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Munich Glyptothek
Photo: copyright Jona Lendering, from Livius.org with permission
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A Greek gold coin depicting Titus Quinctius Flaminus, a Roman proconsul and general who defeated Philip V of Macedon and proclaimed Greek city states free.
Greece, ca. 196 BC
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Architectural fantasy. 1781. Charles Louis Clerisseau. French. 1721-1820. gouache, pen and brown wash.
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8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.
That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.
As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”
Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”
Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.
Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”
I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey
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Bronze Ornament from a Chariot Pole
1st - 2nd century AD
Roman
This heavy metal ornament, decorated with the head of Medusa and inlays of silver and copper, probably comes from a currus triumphalis (ceremonial chariot) used in processions rather than a lightweight racing chariot.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum
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Pair of altars with Aphrodite and Adonis
Greek, Taras, South Italy, 400 - 375 B.C.
Terracotta and pigmentThe J. Paul Getty Museum
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Archaeological News: Plague Helped Bring Down Roman Empire, Graveyard Suggests
Plague may have helped finish off the Roman Empire, researchers now reveal.
Plague is a fatal disease so infamous that it has become synonymous with any dangerous, widespread contagion. It was linked to one of the first known examples of biological warfare, when Mongols catapulted plague…
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