RepiTitiationes ~ 11/23/14

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Tibullus, Elegies Book 1, 10: 33-44: Life is Short Enough, War is F***ing Crazy | Sententiae Antiquaehttp://t.co/PVuUjWnbiv

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

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Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: November 23http://t.co/XmYoemNUMC

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

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Gorgias: Orators and Frogs | Sententiae Antiquaehttp://t.co/Yy7HbdOPTg

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

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NT Blog: Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 2http://t.co/HP1cEUYZ4h

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

MC changed the first press release after complaints. Ms Peristeri will make the presentation on the 29/11 and not Panagiotarea. #Amphipolis

— Very Pepi (@PepiSer) November 23, 2014

@lambandflag99 true!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@ptrourke not sure … i don't recall ever seeing her referred to as that. She did postgrad studies in France, but i don't know if Dr

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@ptrourke the Greek press-in-translation has pretty consistently used Ms.

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@ptrourke @DorothyKing I'm sure she'll correct me!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Spookily I have the exact same shoe size as the Roman statue in Temple of Ba'al Hammon/Saturn, Dougga #TunisiaOdyssey pic.twitter.com/B4MPJyw7Si

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) November 22, 2014

@mooseandhobbes @Pompeiana79 @raylaurence1 @StevenEllis74 @Corieltauvia Game on the steps of a square in Dougga pic.twitter.com/cc56aFmuOZ

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) November 22, 2014

Today's star find. Wims roman statue from clod to cleaned. What a great find and what another great day for the MDG pic.twitter.com/JZg5YMT1cb

— Metal Detectives Group (@DetectingDigsUK) November 15, 2014

Shield of Phillip II, depicting Alexander the Great taming a wild horse. Made in Milan c.1585 pic.twitter.com/GHJJLOQuJ4

— Europe's History (@EuropesHistory) November 22, 2014

Greece by motor-chariot. http://t.co/LeWtT6GOEc … pic.twitter.com/OJEN4bHc07

— Pythika (@Pythika) November 11, 2014

Off to Oxford to be writer in residence for a week @thedragonschool! (Is *arduus ad solem* even kosher Latin?) pic.twitter.com/L2ylhn3HLp

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) November 23, 2014

Pubblicato su Instagram da gpleonardi: http://t.co/vEzTW7eOQ0. #MuseoBarracco #7MuseiGratis #DonneInArte #Roma #… pic.twitter.com/6IL9onV4sI

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) November 23, 2014

Today 534 BC: Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character onstage. Hence 'thespian'. pic.twitter.com/RmIsa6mvUB

— James Thorne (@JamesThorne2) November 23, 2014

Statues from Utica (Tunisia): Jupiter, Maximian, Trajan, Tiberius. Now in Rijksmuseum, Leiden (Netherlands) @pompei79 pic.twitter.com/UCt9S87m5O

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) November 23, 2014

Lekythoi in the form of rabbits
Corinth, Iron Age
National Museum of Denmark pic.twitter.com/ye7ZTga6AZ

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) November 23, 2014

Oil-lamp @AshmoleanMuseum throws light on lamps we were discussing! @stephenjenkin @perlineamvalli @rogueclassicist pic.twitter.com/Eq124In1Qg

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) November 23, 2014

"Harbour scene with a lighthouse being lit." You were right: flame = lighthouse. @rogueclassicist @perlineamvalli pic.twitter.com/rw7CbMEx1R

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) November 23, 2014

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dissertation by Esen Öğüş:  Columnar Sarcophagi from Aphrodisias – Mont Allenhttp://t.co/EvPE8GPiUw

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts – The Daily Beasthttp://t.co/5iEYr9k0ne

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Tragedy is dead in Australia, long live laughter and weather reportshttp://t.co/93vihI8XP4

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Trip Through Time / Passion sustains legend even if unproven / Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) in Troy – http://t.co/qbBDm89okO

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Sensuous And Even Scented Victorian Masterpieces | Londonisthttps://t.co/XsmLkvOqdI

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

The Curious Case of Jesus’s Wife – The Atlantichttp://t.co/kFyKx0TMq9 pic.twitter.com/pw0yPlDUI6

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

“New Archaeological Soil – The Roman Forum Still Rich With Treasure” THE BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, (1912), http://t.co/3u7iZGdTQ6

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Ecco il faro di Tiberio: a Sperlonga il monumentale simbolo dell'impero ricercato per secolihttp://t.co/10Tp3GZlr1 pic.twitter.com/3Blk0qKrdR

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

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The Decipherment of Linear B: PY Ta 716 | Linear B, Knossos & Mycenaehttp://t.co/4zwmCETHni

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Στην Πύλα οι πινακίδες είχαν ράχη, σαν τα σημερινά βιβλία | Εφημερίδα των Συντακτώνhttps://t.co/INrlHvZDk5

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Antica necropoli romana: a rischio per colpa dei vandali – InfoOggi.ithttp://t.co/41wqVTDZl4 pic.twitter.com/SSwKvGw9pj

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Yet another failure for cultural heritage data in Italy | Stefano Costahttp://t.co/DYFaowWpu2

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Peristeri – Tomb was built to worship a hero#Amphipolis http://t.co/qEiRk6Szu4

— Zito E (@Zito__77) November 23, 2014

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: More on the Taibul tombhttp://t.co/eYxv9tV28p pic.twitter.com/JG1BWgAzE2

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

In Oxford as writer in residence for a week @thedragonschool! School motto *arduus ad solem* (striving for the sun) is from Aeneid II.475

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli I think it varies according to the lamp…large hole for filling?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli also possibly interchangeable

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli flame in centre might be safer

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli which lamp?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli look closely in centre.. Bowl with flames

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @stephenjenkin not that I have seen.. I've always figured big hole for filling, …

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli… Small for wick… If equal, interchangeable

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli also depends if on a table or in a stand

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@pompei79 @stephenjenkin @perlineamvalli @ashmoleanmuseum @carolinelawrenc not arguing, but suggesting ancient lamps were more versatile …

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc than we usually think … a wick can go anywhere

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc true that most ancient spouts have soot …

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc wish I could find some… but it strikes me as odd when…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc fill holes aren't in the lowest part of the bowl/dish…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc… puddle of oil left in the lamp… not safe or aesthetically

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc but then oil interferes with decoration?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc probably… but I'm just talking possibilities

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc.. longstanding assumptions about lamps and their use

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @pompei79 @perlineamvalli @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc why only one way?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 there are no average classicists!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Discovered in 1830, spectacular hoard known as Berthouville Treasure is now on view @ Villa http://t.co/HHYPU9tuPS pic.twitter.com/EemKolS57t

— Getty (@GettyMuseum) November 23, 2014

great animation of the Amphipolis tomb https://t.co/66WGuYdAbX cited by @TheArtNewspaper

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 ???

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 could they change the wick?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 wick? https://t.co/NtyC15vJSu

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 ergo any hole can do both jobs? So to speak…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@pompei79 @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @stephenjenkin plenty of such in Pompeii

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@pompei79 @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @stephenjenkin as long as you don't make light of it

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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 side of the head

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@pompei79 @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @stephenjenkin may it be a lamp unto thy tweet

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 multipurpose holes

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

All here http://t.co/Z9eWS4hoIW @ladulcinella @SharonMWolf

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 or that wick can go on any available hole

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 I assume head holes necessary to allow filling

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 fill through the dick too

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 to allow air out as oil goes in

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 yes

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

@stephenjenkin @AshmoleanMuseum @CarolineLawrenc @perlineamvalli @pompei79 If I ever come across one, I'll post

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

2 great photos of the tiny Linear B tablets at the Heraklion Museum, taken by my… Linear B, Knossos & Mycenaehttp://t.co/tQygsHTElR

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

december is mystery month: ruth downie and bruce mcbain – Roman History Books and Morehttp://t.co/DvK7okIi7j

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

What's New in Papyrology: Papyrology at the SBL: Issues of Provenancehttp://t.co/1NATKklfw7

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

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A Don’s Life: Michelangelo's David at the V and Ahttp://t.co/YkzwAcnJoI

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Announcements for November 23 | Classical Association of New Englandhttp://t.co/qcb7AN4Ban

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Palmyra and the Antiquities Tradehttp://t.co/v4HIqZnm8R

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

THE WARBURG INSTITUTE: Newshttp://t.co/wfiivrTxlE

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

The Byzantine “Bird Mosaic” from Caesarea, Israel | FOLLOWING HADRIANhttp://t.co/jXoJAXC5WS

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) November 23, 2014

The beautiful Athenian Carytatids.https://t.co/nwVkqBJ1wg pic.twitter.com/KoEcK1W6A3

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) November 24, 2014

Such expression in a horse. The equestrian statue of Marcus Nonius Balbus, Herculaneum.http://t.co/vfQnOUP9Ox pic.twitter.com/n31aVNajG2

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) November 24, 2014