the artabatirae

"towards the west [of the Aithiopian kingdom of Meroe] are . . . the Artabatirae, who have four legs and rove about like wild animals" Pliny the Elder, Natural History

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It should never be forgotten that the power of the image is far greater than the word.

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The creation of moving, reproducible images might have changed the world more than any other invention.

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The image is seductive. It beseeches covetousness. The eyes swallow images like candy.

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Nothing is more likely to make an individual want to change their life than the sight of an image.

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Even though, no matter how authentic the image appears, it is never anything more than a rumour.

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