🏛️ Pictured here is the Severan Forum (also known as the New Forum) in Lepcis Magna, the birthplace of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus!

📣SASA is proud to announce a new partnership with a great project related to ancient studies on Port Ancient ⛵️ 🎉 EPOCH History Magazine

☀️ July and August are both considered to be the height of summer in the northern hemisphere! But did you know that they have something else in common? Both months were named for famous Roman leaders!

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🍏 Did you know that Norse Gods relied on one goddess and her apples to stay young? 🍏 Meet Idunn, the Norse fertility goddess responsible for keeping the residents of Asgard forever young and healthy.

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🏛️ Vitruvius was a 1st c. BCE Roman military engineer & architect. Throughout his career, Vitruvius visited Greece, Asia, North Africa & Gaul. His treatise ‘De Architectura’ (c.30-20 BCE) combines the history of ancient architecture & engineering with the author’s personal experience & knowledge.

📚 Formerly a Reading Group, you can RSVP for this Masterclass today! ✨ How the Mighty Fall: Political Collapse in the Ancient Maya City of Copán (August 24th @ 4pm ET)

💪 Strong as… a mouse? 💪 The English word “muscle” comes from the Latin word “musculus”, the diminutive of “mouse” (mus).

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📣SASA is proud to announce a new partnership with a great project related to ancient studies on Port Ancient ⛵️ 🎉 Artifactually Speaking “My Youtube Channel, Artifactually Speaking, seeks to increase interest in the Ancient Near East by focusing on individual artifacts...

⚓ Archimedes (~287-212 BCE) was a prolific mathematician, scientist, and engineer. But he’s best known for his invention: the Archimedes Screw. According to the Greek writer Naucratis, Archimedes designed the largest ship ever built as a gift to Ptolemy III Euergetes.

🗿 Who is this woman and why is she famous? 🗿 This figurine dates back to 28,000-25,000 BCE and was found in Willendorf, Austria.

🎙️ Check out SASA’s episode with the Archaeology Podcast Network! 🎙️ Our organization’s founder, Dr. David Danzig, had a great conversation with our friends at the Archaeology Podcast Network about SASA’s mission, our outreach programs, and our virtual conference!

🕉️ Hanuman not only has a human body & the face of a monkey, but he also wears a golden crown, a tail & a chest that shows an image of Lord Rama when torn open. Courage, strength & self-discipline are what Hanuman embodies, & he plays a crucial role in the famous Indian epic, the ‘Ramayana’.

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🎭 How is ancient theater adapted to resonate with modern audiences? 🎭 In 441 BCE, Sophocles presented ‘Antigone’ at the Festival of Dionysus in Athens. In 1944, Jean Anouilh presented ‘Antigone’ in Paris during the Nazi occupation.

📚 How the Mighty Fall: Political Collapse in the Ancient Maya City of Copán led by Catherine Nuckols, Times TBA ➡️ RSVP: saveancientstudies.org/events

🍞 Turns out, all you need to be nobility is some bread.

⛏The SASA Archaeological Terms and Translations, an ongoing open-access project by our Access Team, has recently been updated. Translations of terms relating to archaeology and material culture are now available in:

🥞 Did you know that a Greek philosopher thought adding honey to your pancakes could keep you healthy?

💛 We share some touching words from a former intern, Fin Osborne, on his time volunteering with SASA! #SaveAncientStudiesAlliance #Internship #Volunteer #NonProfit

🐂 Behold Knossos, the stronghold of ancient Crete, one of the oldest cities in Europe and the legendary home of King Minos.

If you have your own ancient story you're just dying to share, then you're in luck because submissions for the Ancient FanFiction Writing Contest are open! Show your creative prowess and history knowledge, with the contest winners getting their work published on our official SASA blog and website!

‼️ Last chance to RSVP! ✨ Beginning Friday, July 24th at 12 PM ET, join archaeologist Nermine Sami abd El fattah Ahmed for her course: Syncretism, Identity, and the Evolution of Funerary Art in Greco-Roman Alexandria.

‼️ Last chance to RSVP! ✨ Beginning Tuesday, July 21st at 11 AM ET, join archaeologist Jinyan Wang for her course: Dragons and Griffins in Ancient Mesopotamia.

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