British Museum: famous artifacts and little-known facts

What to expect

We will talk about:

• the emergence and organization of the first human cities;
• the origins of writing, ancient myths, and biblical plots;
• the three kingdoms of Ancient Egypt;
• traditions and culture of the Phoenicians;
• the cruel customs of Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria;
• classical city-states of Greece and the main cause of the conflict between Athens and Sparta;
• the tragic history of the Parthenon and the meaning of its sculptures and images;
• the creation of the British Museum and famous personalities associated with it.

You will see:

• historical artifacts dating back millennia;
• everyday objects of the first people found in the UK;
• part of the famous Sphinx, busts of pharaohs and frescoes of ancient Egyptians;
• the Rosetta Stone and ancient mummies;
• the Balawat Gates and images of mythical creatures of Mesopotamia;
• wall frescoes of Babylon and Assyria palaces
• beautiful works of sculptors of Ancient Greece, who sometimes worked for their own money;
• artifacts of Mesoamerica, the cultures of the Maya, Aztecs, the idol from Easter Island
• and much more!