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Heliogabalus: Rome’s #1 Crossdressing Anarchist
The Roses of Heliogabalus, a painting by the Dutch artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. "He [Elagabalus] loaded his parasites with violets...
Sophie Yang
Jul 244 min read


Art as Protest: Arachne & Athena
During Arachne and Athena's competition There’s nothing that the gods hate more than getting humbled. If you’ve read my post on...
Sophie Yang
Jul 235 min read


Saja Boys & the Cult of Dionysus
The Saja Boys really took “let me be your idol” to a new level. Topping every single chart in the world, the fictional Kpop demon boy group from Kpop Demon Hunters did something that I never thought would be possible in a million years…dethrone BTS. Since Kpop had really only turned mainstream in the past decade, you’d expect these kinds of fanatic circles to be relatively modern, but the Ancient World totally pioneered the craze.
Sophie Yang
Jul 143 min read
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