Repititiationes ~ 10/26/15

Watch "Rome Reborn," An Amazing Digital Model of Ancient Rome https://t.co/H0bxkVcQzX pic.twitter.com/5pm7cvC6lj

— Open Culture (@openculture) October 26, 2015

2015.10.31: Vassos Karageorghis, Athanasia Kanta, Pyla-Kokkinokremos: A Late 13th Century BC… https://t.co/KqmV1GdhUn

— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 26, 2015

2015.10.32: Daniel W. Berman, Myth, Literature, and the Creation of the Topography of Thebes… https://t.co/KwpnunFdcB

— BMCR (@BMCReview) October 26, 2015

10/29: The Gender of Ancient Greek Music (Else Lecture) https://t.co/gPquWtqYO7 #UmichModGreek #eventhorizon pic.twitter.com/1Vj6E7VXO0

— U-M College of LSA (@umichLSA) October 21, 2015

#archaeology: Greek Classic ‘The Iliad’ read in its entirety by 66 actors https://t.co/dGiPvDbl7H pic.twitter.com/rwpTlWaEA2

— ArchaeoNewsNet (@ArchaeoNewsNet) October 25, 2015

Nu is for Naus (ναῦς-ship).This song in #AncientGreek is sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice." #nausrhymeswithmouse pic.twitter.com/lQ1qSZ3Lnl

— AlphaIsForAnthropos (@AlphaAnthropos) December 20, 2014

#objectoftheweek: Floor mosaic depicting a peacock from 4th century AD Sicily. (NMR.1062 – https://t.co/4dc11i55cv) pic.twitter.com/cRsO3PrRhq

— Nicholson Museum (@NicholsonMuseum) October 26, 2015

Antioch reveals new treasures: the Bouleuterion…the seat of government! #archaeology https://t.co/MpMmCgjulO pic.twitter.com/6UiKCd6VuN

— Eilis Monahan (@GirlArchaeo) October 25, 2015

If you needed to gauge the scale of the Pantheon roof… Here being restored c1925. pic.twitter.com/bk75tw6MVT

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

Halloween on the horizon, did they have zombies in Ancient Rome? https://t.co/ioXBuyFipr

— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) October 26, 2015

and the 'ghost rattling chains' cliche. That started with Pliny https://t.co/v2sNWSiYY3

— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) October 26, 2015

@stephenjenkin The person you need is @drflohr and @felonius_kru wrote a lovely piece on owls https://t.co/ApdrFHqdja

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 26, 2015

The fullers and their owls. Washermen worshipping Minerva. By @felonius_kru.https://t.co/XH5VGlZ7gd pic.twitter.com/sTWFS7IO0c

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

'The birds are bursting with envy, and the owl does not care': @felonius_kru on Roman #owls: https://t.co/Z64NP70T3J H/t @pompei79

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 26, 2015

The oldest known representation of an owl (an eagle owl?), from the Grotte Chauvet – c. 30,000 BC #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/7xjdGnFL3Y

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 26, 2015

The only known iconographic representation of owls in Mesopotamian art: the 'Queen of the Night' #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/7DmlmtBxjL

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 26, 2015

Ancient Greek owl dressed up as Athena. Now in the Louvre. @holland_tom pic.twitter.com/MNgBTfe7ay

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

In Athens, a small measuring cup was known as a 'glaux skyphos' – an 'owl cup' #OwlsInAntiquity https://t.co/4D47CkTH08

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 26, 2015

Ancient Greek owl has a drink from a bird bath. #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/F32maCE8Ya

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

According to Pliny (10.16), there are 3 kinds of owl: 'noctuae' (Little Owl?), 'bubo' (Eagle Owl?) & 'ululae' (Tawny Owl?) #OwlsInAntiquity

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 26, 2015

. @holland_tom @stephenjenkin My favourite #OwlsInAntiquity #Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology pic.twitter.com/65XGtUGCpY

— Celia Hart (@celiahart) October 26, 2015

.@holland_tom The owl on our glaux skyphos @NtlMuseumsScot is suitably quizzical w raised eye-brow!#OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/WUt2JO9tYe

— Dr Margaret Maitland (@eloquentpeasant) October 26, 2015

How about a nice #Roman owl from Volubilis for #owlsinantiquity? @holland_tom (IMAGO pic: https://t.co/NqzrQ8lKR1) pic.twitter.com/EKslcnwCr7

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 26, 2015

@stephenjenkin @holland_tom @wmarybeard Yes the fabulous Venus with elephants. Maybe owl was a mascot based on pun? pic.twitter.com/FP7xnTandu

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 26, 2015

This owl belongs to the people ΔΕΜΟΣΙΟΣ / DEMOSIOS -Attic black-figure amphora, 500 BC @holland_tom #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/VD2UatRHzO

— Following Hadrian 🧔🏻 (@carolemadge) October 26, 2015

Watching LIVE on #Periscope: More #emptyVatican @SaveRome pic.twitter.com/KE6xHNlfY6

— CorinaCorina (@CorinaCorina808) October 26, 2015

Night Owl standing on a bowl with poppy; sun & crescent moon. Banded onyx, Roman, 1st-3rd AD http://t.co/xeptD0nCaa pic.twitter.com/x3N8Vuo6KC

— Pythika (@Pythika) September 9, 2015

Corinthian aryballos (perfume-holder) in the shape of an owl, ca. 630 BC #owlsinantiquity pic.twitter.com/zblxzQCIjZ

— Following Hadrian 🧔🏻 (@carolemadge) October 26, 2015

#Athenatotherescue pic.twitter.com/dczI3mnbOx

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

#AthenaToTheRescue pic.twitter.com/2CTMzyBaTJ

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

#AthenaToTheRescue pic.twitter.com/A0Q667LaPC

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

while looking for ancient owls I came across this sarcophagus in the louvre … mama and kiddy centaur! pic.twitter.com/9IYPcJUX5B

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 26, 2015

Repititiationes ~ 10/25/15 https://t.co/NUUnpj7L6r

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 26, 2015

This Day in Ancient History ~ https://t.co/jRtwzl23t6

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 26, 2015

Not sure how I didn't notice the owl flitting about in this one: #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/23BlVjFt3Q

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 26, 2015

@stephenjenkin The Aeneid is all about Augustus, ahem, sorry, Aeneas.

— Brentwood Classics (@Brentwood_Clscs) October 26, 2015

Another paper on Roman York w/ craniometric analysis–suggests considerable diversity, esp in higher-status cem: https://t.co/8y5LMTAdzp

— Dr Caitlin Green (@caitlinrgreen) October 26, 2015

Issue no.11 November 2012 of @Forma_Urbis dedicated to #archaeological research of @the_bsr pic.twitter.com/Cisfe7wpKT

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) October 26, 2015

Monday. pic.twitter.com/OoD5o88cdH

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

An owl depicted on a mosaic floor from the Domus of the Birds in Italica, Spain #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/XRZ84edxg7

— Following Hadrian 🧔🏻 (@carolemadge) October 26, 2015

A wonderful way to explore history: #emptyvatican #vaticanpatrons #emptymuseo Thanks to the Vatican… https://t.co/7c808dHcBJ

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) October 26, 2015

A curse tablet from @RomanBathsBath written by a resident of Roman Britain. A great example of why #ilovemuseums pic.twitter.com/gcVxbqAoWu

— Elizabeth Brophy (@brophye33) October 26, 2015

moving that Dodwell described his “mortification of being present when the Parthenon was despoiled" @keridouglas @dimitrakarakou @maximos62

— British Committee (@BCRPM) October 26, 2015

#mithrasmonday Miniature marble relief of Mithras from Vienna (early 3rd c.) #archaeology #mithras #mithraism pic.twitter.com/q39bUT5dfo

— Dr David Walsh (@d_j_walsh) October 26, 2015

There is only one for #OwlsInAntiquity… pic.twitter.com/gPfbE19F4k

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 26, 2015

Except maybe… #OwlsInAntiquity pic.twitter.com/xBWC8mLQPN

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 26, 2015

Friday tour of @VindolandaTrust @minimus_latin @handsonlatin went v.v. well. There all day&at the Roman Army Museum. pic.twitter.com/sMDN3sOeBY

— Catherine Jarvis (@Hadrianasblog) October 26, 2015

@SarahEBond the Bible uses the word ketos

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 26, 2015

Athens 2015 Day 2 https://t.co/YIRavYIgpZ pic.twitter.com/DgByQ0wHUp

— Andy Keen (@keenerclassics) October 26, 2015

@BSAthens Autumn Lecture @IcsDirector Mycenean Palace of Thebes: https://t.co/UvW6CXLgqR

— The BSA (@BSAthens) October 26, 2015

ICYMI: NEW #archaeogaming post on the #archaeology in Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition https://t.co/eV17Nblc07 pic.twitter.com/qhE35Ch6Ee

— Andrew Reinhard (@adreinhard) October 26, 2015

#Callforpapers Antiquipop, la référence à l'Antiquité dans la culture populaire contemporaine http://t.co/FWftSHz0hL pic.twitter.com/7dzhaf3fCK

— Antiquipop (@antiquipop) October 10, 2015

Δίς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτόν οὐχ ἀνδρός σοφοῦ.
To make the same slip twice is not (the part) of a wise man.
(Menander)

— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) October 26, 2015

In two minds about this. Enjoyable but somewhat problematic. 'How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny & Me' https://t.co/4WQL1tERMc

— David Colwill (@majikmutton) October 26, 2015

New issue of Apeiron Volume 48, Issue 4 (Oct 2015) https://t.co/8K3aOZ61B8

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) October 26, 2015

The Romans had an awesome history of hair. #ancienthistory https://t.co/WK9HBZFiET

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) October 26, 2015

5 Roman Empresses With Better Hair Than You https://t.co/YMfpwBu97k pic.twitter.com/Mix16JRFhO

— HistoryBuff (@historybuffcom) October 26, 2015

12 principal deities corresponding to those honored at the lectisternium of 217 BC #Romanempire #history #myths pic.twitter.com/mxSBtLbHDZ

— GroovyHistorian (@GroovyHistorian) October 26, 2015

Capitoline Jupiter and the Historiography of Roman World Rule https://t.co/dSxy0uF2D8 pic.twitter.com/gWWTXBQvqK

— HistoryoftheAncient (@historyancient) October 26, 2015

@historybuffcom @rogueclassicist come see her and 19 other famous busts through dec 6 in norman oklahoma! https://t.co/fO1K8aoDcC

— Kyle Harper (@Oklahomaharper) October 26, 2015

"SEX: A History in 30 Objects" is now open. Read about this new exhibit: https://t.co/i5RjbPLRCy via @thephillyvoice

— Penn Museum (@pennmuseum) October 26, 2015

Interested in Greek Art? Join us on Thursday, Oct. 29, for "The Meaning of Pictues" All Welcome! #UAlberta pic.twitter.com/zHSUdZ8hNN

— Classics at UAlberta (@ClassicsAlberta) October 26, 2015

NYT > A Warrior’s Grave at Pylos, Greece, Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations: A warrior’s tomb full of precio… https://t.co/UV6ByjH3Bk

— david meadows (@exploratorraw) October 26, 2015

Day 2. Had a really gorgeous day today. Delphi comic coming later. #greecetour pic.twitter.com/C3EiJ2HbhG

— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) October 26, 2015

@campbell798 @pompei79 @ProfChristensen For Science…: Sacks of Human Waste Reveal Secrets of Ancient Rome https://t.co/jcTAzoOy0C 😏

— dr. keftiugal 🏺📚 (@keftiugal) October 26, 2015

@ClassicsUC digs at Pylos for the first time since 1969 and hits paydirt. https://t.co/KfrhfaXNaW pic.twitter.com/xUAZ9vVxRa

— Classics.UC (@ClassicsUC) October 26, 2015

More on @ClassicsUC work at Pylos: https://t.co/KAliF6I4ZX pic.twitter.com/F1jgeUv4Ek

— Classics.UC (@ClassicsUC) October 26, 2015

@keftiugal @campbell798 @ProfChristensen @NatGeo yes, when they write 'Rome' they actually mean Herculaneum. Good ol' AWH though!

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 26, 2015

'#Art and Sculptures from #Hadrian’s Villa: Marble Head of #Antinous.' https://t.co/kYadKDkHFq #History pic.twitter.com/V7CJc4VKCk

— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) October 26, 2015

Clay hot-water bottles in the shape of human body parts, used for therapeutic purposes, from Nea Pafos, Cyprus. pic.twitter.com/jHOjorx5KC

— Following Hadrian 🧔🏻 (@carolemadge) October 26, 2015

Greece Tour Day 2: Delphi https://t.co/tj7E40ODfJ pic.twitter.com/TwyRtQ39rP

— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) October 26, 2015

Gorgeous C3-4 AD glass hair pin from Beadlam #Roman Villa (Yorks). https://t.co/K9lUYxJhho pic.twitter.com/qtZOnZdx95

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 26, 2015

What had Mark Antony done to be worthy of the position of cavalry commander as his first military appointment? https://t.co/orTIDNWiuV

— AskHistorians (@askhistorians) October 26, 2015

RT @HistoryTime_: Mosaic depicting Leda and the Swan, early 3rd century AD.

Source:https://t.co/HBQBgcZkb0 https://t.co/HaxpYjvELt

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 26, 2015

For #MonsterMonday–a cameo of Medusa. Learn more about ancient gems in our virtual library! https://t.co/NHjp0Gjx6F pic.twitter.com/gSjWN0h0tb

— Getty Publications (@GettyPubs) October 26, 2015

Terminamos #octubre y me acuerdo del estupendo #mosaico de las estaciones del @MANArqueologico de #Madrid. pic.twitter.com/UE1vZNhVQK

— Albert Estrada-Rius (@RiusAlbert) October 26, 2015

Exciting discovery of Bronze Age 'Griffin' warrior skeleton and treasures at Pylos, Greece! https://t.co/aKBSUMbLwL pic.twitter.com/BMSeW91RHc

— Adrienne Mayor (@amayor) October 26, 2015

Zeus, en plan Miura, se lleva al huerto a Europa en sus lomos. Terracota beocia (475-425 a de C) en @MANArqueologico pic.twitter.com/OCWfXNmgDR

— José Ramón Márquez (@PulgadeTriana) October 26, 2015

Hébé
C.A. Émile Carolus Duran,1895
Notte💙@Asamsakti @N2312Neagoe @Rossy__RORO @emanuelaneri14 @Milutta @KglLaura pic.twitter.com/wbwsTD3u4c

— Lucia Tassan Mangina 🇪🇺 #FBPE (@LuciaTassan) October 26, 2015

Really #emptyvatican – thanks @vaticanpatrons #vaticanpatrons 4 access 2explore https://t.co/WbZHMxn0IC #Periscope pic.twitter.com/7q94f3tisJ

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) October 26, 2015

Vespa from Naples to Pompeii? My ass aches just thinking about it. #scoobsinpompeii pic.twitter.com/jPhc2TVT7u

— Dr. Virginia L. Campbell (@campbell798) October 26, 2015

Roman Helmet found in England_It was found broken in 1 000 small fragments pic.twitter.com/iugolUzspy

— Roman History (@romanhistory1) October 26, 2015

ICYMI: Word of the Day: succedaneum – a substitute, especially for a medicine or drug… https://t.co/c22zWvFMqX pic.twitter.com/MPtWQUlLRd

— Oxford Dictionaries (@OxfordWords) October 26, 2015

Miaow. pic.twitter.com/llwsiLHhR0

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) October 26, 2015

Word clouds of common & trendy words in titles from @BMCReview via @ProfessorJackie https://t.co/XFu7phZ4gm pic.twitter.com/SgnJgZLKcC

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) October 27, 2015