Repititiationes ~ 12/01/15

Israel aims to recreate wines drunk by King David and Jesus, and the…: The new crisp, acidic and mineral whi… https://t.co/Z35HEHe4on

— david meadows (@exploratorraw) December 1, 2015

Allerta antiterrorismo a Pompei, il cane Don in cerca d’esplosivo https://t.co/X97kaAhzAV

— LastDaysPompeii (@LastDaysPompeii) December 1, 2015

Ancient complex metal, used in high quality decoration, found in ship sunk 2,600 years ago https://t.co/ONQGg8Xit4 pic.twitter.com/uNb1VEO5jJ

— Ind. Wastes Auction (@IWAuction) December 1, 2015

|REPLAY| Early morning Colosseum – join me #givingtuesday #ancientromelive #katch #Periscope https://t.co/rlynVcDzLr pic.twitter.com/nNoLtefLlh

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 1, 2015

Special way to see Ancient Rome thanks @WalksofItaly – special trip to House of Augustus #takewalks #GivingTuesday pic.twitter.com/4mce41RCPF

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 1, 2015

49 B.C. Silver Denarius.
Roman Republic.
Julius Caesar.
(R) Elephant trampling dragon. #archaeology #Roman #Coins pic.twitter.com/r9plVWKa4x

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) December 1, 2015

[Ressources] Découvrir l’archéologie paléochrétienne https://t.co/TlAYendsF3 pic.twitter.com/9O2SaSvH5n

— Inrap (@Inrap) December 1, 2015

#mercatiditraiano #umbertopasseretti #unpresenteantichissimo @TrastevereRM @museiincomune @PeppeGaribaldi @tipiti54 pic.twitter.com/SJJCbXHNcI

— Federica 🌻 (@f_girasole) December 1, 2015

December mosaic from El Djem, Tunisia, 3rd century AD, Sousse Archaeological Museum. pic.twitter.com/HI6iSqQhDP

— Pythika (@Pythika) December 1, 2015

|REPLAY| Upper deck of Colosseum with @walksofitaly #takewalks… #katch #Periscope https://t.co/l1wd63YSoQ pic.twitter.com/R1y9Datx9f

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 1, 2015

Hey Tronca aren't these guys now banned?? Centurions of Rome R still at it @NickSquires1 @stephanfaris @Moscerina pic.twitter.com/afypCPgvXB

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 1, 2015

New office decoration, courtesy of the fabulous @firstdogonmoon. pic.twitter.com/FXcP9k0mCS

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) December 1, 2015

|REPLAY| Join me in the Roman Forum #ancientromelive @walksofitaly #katch #Periscope https://t.co/f1zvly3tSa pic.twitter.com/5gic1hbX9E

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 1, 2015

The new #AudioGuide includes over 250 highlight objects, with expert commentaries in your own language pic.twitter.com/09RKeF9MXm

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) December 1, 2015

Prof. Pedar Foss Explains the Origins of #Latin languagehttps://t.co/aLxpk8xf0O

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) December 1, 2015

Listen to samples from the new #AudioGuide and discover more features here: https://t.co/93gxj47tCp pic.twitter.com/UiutbEjflC

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) December 1, 2015

It never ceases to amaze me that people directly email me offering me artefacts *for sale*. Poor reading comprehension? Insanity?

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) December 1, 2015

@DrDonnaYates I was too quick to use the word baby… One of the examples I posted from obsequens was a hermaphrodite who…

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

@DrDonnaYates … Identified as a female and was tossed in the sea

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

Do you feel more like the lion or the deer today? Newly discovered/shared mosaics from Lod. #TesseraeTuesday pic.twitter.com/Kd7x2VfZhF

— Redborne Classics (@RUSClassics) December 1, 2015

Repititiationes ~ 11/30/15 https://t.co/0ICjMagtX4

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

This Day in Ancient History ~ kalendas decembres https://t.co/sW94ONw1sC

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

Day 1 #24days24words pic.twitter.com/JPTJmJYoIH

— Oxford Languages (@OxLanguages) December 1, 2015

Listen to @UoNClassics Prof. Stephen Hodkinson featuring on panel discussion 'Sparta: a nation of myths and heroes’ https://t.co/jlg5sXgLSf

— UoN Humanities (@UoNHumanities) November 27, 2015

Reconstructions of Phidias's Athena Parthenos, dedicated 438 BCE. It stood in the Parthenon for 1000 years @drzarrow pic.twitter.com/I1oaEKJE2v

— Helen A. (@Helenus_) December 1, 2015

Did you know Buffalo Bill once toured his Wild West Show to Bath? Here he is at @RomanBathsBath #littlesureshot pic.twitter.com/VBFKwEL6sQ

— the egg theatre (@theeggbath) December 1, 2015

[Un jour, une œuvre]
L'Entrée d'Alexandre le Grand dans Babylone
☛ https://t.co/evnrOde6ca#Peintures pic.twitter.com/VXRIgnsqGE

— Musée du Louvre (@MuseeLouvre) December 1, 2015

@SarahEBond and where did the greenery come from?

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

What a great idea! A Latin advent calendar with adorable Minimus! @minimus_latin @stephenjenkin

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 1, 2015

Tawdry Tuesday: What Did the Greeks Eat and Screw for 10 Years at Troy? https://t.co/dX7sjfTAKI pic.twitter.com/jNrueWU9NE

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) December 1, 2015

Today's my 1-year anniversary as the publisher for the American Numismatic Society. This is the best job I've ever had.

— Dr. Andrew Reinhard (@adreinhard) December 1, 2015

Ancient Roman advice for parents, via Seneca, Plutarch & @raylaurence1 https://t.co/QXmi6G8de6 #LuciusRomans pic.twitter.com/oc1LESuena

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 1, 2015

Bones of the victims at Roman Herculaneum https://t.co/svrJ4A1QGl #ancient #history

— LatinD.com (@LatinDiscussion) December 1, 2015

Traces of 1st or 2nd century #Roman building found by archaeologists in Chester https://t.co/ZueRRcUx6D pic.twitter.com/uTZ30xmLLQ

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 1, 2015

Happy December!
December was the 10th month in the Roman calendar. It retained its name: from Latin decem = ten. pic.twitter.com/y90xOOmaUV

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 1, 2015

İznik's late Roman-era tomb moved to museum. https://t.co/7sPRZZO6LG via @HDNER #archaeology

— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) December 1, 2015

Lots to look forward to in December @the_bsr , incl @holland_tom on 16 Dec https://t.co/COdU6EdZj8 @LittleBrownUK pic.twitter.com/wR3JVD9ylw

— British School at Rome (@the_bsr) December 1, 2015

Gem with intaglio portrait of Julius Caesar
16–17th cent
Purchased by MFA in 1927 for $161khttps://t.co/zUgSHonXO1 pic.twitter.com/RttgMtqr35

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) December 1, 2015

I wonder if only half of it will be visitable at a time, just like real life- "Syracuse mus galleries in StreetView" https://t.co/Nc5e6qoKi8

— Justin Walsh (@jstpwalsh) December 1, 2015

The grotty orange brick chunk was actually a piece of a Roman cheese press, or strainer.
Caerhun Roman fort. pic.twitter.com/T0vhNN7lrO

— Caerhun Roman Fort (@Conovium) December 1, 2015

More analysis of @BMCReview reviews from the Library of Antiquity Bloghttps://t.co/m9vFli3Qtu pic.twitter.com/KzWEzLu23I

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 1, 2015

A beautiful room of the House of Augustus visited during the Caesar's Palace tour – #takewalks with @WalksofItaly pic.twitter.com/AaXW6Wp5E2

— Loredana Cardinale (@lorymaki) December 1, 2015

Octo- = 8
Nov- = 9
Dec- = 10
But December is the 12th month?!

Here’s why. https://t.co/Mc8FbL5i7G

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 1, 2015

Thorneloe T-Shirts for sale!https://t.co/QFlU5khnwj pic.twitter.com/qEsP5trt8R

— Thorneloe University (@ThorneloeUni) December 1, 2015

No, The Siberian Ice Maiden Is Not A Man https://t.co/Cu4osky6MG

— Kristina Killgrove (@DrKillgrove) December 1, 2015

Nashville Parthenon was lit in its original colors last night. Photos by @TNPhotoShelleyM: https://t.co/cQeUMgf7Mc pic.twitter.com/92Hk18C3Rp

— Lizzy Alfs (@lizzyalfs) December 1, 2015

@Clah_Mcr Roy G. And Ruth M. presenting Suetonius at @CIDRAL_UoM book launch pic.twitter.com/7XMagX2MXd

— Roberta Mazza (@papyrologyatman) December 1, 2015

Statue of Athena, 1st century AD Roman copy of Greek original from mid-5th century BC by Myron. Now in @Liebieghaus. pic.twitter.com/adb5oQ8JTt

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 1, 2015

This statue was part of a group representing Athena & Marsyas, as per this reproduction in the @Liebieghaus garden. pic.twitter.com/kpJ60VHBLj

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 1, 2015

It depicts Athena throwing the double flute to the ground as it bulges her cheeks when she plays the instrument. Marsyas tries to snatch it.

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 1, 2015

Noted: Female Gladiators in Imperial Rome: Literary Context and Historical Fact: https://t.co/NWHaTK3UEO #Zotero

— John (@jdmuccigrosso) December 1, 2015

Noted: Female Gladiators of the Ancient Roman World: https://t.co/uZ9Quvof3y #Zotero

— John (@jdmuccigrosso) December 1, 2015

Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes, Episode 1 https://t.co/suRilYzVtJ Recommended listening for Classicists and Medievalists @keenerclassics

— BGS Scholars (@BGSScholars) December 1, 2015

The vanished temple of Serapis on the Quirinale – an old map from BCOM 1885 pic.twitter.com/WDpPbjCiYp

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 1, 2015

Ruin of the day: The macellum (market) of Minturnae #Italy and the monumental colonnade along the Via Appia. pic.twitter.com/WdjoqRDCcR

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 1, 2015

RT @museiincomune: Là dove tutto è iniziato: il rilievo con menadi danzanti nel #MuseoBarracco. pic.twitter.com/JNB2rwOhKj

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 1, 2015

@thegetty is there a replay?

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

You and the internet https://t.co/nVUClfqob0

— LatinD.com (@LatinDiscussion) December 1, 2015

300 BC theatre discovered in #Cyprus — the oldest such structure ever found herehttps://t.co/MHQNej2kTg pic.twitter.com/2eQcDlcILd

— Michael Theodoulou (@MichaelTheodoul) November 28, 2015

Constellation Hercules, astronomical miscellany, France 14th century (Lyon, BM, ms. Palais des Arts 45, fol. 73v) pic.twitter.com/8WH61OTyvZ

— Discarding Images (@discarding_imgs) December 1, 2015

#2p34 Roman Rep. theatres prior to Pompey’s were made of wood, built & dismantled for festivals and performances. pic.twitter.com/GfVZNxp6Uc

— Nadine Brundrett (@BrundrettNadine) December 1, 2015

#2p34 Double theatre of Scribonius Curio 52 BC = 2 pivoting theatres into 1 amphitheatre! https://t.co/EN6gMH5QOh pic.twitter.com/PZNdA20ljp

— Nadine Brundrett (@BrundrettNadine) December 1, 2015

#TriviaTuesday: Can you name the two warriors depicted on this vase playing a boardgame? pic.twitter.com/nngo5WgO98

— Museum of Fine Arts (@mfaboston) December 1, 2015

Jupiter Dolichenus + Juno, Sol, Luna, Dioscuri, Serapis, Isis. Ca 250 AD.https://t.co/wc99NEqkOb pic.twitter.com/1mfG487YsG

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 1, 2015

From Saalburg. Obviously Mithras, with usual suspects: but who is the dude at the top. pic.twitter.com/XM56B4innw

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 1, 2015

Annotating the scholarly Web @NatureNews on @hypothes_is https://t.co/NETl2VbXiy pic.twitter.com/vkfPQJHdTI

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 1, 2015

John Maler Collier (British, 1850-1934)
Clytemnestra pic.twitter.com/FyZuLQpuJF

— Pax vobiscum (@BillD2409) December 1, 2015

@SarahEBond what software do you make these with?

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 1, 2015

@SarahEBond I actually suspected that!

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 2, 2015

@SarahEBond not laughing by the way… Marvelling

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 2, 2015

Could Homer’s Odyssey have a specific date? Poem may mention eclipse on April 16 1178 BC! https://t.co/KvRHv0cSe4 pic.twitter.com/ibH1wiww5p

— BrockU Classics (@brockuclassics) December 2, 2015

Pompey's theatre design inspired by Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina? Shrine at top above circular stairs #2p34 pic.twitter.com/0BmtgWn9o2

— Nadine Brundrett (@BrundrettNadine) December 2, 2015