Nawroz - Nowruz e Shoma Pirooz - Spring has come

 Salvete Omnes,

Spring has some - the ancient Spring Equinox festival in the Northern Hemisphere when the actual year starts after the colds of winter. 

In the ancient tradition it was one of  the most important holidays - Nowruz in the Zoroastrian religious tradition and later cultures. 

Persepolis relieves to commemorate the festival and happy Spring and New Year (in old Slavic pagan tradition that was also the day of the new year).

And Buzkashu in Mazar e Sharif, Afghanistan in 2011

. enjoy 

Valete 

Camels from Persepolis

 Salvete Omnes,

on the theme of camels in historic iconography - another does of the Iranian-Persian camel iconography - this time from the ancient Persian Achaemenid Empire -  from their imperial palace complex at Persepolis, one of the official capitals of the empire.

 

Persepolis - the powerful Apadana imagery provides us with the examples of camels - both dromedary and bactrian - led by various delegations.

Here, the delegations from Parthia, Aria, Arachosia, Arabia and Bactria lead camels in tribute to their King of Kings.

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enjoy

Valete

Cheiron1, vol 3 - 2023

 Salvete Omnes,

 so the Summer 2023- the Summer Solstice takes place today - the dog days will be aplenty.
Let us hope for peace in the world.

training of Achilles

Otherwise, a short entry today 

we have been there already - namely I introduced Cheiron: The International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History in 2021.

Now, they published the new issue - their first of 2023, already a volume 3.  The digital articles are 'libre' for you to download and enjoy -

the articles:  the ancient Egypt's pharaoh and his horse , ancient Persia and horse rations at Persepolis, Roman warhorse in the Funerary reliefs in Panonia, Thoroughbred history through the Royal Mares and finally the observations from the recent  Irish archaeological excavations .

plus  three book reviews etc.

enjoy

plus some sketches of mine to break the mundane - :)

Valete

Happy Nowruz 2023

 Salvete Omnes,

 

today is Nowruz, the ancient Zoroastrian holiday of the new year, also celebrated by the pagan Slavic peoples as Jare Gody.

Persepolis Bull (Moon, Winter) vs Lion (Spring, Sun)

ps
and a little beauty of a horse from our Polish maestro Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz for this New Year
This painting is supposedly titled A Turkish Courtyard - showing a groom with a saddled beautiful chestnut horse (Polish name:  cisek, cisawy, & kasztan)  - from Artnet or Mutual art,

Valete