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

— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) 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

From 24 December 6 Houses restaured can be visited again #PompeiiApp pic.twitter.com/ea25iune9p

— Pompeii – The APP (@PompeiiApp) December 23, 2015

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

— Just As It Was (@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

For #followwomenwednesday, here's another brief plug for the new @womeninclassics twitter, plus the brains behind the new WCC UK, @lizgloyn.

— Katherine McDonald (@Katherine_McDon) 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

Roman soldiers in Germany made (and labelled) their own central heating pipes @AshmoleanMuseum pic.twitter.com/u4VoLIXNRN

— Mariadorleacu (@mariadorleacu) 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 (@DimitriTilloi) December 23, 2015

@stephenjenkin npe

— rogueclassicist (@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….

— Just As It Was (@noah_nonsense) December 23, 2015

Plancus to Cicero Dec 44 BC: Whatever strength, judgment or authority I have shall always belong to the republic. pic.twitter.com/G7NWWOX3yD

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) 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

This actually just happened. I started to type “Pertinax” in Chrome, and it autocorrected to “Peter O'Toolertina.” Re vera.

— QVERVLVS (@querulus) 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 (@rogueclassicist) December 23, 2015

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

— rogueclassicist (@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 (@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

Archaeological Reconstructions, by Sebastian Hageneuer, M.A. https://t.co/D2LtEJvpck via @wordpressdotcom

— Jeffrey Becker (@servilius_ahala) 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

@GuyChamberland Glad to see this. LMWhite, @candidamoss and others (not to mention me) have been arguing the same in our books for a while.

— Douglas Boin (@douglasboin) 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

Spotted this vase in San Carlo theatre last night. Would like to know more about this tech… https://t.co/dqmvsifkF8 pic.twitter.com/bEpcdNXIpf

— Jessica Hughes 🎧 🇪🇺 (@jesshughes61) 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

— DCMS (@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

Turkish student detained for carving name into 1,800-year-old column – A Turkish Erasmus student in Rome… https://t.co/Sq8qcfNZtC

— Archaeological News (@archaeologybuzz) 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

— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) December 23, 2015

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

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 23, 2015

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

— rogueclassicist (@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 (@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

— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) 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