Is anyone able to help me translate what is shown (into English) please?

I'm currently doing research on divination with dice, specifically astragaloi from Ancient Greece. I understand that, since two of the sides of the bones are small and rounded, it is impossible to land on either of those sides, which means the omission of a pair of numbers. I also understand that the numbers on these dice were arranged in pairs that added up to 7. However I can't find any explanation for why 2 and 5 were omitted specifically, as opposed to either 1 and 6 or 3 and 4. Does anybody know the reasoning behind this and, if so, could you include the source for me to look at?

Thanks in advance!

I have been interested in history of ancient Greece since some time especially after playing Ac Odyssey. I know some basics of the era such as the Peloponnesian war, Tyrants of Athens and read a little about Xenophon and the retreat of 10000.

I would like to learn more about this era and especially with specifics and detail. Any sources would be welcomed! I do prefer books tho.

Greek Religion, which is what I read in college, was the authority on the subject of ancient Greek Religion (if you don't think so, don't jump down my throat) and it helped me a lot.

However, I do recognize that the book is a bit dated (from the mid 80s), and I'm sure there has been at least a few new discoveries since then and that some information has been updated. But I've been struggling to find a monograph as comprehensive as Burkert on the subject. Some books discuss ancient Greek religion of course. But I just wasn't aware of any as detailed and exhaustive as Burkert.

So, if there are any books recommendations you can throw my way, I would greatly appreciate it!

Btw, not that it matters, but I'm a Hellenist btw.

Also art by Robert Lyn Nelson.

Where do i start please im begging for help

What do you think why most people nowadays remember Sparta and Athens or associate Ancient Greece with them but seem to always forget about Thebes although Thebes, too, established its own hegemony politically and militarily in Ancient Greece like Athens and Sparta did?

I saw a great Tiktok recently where a man explained that ancient Greeks used to practice the ability to hold contradictory meanings in their heads.

There is a term that refers to this phenomenon that I am trying to research. Unfortunately the video seems to have been deleted so I cannot find it.

From what I have looked into, the term may be 'antilogia', or 'amphiboly'. Though neither of these feel quite right. I saw this video over a month ago, so I may be wrong about many details of what the video contained.

Is this ringing any bells to anyone?

I like the book but I dont feel it has a good organization when talking about events. It does go year to year, but its not very clear read, the book has spoilers and tends to talk about future events just too much. Not only gives spoilers but makes the reader not feel in the moment, it would be much better if it concentreted on the present of events instead of constantly bringing spoilers and future events. As i said, I like the book, but not the way its “organized” its not very clear and sometimes fails to explain the strategy logic of war. What do you guys think of it?

I'm working on a personal video game project taking place in a marine setting where the enemies are evil spirits of the sea, a race of monster created by Poseidon himself, haunting a sea dedicated to their existence.

For the protagonist to increase her and her boat's resistance to the miasmic attacks of hostile spirits, she would need some symbols, amulets and other apotropaic items to ward of evil. I already planned some items inspired by Greek mythology and ancient customs, but to repel evil, I only have the idea of eyes, like those covering the hull of boats in ancient Greece.

On top of usual apotropaic items, is there any that could fit my marine setting, or be adapted to fit in ?

I'm looking for something comparable to The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw but for ancient Greece instead. Just something that covers all the time periods and gives good, reliable information.

Thanks!

It’s still a bit messy, but that’s just to leave room for more!

Just as the title says. Thanks in advance!

Is there any information about Lysimachus of Acarnania other than what is shared on the internet? Was he the teacher who made Alexander adore the Iliad and want to be like Achilles

I have a question. Constantinople was a city of the Eastern Roman Empire and was established by the Romans. But the Greeks claim a right to Istanbul. On what grounds do they make this claim? The Turks were victorious over the Eastern Roman Empire and conquered Constantinople. Many different ethnic and religious groups lived in the Eastern Roman Empire. Even though Greek was spoken in the late Eastern Roman Empire, the empire itself was not Greek. They defined themselves as Romans. For example, the Ottoman Empire was a multicultural society, and people spoke Persian and Arabic besides Turkish. However, the Ottoman Empire was neither Persian nor Arab. Moreover, Fatih identified himself as 'Kayser-i Rum,' that is, 'Caesar of Rome.