And now Libyan Sabratha is in peril.https://t.co/sGeUCyHclP

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) December 11, 2015

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

— Juan Aguilar (@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 (@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

Syrian goddess Atargatis, with doves & crown in form of a city wall. 1stC CE relief: Temple of Adonis, Dura Europos pic.twitter.com/m6vBdQH8Wr

— Felicity Harley (@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

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

— Felicity Harley (@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 Met (@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

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 Dictionaries (@OxfordWords) 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

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

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

— MAN Arqueológico Nac (@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