- ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 6) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C.
- 286 — martyrdom of Quentin
- 1986 — death of Bruno Snell (Classical philologist and founder of the TLG Research Centre)
Month: October 2015
Repititiationes ~ 10/30/15
Watch Panel 2: Public/Private Collaboration to Save Iraqi & Syrian Cultural Heritage https://t.co/78Z7DcxEVa pic.twitter.com/YEeKadgyoe
— Heritage at State (@HeritageAtState) October 30, 2015
Find a site with 22 shipwrecks? Can siren fossils be far? 🙂
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
Jerusalem, detail of 6th century mosaic map, floor of Orthodox Parish Church of St George, Madaba, Jordan. pic.twitter.com/nK0RXKbf3P
— Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) October 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660023171106660352
@rogueclassicist Reminder: Classics & Archaeology job apps for Melbourne Uni due Nov 15: https://t.co/IvmGruBXPS
— Prof Louise ‘Student Whisperer’ Hitchcock (@ashlarblocks) October 30, 2015
When you go overboard on the Hallowe'en costume. pic.twitter.com/dTx5mfj7DC
— ClassicalReactions (@ClassicalReacts) October 30, 2015
@rogueclassicist A couple of sirens from Minimus Secundus pic.twitter.com/wcraJeQL9S
— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) October 30, 2015
@rogueclassicist Maybe next season we'll find the sirens, we had only 10 day in the field (13 total including travel).
— Peter Campbell (@peterbcampbell) October 30, 2015
grrr … wordpress isues
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
[bizarre headline] 2,500-year-old female Siberian warrior is beheaded by excavator
https://t.co/vrovFabYM4— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
anyone else having issues with https://t.co/NSpxWHzu5f right now? (specifically, trying to post)
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
that awkward moment when you decide to try the is:unread to speed up your gmail reading and find there are 1700+ in that search!
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
Herculaneum Society awards https://t.co/Y04o8tYYr6
— Blogging Pompeii (@BloggingPompeii) October 30, 2015
My Halloween blog about Greek and Welsh witches: Circe and Medea, Ceridwen and Morgana https://t.co/1Qr0HckvcD
— Evelien Bracke (@Evelien_Bracke) October 30, 2015
Watch @drmichaelcscott in the fascinating 'The Mystery of Rome's X Tomb' on @BBCiPlayer https://t.co/EceRHYXbLj
— University of Warwick (@warwickuni) October 30, 2015
Letting loose the lions in the #Colosseum on #NationalCatDay @HistoryNeedsYou pic.twitter.com/PITDqjxMFl
— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) October 30, 2015
This glowing review from @CatharineEdwa has just bumped @wmarybeard's SPQR to the top of my reading list. https://t.co/gBwrouvj1x
— Andy (@andysmeee) October 30, 2015
Bearded & veiled Mark Antony with priestly tools. One of many beauties in Roma's e-sale 21 https://t.co/fx87M6XuCF pic.twitter.com/LvIzxx1JCq
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 30, 2015
Oh those Romans: today there are 13 standing Egyptian obelisks in Rome and in Egypt… 8! #AELT7 pic.twitter.com/QgQldipc1L
— Dr Margaret Maitland (@eloquentpeasant) October 30, 2015
Embarkation of Ulysses.
Claude Lorrain 1646 pic.twitter.com/TvfuJgckZr— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 30, 2015
Tenture relatant le mythe de Psyché et l'#Amour, un thème très en vogue à la Renaissance #AzayRenaissance pic.twitter.com/AcNQrReBOI
— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 30, 2015
Aeneas and Dido.
Claude Lorrain 1675 pic.twitter.com/Iqsh5w1u6P
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660230625132224512
@eloquentpeasant love the one in Piazza del Popolo that Augustus snaffled. Adore Fascist relief of one in St Peter's pic.twitter.com/pq5nhK83HT
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 30, 2015
Werewolf Week, Fantastic Friday Edition: Herotodus’s Lycanthropic Tribe https://t.co/J8tVR0ePsW pic.twitter.com/ZkqkQTxWD6
— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 30, 2015
Happy 2053rd Birthday to Julia, daughter of Augustus, born in Rome, perhaps #OnThisDay in 39BC! pic.twitter.com/42dyaCLjYg
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 30, 2015
What Happens to Human Bones Unearthed By Archeologists? https://t.co/Dn7FCYSCkC
— Kristina Killgrove (@DrKillgrove) October 30, 2015
Greece, c. 560 BC 😉 #FridayFun pic.twitter.com/gQuEwY9SGv
— Artemission.com Ancient Art🏺 (@ArtemissionArt) October 30, 2015
"Les noces de Psyché et Cupidon" (XIXe) plaque en émail sur cuivre #Sèvres
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau pic.twitter.com/fPQ1mjXH20— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 30, 2015
@britishmuseum Coin pictured is Diva Julia Titi (daughter of Titus) RSC 15, BMC 258
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 30, 2015
10 of the best – Readers' Romanshttps://t.co/nj5xoi9nAO pic.twitter.com/NQOsAyrJig
— Pythika (@Pythika) October 30, 2015
Real gluttons for punishment will be excited to learn that I am also talking #Dynasty with @peterfrankopan this Tues https://t.co/FEuGPZRB9E
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 30, 2015
Does anyone have a contact who's been through @GC_CUNY's Summer #Latin and #Greek? One of my students would love to learn more!
— Jaclyn Neel (@ProfessorJackie) October 30, 2015
"Aut inveniam viam aut faciam" – either find a way or make one. Portrait of Robert Sidney with Hannibal quote, 1588 pic.twitter.com/bYvN3csygh
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 30, 2015
Lepidina's favourite! https://t.co/saEhmeObP2
— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) October 30, 2015
#onthisday 130 AD, Hadrian founded a new Egyptian city called Antinoopolis, not far from where Antinous drowned. pic.twitter.com/mlil8UieU4
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 30, 2015
Portrait of a girl from Antinoopolis (Egypt) painted on wood, 130-150 AD. Now in @MuseeLouvre. pic.twitter.com/Pp6HoUXjj2
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 30, 2015
New Apple emojis: amphora and "classical building." Texting about ancient Greek pottery will never be the same again pic.twitter.com/PRDd41yFbg
— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) October 30, 2015
Portrait of a woman from Antinoopolis (Egypt) painted on a wooden board, 120-130 AD. Now in @MuseeLouvre pic.twitter.com/FrYzgc6Gg0
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 30, 2015
Do you think an epicedium should be somber or upbeat? https://t.co/WZbwtFtRIo pic.twitter.com/wsuug4130V
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) October 30, 2015
Egyptian school exercises from Thebes, incl. practicing syllables in Greek & Coptic –Jennifer Cromwell #AELT7 pic.twitter.com/d26QxnhUUC
— Dr Margaret Maitland (@eloquentpeasant) October 30, 2015
AESCHYLEAN EPITHETS OF THE FURIES:
βδελύκτροποι
—of disgusting natureκατάπτυστοι
—fitting to be spat uponπαλαιόπαιδες
—old children— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) October 30, 2015
N.B.
nota bene – "note well"
The man with this tattoo, says "everything is better with footnotes" #LatinTattoo pic.twitter.com/zqTWtcglxe— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) October 30, 2015
ca. 1,800 Year Old Portrait of Two Brothers
Roman Period
Found in Antinoopolis, Egypt #archaeology pic.twitter.com/10KUJdstNT— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) July 29, 2015
Today's Perseus-related post by @JoshoBrouwers deals with two comic books that retell the original story: https://t.co/7B4YXhhSw1
— Ancient History Mag (@AncientHistMag) October 30, 2015
@roughtradeX darned if I know
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
The death of Caracalla, murdered while relieving himself, is a reminder of just how dangerous it can be for autocrats to go to the toilet…
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 30, 2015
RT @stephenjenkin: ‘Keeping up Appearances: Roman Emperors on Display’ https://t.co/Q5BuowReTB pic.twitter.com/rreOkruCFt
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 30, 2015
Did Hobby Lobby’s C.E.O. Unknowingly Sponsor Terrorism? https://t.co/NeWbEbDWFs @VanityFair #StopIllegalTrade #WhereistheMoneyGoing?
— AntiquitiesAction (@UTAntiquities) October 30, 2015
FIDEI PRAET – 'Praetorian loyalty' – must be in the running for most hopeful slogan on a coin ever. (Gallienus, who issued it, was murdered)
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 30, 2015
Lemurs and larvae: creatures of the etymological night https://t.co/31FqetLdp7
— John Kelly 🕳️🐇 (@mashedradish) October 30, 2015
Roman curse tablet from Bath
Invoke intercession goddess
Complaint theft cloak & bathing tunic#archaeology #Britain pic.twitter.com/ngIt4IOhJW— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) October 30, 2015
A massive effort is afoot to 3-D scan archaeological sites in the Middle East https://t.co/fdwNujz5Bc pic.twitter.com/yi6l2bdOYQ
— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) October 30, 2015
Piazza del Colosseo (1905)
Con la Meta Sudans a far bella mostra di se! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/irIjh0Rm0s— Roma Ieri Oggi (@romaierioggi) October 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660244370604613634
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660244407074058240
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660244530025914368
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660244671797530624
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660244717783879680
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660244810964561922
@DorothyKing The crumbled steps of the Meroe temple under which it was found & a startled looking copy of the bust. pic.twitter.com/3M9r9ONdox
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 30, 2015
SUFFRAGETTE movie blog-why the Suffragettes couldn't perform enough ancient Greek theatre: https://t.co/Ey0SXxkDdl pic.twitter.com/m6iWco3JfF
— Edith Hall (@edithmayhall) October 30, 2015
AWOL News The Cambridge Greek Play https://t.co/XlrS2aVYcn
— Charles Jones (@AWOL_tweets) October 30, 2015
#Latin #Words #Languages #Wolf pic.twitter.com/w8De7YS2dA
— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) October 30, 2015
And as a Friday PM parting tweet… Cup w/Gladiators in the Corning Museum of Glass https://t.co/ATLTx3tzgh pic.twitter.com/2VcVCfJ93P
— Sebastian Heath (@sebhth) October 30, 2015
The Latin is a little . . . unusual . . . but still, classic Misfits! ♫ https://t.co/7ntKabBFdm
— Colin B. (@Valerianus) October 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660245437073522688
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660245543839494144
— Laura Morelli (@lauramorelliphd) October 30, 2015
Ostia Antica picture pool. https://t.co/KsPzDx1MLt #frescoes #OstiaAntica #RomesPort #Roman pic.twitter.com/8XSFsg05jQ
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 30, 2015
Jona Lendering introduceert zijn nieuwe tijdschrift: met een 'Halbe Zijlstra'rubriek pic.twitter.com/9jwmYYQw1W
— TGV presentaties (@TGVpresentaties) October 30, 2015
Got notice of this Sappho clip from @JennySonesson. Great + featuring @edithmayhall & @ArmandDAngour (with cello!): https://t.co/VqpXv3SXY3
— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) October 30, 2015
Calm down! It's a sulking Scouser from #Egypt
PS #JFT96 pic.twitter.com/qERe5BtC3s
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) October 30, 2015
Every year, certain cities in ancient Greece would cast out their ugliest citizen https://t.co/oTPDtoFDha pic.twitter.com/zJHgLW0TtM
— Atlas Obscura (@atlasobscura) October 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/660248734698196992
Repititiationes ~ 10/29/15
2015.10.40: M. Davies, P. J. Finglass, Stesichorus: The Poems. Cambridge Classical Texts and… https://t.co/3owUYb87zd
— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659657593384738816
Just treated myself to the last book in Parotti's Trojan War trilogy, "Fires in the Sky." Brilliant as always pic.twitter.com/RT66WZNGCj
— The Ancient World (@TheAncientWorld) October 29, 2015
Just heard about this classic movie,which (spoiler!) features a member of the "Bloodline." Netflix powers activate! pic.twitter.com/Y8V4roxheR
— The Ancient World (@TheAncientWorld) October 29, 2015
Homer’s Iliad — the first edition https://t.co/Gfw9vw1Xkq
— Robin Ngo (@robintngo) October 29, 2015
Joyeux anniversaire @asterixofficiel ! Le plus célèbre des Gaulois fête aujourd'hui ses 56 ans. pic.twitter.com/IBQgvtF5iE
— VSD (@VSDmag) October 29, 2015
Mighty Colosseum, scaffolding on Valadier restoration of 1827, funded by tods. The current project… https://t.co/WgHuRwFDOW
— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) October 29, 2015
Athena in the shadows as Theseus slays the Minotaur.
Imperial Villa, Pompeii. pic.twitter.com/3r62XPKd55
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 29, 2015
Got to see The Spinario @thegetty #PowerAndPathos To think how many artistic geniuses gazed upon this &were inspired pic.twitter.com/r2V1BCwxMP
— Sedef Piker (@SedefsCorner) October 29, 2015
#PowerAndPathos @thegetty brings together a great selection of #Greek #Hellenistic sculptures in a beautiful setting pic.twitter.com/vo2afaYL6Y
— Sedef Piker (@SedefsCorner) October 29, 2015
New multidisciplinary project https://t.co/mAS8eOuPqV pic.twitter.com/nBSPEmf5GR
— Roberta Mazza (@papyrologyatman) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659661552899985408
CALL. 01/11/2015: From elites to the others. Degrees of visibility – #Prague #Czech Republic #callforpapers
https://t.co/I2HZgxi4uE— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 29, 2015
@stephenjenkin #Plaster casts of victims' bodies at #Pompeii https://t.co/Z3NTFHGzcb pic.twitter.com/Bri0FxD6W7
— Pompeii (@Pompeiitouch) October 29, 2015
Dal #1NOV al #9DIC 2015 ai Mercati di Traiano un nuovo servizio di orientamento alla visita: https://t.co/NLVcEnJ1FI pic.twitter.com/A1Wy9ACpId
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 29, 2015
[livestream Nov 13-14] Sing the Rage! | A community marathon reading of Homer's "The Iliad"
https://t.co/k4OuVAl7HG— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 29, 2015
Running late. ..
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 29, 2015
3,500-year-old warrior prince tomb is 'most exciting Ancient Greek find for decades’ https://t.co/lmgFDBQipF via @Telegraph
— History Extra (@HistoryExtra) October 29, 2015
Did I do Tdiah and repetitiationes today?
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 29, 2015
Για τους "Επτά επί Θήβας" του Αισχύλου: (6) Άνδρες και Γυναίκες (Μέρος α᾽) https://t.co/NozkdaigqX pic.twitter.com/NiEceMlT8d
— Antonis Petrides (@AKPetrides) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659868231700783105
The fall of the Roman republic – and the rise of the EU.https://t.co/i9kXhDmbFN
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659869475106332673
Classical #Greek Blue Chalcedony Scaraboid
4th Century BC
Engraving of female dressing in #Chiton#AncientGreece pic.twitter.com/G7K3XY0Y0L— Zito E (@Zito__77) October 29, 2015
Two Greats entered major cities in triumph #OnThisDay – Cyrus into Babylon in 539BC and Constantine into Rome in 312 pic.twitter.com/DucvuBGIV8
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 29, 2015
My most faithful and reliable assistant, without whom etc. etc. Maybe I ought to give it a name… pic.twitter.com/jQGUmZRYjT
— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) October 29, 2015
From 30 BC to AD 1171, #EgyptExhibition charts the change from a world of many gods to the worship of one God pic.twitter.com/iiEgm7Rkuf
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659870323005923330
Diane chasseresse de J-A #Houdon au musée des Beaux-arts de #Tours. Un autre exemplaire est conservé au @MuseeLouvre pic.twitter.com/g0fN3cBd9B
— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 29, 2015
On ne s’en lasse pas, les #Métamorphoses d’Ovide sont à redécouvrir au @MuseeLouvreLens ! https://t.co/mrOjXOkTVu pic.twitter.com/8Dc2Fp8GnY
— Diane de Selliers Ed (@EditionsDS) October 28, 2015
It’s #NationalCatDay, to celebrate here’s our feline from the Orpheus mosaic #Roman #Cirencester pic.twitter.com/tzeQBvvsSe
— Corinium Museum (@CoriniumMuseum) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659871928426094592
@NevilleMorley @rogueclassicist Marcus Tullius Tiro?
— Sepulchrave Groan (@_Vainamoinen_) October 29, 2015
Buste d'Hercule avec une tête du IIIe et le reste du XVIIe
Musée des Beaux-arts de #Tours pic.twitter.com/GzS6Kkt91w— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 29, 2015
L'Apollon Richelieu du @MuseeLouvre, réplique romaine d'un original grec du Ve av JC, en dépôt au MBA de #Tours pic.twitter.com/cHfeqxMvFN
— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 29, 2015
Junon Richelieu du @MuseeLouvre (Ier-IIe siècle) en dépôt au musée des Beaux-arts de #Tours https://t.co/UYZzd3Qv6F
— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659872612101840897
@SarahEBond ransom were chasseurs de tetes
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 29, 2015
'Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs' opens today @britishmuseum – an Art Diary highlight https://t.co/wehrzwFwOq pic.twitter.com/LwQ1lzi6dE
— Apollo Magazine (@Apollo_magazine) October 29, 2015
Marble statuette of #Roman Emperor Trajan, 2nd C AD;head & torso did not originally go together. Altes Museum Berlin pic.twitter.com/QdT9XBVzpJ
— Tom Ljevar (@tomljevar) October 29, 2015
Hooray for @papyrologyatman and co: a new proj to combat the dissolving of mummy masks in soap to get at texts: https://t.co/4W0FykhIj9
— Dr Chris Naunton (@chrisnaunton) October 29, 2015
it's been staring me in the face from the bookcase. Possible pumpkin design for this year? pic.twitter.com/wSaVHZ4or0
— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659873662816952320
Per "Unto #Assisi" alla scoperta delle stupende domus di Properzio e del Lararium: 30-31/10 e 01/11 | 075.8155077 pic.twitter.com/xIPiKkFSbH
— Sistema Museo (@SistemaMuseo) October 29, 2015
"If something is not online it is likely to be perceived as having never existed." Ray Siemens #GBDCon #digitisation It skews research!
— Charlotte Willett (@cewillett1) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659874703914463232
New Blog. Gods and Goddesses: Colour in Ancient Greece.https://t.co/1NsipyLx0E#histfic #Greece #HSFCA pic.twitter.com/G0F7j0HY6B
— Kathryn Gauci (@KathrynGauci) October 29, 2015
Was Virgil Reading the Bible? Original Sin and an Astonishing Acrostic in the Orpheus and Eurydice. This afternoon. https://t.co/taBGjWADTv
— Brandon Wason (@bwason) October 29, 2015
My slides on 'Crowdsourcing, scholarship and the academy' https://t.co/W8UjPAGzmp Thanks @leohavemann for the prompt to share!
— Dr Mia Ridge (@mia_out) October 29, 2015
As it was intended to be viewed. #ParthenonMarbles in Athens, re-invigorated with cultural & geographic meanings https://t.co/hqsigJdORv
— 💧 Russell Darnley (@maximos62) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659877555848273925
Vivi in famiglia il bello della cultura con la visita ai #MuseiCapitolini del 1° novembre: https://t.co/joVTSh9bv4 pic.twitter.com/hdHAK9FuuP
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 29, 2015
Melanthios sounds like an ancient cantankerous conservative complaining about the welfare state (Odyssey 17.226–8) pic.twitter.com/eV8TNVWEvj
— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659881218373197824
@iHerodotus cf https://t.co/8xenAH6lE8
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 29, 2015
Vue imprenable sur la Salle des Caryatides depuis la tribune des musiciens au Louvre.#VieuxSouvenirDeStage pic.twitter.com/eehDISP0oM
— A! (@deparisis) October 28, 2015
Plongée sur l'Hermaphrodite endormi, époque romaine, IIe siècle ap. J.-C., Musée du Louvre.#LT pic.twitter.com/OPnwpqpPzL
— A! (@deparisis) October 28, 2015
#Halloween PSA: #Pumpkin isn't just for Lattes, it also cures Werewolves!
Greek Medical Treatises on Lycanthropy https://t.co/bhZmJiVH2G
— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 29, 2015
One of the largest statues from Antiquity, the Farnese Bull, is the subject of today's blog post on @AncientHistMag: https://t.co/40yq06X84V
— Ancient History Mag (@AncientHistMag) October 29, 2015
This is ROMA, our 1st pest management officer, 1960s https://t.co/Sy8GjdwoRB #NationalCatDay pic.twitter.com/FuPj45zvAA
— Royal Ontario Museum (@ROMtoronto) October 29, 2015
Looking at the confused connections between Roman festivals & Hallowe’en: the origin of the Jack-o’-Lantern: https://t.co/5QQa2X3F6I
— Mark Sundaram (@Alliterative) October 29, 2015
Did my lecture on women's lives & transitions in the ancient world, using my charts; think they worked well. pic.twitter.com/mE51RpUeNM
— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659884010957475841
#culture
A.A.Hirsch
Caliope y Orfeo@mariagonzalezf5 @margaquiros @elamigojavi @Amyperuana @amparofashion @aleph54 pic.twitter.com/y6GGJbpa7Y— Rita Cóbix (@RitaCobix) October 29, 2015
New discovery: Dr. Seuss secretly made a fortune designing Roman coins. pic.twitter.com/qM3UhIybnk
— Dr. Virginia L. Campbell (@campbell798) October 29, 2015
Shout out to copy editors everywhere. Only YOU can stop plagiarism! https://t.co/ZFK3uEonGX
— Jo Herrera – 1️⃣9️⃣ days till Census Day! (@ReporterHerrera) October 29, 2015
Ánfora bilingüe con Apolo. El pensamiento lógico en la nueva #PiezaDelMes #Noviembre https://t.co/XKymOk55d4 pic.twitter.com/zCyGkxhOh3
— Museo Arqueológico Nacional (@MANArqueologico) October 29, 2015
Jacopo Pontormo
Leda e il cigno, 1512-13#DonneInArte #DonneEUffizi@alecoscino @artmajcar @lagatta4739 @Hakflak pic.twitter.com/apjacYGGHs— Beatrice (@beatrice_bea2) October 29, 2015
Bronze horse trappings showing Orientals with ‘menacing’ faces to scare the enemy! #Greek 325-300 BC #BritishMuseum pic.twitter.com/0weGtitLxk
— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659885609549488129
Dall'Archivio storico capitolino una bella foto dell'#Antinoo capitolino per il nostro #ThrowbackThursday.#TBT pic.twitter.com/5VgzGskuPT
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 29, 2015
Narcissus gazing at his reflection.#greekmythology pic.twitter.com/leIHvczGNH
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 29, 2015
This month's editorial explores the importance of a good first sentence https://t.co/t2VHyL3mdO
— Eidolon (@eidolon_journal) October 29, 2015
Couldn't resist… one of my favourite Caravaggio paintings!
Photographed last summer at Palazzo Barberini #Rome. pic.twitter.com/QPyTwO81tj— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 29, 2015
The End of the Ancient Other World: Death and Afterlife between Late Antiquity and the … https://t.co/4yFy71KSCc pic.twitter.com/9z9YIL4icr
— HistoryoftheAncient (@historyancient) October 29, 2015
Clip from new #Stoicweek video courtesy of Alejandro de Valcarcel pic.twitter.com/AbKZSajbDD
— Modern Stoicism (@StoicWeek) October 29, 2015
Veduta del Pantheon al chiaro di luna (Ippolito Caffi, 1832) pic.twitter.com/TjZX2C24bG
— Roma Ieri Oggi (@romaierioggi) October 29, 2015
@carolemadge and this lovely one… pic.twitter.com/0d14AAtEJ6
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 29, 2015
Pigmalión y Galatea – Louis Gauffier #art pic.twitter.com/4V13jTQlkV
— MLUC (@mlucascir) October 28, 2015
CITIZENS OF/NEAR Wantage! Come & meet me tomorrow at The Beacon 1400 talking ANCIENT GREEKS https://t.co/XCclj08vme pic.twitter.com/ODWRIKnFG7
— Edith Hall (@edithmayhall) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659888245455659008
decided to try this one – needs simplifying but worth a try pic.twitter.com/nq5vGAeJCr
— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) October 29, 2015
Stood at the base of Trajan's Column. The Romans didn't exactly do understatement. #Romans #Rome2015 #radnortrip pic.twitter.com/q8rxCL9lL9
— Radnor RS Dept. (@radnorrs) October 20, 2015
Aphrodite Anadyomene… she who rises out of the sea, and steps ashore on Cyprus in a scallop shell.#greekmythology pic.twitter.com/Vu4Os1BDJb
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 29, 2015
XIII Coloquio AIER: Crisis en Roma y soluciones desde el poder. – 18-19-20/11/2015, #Madrid #Spain #congress https://t.co/K9T9DvHdic
— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 29, 2015
Visions of Rome. The Reception of the Roman Heritage in Art and Literature – 06/11/2015, #Roma #Italy #congress https://t.co/UjW9LKmPZY
— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659890129973207040
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659890300333203460
Frammento di Tabula Iliaca del I secolo d.C. nei #MuseiCapitolini: https://t.co/yGhUXnNsHX #CapolavoriCapitolini pic.twitter.com/mTrPAEz2nM
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 29, 2015
ok – so perhaps Exekias did it a bit better but pumpkins are tricky to carve. Happy Halloween! pic.twitter.com/cmNGy9gtzQ
— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) October 29, 2015
A Minoan goddess? No, it's the goddess Asherah. Some Minoans may have migrated East at the end of the Bronze Age. pic.twitter.com/TWkRDHVBk9
— OrestesAgamemnonides (@oresteshighking) October 29, 2015
@kballestrini & myself repping TPG at #mafla15! Stop on by to learn more about #games & #learning pic.twitter.com/FRNgRIKt05
— Stephen T. Slota (@steveslota) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659894280270516225
@Pietas43 @ipe_rosa1 @desireeaugust @MarieFrettoloso @Amyperuana @geminicat7 Tavern in Ancient Rome, Arnold Böcklin. pic.twitter.com/8xvjftdxX9
— Mandy the Mollusc (@69quietgirl) October 29, 2015
@CarolineLawrenc game table Capitol in Museums. pic.twitter.com/GECQp3QalK
— ray laurence (@raylaurence1) October 29, 2015
@CarolineLawrenc game table Cap Museum text to follow pic.twitter.com/3pLyZGhmP2
— ray laurence (@raylaurence1) October 29, 2015
@CarolineLawrenc @Pompeiana79 see earlier tweeted photos pic.twitter.com/YSgAdBRbCc
— ray laurence (@raylaurence1) October 29, 2015
@raylaurence1 @Pompeiana79 @StevenEllis74 golly, please tell me that is a relaid road? Surely the Romans wouldn't have made paving islands?
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 29, 2015
Countdown to Halloween with the Ancient Art Podcast. A chilling Ancient Roman ghost story comes to us from Pliny t… https://t.co/XkPD87ECoP
— Lucas Livingston (@lucaslivingston) October 29, 2015
@pompei79 @Pompeiana79 @StevenEllis74 oh shit, archaeologist creates a typology of #roadporn? Hey #wallporn leave our roads alone…
— ray laurence (@raylaurence1) October 29, 2015
Mules on Roman coin @Pompeiana79 @pompei79 shear class… pic.twitter.com/zr7wX9QEhy
— ray laurence (@raylaurence1) October 29, 2015
@HistoryNeedsYou @LeedsMuseums er… Romulus, remus, under mom
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
Hendrick Bloemaert1601 Diana en Calisto. @ChinesAnton @MariaSuu @joselechiguero @LuciaTassan @Amyperuana @cobixreyes pic.twitter.com/Tee73Nx0PW
— Amparo (@amparofashion) October 29, 2015
Leo is not impressed with his dinner. It was thirty denarii per head! #NationalCatDay
Roman mosaic, Germany. pic.twitter.com/KyGdMMStvF
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659895817076146176
Exterior and interior of the mausoleum of Augustus in the 1930s. Astonishing! Palazzo Altemps, exhibition Rovine. pic.twitter.com/Q59fv4cXX2
— Anna Blennow (@AnnaBlennow) October 29, 2015
@caitlinrgreen Only recently started so still in the early stages. Only have a handful identified and well photoed pic.twitter.com/omBka8yZQc
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 29, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659896278915092481
If I say that I actually quite like Velleius Paterculus' prose style, will I be judged as lacking in all taste? #ClassicistProblems
— Patrick Cook (@PatrickRCCook) September 1, 2015
Cat contemplating the Colosseum. #NationalCatDay
Please follow my friend @SaveRome to see Rome on #periscope pic.twitter.com/jvVUlodod7
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) October 29, 2015
A furry thing happened on the way to the forum. #NationalCatDay
Library at Efes #Turkey pic.twitter.com/PfZqqvnHR7
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) October 29, 2015
#Stoicweek The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, blues version: https://t.co/pDitUm0pPh
— Modern Stoicism (@StoicWeek) October 29, 2015
@SarahEBond so now autocorrect reads romans as ransom?
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 30, 2015
2015.10.43: Ilsetraut Hadot, Sénèque: direction spirituelle et pratique de la philosophie… https://t.co/oakNI4iV1k
— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 10/28/15
@iHerodotus Ah yes. I know a little something about the phoenix: https://t.co/bPgiZTOGIb
— Ally @🏠 (@Chilari) October 27, 2015
For some context on the Green Collection, here's how Cornell got 10,000 cuneiform tablets from Iraq https://t.co/P0TJOrROZe
— Chasing Aphrodite (@ChasingAphrodit) October 28, 2015
Congratulations to @ClassicsUC on archaeological find of decades. Buzz at @BSAthens Council Meeting today. https://t.co/yo10Co847L
— Carol Bell (@DrCarolBell) October 27, 2015
2015.10.35: Paulo Butti de Lima, Maria Grazia Ciani, Platone, L'utopia del potere (La… https://t.co/uTlVgknzxU
— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 28, 2015
Ostia's Baths of the 7 Sages are being restored. Pix by Info-Attiva di Ostia. #BathroomHumor https://t.co/HJAb4Zzn5u pic.twitter.com/u3nB4CBuvV
— Douglas Boin (@douglasboin) October 28, 2015
2015.10.36: Thibaut Boulay, Anne-Valérie Pont, Chalkètôr en Carie. Mémoires de l'Académie… https://t.co/nXDmZWdAX7
— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 28, 2015
Why stoicism is one of the best mind-hacks ever: https://t.co/M0ImYwhF2c #stoicism #Stoic #Stoicweek #philosophy #philosophyforall #greek
— Saints at Play (@saintsatplay) October 27, 2015
A brilliant and fun intro to stoicism by @mpigliucci. Wanna hear more? #Stoicweek 2015 is coming. Just saying… https://t.co/WHdKYUwiAE
— Remi Gau (@RemiGau) October 25, 2015
A rare unlooted grave of a Greek warrior has been found, unlocking clues about ancient Greek civilization: https://t.co/MEj87C1SEY
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) October 28, 2015
Harnessing the Power of Latin and Greek for Early Readers – IMSE – Journal https://t.co/8FXKUy6EAo
— GraecoMuse (@GraecoMuse) October 28, 2015
The second anniversary of Hasan Niyazi's death today; a man of great substance. The world is a little more dull since his passing…
— H Niyazi (Official) (@3pipenet) October 28, 2015
From Minecraft to Mindcraft: Integrating Digital Humanities into History Courses https://t.co/7N5K5KYP6S
— erik champion (@nzerik) October 28, 2015
Terracotta decorative relief showing a chariot race #Roman, made in Italy, 1st century AD #BritishMuseum pic.twitter.com/IMb3Q31K94
— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) October 28, 2015
@TheRomanSoc @historybuffcom pic.twitter.com/FF6992p4Tr
— Anooshka Rawden (@anooshka_rawden) October 28, 2015
90 sculptures from Pompeii, Cumae, Baiae previously kept in storage now on view at the Naples Archaeological Museum https://t.co/hjZVoj5ehz
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 28, 2015
These gems are the size of your little finger nail and carved without magnification. #BeAmazed #WelshMuseumsFest pic.twitter.com/FgH6mIB6Vn
— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) October 28, 2015
Jack tales, will-o’-the-wisps, & playing cards: the many faces of Jack-o’-Lantern https://t.co/X40dNzHjei #endlessknot #etymology #halloween
— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 28, 2015
A copy of the Lupa Capitolina @comuneroma office on #Campidoglio #Rome Thought to be #Etruscan more likely #medieval pic.twitter.com/DmcZ32SsJB
— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) October 28, 2015
'Colossus of Rhodes Project' to Revive One of Ancient World's 7 Wonders | https://t.co/eGiuSzZWBU – https://t.co/YK2F15u4jr
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard review – a wonderfully lucid analysis | Books | The Guardian – https://t.co/YOFXjF30eA
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
[wildcat?] Strikes stop tourists from visiting cultural sites Italy passes new law to stop catwalk strikes of … – https://t.co/w9aYDMEaHe
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659303692890411008
Time for some more #mancunianlatin – any guesses on where in our Fine City you'd find this inscription? https://t.co/qfDuo2DVSE
— Manchester Classics (@Clah_Mcr) October 28, 2015
Floor tile from Roman Villa Chesterton Warwickshire. Animal prints over one thousand seven hundred years old.. pic.twitter.com/vknyJrtS68
— David Adams Photos (@chesterton2015) October 23, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 10/27/15 https://t.co/aFFFl38iwR
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem v kalendas novembres https://t.co/8TNtxeh5gG
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
22 Shipwrecks Found in Single Location in Greece : Discovery News
https://t.co/KVW6ygRKTy— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
Did not know it was meant to be a museum structure! Love it!
Colossus of Rhodes Project 2015 https://t.co/ZdghNhbzaS pic.twitter.com/HyfjzgCLFU— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 28, 2015
Salve puella…
hey girl, if I were Aeneas and you were Dido, I would have stayed in Carthage#Latin #RyanGosling pic.twitter.com/YLRFXQufHg
— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) October 28, 2015
@CarolineLawrenc Took this for you in Olympia: a Roman girl pic.twitter.com/MwsUyxQ92i
— L E Jenkinson-Brown (@LEJenksBrown) October 27, 2015
Bust of Hadrian, #AltesMuseum. Pleased with shadow of Antinous statue in the background – haunting him. @Carolmadge pic.twitter.com/1laNMeEMAm
— Chris Dickenson (@cpdickenson) October 28, 2015
And here is that statue of Antinous, Hadrian's tragic lover, #AltesMuseum, in unusual black marble, @carolmadge pic.twitter.com/Ws8ixZF3g9
— Chris Dickenson (@cpdickenson) October 28, 2015
Am having semi-religious experience with Peter Connoly #mycenae #GreeceTour pic.twitter.com/bKyaABrTlN
— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) October 28, 2015
Cosa succede se tra i commensali di una non opulenta cena c'è anche Marziale?https://t.co/wVZ6tyu135 #nutrirelimpero pic.twitter.com/d3GGjnoFOx
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 28, 2015
The 8 bloodiest Roman emperors in history https://t.co/DW8uPuIpJs pic.twitter.com/Ni1OBfcyoR
— Roman Britain News (@Roman_Britain) October 28, 2015
For @AncientWarfare's Autumn of Perseus, I write about the 2012-movie Wrath of the Titans: https://t.co/9MfywFbgv1 pic.twitter.com/5Apk2lTN5m
— Dr Josho Brouwers (@JoshoBrouwers) October 28, 2015
This Romano-British woman from Towcester shows a nice mixture of influences. https://t.co/xuAeC4JQgF @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/nfD71EX9du
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 28, 2015
Perhaps #OnThisDay in 97, Nerva bows to pressure from the Praetorian Guard and adopts Trajan as his heir. pic.twitter.com/DwSkLA1ZEM
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 28, 2015
ca. 2,900 year old Greek Child's Toy
cute little horse on wheels #archaeology Greece
Archaeological Museum, Athens pic.twitter.com/JPHovsbpgf— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) October 26, 2015
Intaglio. Medusa's head. 1st century BC. By Pamphilos. Paris, BNF, Cabinet des Médailles et des Antiques. #romanart pic.twitter.com/yiJqBjpPnc
— SonnyBurnett (@sonnyburnett91) October 27, 2015
Intaglio. Posthumous portrait of Agrippa. Circa 20-30. Paris, BNF, Cabinet des Médailles et des Antiques. #romanart pic.twitter.com/FVBtZhBMYo
— SonnyBurnett (@sonnyburnett91) October 27, 2015
The #Battle of the #Milvian #Bridge https://t.co/o9jFIOgLrc via @HistoryToday pic.twitter.com/Y1TpgSsb5h
— Dr. Yaacoub Hallak (@YNHallak) October 28, 2015
"Vénus, l'Amour endormi et un satyre" par un peintre anonyme du XVIIe dépôt du @MuseeLouvre au château de #Saumur pic.twitter.com/v6zW1SfXgT
— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 28, 2015
Word of the Day: DELECTATION – See the full definition: https://t.co/pb5F7ihr1G pic.twitter.com/SjFi0w2pZB
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 28, 2015
Lunchtime read: Constantine's 'divine vision' – https://t.co/fL0AMvkzT8 pic.twitter.com/XoD9BL6Qdw
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659463895585787904
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659472104019120128
Alone with Cleopatra. #EmptyROM Statue fragment of Cleopatra VII 69-30BC #atROM @ROMtoronto @ROMAncient pic.twitter.com/GqiTGg5QxN
— Vincent Luk (@VincentLuk_) October 28, 2015
When someone shows you their Apple Watch, and you struggle to contain your excitement. pic.twitter.com/YG2uNuZsnz
— ClassicalReactions (@ClassicalReacts) October 28, 2015
Our second #emptyROM is underway pic.twitter.com/6L6njoMFBZ
— Royal Ontario Museum (@ROMtoronto) October 28, 2015
Head of Zeus! 450BC #emptyROM #atROM @ROMtoronto @ROMAncient pic.twitter.com/mTFM3BuLWU
— Vincent Luk (@VincentLuk_) October 28, 2015
#emptyROM @ROMtoronto pic.twitter.com/gaHWUYidRN
— crissy calhoun (@crissycalhoun) October 28, 2015
Ex pede Herculem.
From his foot we can recognize Hercules.
(Anon.)— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) October 28, 2015
Taking a trip to Ancient Rome in this #Halloween edition of #EmptyROM for some costume ideas! #TogaParty pic.twitter.com/vGFlhKeKz9
— YoungPatronsCircle (@YPCROM) October 28, 2015
Check out trailer with @CultureTraffic's @DrDonnaYates for FREE online Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime course https://t.co/FeyHk8WJOV
— SCCJR (@TheSCCJR) October 28, 2015
Mura Aureliane, restauro concluso: si potrà camminare sopra per 160 metri https://t.co/ToRfUH9kct
— Jeffrey A. Becker (@servilius_ahala) October 28, 2015
Don't kill your language: https://t.co/JiHxe4RzK2 pic.twitter.com/kG5uA6Q8DL
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) October 27, 2015
Rain on and off til Friday. But Rome is still Rome. For sunnier days watch our videos https://t.co/5j4Sy6hMNM pic.twitter.com/0jJLeqOIVi
— AIRC Roman Culture (@SaveRome) October 28, 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS: Death, Art and Anatomy Conference: University of Winchester, June 3-6, 2016 https://t.co/5WT2XyDzM7 pic.twitter.com/tVD2BNllCq
— Morbid Anatomy (@morbidanatomy) October 28, 2015
New issue of The Cambridge Classical Journal – Vol. 61 (2015) https://t.co/5xlqqWYM12 @CambUP_Classics @CambridgeJnls @CamClassics
— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) October 28, 2015
Oct. 28, 312 AD — Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Some thoughts on Constantine: https://t.co/Ajz9tGdAqE #ComingOurChristian #Rome
— Douglas Boin (@douglasboin) October 28, 2015
Fresco of Dionysus/Bacchus w/ Vesuvius is from a shrine. Did owner beseech him to bless grape harvest? @Innit_Miss pic.twitter.com/5KgNkq0Ckc
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659474578478120960
@TheRomanSoc @Corieltauvia great minds… pic.twitter.com/xSj7AQdXvP
— Vindolanda Trust (@VindolandaTrust) October 28, 2015
Maria Iacovou: *Fab* lecture on Paphos area, must return to Cyprus asap!@oxfordclassics https://t.co/hBTGC1l9hz pic.twitter.com/aBdkt1emMu
— Lucia Nixon (@LuciaNixon) October 28, 2015
Help restore cultural heritage at the @NewPalmyraOrg Hackathon this weekend: https://t.co/BzvCWWEcnM #NEWPALMYRA pic.twitter.com/jl5fOxJJIf
— Sketchfab (@Sketchfab) October 28, 2015
@soliloquor alors en prime un bel Hercule aidant Atlas ! Duo musclé…#PetiteGalerie pic.twitter.com/txEKLiX1BM
— madameBou (@superresistante) October 28, 2015
In 59 BC, new consul @Julius_Caesar decreed that the populi be informed of the Senate's daily doings. pic.twitter.com/qvPPEdHJad
— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) October 28, 2015
The gossip-heavy newsletter, the "Acta Populi," kept going for centuries. But it also served as a political tool for imperial politics.
— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) October 28, 2015
Want to learn more about the Roman proto-newspaper? Read all about it here: https://t.co/wNsPUW007U #ancienthistory @abouteducation
— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) October 28, 2015
Check out my new Hercules page on Pinterest: https://t.co/OPStY9WtEC! @KGS_library pic.twitter.com/dFKUWEoA1O
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 28, 2015
Before I continue making my own–does anyone have a flowchart or other diagram of a Greek or Roman girl's life cycle? #classics
— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659514864923230208
@SarahEBond @CarolineLawrenc @Innit_Miss OK… I was going to bring up the fruit of the loom guys… Diana of ephesus?
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
Hey Twitter can you place this red figure gorgon vessel? Where's it at? Asking for @alisonatkin pic.twitter.com/u3oL5eJwfe
— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 28, 2015
All kinds of treats at #FaithAfterPharaohs – here's Claudius's letter to the Alexandrians… pic.twitter.com/n0o6QuypYd
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
Hawk-headed Caesar – or Horus dressed as a Roman general? #FaithAfterPharaohs pic.twitter.com/79w750zueT
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
Diocletian (from whom the Coptic Church still calculates its dates) pours a libation to a bull #FaithAfterPharaohs pic.twitter.com/ZfLu7Jy38K
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
The oldest known copy of the Niceness Creed… #FaithAfterPharaohs pic.twitter.com/gQOcNzUJUD
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
Daniel's 3 companions thrown into a fiery furnace in Babylon. They're dressed as Persians. #FaithAfterPharaohs pic.twitter.com/VggSegPqWj
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
@holland_tom surfs in the furnace!
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 28, 2015
Jonah – ostracon from the monastery built on the site of Hatshepsut's funerary temple #FaithAfterPharaohs pic.twitter.com/l8JQLoh27P
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
My favourite ever auto-correct… (Should be Nicene Creed, obviously!) https://t.co/PRjqVNKifp
— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 28, 2015
François-André #Vincent 1746-1816 #peintre #figuratif #classicisme #France "Apollon et la vestale" pic.twitter.com/Zi9L4GRh2j
— Reto (@RetoSava) October 28, 2015
For the woman who appreciates style and quality. Shoes by L. Aebutius Thales. Look for the the vine leaf logo. https://t.co/1nWrIqEizx
— Lindsay Powell (@Lindsay_Powell) October 28, 2015
Limestone funerary cippi (monuments of Phoenician origin), the most common funerary monuments in Roman #Cyprus. pic.twitter.com/RIV10RGtVT
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 28, 2015
#NewZealand Students Sing #ABBA's "Mamma Mia" in #AncientGreek (Μα Τον Δια) https://t.co/XXKFtalZKA via @YouTube
— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) October 28, 2015
The Pantheon_Rome pic.twitter.com/zquS8XkJ5S
— Roman History (@romanhistory1) October 28, 2015
More photos from yesterday's visit to the @GNM_Hancock pic.twitter.com/wwWGNcsLR7
— Janet E Davis (@janetedavis) October 25, 2015
Look at this from Delphi! Heracles carries the Erynanthean boar while Eurystheus hides in a jar!
Fun times. pic.twitter.com/t5oQe1Zh0Q— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) October 28, 2015
I did however get some great source material for Heracles when I get back to him. pic.twitter.com/TCVaFeMLqx
— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) October 28, 2015
Foro Romano (Baldomer Gili i Roig, 1900 ca) pic.twitter.com/vblDeWm9Xu
— Roma Ieri Oggi (@romaierioggi) October 19, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/659518063885307904
Myron's "Discobolus" in the Museo Nazionale Romano, which was once owned by Hitler: https://t.co/BglVh9qwxR and https://t.co/nSdOIqhGr8 #art
— Alberti's Window (@albertis_window) October 28, 2015
Greetings All!
Ismenie, Nymph of Diana
Charles Landelle 1821 – 1908 Art GALL NSW pic.twitter.com/Tcgb3MZviR— Jeanette Sobey (@yebosfaye) October 28, 2015
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult." pic.twitter.com/lcnPbBwiMJ
— Modern Stoicism (@StoicWeek) October 28, 2015
@raylaurence1 @Pompeiana79 @StevenEllis74 look for the iPad wielding zombie archaeologists… pic.twitter.com/DwLzNVNUzr
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 28, 2015
For some reason I thought @wmarybeard's SPQR wouldn't be in the US until Nov. But here it is at @UCLA! I'm so happy! pic.twitter.com/24NpmPFMDI
— Amy Martin (@la_caravaggista) October 28, 2015
2015.10.39: Richard Alston, Rome's Revolution: Death of the Republic and Birth of the Empire… https://t.co/6ZhlO0nuhy
— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 28, 2015
This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem v kalendas novembres
ante diem v kalendas novembres

- 97 A.D. – The emperor Nerva adopts the future emperor Trajan
- 312 A.D – Battle of the Milvian Bridge; Constantine I has a vision and defeats Maxentius to become sole emperor
- 1917 — birth of Honor Frost (underwater archaeology pioneer)