Discover remarkable works of ancient Greek art in our special exhibition #DefiningBeauty http://t.co/yyohcvyxEV pic.twitter.com/c1UKbAt4Wb

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) May 22, 2015

Word of the Day: NEPOTISM – See the full definition here: http://t.co/xSg981AH2S pic.twitter.com/l7kLNO6pMW

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 22, 2015

Mosaic with Musicians pic.twitter.com/1pPQEUV46w

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) May 22, 2015

Roman Theatre of Hierapolis pic.twitter.com/9wtvRWWWg4

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) May 22, 2015

Mycenaean Gold Ring pic.twitter.com/uG9EMrZQR6

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) May 22, 2015

First panel: Latin Poetry. First paper: Riemer Faber, Intermediality in Latin Epic Ekphrases #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

#ISIS controls Syria's Palmyra Ruins. @Clemens_Reichel explains why the site is so important. http://t.co/VzcdNBZTa1 pic.twitter.com/1dmGbtkDa5

— CBC News: The National (@CBCTheNational) May 22, 2015

Next paper: Rachael Cullick, Allecto, Maker of Sorrow and Bringer of War #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

RC: Allecto in the Aeneid is a new type of demonic female figure, Virgil’s innovative contribution of a new mythic & epic type. #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

RC: Allecto is clearly individualised in her intro; named, given a home & parentage, described as having clear specific powers #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

The amazing Jane Digby at #Palmyra https://t.co/XgkMf61xjj

— Dr Sonya Nevin (@SonyaNevin) May 22, 2015

TALK 'Herakles the New Zealand Pioneer: an ancient Greek hero reflects on colonialism' Thursday May 28th, 6-7pm. http://t.co/63bV1fMKA5

— Museum of Classical Archaeology (@classarch) May 22, 2015

Recreation of Helen of Troy's maquillage based on 13th BC Mycenaean plaster head, Nat Arch Mus Athens. #WorldGothDay pic.twitter.com/rCby2znvNh

— Pythika (@Pythika) May 22, 2015

@QueensClassics @ClassicsIreland cf Olympics opening ceremonies… Athens

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) May 22, 2015

Word of the day: logocentrism: literary analysis focusing on the words & grammar rather than literary merit. http://t.co/XW8eKODHZU #wotd

— wordnik @wordnik@wordnik.social (@wordnik) May 22, 2015

Prof. Chaniotis mentioned this graffiti (my pic 2014) possibly of man + snake wıth possıbly a magıc purpose #cacscec https://t.co/0FWzflb7nv

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) May 22, 2015

Socrates on Fifth Avenue in 1978 http://t.co/0c17PZ01PE

— SCS (@scsclassics) May 22, 2015

Cult of Augustus et Roma at Caesarea … Compare Athenian Acropolis @profjoantaylor #citiesofgod

— David Gill (@davidwjgill) May 22, 2015

Comparisons with Campus Martius and Caesarea @profjoantaylor #citiesofgod

— David Gill (@davidwjgill) May 22, 2015

Thanks @magistraJ please see our wedigrome channel on YouTube for Ostia videos with NEU students

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) May 22, 2015

First paper: Thomas Hubbard, Gender Trouble in Parmenides, Empedocles, and the Hippocratics #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

First: Hermes/ Mercury as a maritime god. #cacscec

— James T. Chlup (@JTChlup) May 22, 2015

.@SmithsonianMag dives deep into all the sordid details of making Tyrian purple dye. http://t.co/0eI9yWrxJz #NationalMaritimeDay

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) May 22, 2015

Scopri la Gloria di Roma negli affreschi dei Musei Capitolini​ nella visita del #24maggio http://t.co/pEewteY4JZ pic.twitter.com/YWiFtg3l74

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) May 22, 2015

Of course, the Romans loved a good sea-worthy vessel. Fresco pic in PD from Ostia. #NationalMaritimeDay @SaveRome pic.twitter.com/hWCPP4WGb4

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) May 22, 2015

Here's a Roman corbita, a small commercial ship, found at Carthage. From @WikiCommons PD. #NationalMaritimeDay pic.twitter.com/c5xAjVoQvJ

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) May 22, 2015

The Three Graces, unexpectedly united with a gorgon head on this Graeco-Roman magical gem, Kunsthistorisches pic.twitter.com/mYWfDPZCNU

— flissina (@flissina) May 22, 2015

Second: Hermes as a god of comedy. #cacscec

— James T. Chlup (@JTChlup) May 22, 2015

Had the pleasure of actually meeting @LAHughes68 in person—briefly! Also @ArchClass. Good to see tweet-connections IRL. 🙂 #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

Heads up: if you missed the FutiureLean course on Hadrian's Wall it is running again from 15 June – enroll here:… http://t.co/H2J87QzjPQ

— Lindsay Powell FRHistS (@Lindsay_Powell) May 22, 2015

CC: Argues that Juvenal’s Sat.6 is focussed on marriage, and male & female roles in marriage #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

Finally: Hermes/ Mercury and Cupid in Ovid's Metamorphoses. #cacscec

— James T. Chlup (@JTChlup) May 22, 2015

Next paper: Natalia Tsoumpra, The failure of the phallus: (un)dressing & cross-dressing in Lysistrata, Ecclesiaz. & Thesmophoriaz. #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

ὀσμύλη, ἡ (osmylē)
—"smelly," Eledone cirrosa, strong-smelling musky octopus pic.twitter.com/RXSwhFFhT4

— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) May 22, 2015

NT: usually, in Athens, male nudity is heroic & positive, female nudity is shameful & unexpected. In Lysistrata, situation reversed #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

NT: In Lys., male stripping is ridiculous, leads to their defeat by the women, whose stripping was effective in winning argument #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

New article: Kill and counter-kill: why does the Oresteia still slay them? http://t.co/HP9bu1PPds

— Charlotte Higgins (@chiggi) May 22, 2015

Gotta be Herakles #ClassicalWorldParty https://t.co/iSau6qKo6z

— Tom Lewis (@CambWineBlogger) May 22, 2015

@holland_tom and a very large apatosaurus

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) May 22, 2015

Classics dept having a clear out @KarenStears & Daisy are shattered! @kieran_earley pic.twitter.com/KErUl0gKXc

— sue moreton (@suemoreton1) May 22, 2015

Anonymous 17th century The Triumph of #Venus @Amyperuana @hillaryssteps @fra852 @lovalh @AdrianaCioci @yebosfaye pic.twitter.com/yOO8Oc1JWH

— Tommaso Iorio (@TommasoIorio) May 22, 2015

The faces of Palmyra… pic.twitter.com/Osv8WcPdyx

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) May 22, 2015

Spectacular #conflict #archaeology Thracian helmet w/ scenes from Homer http://t.co/FtEhZgfy0W pic.twitter.com/1SkQCazzD5

— Dr Ryan K. McNutt (@RyanKMcNutt) May 22, 2015

Next paper: Kevin Solez, Achilles, Priam, and Commensal Politics: A new interpretation of Iliad 24 #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

KS: Achilles’ goal in Il. 24 is to be recognized as the highest ranking man in the war, w/explicit relationships of superiority to… #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

KS:…both Agamemnon and Priam. His pursuit of this political goal through commensality motivates his otherwise odd words & deeds #cacscec

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

A. Chaniotis delivers keynote #cacscec lecture, "Petrified Voices: Graffiti in Aphrodisias" pic.twitter.com/THtnRSwoy8

— CAC SCÉC (@cac_scec) May 22, 2015

Consul General of Greece/Toronto, Alexandros Ioannidis gives a funny & heartfelt speech at @ROMtoronto for #cacscec pic.twitter.com/e2IS7uufVG

— AIA Toronto Society (@torontoAIA) May 22, 2015

Emilio Capettini receives Graduate Student Paper Prize from VP Mark Joyal for "Nero the Viper" at the #cacscec AGM. pic.twitter.com/0hHSegXY5n

— CAC SCÉC (@cac_scec) May 22, 2015

Henri Mauperché, 1602–1686, French, Landscape with the Temple of Sibyl pic.twitter.com/Xc3xsXNccf

— Gjeraqina Ukshini (@gjeni_u) May 22, 2015

Henri Mauperché, 1602–1686, Classical Landscape with Figures pic.twitter.com/U70UWV2ID2

— Gjeraqina Ukshini (@gjeni_u) May 22, 2015

As #ISIS continues to destroy ancient legacies, don't forget about #Palmyra: http://t.co/8Y76mIHUd6 @rogueclassicist @SaveRome

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) May 22, 2015

Last panel done, the conference is over for me. A closing pic of the UofT Classics dept building. #cacscec pic.twitter.com/SIO0tNb5sD

— Aven (@AvenSarah) May 22, 2015

#Palmyra #Artifacts Survive #ISIS — at @Yale's @YaleArtGallery http://t.co/7CI7OfaQoM pic.twitter.com/OVfAjtoNk0

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) May 22, 2015

@holland_tom that's Danny!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) May 22, 2015

#OnThisDay in AD 337 Constantine the Great diedhttps://t.co/DNiEyrsPex pic.twitter.com/T7Dx098sGW

— Mint Imperials (@Mint_Imperials) May 22, 2015

@holland_tom dinny… Stupid autocorrect

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) May 22, 2015

Thanks to @rogueclassicist for reminder that Constantine died today AD 337.
Any excuse to show his colossal portraits pic.twitter.com/fD2NlgIOhd

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) May 22, 2015

Sweet night for a Ferrero Rocher Donut! Find us in the TECK Gallery 2nd flr. #FNLROM @ROMtoronto pic.twitter.com/7ADX99vEpZ

— CurbsideBliss (@curbsidebliss) May 22, 2015

Ilíada y Odisea. Ingres (det. Apoteosis de Homero)#DonneInVerde
@ChinesAnton @alecoscino @amparofashion @margaquiros pic.twitter.com/6nadtC00tc

— María Suu (@MariaSuu) May 22, 2015

@joselechiguero Es una maravilla, en sus detalles y completo. Feliz fin de semana! pic.twitter.com/XpGvtwMcd2

— María Suu (@MariaSuu) May 22, 2015

Roman find declared of "national importance" (From The Advertiser Series) – http://t.co/dRmMZf8gr3

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) May 23, 2015