Alexander Mosaic (Battle of Issus)

In the section “Account of the week” we talk about the telegraph channel “Stories for resin streams from Lyzhin”, an interesting project about philosophy, Antiquity and “historical shock content”.

Who

The channel is completely new – it appeared on July 14, so it still has a few subscribers. Little is known about the author, except that he is a friend of fashion expert and stylist Mikhail Baryshnikov. He introduced the new channel in his telegram with these words:

A nice fact is that the author put a photo of his dog named Bulka on the channel’s avatar.

About what

According to the author’s statement, the channel is dedicated to “historical shocking content”, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and the philosophy of “teapots to teapots”.

Funny memes on an ancient theme are interspersed with current news about historical finds, curious charts about the life expectancy of the seven wonders of the world, quotes from philosophical treatises, and notes about the fate of various historical artifacts.

All this is expressed in lively language and flavored with jokes and subtle irony. For example, the author describes the history of the appearance of idioms about the sword of Damocles:

Richard Westall, Sword of Damocles

For whom

It will be of interest to anyone interested in ancient history but afraid of excessive academicism. The author does not openly put himself above the reader and honestly admits that he does not understand anything.

– for example, the author comments on the concept of axial time according to Karl Jaspers.

The presentation of the material here is quite accessible, and historical parallels from the author will help to visualize the period in volume, even for those who are always confused about dates.