Kotsanas’ wooden reproduction of the stomachion
Kotsanas’ wooden reproduction of the stomachion A modern reproduction of Archimedes’ stomachion Copyright: Collection and Archive of Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology (www.kotsanas.com) – The image shows a reproduction of the stomachion game located in the K. Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Heraklion, Crete. This wooden artefact consists of a square geometric […]
The geometric design of the stomachion diagram
The geometric design of the stomachion diagram The division of the square according to the indications of an Arabic manuscript description: stomachion of Archimedes, with a 1/12 grid, author: Hagen von Eitzen, copyright: public domain – This image reproduces the Graeco-Roman stomachion square according to the proportions provided by a 17th c. manuscript in the […]
3D Model Embedded in the Greco-Roman Anatomical Atlas
3D Model Embedded in the Greco-Roman Anatomical Atlas Copyright: ATLOMY (ERC StG GA 852550) Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Step into the Atlas and use it to explore the model and to learn about Aristotle’s ideas of the anatomy of the digestive system and about his anatomical terminology. You might recognize some terms! You will see […]
The 3D Model of the Digestive System according to Aristotle
https://comparative-guts.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Atlomy-Exhibit-4_2.mp4 The 3D Model of the Digestive System according to Aristotle Copyright: ATLOMY (ERC StG GA 852550) Hebrew University of Jerusalem – This 3-D model of the stomach and the intestines presents ATLOMY’s interpretation of the ancient text. While it might not be evident at first sight, this model differs from contemporary models of the […]
3D Modelling of the Guts according to Aristotle
https://comparative-guts.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Atlomy-Exhibit-3_1.mp4 3D Modelling of the Guts according to Aristotle Copyright: ATLOMY (ERC StG GA 852550) Hebrew University of Jerusalem – The next stage towards a visual reconstruction of Aristotle’s conception of guts is creating the 3D model. Based on the Table of Instructions the modellers use 3D-modelling software to create the model: from an initial […]
From Text to Model: The Guts according to Aristotle
From Text to Model: The Guts according to Aristotle Copyright: ATLOMY (ERC StG GA 852550) Hebrew University of Jerusalem – A depiction of the first stages towards creating a 3D model of the human guts as described in Aristotle’s treatise Inquiries on Animals. The interdisciplinary team facilitates a unique analysis which bridges the gap between […]
From Observation to Text: The Guts according to Aristotle
From Observation to Text: The Guts according to Aristotle Copyright: ATLOMY (ERC StG GA 852550) Hebrew University of Jerusalem Bronze retractor, Roman, 1-100 CE. Science Museum, London. Attribution 4.0. International (CC BY 4.0) http://www.internetculturale.it/ – Sacrificial rituals were a common means to observe and learn about internal anatomy in ancient Greece. Aristotle investigated the body […]
Roman marble version of a dying Gaul
Roman marble version of a dying Gaul the original was part of a major sculptural display on the Athenian Acropolis of Attalid Greeks fighting Gauls in Asia Minor, Gods fighting Giants, Greeks fighting Amazons, and Greeks fighting Persians in the Persian Wars, c.200 B.C. Naples Dying GaulPhoto: Mary Harrsch, CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 – In c. 200 BCE Attalos […]
Marble votive relief
Marble votive relief showing votive body-parts c.480 B.C., fourth-century B.C. from Asklepieion at Athens Notwendige Votive Relief – Acr. 7232 © Acropolis MuseumPhoto: Constantinos Vasiliadis – A number of Greek sanctuaries, and in particular sanctuaries of healing god Asklepios, have yielded dedications of votive body-parts. These include arms and hands, legs and feet, eyes, ears, […]
Athenian red-figure cup attributed to Douris
Athenian red-figure cup attributed to Douris death of Pentheus (detail), c.480 B.C. Cervetri, Museo Nazionale CeritePhoto: 2023@photo Scala, Florence, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas /Art Resource, NY/Scala, Florence – The death of Pentheus is most familiar in the description given by Euripides in Bacchae. There a messenger speech describes how Pentheus’ mother, Agave, and […]