“Our perception of the world and the ancient Egyptians’ perception of the world differ greatly, including their attitudes towards death. For the ancient Egyptians, there was only one life. It was the life of the soul, which, through many earthly lives, came to understand and realize its immortality. In the afterlife, the soul was as … Read more
The term “arena” for the amphitheater only emerged in the Middle Ages. Older writers also mention this word as “La Rena” because the Italian words “arena” and “rena” have the same basic meaning – sand. Namely, the central area of the amphitheater was a round or elliptical fighting pit covered with sand, and the entire … Read more
There is so much beauty, fragrance, and inspiration hidden in just one word: rose! Throughout thousands of years, roses have moved from nature and gardens into stories and myths, becoming a motif in artistic works and inspiring poets, botanists, rulers… The oldest painted trace of a rose is a fresco from 1700 BC in the … Read more
Since ancient times, through centuries and centuries, the original meaning of the Greek muses, nine goddesses of harmony and protectors of many divine and human creative arts, has been forgotten. During the Middle Ages, artists and philosophers almost stopped seeking their protection and inspiration, but their name remained ingrained in the words music and museum. … Read more
Everything that is not written or preserved through oral tradition is forgotten. How many cities, works of art, beliefs, and ancient languages have disappeared from our historical memory! If we return to the distant past through various traces that are rarely preserved today, exploring the history of scent use and its importance in both sacred … Read more
The Great Song of the Bharata Tribe This ancient Indian epic is often referred to as the Indian encyclopedia of history and mythology, politics, law, theology, and philosophy. In addition to the historical elements that depict the development and changes within the ancient Aryan civilization, the Mahabharata reflects both the world of one of the … Read more
, koji je preživio veliki potop. Gilgameš putuje do morskog kraja kako bi pronašao Utnapishtima i saznao tajnu besmrtnosti. Nakon brojnih iskušenja i neuspjeha, Gilgameš se vraća u Uruk praznih ruku, ali bogovi mu otkrivaju da je pravi put do besmrtnosti u ostavljenoj mudrosti i ostavljenoj djeci. Gilgameš shvaća važnost ostavštine koju ostavljamo za buduće … Read more
During the 5th and 4th centuries BC, rhetoric, or the art of beautiful and correct speaking, was considered one of the important civic skills in Athens, and Isocrates was renowned as one of the greatest orators of classical Greece. His principles became the foundation of education in most European schools until the 18th century. Isocrates … Read more
A Bit of History Let’s turn our gaze back; let’s go back about thirty-two centuries. In a part of Asia Minor, present-day Turkey, there was a great city that we will later recognize as Troy. In this great city lived brave people who were attacked by others, equally brave people. There was a battle, conflict, … Read more
Interview with Delija Steinberg Guzmán Ms. Guzmán summed up this task with the following words: And those who have more experience, thanks to the years, pass on that experience to those who are younger and in need of it. In other words, we can transmit a way of life. If you look back, what are … Read more
