With the heat index now hitting 108, I felt today's heat was going to stop me from translating Pindar, before I realized that it was under the same conditions that he had first written those very odes. It is truly a miracle that the Greeks were able to thrive under such heat.
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Replying to @nastyinmuhtaxi
It is perhaps significant that the ancient tragedies were performed and observed under a blazing sun.pic.twitter.com/T23587tpsw
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Replying to @Megillus
And how the Romans added roofs & different devices to produce shade, to their own theaters.
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