And now Libyan Sabratha is in peril.https://t.co/sGeUCyHclP
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 11, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675641862682750976
https://t.co/4eickHsmxZ 'Looking for Hadrian' blog- 2014. Largest Column Head in the world! pic.twitter.com/sK40SOkkog
— Trevor the Giant (@Trevorttg) December 11, 2015
Robert de Nero. pic.twitter.com/YEYXBfjiWu
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 11, 2015
Personally, I think it's Head of Alexander the Great as the New Dionysus (take it that Pan is based on pointy ear). https://t.co/sZeqKqAeGY
— Francesca Santoro (@Phyllida1234) December 11, 2015
Wonderful event next Wednesday @the_bsr on Whores & the House of Caesar @holland_tom #Dynasty pic.twitter.com/RZGhIUN2pE
— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) December 11, 2015
Our #ff is Minimus for his advent calendar. Latin lessons from a little mouse! https://t.co/Cmt1Fl0Hft
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 11, 2015
#Herodotus was right again. We were already pretty sure, now it's firm. #Etruscans https://t.co/j56ev84KUm
— Bill Thayer 🎗️ LacusCurtius (@LacusCurtius) December 11, 2015
Discover the fantastical beasts of ancient Greece: https://t.co/q3JGclfLTW pic.twitter.com/m7f2LxuxvB
— BBC Culture (@BBC_Culture) December 11, 2015
Another amazing site, glad I've been there. https://t.co/gEeRLf8x0c
— Daniel Pett (@DEJPett) December 11, 2015
Asphalt over #Roman mosaic removed (Turkey) https://t.co/qdid8lgn3I pic.twitter.com/2P17jEjAqT
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 11, 2015
Note to #Libya: Syrians never thought Palmyra ruins will be blown up. Radical groups now in Libyan city of #Sabratha pic.twitter.com/PHcMbNJNNk
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) December 11, 2015
ISIS 'capture Libyan town with important Roman ruins' – and might be about to blow them up: The terror group' … https://t.co/9JPoJRu2dB
— david meadows (@exploratorraw) December 11, 2015
Syrian antiquities chief says Turkey refuses to return looted art: Syria's antiquities chief has accused Turke… https://t.co/j268rN6xxr
— david meadows (@exploratorraw) December 11, 2015
Le Sale degli Horti di Mecenate dei #MuseiCapitolini https://t.co/IeY4SW0IJq via @YouTube
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) December 11, 2015
Gilded Saturnalia bread ready for the festivities tomorrow! Om, nom, nom… pic.twitter.com/8Eq99O7TLT
— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) December 11, 2015
Latin is a Dead Language, Right? But students actually wish to speak #Latin…https://t.co/ivn1LaPNCS
— ᒍᑌᗩᑎ ᗩGᑌIᒪᗩᖇ (@latinategua) December 11, 2015
Raccolta di olive e vendita dell'olio: così venivano rappresentati sui vasi a figure nere#OliveOilLands #LazioIsMe pic.twitter.com/IZTGec3IXz
— Antonia Falcone 👷♀️ (@antoniafalcone) December 10, 2015
Student pointed out 'cyclopean masonry' is just ancient Greeks doing the 'Ancient Aliens' thing. Don't understand old technology? CYCLOPES!
— Francesca Tronchin, PhD (@tronchin) December 11, 2015
@tronchin I suspect this is behind the labours of hercules too
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
Leicester bus depot offers up secrets of city's Roman and medieval past https://t.co/89sB7zlvf2 #archaeology pic.twitter.com/DM3kBe3Z8I
— Museum Crush (@MuseumCrush) December 11, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675649549365608448
Syrian goddess Atargatis, with doves & crown in form of a city wall. 1stC CE relief: Temple of Adonis, Dura Europos pic.twitter.com/m6vBdQH8Wr
— flissina 🦌 (@flissina) December 11, 2015
New issue of Archaeological Reports – Vol. 61 https://t.co/r4Srwxke2b pic.twitter.com/LlPQIqaVLF
— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 11, 2015
We're all feeling very Christmassy at the moment! pic.twitter.com/kRGRBSrmhw
— WAS Classics (@WAS_Classics) December 11, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675652125234450432
Ruin of the day: The Arch of Hadrian in #Athens.
"This is Athens, city of Theseus. This is Athens, city of Hadrian" pic.twitter.com/R68EB1m7Jy— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 10, 2015
This gruesome-looking Roman flesh hook is our #FridayFinds. Used to get meat out of pots https://t.co/shlGWRtYq7 pic.twitter.com/A5RlsiOABu
— MOLA (@MOLArchaeology) December 11, 2015
Palmyrene sun god, Iarhibol, his face carefully scratched out: Temple of Azzanathkona, ca. 256, Dura Europos pic.twitter.com/4BVQJYa1JA
— flissina 🦌 (@flissina) December 11, 2015
Pull up a seat! Enjoy the Laocoon alone tonight during an #emptyvatican evening with a lot of… https://t.co/qsqPylrq8w
— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 11, 2015
Annual Meeting Hotel Reservations https://t.co/y8sk5he1JL
— SCS (@scsclassics) December 11, 2015
We made Infinitive Comics in Latin 1! Demonstrating use of language with personalization. #latinteach #langchat pic.twitter.com/xjWrss5Klc
— Chris B. (@magisterb480) December 11, 2015
Caesar came, saw and conquered on Dutch soil in 55 BC: The Hague: Archaeologists say they have proven for the … https://t.co/d7zjW0l89t
— david meadows (@exploratorraw) December 11, 2015
small part of The Great Pavement, a Roman mosaic laid in AD 325 at Woodchester,Gloucestershire, #england #history pic.twitter.com/qHpOqxuChO
— GroovyHistorian (@GroovyHistorian) December 11, 2015
Free online short course from the OU on Virgil's Aeneid https://t.co/6lKHalt1n0 pic.twitter.com/X6aatGuvbU
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 11, 2015
Watching SapphoFest at https://t.co/cnZ3kj3WvN
— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 11, 2015
#MetKids fun fact: A satyr is a mythological creature that is part man, part animal. https://t.co/Z2Drxm4A2j pic.twitter.com/zMIVVAqRMR
— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) December 11, 2015
Gemma Augustea details: gorgon cuirass & scorpion shield. Scorpion sugg. Tiberius’ birthday & a date for cameo. pic.twitter.com/spLhJijEAU
— Nadine Brundrett (@BrundrettNadine) December 11, 2015
At top of the sardonyx Gemma Augustea: Augustus as Jupiter is crowed & above is symbol of capricorn = his birthday. pic.twitter.com/shw5ksBk2I
— Nadine Brundrett (@BrundrettNadine) December 11, 2015
Gemma Augustea: top register Tiberius descends a chariot driven by victory & beside him a Julio-Claudian prince? pic.twitter.com/au7kjOKUUZ
— Nadine Brundrett (@BrundrettNadine) December 11, 2015
Some sort of classical figure. ..maybe pic.twitter.com/PKN9rz3sfI
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
The YouTube beauty expert who re-creates ancient #Roman hair-dos https://t.co/iOimdi2HN0 pic.twitter.com/mSab8ugKR3
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 11, 2015
Base con fatiche di Eracle nei Musei Capitolini: https://t.co/szF0X8vDCv#CapolavoriCapitolini pic.twitter.com/gIezPQnI8w
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) December 11, 2015
And some more #Roman hair-styles! https://t.co/T25SeO67iU
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 11, 2015
Selling fake artefacts is big business. Some case studies of antiquities fraud: https://t.co/xpm4LaZtyv pic.twitter.com/bn8H1Gxj1c
— Trafficking Culture (@CultureTraffic) December 11, 2015
Our dept favs: Temple Athena Nike Ionic frieze: Greeks vs. Persians likely a reference to battle of Plataia 479 BC. pic.twitter.com/elnSLaPq0E
— BrockU Classics (@brockuclassics) December 11, 2015
That news on the Roman Battlefield. Lots to discuss here big don't get feeling the Guardian was hugely excited. https://t.co/BxcH6hsLjV
— Tony Pollard (@ProfTonyPollard) December 11, 2015
Our dept favs: Athena Nike balustrade: Nike removing sandal; drapery details to reveal body = very sensual image. pic.twitter.com/Q3qJTJHpUH
— BrockU Classics (@brockuclassics) December 11, 2015
The annual dig issue of Biblical Archaeology Review is now live online! Check it out: https://t.co/McUJiC3SWw pic.twitter.com/KMAj05Arz5
— Biblical Archaeology Review (@BibArch) December 11, 2015
V interesting discussion going on right now – @tigerlilyrocks on Hypatia – feminine virtue as catnip to male writers pic.twitter.com/PRHj0htzgD
— Kate Cooper (@kateantiquity) December 11, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675676030833684480
Kenchreai Field School 2016 | Applications are now open! https://t.co/wfV94bXbEY pic.twitter.com/ET8cSTqL2H
— Ctr Hellenic Studies (@HellenicStudies) December 11, 2015
Screw the Guardian. This is how exciting that Roman battlefield discovery is. 'On my signal, unleash hell!' https://t.co/n8CauymwTS
— Tony Pollard (@ProfTonyPollard) December 11, 2015
Podcast of Mary Beard discussing Ancient Rome, 'Spartacus' and 'Gladiator' https://t.co/NbfwrYuJQd pic.twitter.com/03ac8pJ031
— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) December 11, 2015
An empty Gallery of the Maps that anticipated google maps by a couple of centuries. No better… https://t.co/4HvtGkQtKI
— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 11, 2015
#Attis #Hierapolis city are #Roman and from the 2nd century AD.#Denizli #Turkey Photo by @rcnkhrmn via @arkeodunya pic.twitter.com/A9H6t6hReP
— Arif Özavci (@ahmetarifaltun3) December 11, 2015
This is how good it can get. From Kalefeld in Germany. Discovery of a battle that made us rethink the history. pic.twitter.com/g8FgcYEj18
— Tony Pollard (@ProfTonyPollard) December 11, 2015
Amanda Barrie and Sid James in 'Carry on Cleo' (1964) pic.twitter.com/3ArVIXwaOC
— British Cinema (@BritishCinema) December 2, 2015
@DrTonyPollard @DorothyKing but how is it so clean
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
FASCINATING: ancient Roman hill of garbage w/#geologist Guido Giordano (HT: @kelseymuseum) https://t.co/msAftyzMH5 pic.twitter.com/c4jrWAYzKi
— Mostly Mammoths (@MostlyMammoths) December 11, 2015
#Hypatia: early modern Christians rioting in the streets, scholars looking to late antiquity to make sense of it all pic.twitter.com/rkg49ZKmVk
— Kate Cooper (@kateantiquity) December 11, 2015
#Latin #Words #Languages pic.twitter.com/7zvjXNgMZj
— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) December 11, 2015
ICYMI: Word of the Day: orator – an eloquent or skilled public speaker… https://t.co/OZug8KSHZZ pic.twitter.com/rONDIaFjTD
— Oxford Languages (@OxLanguages) December 11, 2015
Voltaire on #Hypatia's murder: 'as if a modern philosopher were to be murdered in Notre Dame' pic.twitter.com/wXkXwtPJoi
— Kate Cooper (@kateantiquity) December 11, 2015
Caesar decimated the Dutch: Archaeologists pinpoint site of battle…: Caesar wrote about the battle in his ac… https://t.co/bEu2YVJ8qa
— david meadows (@exploratorraw) December 12, 2015
I'd very much like to expand OCRE and CRRO, so if your museum has Roman coins, let me know and I can advise how to contribute #numismatics
— Ethan Gruber (@ewg118) December 11, 2015
@RomanArchaeoUK Anyone for a little Samian Ware production? The processes behind the artefacts pic.twitter.com/NtksdY3nZD
— Graham Taylor (@Pottedhistory) December 12, 2015
Stanford launches digital humanities minor, combining tech skills with critical thinking. https://t.co/I4e2AzwZW5 pic.twitter.com/RVMBbRj6q9
— Paul Zenke (@pfzenke) December 11, 2015
#ISIS selling antiquities to fund terror, @DrewGriffinCNN reports. Background on #ISIS $$: https://t.co/EAfpGyesyA pic.twitter.com/WXhjZjigqX
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) December 12, 2015
New archaeological evidence of Roman Leicester.https://t.co/u8Os5ZjBDf
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 12, 2015
Hermes entrusts the infant Dionysus to a nymph. Brothers share a hairstyle. https://t.co/hQSJeMbDuv pic.twitter.com/m05SFAiF5q
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 12, 2015
Greek athlete's grave, depicting a boxing match, and decorated with two statues of athletes, one holding a strigil. pic.twitter.com/sOJEe6msj0
— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 12, 2015
Io Saturnlia! Come along to the museum for our Saturnalia celebrations! https://t.co/fIO4w26FDd pic.twitter.com/VwL5VSrZeD
— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) December 12, 2015
Seems like this can cover few celebrations if I send it out now pic.twitter.com/1A4e9ltkco
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
UN Resolution Calls for Return of Parthenon Sculptures to Greece https://t.co/cvdv1uvAU1 pic.twitter.com/icuGd05Ev6
— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) December 12, 2015
Ashmolean #AdventCalendar Day 12: "We Three Kings" – Ceramic model of warriors on a chariot, Cyprus 700-500 BC pic.twitter.com/gtsj1fPhoz
— Ashmolean Museum (@AshmoleanMuseum) December 12, 2015
Julius Caesar kwam en zag Kessel. Dat veroorzaakte commotie in de Senaat, vertelt @JonaLendering https://t.co/l42IGpJTPn #Kessel #Caesar
— De Nieuwsshow (@nieuwsshow) December 12, 2015
duodecimo die Decembris, Minimus viscum invenit (On the 12 Dec, Minimus finds mistletoe) #Minimus pic.twitter.com/ZxqFAfZM3i
— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) December 12, 2015
GIGANTOMACHY: 5th-4th century Attic Amphora / Pergamon Altar / The Fall of the Giants G. Romano / Enceladus G. Mercy pic.twitter.com/260jQfN5tE
— @ntiquitas@eterna (@A_and_AE) December 12, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675686072765063169
Our new touring exhibition exploring the human image is now open in Seoul! https://t.co/gK4uRFVwFx pic.twitter.com/Lk27jLZr0U
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) December 12, 2015
|REPLAY| Bird's eye view of Roman Forum from Palatine hill!… #katch #Periscope https://t.co/xkRRj7gefJ pic.twitter.com/TkWlcLEoZo
— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) December 12, 2015
Get #coffee. #Saturday pic.twitter.com/th9ZvQCi0N
— Grammarly (@Grammarly) December 12, 2015
…while the Guardian has an image of Augustus instead of Julius Caesar https://t.co/GkoCpq9fAU https://t.co/SfXeaL1Y9w
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 12, 2015
Great Nero exhibition in #Trier next year! Promotional item: matches! Ha! Love it! pic.twitter.com/DsA0o19slA
— Melibeus (@melibeus1) December 10, 2015
#Nerva is #Day12 of my #Roman emperors #AdventCalendar. pic.twitter.com/L0ov9uhXcm
— Mr Andrew Christie (@MrAJChristie) December 12, 2015
A very lovely head of Aphrodite, Roman, 1st century AD @ClevelandArthttps://t.co/WjNMtFzyBI pic.twitter.com/AKQrh8JZwS
— Pythika (@Pythika) December 11, 2015
@DorothyKing or newspapers
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
@ArmandDAngour @HistoryTime_ I love the look on the snake's face
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
@gi_neto @BrundrettNadine see this for a version of the controversy https://t.co/XVgPU1UaAl
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
@ArmandDAngour @HistoryTime_ 'you're actually trying to strangle me… Listen kid'…'
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
Roman skeletons found in Lincoln are 'most significant in years' – BBC News – https://t.co/qcTVTl1ZOO
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 12, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675698387166056452
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/675698434746261505
Excited to see On the Fascination of Objects on @OxbowBooks list of of new Greek, Roman & Mediterranean books today pic.twitter.com/94aFjGrAjF
— Classics at Newcastle (@ClassicsNCL) December 10, 2015
Roman Bed 161-169ce
Reassembled from fragments found in a imperial villa outside Rome of the co-Emperor Lucius Verus pic.twitter.com/YGm5NwdQ2M— Roman History (@romanhistory1) December 12, 2015
Dura lex, sed lex. Bronce jurídico de la Lex Ursonensis (s. I) https://t.co/dt7VJtD1dI #PiezaDelMes Domingos, 11:30 pic.twitter.com/szGC77YqCr
— Museo Arqueológico Nacional (@MANArqueologico) December 12, 2015
#tci #tprs pic.twitter.com/0s6PWYgmvi
— greg gross (@profegross) December 12, 2015
Alan Cameron: #Hypatia was a marvellous teacher, but her students became businessmen & bishops, not philosophers – she wasn't an academic
— Kate Cooper (@kateantiquity) December 12, 2015
Philosophy prof now weighing in: "MOST philosophers actually end up teaching future businessmen – even the famous ones" #Hypatia @Princeton
— Kate Cooper (@kateantiquity) December 12, 2015
New on the blog: 7 reasons why I think this Hebrew-Latin book from 1683 is really cool https://t.co/80m5zO3QyL pic.twitter.com/Hnzdg57NBR
— heather froehlich (@heatherfro) December 12, 2015