@Ferrata_Victrix @rogueclassicist my very own #DrHay popina of Sextus Pompeius Amarantus, #Pompeii that served food. pic.twitter.com/qylFcBt7y3

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 24, 2015

Ancient Corinth's harbour town of Lechaion excavated.https://t.co/yBCDLQYVap

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) December 24, 2015

Absotively loved seeing the #Greeks yesterday @FieldMuseum (1/2) pic.twitter.com/rpV0YUmTIU

— Dr. Virginia L. Campbell (@campbell798) December 24, 2015

@campbell798 @FieldMuseum how'd you get pictures?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

"Classicists, however, wanted to do more than make indexes." https://t.co/H1tZyX4at4

— Patrick J. Burns (@diyclassics) December 24, 2015

The #Greeks @FieldMuseum was stunning reminder of the quality of metalwork (2/2) pic.twitter.com/qoNFj4cVTu

— Dr. Virginia L. Campbell (@campbell798) December 24, 2015

Day 24 of #AmgueddfaCymruAdvent Pillar to Mithras God of light, related to Sol Invictus, birthday on 25 December pic.twitter.com/HAvRCUFIxQ

— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) December 24, 2015

Annual pre-Christmas reminder about "How December 25 Became Christmas," by Prof. Andrew McGowan (@Praxeas): https://t.co/yxhHvYxNN8

— Michael Peppard (@MichaelPeppard) December 24, 2015

@RomanCaerleon Nice pic! NB the birthday of Mithras on 25 Dec is a modern myth tho. 🙂

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 24, 2015

CALL. 11.01.2016: ‘Messages and Media’ Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Ancient History – Newcastle (England)
https://t.co/K8TPErxmCD

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

Hmmm. Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders, of the ancient world to return https://t.co/nMgBpeGPQ4

— Adrian Murdoch (@adrianmurdoch) December 24, 2015

#Onthisday in 3BC Roman emperor Galba was born #History https://t.co/sQeZ7atGyq pic.twitter.com/bbaVcftyEg

— Mint Imperials (@Mint_Imperials) December 24, 2015

CALL. 10.01.2016:
Religious and Philosophical Interactions in Late Antiquity – Potchefstroom, (South Africa)
https://t.co/LZzGJbdLSI

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

quarto decimo die Decembris, Minimus stellam invenit! Huge thanks to @minimus_latin for these #LatinAdvent posts! pic.twitter.com/ocp35WqBqG

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 24, 2015

Did you know #Onthisday in 3BC the Roman emperor Galba was born. Read more about him here… https://t.co/BFhBHvHGuc pic.twitter.com/Anc1fj6Tjm

— Mint Imperials (@Mint_Imperials) December 24, 2015

Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas Eve!
Festive #AncientGraffito pic.twitter.com/Mgd1E0tzW5

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 24, 2015

Los pasos perdidos: viajes y viajeros en la Antigüedad – 15-16/01/2016, Madrid (Spain) #Congress #Spain #Antiquity https://t.co/xxmh7sBjlm

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

Merry Christmas to everybody (who chooses to observe it) https://t.co/EcaJLadqQG pic.twitter.com/5Cx7WAguzd

— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) December 24, 2015

@DorothyKing he seems to have a blockage of some sort …should get that looked at. ..

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Don't forget to add garum to everything, @Claudius_God

— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) December 24, 2015

Happy 2017th Birthday to Galba, born Terracina, Italy #OnThisDay in 3BC. Augustus and Tiberius saw big things in him pic.twitter.com/3y4oztDzeg

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 24, 2015

2017th Birthday! And on #ChristmasEve too… Read more about Galba here: https://t.co/BFhBHvHGuc https://t.co/mAFPIUVREa

— Mint Imperials (@Mint_Imperials) December 24, 2015

…picturing galba anachronistically muttering about getting ripped off for Christmas presents because his birthday's so close

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

La galerie d'Apollon du @MuseeLouvre vous souhaite de bonnes fêtes de fin d'année ! pic.twitter.com/xoymQXSJEn

— Damien (@DamienTls) December 24, 2015

I've only ever glimpsed it through the doorway, but the House of Fabius is now open #Pompeii https://t.co/jiEnGNPUfI pic.twitter.com/CUzWTWiOZ1

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 24, 2015

Sacrificing Iphigenia through the Ages – 29-30/01/2016, Nottingham (England) #Congress #Reception #England https://t.co/XGCUC6avcF

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

What did Jesus really look like? Some #Roman influences here. https://t.co/0tMyrakH0K pic.twitter.com/9kIIAfocmi

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 24, 2015

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas, Saturnalia & new year ahead https://t.co/RsjTKWfNpb pic.twitter.com/4Ti0u4ocro

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 24, 2015

Hosanna in Excel Sheets

Anyone? Anyone? pic.twitter.com/6ORmZvPSlc

— Tom Craine (@TomCraine) December 24, 2015

@campbell798 @FieldMuseum grrr…I was hounded by guards in Quebec city because photos weren't allowed …mutter mutter mutter

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

ICS Ancient Literature Seminar Spring – 18-21/01, 01-08-15-22-29/02, 07-14-21/03/2016, London (England) https://t.co/Yk3kNAlur4

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

@campbell798 @FieldMuseum thanks …right now I'm more interested in finding out how the same exhibition has different policies …

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Hey @PointeaCalliere …why were photos not allowed at Greeks: Agamemnon. .. @FieldMuseum allows them! Why? Why?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

@campbell798 @FieldMuseum exactly

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

@rogueclassicist @FieldMuseum When the exhibition was in MTL, the lenders of the objects asked us not to allow pictures.It may have changed.

— Pointe-à-Callière (@PointeaCalliere) December 24, 2015

@PointeaCalliere @FieldMuseum apparently it has! Pity … I live tweeted it sans photos

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

@PointeaCalliere @FieldMuseum merci etc joyeux Noel à tousl!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Autocorrect clearly doesn't encourage bilingualism. ..

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Video footage of damage to the 2nd century AD Roman theatre in #Bosra, #Syria. https://t.co/X1yDfGH25d

— Lynda Albertson (@sauterne) December 24, 2015

Τόν χαλόν ἀγῶνα ἠγώνισμαι.
I have fought a good fight.
(II Timothy, IV.7)

— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) December 24, 2015

How did the Romans celebrate ‘Christmas’? https://t.co/vW8biMw3BF #Romans #Christmas pic.twitter.com/8uVhcctnoH

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) December 24, 2015

Rome stops traffic for two days post Christmas: Rome bans cars on 28-29 December in fight against pollution. R… https://t.co/TljaJ8udyT

— Wanted in Rome (@wantedinrome) December 24, 2015

@holland_tom 50% by definition of 'christianity' would be intrachristian discrimination?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

CALL. 31.01.2016: Greek and Roman Military Manuals: Genre, Theory, Influence – #Winnipeg #Canada #callforpapers
https://t.co/qxm4ykT5i9

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

Phiroze Vasunia's column about a statesman who said "I'm sorry": Ashoka in Kandahar (and his Greek inscriptions) https://t.co/W1f8oVoTMp

— UCL Greek and Latin (@GrandLat) December 24, 2015

Happy Christmas from all at the BSR! #HappyChristmas #BuonNatale #BuoneFeste (thanks to @pompei79 for the photo) pic.twitter.com/0a33rlQTwH

— British School at Rome (@the_bsr) December 24, 2015

Nicolas Poussin@Biagio960 @NicolodiDaria @yebosfaye @PatriziaRametta @d_slavica @alecoscino @josepcampo
Auguri!🎄💕 pic.twitter.com/Rrgwzzm7vr

— Adriana Evangelisti (@AdrianaCioci) December 24, 2015

Cléopâtre et Marc-Antoine (vers 1700) faïence de grand feu "à la palette" @artsdecoratifs #Paris https://t.co/FR8S8zlifS

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 24, 2015

Pygmalion et Galatée (après 1763) porcelaine de la Manufacture royale de #Sèvres @artsdecoratifs #Paris https://t.co/gTD3nelcPZ

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 24, 2015

LAMA – Seminars in Anthropology of the ancient Greece – 10-23/11, 14/12/2015, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05/2016, Pisa (Italy) https://t.co/DDSS89pSXB

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

December 54 BC, Cicero calls Caesar generous. Ten years later, not so much! What went wrong? Here's my interview: https://t.co/ZmJcswG4oL

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) December 24, 2015

Built in the 1st century AD, Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in Fran… pic.twitter.com/cXUxwZSQfg

— Yishai Mullins (@YishaiMullins) December 24, 2015

Holiday academic reading: Steven Hijmans, "Sol Invictus, the Winter Solstice, & the Origins of Christmas" https://t.co/eTQdODnBgq (2003)

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 24, 2015

@passthejoe @barrystrauss try https://t.co/fgLtVnsTgF

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Forepart of a (rein)deer on an Ephesus tetradrachm
390–300 BCE
(ΚΑΡΝΩ prob. a mint overseer)https://t.co/Ctrtr8JxMx pic.twitter.com/Rs3CtxIufY

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) December 24, 2015

The Capitoline She Wolf – symbol of Rome. Ancient or medieval? https://t.co/lp27sGRe0u by Jaclyn Neel pic.twitter.com/lcTo2WqxKL

— beth harris (@bethrharris) December 24, 2015

#Colosseo senza fondi, il soprintendente «La colpa è degli archeologi» @ilmessaggeroit https://t.co/YnTqq7jKUv pic.twitter.com/ceeP3kkDqQ

— Fasti Online (@fastionline) December 24, 2015

#Santa just flew over the Acropolis in Athens! #NORAD https://t.co/SHxvFXwmMD

— NORAD Tracks Santa (@NoradSanta) December 24, 2015

CALL. 15.01.2016: Classical Literature and Quotation Culture – #Exeter #England #callforpapers https://t.co/wFg82KQkf4

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

CALL. 15.01.2016: Where Does it Hurt? Ancient Medicine in Questions and Answers – #Leuven #Belgium #callforpapers https://t.co/EX7XRn4NdN

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

CALL. 15.02.2016: Two Sides of the Same Coin – #Leuven #Belgium #callforpapers https://t.co/iqtXVLey1K

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

Bronze statuette of a female votary https://t.co/MtE22xDyq5 via @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/jTqt7QdNHL

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 24, 2015

CALL. 15.01.2016: Theatroeideis. Images of city – City of images – #Bari #Italy #callforpapers https://t.co/Ec6Ak1gyAk

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 24, 2015

"Women of Rome: Seductive, Maternal, Excessive" on view at CaixaForum Madrid – https://t.co/varecqtREb

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Some nice photos but factually, this #Pompeii article in @telegraph is embarrassingly bad. https://t.co/yJuywxJrEF

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 24, 2015

@pompei79 @Telegraph not nick squires…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

@taralatkinson @madefromROME seems to be happening a lot lately…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Six Pompeii domus reopen, including ancient laundry – Culture – ANSAMed.it – https://t.co/yvtkj4y31s

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Pompei, Carandini: 'Troppi soldi per poche domus. E la manutenzione delle altre 1500?' https://t.co/Us7wMWheEE

— Blogging Pompeii (@BloggingPompeii) December 24, 2015

Wonderful. The festive answer to Teddytaur. https://t.co/PJIcTexbjb

— Helen King, Classics/History of Medicine/CofE💙💛 (@fluff35) December 24, 2015

Syrian regime 'bombs UNESCO world heritage site' – Telegraph – https://t.co/Gyhsx9UsSp

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Da oggi i metal detector, l'archeologia di Roma si blinda – Repubblica.it – https://t.co/UIVY2BLTSH

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Psyche of Capua – University of Saskatchewan – https://t.co/Ji0UcAJCFB

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 24, 2015

Another great essay by @servilius_ahala – the Equestrian Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius https://t.co/kUVNS5CXp3 pic.twitter.com/V8dGKJGDaa

— Smarthistory (@Smarthistory) December 24, 2015

@ArchaeologyTime humanities boffins have known this for centuries…nice that science has caught up

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 25, 2015

My Head of Government just tweeted this gem. https://t.co/Swge8d6S0s

— Bruce Robertson (@heml) December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas tweets! No proselytization intended … just merrify yourselves

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 25, 2015

'A taste of Ancient #Rome' https://t.co/nIQVe4l42y #Food #Cuisine pic.twitter.com/SoaivT7LQu

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 23, 2015

Happy Saturnalia from Dr. Kaiser and the department! https://t.co/PX2dwudvSo

— UE Archaeology (@UEArchaeology) December 22, 2015

New issue of The Journal of Hellenic Studies – Vol. 135 (2015) https://t.co/jv7geEk5RR @Hellenic_Soc @CambridgeJnls

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 23, 2015

The death of Caesar: do we know the whole story? https://t.co/xzjRw8IWL8

— Paul Found (@PaulFound17) December 23, 2015

ACCURSED WOMEN
by @ClucianaLuciana
Mythic Women, New Twists
Tales from their Perspectivehttps://t.co/R1VCTrruaZpic.twitter.com/OEb4ejDPdW

— Linnea Tanner (@linneatanner) December 23, 2015

ROM artifacts part of investigation into looted antiquities | Toronto Star https://t.co/hnFcz7kgfH

— Chasing Aphrodite (@ChasingAphrodit) December 23, 2015

Historic view. Colosseum frame, Arch of Constantine, Palatine hill (San Bonaventura, that sits… https://t.co/QVJ3iAUOjm

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 23, 2015

Facebook users solve mystery of 'ancient' relic unearthed in Jerusalem https://t.co/MPMrsTZx4H

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 23, 2015

Mithras is what Christmas is really about. Even if you never heard of Mithras. #NoBull #ItsTrueISawItOnTheInternet pic.twitter.com/5r0mCaWZDw

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 23, 2015

CALL. 31.01.2016: “Textiles and Dyes in the Mediterranean Economy and Society”… #Padova #Italy #callforpapers
https://t.co/Y5lBaDuBcS

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 23, 2015

It's the last day of Saturnalia! 😦 pic.twitter.com/zmL5lvxr6x

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 23, 2015

Io Saturnalia from Ryan Gosling#Latin

Found on https://t.co/SfBrviPkfC pic.twitter.com/l0MxhRgLLj

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) December 23, 2015

vicesimo tertio die Decembris, Minimus aquifolium invenit (On Dec 23rd, Minimus finds holly) #minimus pic.twitter.com/RiSGVDqMyp

— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) December 23, 2015

Today is the Larentalia, festival of Acea Larentia believed to have been the wife of the herdsman who found Romulus and Remus with the wolf.

— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) December 23, 2015

No. https://t.co/5Gv4KOxusB

— Elton Barker (@eltonteb) December 23, 2015

Perfect gift for a Classics boffin: 100 Latin Riddles for #Saturnalia! (with commentary) https://t.co/1hQSPBTh2G pic.twitter.com/Z2Ww55Ypiu

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 23, 2015

#exhibition Busting out all over: Hadrian 'conquers' Jerusalem once again https://t.co/mub31nH8ax pic.twitter.com/UPjYEH6AGF

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 23, 2015

Blogged: 2015 – a review https://t.co/eo7XlfA8Nw

— Dr. Liz Gloyn (@lizgloyn) December 23, 2015

A fullonica & 5 houses reopen in #Pompeii https://t.co/6sjtByYaSG via @carolemadge & @pompei79 pic.twitter.com/XBKB498wKL

— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) December 23, 2015

Upload a photo of your face to a festive coin and add it to our virtual hoard! https://t.co/vKfWGdUeif pic.twitter.com/crl7Psn0sq

— The Roman Baths (@RomanBathsBath) December 23, 2015

Q: What do a One-Eyed Garlic-Seller, a Centaur and a Violet have in common?
A: Read this & find out! https://t.co/1hQSPBTh2G @Hmptn_Classics

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 23, 2015

A Roman Mystery set during the Saturnalia, for kids 8+ https://t.co/gOk3uUzXVS (Think Famous Five in Ancient Rome) pic.twitter.com/7WCU1dcMrE

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 23, 2015

Kindle version of this Saturnalia mystery for kids has a different cover, but same inside. https://t.co/QO2pSXZZ23 pic.twitter.com/E0kzTQFcIa

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 23, 2015

#Roman cemetery excavated at Worthy Down, near Winchester https://t.co/GKIpI9Rtum pic.twitter.com/KBs4rTjsIn

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 23, 2015

Great Xmas present. Book dedicated to 'Jane Ellen Harrison, Classicist' on my behalf in excellent Glasgow Women's Library. @gwlkettle

— mary beard (@wmarybeard) December 23, 2015

Bronze bowl.https://t.co/DxLpz9OHsI via @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/sXjQIZEjAu

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 23, 2015

Bacchante and Infant Faun https://t.co/pUNZAu0znC via @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/GPmWbzreIu

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 23, 2015

RIP Salonina Matidia, who died #onthisday in 119 AD.
She was the niece of Trajan & mother of Hadrian's wife, Sabina. pic.twitter.com/F4dg6znLZ6

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 23, 2015

Did you know…Wallsend Metro Station is the only one in the world to feature Latin signage? #localknowledge pic.twitter.com/Y64PENITFN

— Classics at Newcastle (@ClassicsNCL) December 23, 2015

Coming to @scsclassics in San Francisco? Visit the ACL booth #308 and attend the ACL Sponsored session on Thursday https://t.co/iyDNZt33gX

— ACL Classics (@ACLClassics) December 23, 2015

Christmas tree in a type ornament tree stand from Caleb Alexander’s Greek grammar (1796). @DesignMuseum #FontSunday pic.twitter.com/Wt185cBDGl

— Coffee & Donatus (@CoffeeDonatus) December 6, 2015

"Les huîtres dans l'Empire romain" https://t.co/MryCgqcRDI

— Dimitri Tilloi-d’Ambrosi (@DimitriTilloi) December 23, 2015

@stephenjenkin npe

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

Pliny thought 26th Dec was the winter solstice. The word solstice itself comes from the Latin for 'the sun stands still' RT @RomanCaerleon

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) December 23, 2015

The inscription has a particular interest to me since I was in Jerusalem the day its second section was unveiled. pic.twitter.com/Zbe2YG1fll

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 23, 2015

The first half was discovered in the late 19th century whilst the second half was found last year https://t.co/yUhH7NHUvM

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 23, 2015

Io Saturnalia!

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 23, 2015

@noah_nonsense Slightly worried whether everyone liking / retweeting recognises sarcasm….

— Noah Nonsense (@noah_nonsense) December 23, 2015

My denarius of Matidia, niece of Trajan, who died on this day 119CE. Her daughter Sabina would later marry Hadrian. pic.twitter.com/F886z9lSzA

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) December 23, 2015

New issue of Teiresias 45.2 (2015) https://t.co/dTHgpcdPm7 Online Review and Bibliography of Boiotian Studies @FV_Marchand @McGillU

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 23, 2015

A criticism of Brent D Shaw's JRS article on the myth of a Neronian #persecution of #Christians: https://t.co/FEoBnQijkD

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) December 23, 2015

@Curculiunculus @ClassicsNCL no funeral pyres?

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

@ProfChristensen @PaulaLock5 the top looks like it is.a wool sweater of.some.sort

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

Ahh, the classic shearling vest/see-through skirt/commando combo https://t.co/cHdlikndkl

— Caroline Wazer (@CarolineWazer) December 23, 2015

@CarlyASilver of course Christians took that over when st nick punched arius

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

You did it! Exams are over! Congratulations everyone! pic.twitter.com/J47qavWvGP

— McMaster Humanities (@mcmasterhum) December 23, 2015

@OptimoPrincipi Go see the Horses of Saint Mark inside St. Mark’s Basilica. pic.twitter.com/e9MB8hd6B5

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 23, 2015

Bowersock's review of Beard's SPQR, Holland's Dynasty, Grau's Néron & a word about Brent Shaw's article https://t.co/U5E9mwLYhT via @nybooks

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) December 23, 2015

Explaining the Greek Myths, one comic at a time.https://t.co/EicEwm3qhR#Iliad #odyssey #homer pic.twitter.com/4ocFgurXF4

— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) December 22, 2015

A long summary of Brent D Shaw's article, "The myth of the Neronian Persecution", JRS 2015 pp. 73─100: https://t.co/XILmkInxpb

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) December 23, 2015

@douglasboin @candidamoss I was actually going to ask you both what u think of BDShaw's article. Pretty convincing to me but I'm an outsider

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) December 23, 2015

@candidamoss Hv u read Shaw's article? He is surprised (p.74 n.2) you are not more critical of Tacitus' account. @douglasboin

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) December 23, 2015

. @SarahEBond Time to start planning big 200th-anniversary conferences on Cicero's De Re Publica (and Fronto). #NotALongTime #YeahHimToo

— Michael Hendry (@Curculiunculus) December 23, 2015

The Prime Minister has appointed five new @britishmuseum Trustees https://t.co/m44y1juAcf #museums #OurCulture

— Department for Culture, Media and Sport (@DCMS) December 23, 2015

On se retrouve en nocturne ce soir au #Louvre ? Rendez-vous à 19h #AntiquitésRomaines pic.twitter.com/RycLfOwvbL

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

It's the last day of #Saturnalia , eheu! Lucky it's almost Christmas… pic.twitter.com/T1oJjAKNZa

— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) December 23, 2015

Diana, https://t.co/I4u1BpaQZY via @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/rEo67sDYAq

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 23, 2015

Relief de Domitius Ahenobarbus avec scène de recensement (IIe siècle av JC) #AntiquitésRomaines #Louvre #nocturne pic.twitter.com/zxV8yu2ySa

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

Auguste, empereur de 27 av à 14 ap JC, ancienne collection Borghèse @MuseeLouvre #Louvre #nocturne pic.twitter.com/nObXBNydx1

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

Statue funéraire et honorifique de Marcellus (vers 20 av JC) neveu et gendre d'Auguste #Louvre #nocturne pic.twitter.com/FHxKPU8kiF

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

Marbres de Marcellus (vers 25 av JC) et d'Agrippa (vers 25-24 av JC et vers 45-50 ap JC) #Louvre #nocturne pic.twitter.com/MQtDtAnIDk

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

Bronzes de Mercure et Hercule (Ier siècle) découverts à #Herculanum #AntiquitésRomaines #Louvre #nocturne pic.twitter.com/f69VFwpE4r

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

Corinth’s Ancient Harbor Excavated https://t.co/dhuiwhmqwr #archaeology

— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) December 23, 2015

Livie, épouse d'Auguste, représentée sous forme d'une déesse entre 15 et 45 ap JC #Louvre #nocturne pic.twitter.com/twuY2YPpQd

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 23, 2015

Ancient hedgies! @FieldMuseum #Greeks #hedgehogs https://t.co/Jo0o39ScTQ

— Dr. Virginia L. Campbell (@campbell798) December 23, 2015

Today in 562 CE:Hagia Sophia is reopened with a new dome after multiple earthquakes caused the original to collapse pic.twitter.com/E1HPcIPcSJ

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 23, 2015

@douglasboin @GuyChamberland @candidamoss it's the same generation that didn't check the salting of Carthage story

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

@GuyChamberland @douglasboin @candidamoss guess I better revive mine …it's actually a resolution

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

Sarcofago con scene della vita di Achille nei Musei Capitolini: https://t.co/WetOEThOON#CapolavoriCapitolini pic.twitter.com/rexSuI5A9R

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) December 23, 2015

Two jobs and an exhibition; antiquities trafficking and art crime research opportunities: https://t.co/7AJ5vpmbVW pic.twitter.com/OGmH6N2CgP

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) December 23, 2015

If you missed it, here's the podcast I wrote for @historynetwork ​about Marcus Agrippa: https://t.co/0MLGtOLBVW @penswordbooks @casematepub

— Lindsay Powell (@Lindsay_Powell) December 23, 2015

@adreinhard my train just smells like the washroom tank is overflowing. ..

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

Another face of an ancient Syrian from #Palmyra, this time in the @AshmoleanMuseum AD 80-120. pic.twitter.com/CgkLxdrYKb

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 23, 2015

I started to feel at home in the Ashmolean. Even identified my #DrHay block of houses #Pompeii pic.twitter.com/T7ahOR7Gre

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 23, 2015

You were right @Unguentarium! Finally caught up with these wonderful helmeted chaps @AshmoleanMuseum today. pic.twitter.com/pmojnoKdEx

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 23, 2015

This headless herm of Polydeukion, found in Athens, is described by the @AshmoleanMuseum as a 'stone shaft' #apt pic.twitter.com/hBk9ZtL5ke

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 23, 2015

Greek & Danish archaeologists excavate #ancient Greek harbour town #Lechaion https://t.co/9trtDmIryZ @uni_copenhagen pic.twitter.com/J7NzXuSSta

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 24, 2015

Another fabulous essay by @servilius_ahala on the Column of Trajan: https://t.co/oVzvTtDr0Z Trajan-what an emperor… pic.twitter.com/xqe9YziPSC

— beth harris (@bethrharris) December 24, 2015

CPF: Classical Association Conference 2017 https://t.co/B4NdN4zxs4

— SCS (@scsclassics) December 22, 2015

Today's a great day for a trip to the Forum with @SaveRome pic.twitter.com/4VN6ITXqCG

— Ancient Rome Live (@AncientRomeLive) December 22, 2015

Something new something old. In foreground are newly re-erected columns from Forum of Peace https://t.co/BEEOnb4t0Q pic.twitter.com/NjWtrjzfqL

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 22, 2015

Jews in Roman Turkey: ancient presence uncovered at Limyra https://t.co/05AtelPk5S #Roman #MiddleEast #Turkey pic.twitter.com/KEd5RPVuRA

— Roman Middle East (@RomanMiddleEast) December 22, 2015

Brilliant new show at @israelmuseum with only 3 extant bronze portraits of Hadrian together for first time ever pic.twitter.com/wUX7ElaQGH" 1/2

— David Quarrey (@DavidQuarrey) December 21, 2015

…including this amazing one from @britishmuseum, found in Thames 200 years ago. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/8B8Wmt2NJz

— David Quarrey (@DavidQuarrey) December 21, 2015

#exhibition Three surviving bronzes of Hadrian united in stunning Israel Museum exhibit https://t.co/ftADS8DzHp pic.twitter.com/tb7Drc8CIc

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 22, 2015

#Dinosty – a 4 minute overview of Julio-Claudian history, featuring #coins & #dinosaus… https://t.co/id3D67iwzW

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) December 22, 2015

#EzraPound: La grande #arte è fatta per suscitare, creare l'#estasi. Più fine la qualità di questa estasi, più fine… pic.twitter.com/q0wSk3oO8n

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

Another tasty inscription via @AshmoleanLatin: Tombstone of a Roman forerunner of #JamesBond https://t.co/Yn5RZAaIc6 pic.twitter.com/arQaPaVVYf

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 22, 2015

3 Hadrians, 2 perspectives, 1 amazing exhibit @israelmuseum https://t.co/uKYcwwoGA1
h/t @britishmuseum @carolemadge pic.twitter.com/mzH3CwhNqL

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) December 22, 2015

#Latin student problem number 1696 fromhttps://t.co/fKQFo96oIy pic.twitter.com/0B91D6J0Ml

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) December 22, 2015

Sounds interesting. @Claire_M have you seen this? https://t.co/7Q2quQ4QH9

— Emma Bridges (@emmabridges) December 22, 2015

Q. What do @holland_tom, Caesars, debauched women & dinosaurs have in common?
A. They all appear in our latest blog https://t.co/v480QUyjUL

— British School at Rome (@the_bsr) December 22, 2015

How to Get Ideas: A Writer's Comic by Grant Snider. pic.twitter.com/fPhTugRaBD

— Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) December 22, 2015

I Musei in Comune visti da evapatrono: https://t.co/nMoaSGLSgi. #MiCRoma Amazzone Ferita – Fidia #Roma #MuseiCapito… pic.twitter.com/24XbRB5tX6

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

@womeninclassics a blog from an observer at street level in Rome for all things classical (& more!) –@understandrome's blog is brilliant.

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

Renzi a Pompei il 24 dicembre: "Riapriamo sei edifici" https://t.co/mcmq1kWnWs via @repubblicait

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 22, 2015

Finally the wait is over – a fullonica & 5 houses reopen in #Pompeii https://t.co/2rbYVgb6KD via @carolemadge pic.twitter.com/5FYKe1ObKr

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

Yes! A "speculator" was the closest thing the Romans had to a spy, maybe with licence to kill! @AshmoleanLatin explains all. @roughtradeX

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 22, 2015

@CarolineLawrenc @AshmoleanLatin @roughtradeX explorator too perhaps

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

Mug Giveaway!  https://t.co/TirGzxjqsA pic.twitter.com/mVXhhm6uXu

— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) December 22, 2015

LIVE on #Periscope: Gladiators on the loose INSIDE the Colosseum -Join me #ancientromelive https://t.co/vHoSvzrEla

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 22, 2015

Sic Latine docetur! Quis dixit linguam Latinam mortuam fuisse? cc @JorgeBustos1https://t.co/fY3oKH7woG

— Regia Matritensis (@realmadrid_ln) December 22, 2015

Cum finis est licitus, etiam media sunt licita. | El fin justifica los medios. #sententiae pic.twitter.com/at3A0qc7s6

— ᒍᑌᗩᑎ ᗩGᑌIᒪᗩᖇ (@latinategua) December 22, 2015

Did archaeologist really identify one of Caesar's battlefields in the Netherlands? There are unanswered questions: https://t.co/M30Z39zDOL

— Ancient Warfare (@ancientwarfare) December 22, 2015

Walking the foro Romano with my crew @SaveRome #Rome pic.twitter.com/yMHp4AV7eZ

— Erica Firpo (@Moscerina) December 22, 2015

Our Man is taking a stroll thru Ancient times studying up on Combat & Men taking Arms, Literally! #Waldo #WheresWaldo pic.twitter.com/xr5H920kqA

— AmmOMug (@AmmOMug) September 16, 2015

#Herculaneum Nicely preserved wine shop connected to House of Neptune. Carbonized balustrade & shelves for amphorae. pic.twitter.com/s1qS9qnsXp

— Sharon M. Wolf (@SharonMWolf) December 8, 2015

Roman amphitheatre, A.D. 81 #Italy #Verona (photo 1860-1890) pic.twitter.com/KmuH04V3Qd

— Tiziana Matarazzo (@tiziana_archeo) December 22, 2015

The death of Caesar: do we know the whole story? https://t.co/a4s09PTVuu #Romans pic.twitter.com/dFGqsz9A7T

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) December 22, 2015

Gladiator glass @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/Z2bFMwNFCW

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

If you've ever wondered what's on the ends of the sirens v muses sarcophagus @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/XhfXewb5aI

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

Hadrian is everywhere. ..even at the @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/ZtOm1IJs1r

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

@holland_tom here's another midwifery scene …just saw it @metmuseum. .you have to squint a bit pic.twitter.com/YWId017aHQ

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

Amazing…faience tragedy mask pic.twitter.com/m3kqjPVXud

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

So you wanna play toss the bunny? pic.twitter.com/OH7FvulUsT

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

Medusa isn't always scary looking pic.twitter.com/eYQHjtrFCw

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

What is this woman wearing? pic.twitter.com/e6wMBVfuuG

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

@opheliacat @carolemadge @metmuseum I. Somehow missed antinous

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

This guy … pic.twitter.com/YgZDQM87Qx

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

One of my first arky papers included this piece. … centaurs changed over time and space pic.twitter.com/ysEqFqafnE

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

These guys need a better display. pic.twitter.com/i8V68Bu194

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

Pants! pic.twitter.com/ph1jBirWPP

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

Free new eBook on the project at the Roman villa at Oplontis available here https://t.co/GML9PxYPoX h/t @bolin67 pic.twitter.com/c583QT7doB

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

Et dernière image : ces sculptures qui viennent de #Palmyre #lartpaslarage #beauté #aumusee @museedegrenoble pic.twitter.com/sXvoYO9Ca5

— Laure Pressac 💙💛 (@LaurePressac) December 20, 2015

New issue of Cahiers mond anciens 7 | 2015 Marchands romains au long cours https://t.co/z3KhPWFsJw @openeditionsays @revuesorg

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 22, 2015

What irenic actions do you take to amend a relationship?
Read the full definition here: https://t.co/QqNK613C4X pic.twitter.com/j3jtLf0GIw

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) December 22, 2015

Mosaico con Medusa y las cuatro estaciones (s. II) #Palencia https://t.co/Pktw2C4aLH #Invierno pic.twitter.com/anQ7i2zorM

— Museo Arqueológico Nacional (@MANArqueologico) December 22, 2015

Three surviving bronzes of Hadrian united in stunning Israel Museum exhibit https://t.co/xejczk7pU2

— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) December 22, 2015

Ackroyd on BACCHAE at Theatro Technis: https://t.co/5VU2jc2i8B

— Didaskalia (@DidaskaliaEd) December 22, 2015

Why We Need the Humanities: Donald Drakeman's new book puts forward a compelling case https://t.co/KSSOtqc3hg pic.twitter.com/F9v1eEVGGh

— TORCH Oxford (@TORCHOxford) December 20, 2015

In a festive mood: Procession with #Bacchus and Ariadne riding on a chariot drawn by two oxen #Pompeii #fresco pic.twitter.com/lIIpK2mVxD

— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) December 22, 2015

A Corinthian helmet on a diobol struck at Mesembria in Thrace
450–350 BCEhttps://t.co/Qnja2JziN9 pic.twitter.com/W03KUYCXo8

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) December 22, 2015

Space Invader spotted in the Pantheon https://t.co/eG6lZQyp9o via @MetroUK pic.twitter.com/Jk10G17nHH

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 21, 2015

Rome won't be rebuilt in a day: the challenge of city centre restoration https://t.co/QZzZmkr45c pic.twitter.com/F9GodYvFR1

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) December 22, 2015

In case you missed it. ..I posted a pile of items from @metmuseum earlier. ..great museum with a great greek/Roman wing …must see!

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

'Beautifully captures how religion shaped the region'. Great new review of #EgyptExhibition https://t.co/6e1X4RoWmP pic.twitter.com/flI3sBHMMB

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) December 22, 2015

Statue of Asclepius #Istanbul Arkeoloji Muzesi pic.twitter.com/xh0yBF8dDh

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 22, 2015

the truth about #PUA Ovid that the #seduction community doesn't want you to know https://t.co/sBKA5zhgPd

— Donna Zuckerberg (@donnazuck) December 22, 2015

Take a chariot ride to destiny! My interview on The Death of Caesar https://t.co/5WLQz0KZfi

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) December 22, 2015

Shrine to Mithras complete with relief of a dude stabbing an ox in the neck veins pic.twitter.com/VU3vArSS0a

— Laura Michet (@lmichet) December 22, 2015

#AccaddeOggi: il 22 dicembre 69 muore a Roma l'imperatore Vitellio. #OnThisDay #CapolavoriCapitolini pic.twitter.com/SmmBQeTTga

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

Experience Harvard’s “Ancient Greek Hero” MOOC https://t.co/m1dbOV4iaO pic.twitter.com/3lArU1u31p

— Center for Hellenic Studies (@HellenicStudies) December 22, 2015

Were Brutus and Cassius really the brains behind the plot to butcher Julius Caesar? https://t.co/a4s09PTVuu #Romans pic.twitter.com/kIsoaoJtc4

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) December 22, 2015

The Medea Project January 8 @scsclassics @GLIDEsf
Theater for Incarcerated Women/HIV Circle
Glide Society for… https://t.co/PcUabSrIo6

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 22, 2015

I particularly liked that they explained the derivations of scientific names. #foundlatin #museumofnature #bigbugs pic.twitter.com/wXCeN1utEW

— Aven (@AvenSarah) December 22, 2015

Visited #ROMpeii 2nd time (1st time was on a tour)–well worth it! Very informative. Great as always @ROMtoronto pic.twitter.com/2WFJ53CnbX

— Andrew Yin (@AndrewFOCYYZ) December 22, 2015

Today in ancient #history: Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in #Rome. (69 CE) pic.twitter.com/mtHoDY8P74

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

Wonderful pardocamp (sea-leopard) from Littlecote Roman Villa mosaic. @Durotrigesdig #RomanBritain pic.twitter.com/w1DB99CUyq

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 22, 2015

#latin Bilingual Apuleius? https://t.co/TpcSwAsTmA #LatinLanguage

— LatinD.com (@LatinDiscussion) December 23, 2015

#latin Augustine: Confessiones https://t.co/9fJ80tpoKp #LatinLanguage

— LatinD.com (@LatinDiscussion) December 23, 2015

#latin Quid Audis Nunc? https://t.co/zgRs7buVmq #LatinLanguage

— LatinD.com (@LatinDiscussion) December 20, 2015

Roman silver from today's dig. pic.twitter.com/BPjr2hX1tt

— Metal Detectives Group (@DetectingDigsUK) December 20, 2015

Fun Saturnalia "Christmas Carol" https://t.co/OD2VSBR5bJ pic.twitter.com/pPRqfvVvy9

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 20, 2015

Many of characters in Star Wars based on Greek myth- Han Solo -> Odysseus & Rey -> Atalanta. Have a look: https://t.co/3g9NHeOQSk #StarWars

— Early Myths Books (@EarlyMyths) December 20, 2015

In Ancient Rome, what was the law of the twelve tables? https://t.co/eq9RDbebj5 pic.twitter.com/fP8VBLmR8x

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) December 20, 2015

#AccaddeOggi: il 20 dicembre del 69 #Vespasiano diviene Imperatore Romano:https://t.co/8K4IN0YoBN
#OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/FQUa9voVqT

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) December 20, 2015

Happy birthday to the entertaining French sculptor Claude Michel, called Clodion. https://t.co/3TabEyAsbH pic.twitter.com/as42QrPvMb

— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) December 20, 2015

Forum Romanum 1880 #rome pic.twitter.com/jJhPXKeCuu

— Tiziana Matarazzo (@tiziana_archeo) December 20, 2015

#Perseus of #Macedon (c. 212-166 BCE), silver tetradrachm. (#NumismaticsMuseum, Athens) https://t.co/vdKxUcpyaR pic.twitter.com/4KWd51wEny

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 20, 2015

Good news for #ClassCiv teachers and students New BBC2 art show 'Civilisation' https://t.co/TUewUHMPFh with @wmarybeard

— Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE (@ProfArleneHH) December 20, 2015

Psyche entrant dans le jardin de I' Amour , John William Waterhouse 1849-1917. pic.twitter.com/WCc3EXtVXW

— Alie Lambers (@LambersAlie) December 20, 2015

Love this! pic.twitter.com/Z6WBov84ir

— Gregor Pobezin (@GPobezin) December 20, 2015

1st century AD coins, arrowheads discovered https://t.co/654nmOuQFb pic.twitter.com/SHJWCxWmMm

— K. Kris Hirst (@archaeology) December 21, 2015

#Art Thomas Hart Benton paints "The Rape of Persephone", 1938#Photography by Alfred Eisenstaedt pic.twitter.com/qhjMZ2iyQF

— Brindille (@Brindille_) December 21, 2015

'If anyone can prove that the Classics are still relevant and anything but boring, then it’s these two.' New… https://t.co/2sueGyEItW

— Classics for All (@classicsforall) December 21, 2015

How the Romans really conquered Britannia. pic.twitter.com/ZpiGWKG1nl

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) December 21, 2015

Around this time in 218BC a Roman force of around 40,000 were about to engage a Punic upstart called Hannibal #Trebia

— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) December 21, 2015

TORRE ANNUNZIATA-Villa of the Poppaea-Frescoed birds appear throughout this Roman villa dedicated to health. pic.twitter.com/eZNOk1HKVw

— Nora Garibotti (@noragaribotti) December 21, 2015

Roman Military Equipment: Cavalry in the #RomanWorld, #CallForPapers deadline: 31 Jan 2016 https://t.co/SIY0qdQbwp #Conference #RoMEC2016

— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) December 21, 2015

"To define the trap is to stop falling into it." Not necessarily; can conclude that war inevitable so best prepare. https://t.co/XrC3pTVcvZ

— The Thucydides Bot (@Thucydiocy) December 21, 2015

His forces in Rome but not yet uncontested, the Senate declares Vespasian emperor #OnThisDay in 69; he was in Egypt pic.twitter.com/jr832cyorv

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 21, 2015

|REPLAY| Hi! Let's walk all over history at Largo Argentina- 🐈🐈temple… #katch #Periscope https://t.co/8pNNL5t5yt pic.twitter.com/ozFYolx0yd

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 21, 2015

Heeeeere it is! #Dinosty #Dinosaurs #JulioClaudians https://t.co/SdD0YI5uNe

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) December 21, 2015

21 observers watching lava from Mount Vesuvius. Hamilton 's Campi Phlegraei https://t.co/NuWbdpWeWd #RareTreasures pic.twitter.com/TbCQSVQJZA

— NHM Library and Archives (@NHM_Library) December 21, 2015

Word of the Day: INVIDIOUS – See the full definition: https://t.co/SMdhX9QWu2 #wotd pic.twitter.com/7ipiEZFrL6

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 21, 2015

@holland_tom @the_bsr @jamiembrixton And here is a closer look at the epic studio backdrop #dinosity pic.twitter.com/dKBPHROVCr

— Gareth Blayney (@GBlayney) December 21, 2015

My new interview on THE DEATH OF CAESAR @SaveRome @Cornell https://t.co/X6Zt296I4a

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) December 21, 2015

Agrippina #exhibition at the Romano-Germanic museum in Cologne to celebrate her 2,000th bday https://t.co/lFgPR0NyhD pic.twitter.com/T9EwCYG9fI

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 21, 2015

New issue of Antiquity – Vol. 89 Iss. 348 (Dec. 2015) https://t.co/IC3MOnUDdW @AntiquityJ @CambUP_Archaeo @CambridgeJnls

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 21, 2015

θυμολεοντοφθόρος, ον (thymoleontophthoros)
—bold enough to slay a lion

— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) December 21, 2015

A mosaic #hound from Casa di Paquius Proculus #Pompeii @evilitlsquirrel #dogs pic.twitter.com/RBlIDgWotX

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) December 21, 2015

A Final Embrace
Etruscan sarcophagi
Both couples in Loving Embrace on the lid https://t.co/O0QSAlerNl #archaeology pic.twitter.com/s2tScLURLc

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) December 21, 2015

Fresco of a hunting #hound at #Pompeii @evilitlsquirrel #dog (sorry, from a distance, house still closed) pic.twitter.com/GfH3DImSBh

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) December 21, 2015

Seems with #conservation of @MiBACT #GPP nearly all sidewalks excavated in #Pompeii. Must be a publication in that? pic.twitter.com/gT8kd3RIba

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) December 21, 2015

One of Circe's victims mid-transformation?
Greek carnelian scarab c. 500–475 BCEhttps://t.co/Ff1ubDgNpm pic.twitter.com/ggzIWif38M

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) December 21, 2015

The rhetoric of national literature in the shaping of the lives of poets | Classical Inquiries:https://t.co/J3Gpja4wLd

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 21, 2015

Etymologies and the Christmas connections of the gifts in “The 12 Days of Christmas” carol: https://t.co/3yYCNLf7f9

— Aven (@AvenSarah) December 21, 2015

|REPLAY| Enjoying the Pantheon as he sun goes down #ancientromelive #katch #Periscope https://t.co/yCI47yn35b pic.twitter.com/w3ZvFXM8tX

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 21, 2015

the c. 3,850 year old Burney Relief
a Winged Goddess-like Figure #archaeology Old Babylonia https://t.co/TD0yLv3QSk pic.twitter.com/zUbY2GKMko

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) December 21, 2015

Hagia Sophia_aerial view. The great cathedral of Byzantium. pic.twitter.com/WCvmh4aaLG

— Ghost of Hellas (@ghostofhellas) December 21, 2015

Rome won't be rebuilt in a day: the challenge of city centre restoration https://t.co/G5EHiROnzY

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 21, 2015

Today in history: The Roman Senate names Vespasian Roman emperor, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors (69 CE) pic.twitter.com/m1oM65osb8

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 21, 2015

Dinosity – explaining the fall of the House of Caesar with toy dinosaurs and coins – it could only be @holland_tom https://t.co/JXaXq52rdT

— John Sargeant (@JPSargeant78) December 21, 2015

New issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies – Vol.58.2 (Dec 2015) https://t.co/V4dT0gTMVu @IcsDirector

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 21, 2015

2016 Annual Meeting Updates https://t.co/t0sHBWz5D5

— SCS (@scsclassics) December 21, 2015

Message from the Program Chair about San Francisco Annual Meeting https://t.co/o1Zo3n4wwm

— SCS (@scsclassics) December 21, 2015

The Young Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Victory after the Battle of Salamis #metmuseum (not on display) pic.twitter.com/XhJ058fw8V

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 21, 2015

Advert alert.For all ashamed to admit cant get to bricks & mortar bookshop, SPQR is back in stock @ Amazon https://t.co/QsQt2f4cIv For Xmas!

— mary beard (@wmarybeard) December 21, 2015

Poet remembers the man who fought — and died — to save Palmyra: https://t.co/wUnOOrnBVT

— James T. Chlup (@JTChlup) December 21, 2015

Even on the Solstice it's great fun to talk about the Ides of March! https://t.co/lAncF4o9AK

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) December 21, 2015

Board Games and Wine Consumption https://t.co/8BNFuYeq5q pic.twitter.com/v2y2Ci1q8J

— David Gill (@davidwjgill) December 21, 2015

So …do you think there were big line us for the sequels to the Iliad?

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

MT @booktracesuva: "Beautiful, Absurd, and Trashy Stuff": a blog post for #MarginaliaMonday https://t.co/x6WHp0buzr pic.twitter.com/iif3HWQzpt

— UVA Alumni (@UVA_Alumni) December 15, 2015

Ancient Shipwreck Central? Archaeologist @peterbcampbell found 22 wrecks in one season 📻 https://t.co/GO0RidtRzQ pic.twitter.com/ZctkoxxIUU

— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) December 21, 2015

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy pic.twitter.com/LYuG3ugba9

— Nereye Dergisi (@Nereyedergisi) December 21, 2015

The latest @Ancient Warfare magazine podcast is available looking at "The Hittites and their Successors"… https://t.co/8ppmHYkWGk

— The History Network (@historynetwork) December 20, 2015

Question after reading Brent Shaw's JRS 2015 article on #Tacitus Annals 15.44: Why didn't Lactantius buy the Neronian persecution narrative→

— Guy Chamberland (@GuyChamberland) December 20, 2015

Gifts were given at Saturnalia. Pet monkeys were popular – but a monkey is for life, not just for Saturnalia! pic.twitter.com/KxybmX6cad

— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) December 20, 2015

Arc de Septime Sévère, Photo James Anderson (1813-1877) ou Domenico Anderson (1854-1938) @TrastevereRM @RomaSparita pic.twitter.com/34fiCBGIhp

— Roma Aeterna 🏛 (@ValeriaAugusta8) December 19, 2015

Tête-à-tête: fragment of a wall painting, 1st century AD @GettyMuseum https://t.co/nzWkienFpx pic.twitter.com/Uga2Ll3Buk

— Pythika (@Pythika) December 20, 2015

During the conservation process of objects, discoveries like ancient repairs on this Achillies plate, can be found. pic.twitter.com/Ex90qSQi0a

— Legion of Honor (@legionofhonor) December 17, 2015

Gleaming, radiant and incorruptible, gold was called "the child of Zeus" by the Greek poet Pindar. #AncientLuxury pic.twitter.com/cptGNKirk6

— Legion of Honor (@legionofhonor) December 14, 2015

vicesimo die Decembris, Minimus pomum invenit (On Dec 20th, Minimus finds an apple) #minimus pic.twitter.com/m9iz82r788

— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) December 20, 2015

almost 2,000 year old Roman Parade Helmet Mask https://t.co/9aKBaWeZSu #archaeology Nijmegen, the Netherlands pic.twitter.com/6D5XEGbG2A

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) December 19, 2015

Fresque du IVe style (60-79) de #Pompéi : Thésée après avoir tué le minotaure #art #antiquité @ArreteTonChar1 pic.twitter.com/PxiLFuJagt

— Roma Aeterna 🏛 (@ValeriaAugusta8) December 20, 2015

Amazed at how similar the character of Rey in #StarWars is to our new hero – Atalanta. Many #StarWars heroes based on Greek myths.

— Early Myths Books (@EarlyMyths) December 20, 2015

Christmas Break on Stoicism Today https://t.co/sICbHUOtgz pic.twitter.com/b7k7JugvxE

— Modern Stoicism (@StoicWeek) December 20, 2015

While the dates are unclear, perhaps #OnThisDay in 69, Vespasianic forces under Antonius Primus enter Rome pic.twitter.com/lkOFWxIe7N

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 20, 2015

Here's our new list of classical blogs and sites by women. It's a work in progress – any suggestions? https://t.co/mdbPcy8wc2

— WCC UK (@womeninclassics) December 20, 2015

During the fighting between Vitellian and Vespasianic forces in Rome, the Temple of Jupiter was burned down pic.twitter.com/8xMQH8vZxW

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 20, 2015

#OnThisDay in 211, Pope Zephyrinus dies. While facing heresy, apostasy and Severan persecution, he was not martyred pic.twitter.com/4OsbHgcHuD

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 20, 2015

Drones not only being used in warfare. Used in archeology too. https://t.co/i5iD14wH6K

— Dame Averil Cameron (@19Averil) December 20, 2015

When one of your GCSE students sends you this and trumps you hands down. Why did I not know about this? #grrrr pic.twitter.com/LNN8CtTDxl

— Paul Found (@PaulFound17) December 20, 2015

Always remember folks to enjoy saturnalia responsibly. https://t.co/Sc6yG9wwgw @carolemadge @campbell798 @tonytheaker @Divus_Augustus

— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) December 20, 2015

Cato recommended raw cabbage in vinegar. Pliny the Elder suggested two raw owl’s eggs or fried canary. #TheMorningAfterTheSaturnaliaFeast

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

But the Romans used to say… "BIBE VIVAS MULTIS ANNIS" #LetsGetDrunkAgainForSaturnalia pic.twitter.com/dedXEQYBw9

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

Magic. Construction and Perception of the Magic World from Antiquity to Our Times – #Velletri #Italy #callforpapers
https://t.co/329ABb1Mxw

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 20, 2015

#Greece vs #Rome and the revival of #Classics, in the latest @NewStatesman https://t.co/aOwp3MWnsT @intelligence2

— Dr Daisy Dunn (@DaisyfDunn) December 20, 2015

UK: Master forger who fooled world experts reveals how he created £444K fake statue in shed https://t.co/o1Ut8DstC4 pic.twitter.com/ikAz6am7eo

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) December 20, 2015

Central panel of the Dionysus Mosaic (in Roman Museum Cologne) depicting a drunken Dionysus.#BIBEVIVASMULTISANNIS pic.twitter.com/XZEwXXPZWs

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

Marble statue known as the Barberini Faun or Drunken Satyr (in Glyptothek, Munich).#BIBEVIVASMULTISANNIS pic.twitter.com/M2fvDKTQw7

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

CALL. 15.01.2016: Women in Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome- Quebec, (Canada)
https://t.co/Nrr3yvDV0s

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 20, 2015

@carolemadge @ValeriaAugusta8 @PompeiiApp @photosofpompeii @sharepompeii yes, it's near the Castellum Aquae pic.twitter.com/xBulRzByBZ

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 20, 2015

What do brilliant conservators? Escape from public to private sector…:-( https://t.co/UakT6ypvJ1

— Roberta Mazza (@papyrologyatman) December 20, 2015

Women in Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome – 11-12-13/05/2016, Quebec, (Canada)
https://t.co/43L64dOFoh

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 20, 2015

@pompei79 @ValeriaAugusta8 @PompeiiApp @photosofpompeii @sharepompeii So many new houses opened since my last visit! Must revisit in 2016.

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

Seventh Conference of Italian Archaeology – 16-17-18/04/2016, Galway, (Ireland)
https://t.co/YdwzIR3IYW

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 20, 2015

You can see all the photos from last night's Saturnalia feast under the hashtag #SaturnaliaFeast. Was a real treat! pic.twitter.com/XGF3LdjerS

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

New edition of our Classics #alumni newsletter available for download: https://t.co/DTXWDcFByu https://t.co/PY1wOx9Js5

— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) December 20, 2015

2016's must-join ancient religions & cults – my selection for @spectator: https://t.co/Nph1fPIJTa

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) December 20, 2015

CALL. 31.01.2016: Seventh Conference of Italian Archaeology- Galway, (Ireland)
https://t.co/XyFwekx1uF

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 20, 2015

Seventh Conference of Italian Archaeology – 17-18-19/04/2016, Galway, (Ireland)
https://t.co/LVDgrPMWFV

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 20, 2015

Word of the Day: GORDIAN KNOT – See the full definition: https://t.co/xY8bqPnu0T #wotd pic.twitter.com/NRVi5aBren

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 20, 2015

#Hadrian in triplicate @israelmuseum pic.twitter.com/7mL7ejBH3b

— iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ (@IlanBenZion) December 20, 2015

'Not a question of if but when they will be destroyed' – unspeakably depressing report on @BBCWorldatOne about Libya's ancient sites…

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) December 20, 2015

Ancient life-size Heracles relief suffers damage in Turkey https://t.co/E3pi9Eqq2R pic.twitter.com/VszQQucqKo

— Roman Middle East (@RomanMiddleEast) December 20, 2015

Giovan Battista Cipriani. «Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo». 1799 pic.twitter.com/0YkwQQban6

— libri dailuoghi (@dailuoghi) December 20, 2015

A Pompeian before and after… https://t.co/GuWRpDddt0
The Fullonica of Stefanus #Pompeii pic.twitter.com/1dGZ2HQUFz

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 20, 2015

Post: 'The Stoic Worldview' by John Sellars, a workshop from Stoicon 2015 exploring Stoic religion and science. https://t.co/osCpU8wMSI

— Modern Stoicism (@StoicWeek) December 20, 2015

Looking for gifts for the Sigillaria? Check out this Ancient Roman gift guide https://t.co/2Dp907Rjyn#Saturnalia #Sigillaria

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

Am honoured to be a presenter on the new Civilisations series on BBC 2, among incredible company! https://t.co/hOefBDhSFn

— David Olusoga (@DavidOlusoga) December 20, 2015

#Archaeology. 5th century BC. World's oldest intact carpet was found frozen in a Siberian burial mound. Magnificent. pic.twitter.com/NXqU1M33Zp

— Kathleen O'Neal Gear (@GearBooks) December 14, 2015

Cards against archaeology… nice one Doug! https://t.co/ome5fsMCH2 #DougsArchaeology #archaeology #conference #TAG pic.twitter.com/d738DvJOOV

— Sarah WARD (吴德塞) (@SarahWardAU) December 14, 2015

#histoire #cadeaux @dessinemoi Hanno, l'éléphant du Pape Léon X pic.twitter.com/klZGKsDpQa

— Evelyne Ferron (@EvelyneFerron) December 20, 2015

Ancient Roman recipe: Cucurbitas more Alexandrino (Alexandrine Squash), Apicius https://t.co/JFqCsFo4Y6#SaturnaliaFeast #AncientCooking

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

The majority of items that make up the Berthouville treasure are related to the worship of Mercury. #AncientLuxury pic.twitter.com/q0TQuMIRNT

— Legion of Honor (@legionofhonor) December 14, 2015

Un article sur mon blog sur la réouverture de 6 superbes lieux à #Pompei #art https://t.co/oytMytkFn7 pic.twitter.com/CKL2WdwYsm

— Roma Aeterna 🏛 (@ValeriaAugusta8) December 20, 2015

Who knew that Eminem was also Severus Alexander? pic.twitter.com/P1Ycb7PlFh

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 20, 2015

Hallelujah. Chapter submitted, well after all deadlines, but at least, before Christmas.

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) December 20, 2015

Ancient Roman recipe: Mustacei (Must rolls), Cato, De Agricultura 121 https://t.co/QQNHDaoibU#SaturnaliaFeast #AncientCooking

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

Echoes of herodotus in NYC pic.twitter.com/ShtiJy3UwX

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 20, 2015

Ancient Roman recipe: Dulcia Piperata (Peppered Honey Cake), Apicius https://t.co/JQ1dl631ui#SaturnaliaFeast #AncientCooking

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

Today in #history: Vespasian, formerly a general under #Nero, enters #Rome to claim the title of Emperor. (69 CE) pic.twitter.com/N8YRocHQL2

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 20, 2015

Yes …..fennel on pizza is great, despite what certain spouses say pic.twitter.com/xQNBcy17yz

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 20, 2015

Virgin Mary shrine a large. Capizzi pic.twitter.com/cuewchzHbI

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) December 20, 2015

Pantheon a tutto tondo. #canon #roma #pantheon @CanonItaliaSpA @volgoitalia @igersroma pic.twitter.com/RpzVhA2b8r

— Muten Factory (@AndreaMuten) December 14, 2015

Woman on a balcony with wine-cup and jug: fragment of a fresco, 9BC-AD14 @GettyMuseumhttps://t.co/WopbTT1bF4 pic.twitter.com/Gx56TfRDLL

— Pythika (@Pythika) December 20, 2015

Did you know, all 3 of @Lindsay_Powell's #AncientHistory biographies are available as eBooks https://t.co/dQvcJdodxm pic.twitter.com/3fd3Yw0ieP

— Pen & Sword eBooks (@PenSwordeBooks) December 20, 2015

Bronze hands like this one were characteristic of the Roman cult of Sabazios, a Thracian deity. #HeartArt pic.twitter.com/Etg1mnOMmb

— Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) December 20, 2015

Lourdes meets Droitwich (not my words): nice shots of the shrine of Asklepios at Pergamon, an ancient religious spa https://t.co/nvScz5FIti

— Llewelyn Morgan (@llewelyn_morgan) December 20, 2015

Bourdelle, Penelope pic.twitter.com/ZRUPUBh1Uz

— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 20, 2015

@stephenjenkin @womeninclassics Thank you and happy birthday!

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 20, 2015

A Hellenistic Lament for Odysseus https://t.co/8CZavHwbHb

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) December 20, 2015

Roman brooches were popping up today here are a few of the best from today's metal detectives Christmas dig pic.twitter.com/NKogLv9zDR

— Metal Detectives Group (@DetectingDigsUK) December 20, 2015