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Boudica or Boudicca (also Boadicea or Boudicea /boʊdɪˈsiːə/, and known in Welsh as Buddug Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ])[1][2] was a queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61, and died shortly after its failure, having supposedly poisoned herself. She is considered a British folk hero.[3]
Boudica's husband, Prasutagus, ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome, and left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and to the Roman emperor in his will. However, when he died, his will was ignored, and the kingdom was annexed and his property taken. According to Tacitus, Boudica was flogged and her daughters raped.[4] Cassius Dio explains Boudica's response by saying that previous imperial donations to influential Britons were confiscated and the Roman financier and philosopher Seneca called in the loans he had forced on the reluctant Britons.[5]
In AD 60 or 61, when the Roman governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus was campaigning on the island of Anglesey off the northwest coast of Wales, Boudica led the Iceni, the Trinovantes, and others in revolt.[6] They destroyed Camulodunum (modern Colchester), earlier the capital of the Trinovantes but at that time a colonia, a settlement for discharged Roman soldiers and site of a temple to the former Emperor Claudius. Upon hearing of the revolt, Suetonius hurried to Londinium (modern London), the 20-year-old commercial settlement that was the rebels' next target. He lacked sufficient numbers to defend the settlement, and he evacuated and abandoned Londinium. Boudica led a very large army of Iceni, Trinovantes, and others to defeat a detachment of Legio IX Hispana, and they burned and destroyed Londinium and Verulamium.
An estimated 70,000–80,000 Romans and British were then killed in the three cities by those led by Boudica,[7] many by torture.[7] Suetonius, meanwhile, regrouped his forces, possibly in the West Midlands; despite being heavily outnumbered, he decisively defeated the Britons. The crisis caused Nero to consider withdrawing all Roman forces from Britain, but Suetonius' victory over Boudica confirmed Roman control of the province.
Boudica then either killed herself to avoid capture (according to Tacitus),[8] or died of illness (according to Cassius Dio).[9]
Interest in these events was revived in the English Renaissance and led to Boudica's fame in the Victorian era.[10] Boudica has remained an important cultural symbol in the United Kingdom.
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The south-east memorial chapel to James Watt was added in 1826 to house this marble statue by Francis Chantrey. Born in Scotland, Watt was initially an instrument maker before he made major improvements to the Newcomen steam engine in 1781. He was also a philosopher and chemist, but it was Matthew Boulton’s application of Watt’s steam engine that led to its widespread adoption. He was a fellow member of the Lunar Society, and developed the concept of horsepower. The watt, the unit of power, was named after him. This statue is apparently the original with others in Westminster Abbey and in Greenock copies.
Busts of Greek philosophers from Socrates to Epicurus as seen in the British Museum, London.
This is part of a series I took today as I tried to play around with my lenses and understand how depth of field works...
Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier
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Nikon AF Nikkor 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5D
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"The Refutation Of The Pseudo-philosophers " was painted by Ludwig Seitz as part of his 'Thomas Aquinas' series on the ceiling of the Gallery of the Candelabra.
The painting depicts Angels correcting the errors of the pseudo-philosophers by showing them the works of St Thomas Aquinas. The book held up by the central Angel is "Summa contra Gentiles", originally written as four books. It is said to be Thomas Aquinas' best known treatise on the truth of the Catholic faith.
Pio Clementino Museum, Vatican Museums; July 2019
Getting back to the roots with this custom Harry Potter minifig from the first book / film!
This custom is made to capture the tension of the final battle between Potter and Quirrell/Voldemort - I also gave him small legs to emphasize the fact that he was still very young at that time.
Past this building many a time and always wanted to photograph it.
It's on private ground but I was granted permission to take these shots under the conditions I wouldn't be selling them. Hence the watermark......I've had images stolen in the past and used. But it's something I've never let worry me too much, if I was trying to make money out of this I would be a little more careful on the quality of the images I post and would put the watermark in a much harder place to clone out.
Any way back to the tower.......it belongs to the Earl of Shaftesbury family. It was thought the 3rd Earl was a philosopher and spent many a time thinking here.
I know I could ponder quite happily here watching the gorgeous sunrises.
( When we get them that is! )
Today, 25 November, is the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is the patroness of philosophers and preachers.
St. Catherine is believed to have been born in Alexandria of a noble family. Converted to Christianity through a vision, she denounced Maxentius for persecuting Christians. Fifty philosophers whom she is said to have converted by her eloquence were then burned to death by Maxentius.
Maxentius offered Catherine a royal marriage if she would deny the Faith. Her refusal landed her in prison. While in prison, and while Maxentius was away, Catherine converted Maxentius' wife and two hundred of his soldiers. He had them all put to death.
Finally, Catherine was likewise condemned to death. She was put on a spiked wheel, and when the wheel broke, she was beheaded.
She is depicted here, flanked by angels, in a splendid window by Edward Burne-Jones in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
Philosopher's Tree
Had an unbelievable experience in Hokkaido recently. It felt nothing like Japan - so removed from the noise, constant torrent of rules, so completely free. I can't recommend it enough.
This shot was from the 2nd time we visited Biei's Philosopher's Tree. First visit was near noon which may provide some interesting BW compositions, but we woke up at 3AM to catch the sunrise the following day.
Getting up at maddening hours has become the norm when I'm traveling for photography. Once shooting starts all sense of exhaustion fades, the mind is locked, only the subject is present.
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I’ve wondered for a long time what the meaning of mirrors was in alchemy. “Mirror” is not an entry in Lyndy Abraham’s dictionary, and Adam Mclean’s site turns up just a couple of references to obscure academic journals.
www.alchemywebsite.com/a-archive_apr01.html
But a mirror shows up too often in alchemy stories to be just a coincidence: In Snow White, there’s the “magic mirror on the wall” that the wicked queen consults. Or in Harry Potter, the Mirror of Erised, which reveals the viewer’s most heartfelt desire.
I’ve been reading Peter Marshall’s popular biography of Emperor Rudolf II and his circle, and it may hold a clue.
In Chapter 9, “The Magi” , we learn that the English alchemist John Dee claimed to possess such a magic mirror.
Dee...had with him a letter of recommendation from the Queen of England and offered Rudolf a magic mirror in which the viewer was meant to be able to see whatever he desired. (p. 115)
An Italian alchemist Alessandro Scotta claimed to have a magic mirror as well, which seems to have functioned as a Zoom app. The Spanish ambassador in Prague was able to see, simultaneously, the royal court in Madrid a thousand miles away. But Scotta was unable to persuade Rudolf to see him, so nothing more is known about it (p. 148).
From these bits of information, it doesn’t look like the alchemists of this period used mirrors in the creation of the Philosopher’s Stone. Rather, a magic mirror--along with crystals--were part of their bag of magical tricks. Dee conversed regularly with angels, who helped him foretell the future, for example. What it would be fascinating to know is how we got from the late Renaissance magic mirrors of Prague to Snow White’s mirror to the Mirror of Galadriel in LOTR and HP’s Mirror of Erised.
There’s an excellent chapter in Marshall’s book that provides brief biographies of the primary homegrown alchemists of Central Europe. I have written often of Michael Maier, for example, the author of Atlanta fugiens and this central image:
Marshall also discusses the lives of the two alchemist who inspired characters in HDM: Agrippa and Khunrath. Khunrath published an engraving of his own alchemy laboratory in Prague.
www.tumblr.com/argentvive/650485481387311104/magic-mirror...
Hadji Bektashi-Veli Complex. It is the tomb of Bektashi in Nevsehir/Turkey. Known as the inspiration of the Bektashi religius order and the patron.
The Romans loved their grotesqueries, and this particular one lampoons sculptures of noble Greek philosophers. He's wearing his ratty himation on his shoulders and exposing his large phallus, and his features are exaggerated, his legs spindly. And of course he's wearing a laurel wreath is is clearly reciting (epic poetry, no doubt), just to ensure you know the genre he's parodying.
The museums labels this as a bronze statuette of a 'fool' with a grotesque appearance, but I think something got lost in their translation.
Roman, from the Villa del Pastore, utility room 40, Stabiae, ca. 1st century CE (before 79 CE, naturally). Bronze.
Museo Archeologico di Stabia Libero D'Orsi (MANN 27729) - usually in the collection of the Gabinetto Segreto (Secret Cabinet or Secret Room, where the more 'pornographic' material from the Vesuvian area is kept)
Friedrich Nietzsche
typographical portrait
by Kenneth Rougeau
This portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche was created using the authors own words (mostly quotations overlayed upon the first chapter of Beyond Good & Evil). This image is part of the Convolutions collection. Prints can be found in my ArtFire store.
Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts PC, OM, CH, DTD, ED, KC, FRS (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader, and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. Although Smuts had originally advocated racial segregation and opposed the enfranchisement of black Africans, his views changed and he backed the Fagan Commission's findings that complete segregation was impossible. Smuts subsequently lost the 1948 election to hard-line nationalists who institutionalised apartheid. He continued to work for reconciliation and emphasised the British Commonwealth's positive role until his death in 1950.
This view ofPhilosopher Falls is the reward for the 90 min return walk. Depending on level of fitness and weather. This view is only made possible by the incredible efforts of our Wildlife and National Parks Teams.
Marble sculpture at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark.
My museum collection : www.flickr.com/photos/9619972@N08/collections/72157702215...
Participant in a demonstration of migrants at the Frankfurt Hauptwache.
Ein Vertreter der Philosophie oder Religion von Zardoscht (persisch für Zarathustra). Bisher dachte ich bei Persien eher an Ajatollas. Scheint eine sehr menschenfreundliche Weltanschauung zu sein.
A representative of the philosophy or religion of Zardoscht (Persian for Zarathustra). Up to now I thought of Persia more like ayatollas. Seems to be a very philanthropic worldview.