A map illustrating the scope and organization of the Roman provinces in North Africa. Since the establishment of the first Roman territory on the continent (roughly corresponding to modern Tunisia) in 146 BCE following the destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War, Rome had expanded its rule into (what is today) the Maghreb, turning the North African provinces into one of the most productive and wealthy landscapes of the Mediterranean and the ancient world in general.
Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Netherworld is a Sumerian poem pre-dating The Epic of Gilgamesh and featuring its central characters. It is sometimes included in modern-day translations as Book 12 but is usually omitted as it does not fit the narrative form of the epic’s storyline. It is famous for its depiction of souls in the afterlife.
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“Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.”
— Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness (via philosophybits)
