5th c. mosaic floor found at Urfa Citadel A 5th century mosaic floor has been uncovered in an excavation at Urfa Citadel in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The mosaic is composed of black, white and red tesserae and features animals, botanical motifs and a Greek inscription. A medallion containing representations of the four cosmic elements of air, water, earth and fire is in one corner …
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For the Love of Story https://writerunboxed.com/2025..../10/21/for-the-love-

Apple Review #21: Esopus Spitzenburg Let’s talk about complex, complicated flavors. I think tasting notes are often unexpectedly, unintentionally hilarious, and I love them with all my heart and here’s why: they exist somewhere between the poles of earnest and insane. Often the more pretentious — and/or expensive — you get with a thing, the more absolutely deranged the tasting […]
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Shakespeare's ‘wherefore’ and other false friends. The language of fear. A Tom. http://www.qdnow.com/simplecast.com