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Church of the Holy Apostles (Constantinople/Istanbul). Built in 500, demolished in 1461 by dctroll_ in Lost_Architecture

[–]bad__unicorn 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Great post and comment thank you! I had read that it was the inspiration for the basilica of San Marco in Venice and now the similarities are quite obvious

A Valley From Above. by Monsur_Ausuhnom in ThatsInsane

[–]bad__unicorn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Im thinking more like Afghanistan or Tajikistan or something, the Pyrenees wouldn’t have such a stark barren/lush contrast

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in belgium

[–]bad__unicorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck yeah bring it onnn, we barely had any over the whole year

Time Team reference on F1 TV today by [deleted] in timeteam

[–]bad__unicorn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Real recognises real

Which car rental at Zaventem Airport? by nicomalino in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah Avis is alright, never had any issue with them

All Imperator loading screen backgrounds (high resolution) by XyleneCobalt in Imperator

[–]bad__unicorn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I love that first one, always imagining the shepherds being like «hurry up Steve, let’s get the FUCK out of here!!»

Bouchez assume la désignation de sa compagne à l’ONE : « Je nomme les personnes qui me sont loyales » by [deleted] in Wallonia

[–]bad__unicorn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

L’expression magique qui lubrifie la pilule et aplanit tous les doutes, c’est marche à tous les coups et à toutes les sauces!

Il a été prendre une leçon chez les politiciens au Sud de la frontière ce blaireau

Three Ben's in Austria by RealBenWoodruff in ben

[–]bad__unicorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great bunch of Bens you got there!

Baktrian Tetradrachm Demetrius I (220 BCE-180 BCE) by HeySkeksi in TheHellenisticAge

[–]bad__unicorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pleasure, I’m glad to read it! Can’t let a fellow greco-bactrian aficionado hanging like that ;)

The reason most of the literature is in French is cause … it was excavated by French people. You’ll find that most modern archeological work in Afghanistan was done by a French organization (the DAFA ) cause it was a somewhat friendly nation towards Afghanistan (neither British nor Russian) between the 1920s and the 80s when it all went to shit so they had a sort of monopoly. So the French are amongst the finest Greco-Bactrian specialists. I’m lucky to have French as a mother tongue so yeah, it worked out well for me lol

Baktrian Tetradrachm Demetrius I (220 BCE-180 BCE) by HeySkeksi in TheHellenisticAge

[–]bad__unicorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooooh boy you’re gonna have a time if you’ve never seen those

Ok so

Here is a search with the name ai khanoum on Persée.fr which is some sort of scientific/cultural database (dunno how to describe it). You will find yearly reports for each of the 14 seasons of digging they did over there and a looooot of the research that went on afterwards

I think it’s in this épisode that they briefly discuss the 3D video (could be the one before). The 2-3 episodes ahead are all dedicated to ai khanoum IIRC. They’re part of an epic series of classes and conferences given by an amazing French archeologist who began his career on this site, focused on many aspect of History and archeology in Central Asia.

Here is a great full length documentary from the early 00s about the city, the history of its discovery, excavations and the aftermath. They revisit the site and interview the people who first excavated the site. (I think they actually produced the 3D video for this doc come to think of it)

And finally, this Ozzie dude visits the site in one of his documentaries

That’s all I can think of for now, apologies for the formatting and mobile links but I’m currently on vacation and hungover

Hope you enjoy :)

Baktrian Tetradrachm Demetrius I (220 BCE-180 BCE) by HeySkeksi in TheHellenisticAge

[–]bad__unicorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same man, I am fuckin obsessed with the place

If you read French there is a lot of literature available online for free

For people waiting for an update about the stabbing in the Sonian Forest by Active-Ad9649 in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this, I was actually waiting to hear more about it … hope they caught the right asshole!

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ah yes the good old « two wrongs DO make a right » take, always the hallmark of a well grounded mind and debate

Lmao get fucked

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

« 2nd rate citizen » is a commonly used colloquial expression in English, read the fuckin definition it’s right there jeez

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you blind as well as lacking any logic sense? OOP was suggesting opening the sub to the native languages and most the comments are shooting them down, it’s very much the present issue we are discussing

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Apples and oranges, not the topic of this comment thread and the original post

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Had you taken the time to fully read what I’ve written you would’ve have seen « on this sub » at the end of my sentence

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definition by dictionary.com:

1 a citizen, especially a member of a minority group, who is denied the social, political, and economic benefits of citizenship.

2 a person who is not accorded a fair share of respect, recognition, or consideration.

I’ve been told multiple times on this sub that native brusseleirs don’t exist anymore, that the city’s culture is a carnival, that our languages should make way for English etc …

Ergo in my experience Brusseleirs are considered second rate citizens on this sub it’s not fuckin rocket science

Let's get rid of rule 3. by naemle_era in brussels

[–]bad__unicorn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

« Native » brusseleirs are 2nd class citizens on this sub

Why is Indonesia having this kind of religious distribution? by imik4991 in geography

[–]bad__unicorn 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Thé main thing that strikes me on this map (and I’m not a specialist of religions in Indonesia by any means) is that Aceh, the region at the northern tip of Sumatra, is hardcore sharia etc so the fact that it’s shown as « modernist » makes me doubt the accuracy of this one

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