Found Dead in Apparent Homicide
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home on Sunday evening. Police are still investigating.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home on Sunday evening. Police are still investigating.
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Hugh Laurie cast in archaeological comedy series : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
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Hugh Laurie cast in archaeological comedy series : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Hugh Laurie cast in archaeological comedy series - Starring opposite Amy Poehler
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December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hugh Laurie cast in archaeological comedy series : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Promoted To Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt At 64 Years Old
MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Promoted To Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt At 64 Years Old
MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine is now a black belt in jiu-jitsu. The 64-year-old guitarist/vocalist was promoted to the new rank earlier this month, more than two years after earning his brown belt. He...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Promoted To Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt At 64 Years Old