✨Pentheus being torn apart by maenads✨

Euripides ‘The Bacchae’ tells the unfortunate tale of Pentheus, the king of Thebes, who banned the worship of Dionysius. This provoked the wrath of the god and led to the women of Thebes breaking out into a Bachhic frenzy. Pentheus was ripped limb from limb. His death was viewed as a sparagmos, where tearing an animal (or human) apart was viewed as a special type of sacrifice. This fresco from the triclinium in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii, seems to run counter to today’s notions of good taste…

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🏺🪨 Before modern artillery, soldiers used lead sling bullets to defend cities like Antiochia Hippos.

This recently discovered projectile is unique because it features a mocking command – mathou – telling the target to "learn their lesson."

👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-sling-bullet-insult/

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