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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Serpentine symbolism on Roman coinage
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Ancient Greek and Roman coinage depicting snakes reveals the flexible and syncretic nature of symbols. Evidence of Roman adoption of the Gre...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026
'Quick and gliding motion' - Sir Thomas Browne on Snakes
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Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82) held a lifelong interest in the animal kingdom which combined with his pioneering studies in comparative relig...
Sunday, March 15, 2026
The Huntsmen are up in America
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'The Huntsmen are up in America, and they are already past their first sleep in Persia '. In a closing sentence of The Garden of ...
Tuesday, January 06, 2026
The Majestic Oak
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The oak tree features in religion, literature and art as diverse as Greek mythology, the Judaic Old Testament, Roman literature, fairy-tales...
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