#ancient lighthouse

[theenglishnook]

PHAROS

The Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, inspired words like faro and symbolizes guidance and enlightenment. Built in 280 BCE, it remains a beacon of human ambition and ingenuity in history and culture.

IPA: /ˈfeɪ.rɒs/ or /ˈfæ.rɒs/ Definition: Historical: A pharos refers to an ancient lighthouse, most famously exemplified by the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Metaphorical or Modern Usage: It is also used as a symbol of guidance, illumination, or inspiration, representing a beacon of hope or enlightenment. Etymology: The term pharos originates from…

[okaydays22]

[illustratus]

The Tower of Hercules, a Roman lighthouse in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

[uuhhhhwhat]

THE MILKMAN????

[ancientegyptdaily]

Archaeologist Nermine Sami talks about the remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria used in the Citadel of Qaitbay.

ANCIENT EGYPT BY TRAIN (2023) — 1.01 Alexandria

[postcard-from-the-past]

Ancient lighthouse on the Île de Ré island, Aunis region of France

French vintage postcard

[romegreeceart]

Ostia Antica

* Piazzale delle corporazioni

Ostia Antica, July 2015

[faggy-thing]

Hello. Past life person again.

Could I request two wallpapers? I can't decide between two lives.

One with vardo lighthouse, night time hurricane force rain storms (if possible. If not just thunderstorms is fine), stormy seas, and antique ships lanterns?

And the other with the eruption of mt vesuvius, horses rearing up, herculaneum (though none of the bodies please because I cry each time I see them), and maybe some pottery and ancient bath houses from the area too if that's okay?

here you go, I hope you enjoy! I added some overlay effects to give some added flair if that’s ok :)

[blonde-elf-gf]

What is with Bahari Bay and tragic logs of lost love? What’s in the air over there??

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 13: Ancient History V and Earlier

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[dopescissorscashwagon]

Another beautiful start to the day looking over Carlingford Lough to Haulbowline Lighthouse watching yet another fabulous sunrise. Really beautiful. Loving this weather.

Click on photos

📸 by @AnnBruen @ann.bruen

[ancientegyptdaily]

ANCIENT EGYPT BY TRAIN (2023) — 1.01 Alexandria

[spineless-lobster]

I played timeline with my family and won every single round. I won five times in a row…

They should hire me to be a timelord

[thehiddenelephant]

I've only been on this website for less than a year, I think, but right now, at the end of the year, I do a picture of these two OCs, Shella and Lily. They're pirates of a stranger nature, neither human though mortal in appearance. Normally, I draw these two in the same picture together, but I had a brilliant idea while driving to the Grocery Store. I think this was worth the effort.

[persistentgore]

felassan things that kept me awake last night:

the 4,000 year time span between the veil and the masked empire during which felassan could only ever have spoken to solas in dreams when at all.

the years solas spent in the lighthouse with all those fucking notes from felassan around. "don't cause too much trouble before i get there."

the only time anyone says felassan's name out loud in the video games is when solas says it in an ancient arlathan memory

solas not painting felassan a mural in the lighthouse and only referring to him as "my agent," once, but still regretting what happened with him so much that it's one of the three big revenants powered by his regret, after the titans and mythal???? sir your repression

the ambiguity of "the betrayal of felassan" as the name of that revenant. whose betrayal of whom.

the heart of corruption/revenant dragon residing in the same place felassan used to go to get away from everything.

felassan calling it "our rebellion."

felassan being aware that he would die if he reported back to solas, seeing a plausible way he could run instead, and reporting back anyway.

the tone he takes during his death scene being so friendly and nonchalant, "what's the harm really" and "i suspect you'll hate this," like he's still trying to talk to solas like they are friends and equals even while he is aware solas is about to kill him.

felassan isn't even his real/original name and in one of his veilguard notes he refers to being felassan at all as being "solas's friend felassan" like that identity is inextricably tied to his friendship with solas, he cannot be felassan without also being solas's friend.

"and you are the slow arrow?" / "i hope so."

in conclusion,

[thewriteadviceforwriters]

🐚⚓️🫧List of Random Things For Your Dark Coastal Settings | For Writers🐚⚓️🫧

Since you all loved the list of random things for Dark Academia, here’s a list of items, things, sights etc.. you might find in a Dark Coastal setting.

The Cliffside 🌊

Jagged slate-gray rocks jutting out from the churning sea

Swaths of wild, windblown grasses and mosses clinging to the cliffs

Crumbling stone ruins half-hidden in the fog

The eerie cries of seabirds circling overhead

Gnarled, salt-weathered driftwood scattered across the shoreline

The Cove 🐚

A small pebbly beach tucked into a sheltered inlet

Seaweed-covered tide pools teeming with mysterious marine life

Centuries-old fishing nets and lobster traps hung to dry

Weathered wooden rowboats moored at a rickety dock

The salty, briny scent of the sea lingering in the air

The Lighthouse 🗼

A tall, round stone tower with a flickering lantern on top

Faded nautical charts and weather-beaten log books inside

An antique brass telescope trained on the horizon

The heavy thump of the lighthouse bell in the distance

Coils of fraying rope and a tarnished brass spyglass on the windowsill

The Shipwreck 🛥️

The rusted, half-submerged hull of an ancient sailing vessel

Tangled knots of kelp and barnacles clinging to the metal

Fragments of shattered wood and twisted metal debris

The eerie, echoing creaks and groans of the wreckage in the waves

Fragments of weathered, sun-bleached bones glinting in the murky depths

The Coastal Cottage 🏠

A small, weathered wooden house with peeling paint

Tattered sheer curtains fluttering in the salty sea breeze

Shelves lined with antique glass bottles and driftwood sculptures

A wood-burning stove with a teapot whistling softly

The distant sound of foghorns cutting through the mist

The Shipwreck Cove 🚢

Jutting black cliffs, their bases strewn with the bones of broken ships

Seaweed-covered ribs of an old shipwreck, barnacles clinging to the wood

Rusted metal and shattered glass glittering in the crashing waves

Cawing of crows circling overhead, their shadows flickering on the rocks

The hollow, echoing sound of the wind whistling through the caves

The Seaside Cemetery 🪦

Rows of crumbling tombstones covered in moss and lichen

Twisted, windblown trees casting long, ominous shadows

The faint scent of night-blooming jasmine on the breeze

A rusted wrought-iron gate creaking open to the path

Fog rolling in, obscuring the distant sound of the surf