pridie kalendas januarias
- 192 A.D. — death of Commodus; dies imperii of Pertinax
- 1855 — death of Karl Friedrich Hermann (Classicist and antiquary)
- 1910 — birth of Jeanne Robert (Hellenist)
quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est
pridie kalendas januarias
@drzarrow I thought this was the Roman "Spotify"! #Caesarsplaylist pic.twitter.com/HniZvSxfDd
— Srta. Testa (@SrtaTesta) December 29, 2015
@drzarrow Look where I spent the day! Took some pics for you! #Merida pic.twitter.com/kptwogjuEr
— Srta. Testa (@SrtaTesta) December 29, 2015
Top find #2 of 2015 is this beautiful wooden bath clog c. AD 120. Amazing preservation at #vindolanda pic.twitter.com/vlTS8J0Tvj
— Vindolanda Trust (@VindolandaTrust) December 30, 2015
#WomensHistory How did women in the past deal with periods? One myth busted: https://t.co/i6hnHNCqpD
— Helen King (Classics, History of Medicine, C of E) (@fluff35) December 30, 2015
New blog post: My 2015 in review https://t.co/sWnWuqpOXL pic.twitter.com/Wtl9jvq05F
— Katherine McDonald (@Katherine_McDon) December 30, 2015
Born #onthisday in AD 39: the Roman emperor Titus. The Colosseum was finished in his reign https://t.co/Qz1dvaR8Gl pic.twitter.com/ef59KJUV1Z
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) December 30, 2015
#Roma @museiincomune #fotografia #MRevilla pic.twitter.com/FBQvlHwVGB
— Manuel Revilla (@ManuelRevilla57) December 30, 2015
1st Nordic Digital Humanities Conference – 15-16-17/03/2016, #Oslo #Norway #congress
https://t.co/vFB2xahqc9— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) December 30, 2015
#DGUF's translating guide, "to buy ancient objects on the internet?", into English (v @FrankSiegmund @PortantIssues) https://t.co/WuW1vnyQEM
— Conflict Antiquities (@conflictantiq) December 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682212154196553729
On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: #Roman cameo w/ goose @britishmuseum https://t.co/pIW6CxEWbQ pic.twitter.com/l18SDBohsK
— Dr Ruth Allen (@RuthMAllen) December 30, 2015
I'm wanting this to be late 1st century… Oct AD 94 to be exact! Londinium prob unofficial capital by then. @SententiaePauli @Durotrigesdig
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 30, 2015
#RETRO2015 April: The Hadrianic Baths at Aphrodisias, Caria (Turkey)https://t.co/SCkAEZmBGu pic.twitter.com/oHOTZgljgd
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 30, 2015
carpe librum
seize the bookfrom:https://t.co/eGmGUrGFoi#Latin pic.twitter.com/ODOGxaM5f2
— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) December 30, 2015
How to celebrate New Year's like a Roman! (And it's not what you think…) https://t.co/STCOUPUBHE pic.twitter.com/7dZEFn7UVv
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 30, 2015
Happy 1976th Birthday to the emperor Titus, born #OnThisDay in 39 in Rome to Vespasian and Domitilla! pic.twitter.com/OA4M0pq5yy
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682212688571842560
Pope Felix I dies #OnThisDay in 274. Originally listed as a martyr, this seems to be a misidentification. pic.twitter.com/nYr9WugaK0
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) December 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682212788392095745
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682212872429109248
@DrDonnaYates I.m thinking an 18th century vessel from that part of the world likely had Archaeological antiquities…
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Jeune chasseur avec son chien, fragment de mosaïque du IVe siècle #Turquie @Musee… (Vine by @scribeaccroupi) https://t.co/5QCPe5IGBd
— Musée du Louvre (@MuseeLouvre) December 30, 2015
Morning at ministry to turn in paperwork- done! Then a moment to take in the marvelous collection pic.twitter.com/Va7Iw6g1MV
— AIRC Roman Culture (@SaveRome) December 30, 2015
Happy Birthday Emperor Titus! Born today in AD 39 & was emperor in AD 79 when Vesuvius erupted & destroyed #Pompeii pic.twitter.com/sIRKmbqcDa
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) December 30, 2015
A more powerful than usual Leda in Gertrude Hermes' 1932 Leda and the Swan – great retrospective @HepworthGallery . pic.twitter.com/7WwzOZJY1E
— Carol Atack (@carolatack) December 30, 2015
“A man can never have too much red #wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.”—Rudyard Kipling born 30 Dec 1865 pic.twitter.com/7Z1UZoEqyw
— Mixellany (@mixellany) December 30, 2015
Happy New Year, from this little Roman lamp and the AshLI Project! @AshmoleanMuseum @W_Epigraphy @oxfordclassics pic.twitter.com/cKPIGiNqi7
— Ashmolean Latin (@AshmoleanLatin) December 30, 2015
Inspirational pix from Roman re-enactment groups! https://t.co/Eg1SAaSz0Q pic.twitter.com/K3UU3JB928
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 30, 2015
Ancient Logic (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) substantive revision by Susanne Bobzien https://t.co/Ggg4SKAPKC @StanfordCSLI
— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) December 30, 2015
Come ogni mercoledì arriva il racconto x immagini dei #MuseiCapitolini visti dai visitatori https://t.co/ZpvOmMTKiq pic.twitter.com/hsZxJFGuNr
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) December 30, 2015
Aida in the ruins of Rome’s Baths of Caracalla or the @NYRangers on the ruins of NYC’s Old Penn Station? https://t.co/4DjcQXHSWr @SaveRome
— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) December 30, 2015
Happy birthday to Titus, born #onthisday in 39 AD in Rome. pic.twitter.com/91e5Plk4VY
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 30, 2015
"Philyra et Saturne sous la forme d'un cheval ailé" étude de #Parmigianino, expo "Dessins du #Louvre" pic.twitter.com/TMigGqch3d
— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) December 30, 2015
We take a look back at our top 10 posts of 2015. https://t.co/Sw4DFLAzqC Did your favorite make the final list?
— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) December 30, 2015
"Let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood" – Really? Hear my interview on @HistoryDean https://t.co/7dkRMFVcCo
— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) December 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682217796646891522
https://t.co/4aTdsbgAIT December 2015 newsletter from the Classical Association
— The Classical Assoc. (@Classical_Assoc) December 30, 2015
Looting Matters: Bradwell Saxon Shore Fort looted
https://t.co/VbJqRQviQ4— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Nuntii Latini mensis Decembris 2015 – Latein-Monatsnachrichten – Radio Bremen
https://t.co/uDj0BbMqkt— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Laudator Temporis Acti: An Assigned Task
https://t.co/EOSFihZWmG— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Laudator Temporis Acti: On an Inferior Doctoral Thesis
https://t.co/sslnQhT6cF— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
“You Must Change Your Beauty”: Hating on Helen | Sententiae Antiquae
https://t.co/OKzdi8cqpe— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Looting Matters: Archaeological Material from Syria Seized in Turkey
https://t.co/LEouPWvgyv— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
The Battle of Love and Law – Classical Wisdom Weekly
https://t.co/aPPIPez2Qz— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Greek Infrastructure Minister: 'Antiquities Can Co-Exist with Thessaloniki Metro' | https://t.co/eGiuSzIldk
https://t.co/lFU5lk0m6z— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Nuntii Latini Septimanales 30.12.2015 – Latein-Wochenrückblick – Radio Bremen
https://t.co/wofjvLXYs1— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Agenda.ge – Ancient Georgian statue features at top international exhibition
https://t.co/PJkKEO4tGb— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Eaton’s Pompeii relics may cause lengthy dilemma
https://t.co/NZcRAus8yh— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Dear Mary: How can I prove that the Romans are better than the Greeks? – Spectator Blogs
https://t.co/FtB7XvEVzp— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Wabash College: Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics
https://t.co/ZyJ2jRP1nh— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
500 tombs dating back 2,000 years found in Umm Al Quwain | The National
https://t.co/39jrPXymuv— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
[apologies for a slow year … we've got a resolution to deal with that] Your 2015 year in blogging
https://t.co/Pn4m0rVxRX— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/07/15 https://t.co/94rYTzk5wT
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/08/15 https://t.co/ojQkiSVaDf
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/09/15 https://t.co/jmGA16a31V
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/10/15 https://t.co/GGhwCbhnPe
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/11/15 https://t.co/BXIiGpI2LH
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes 12/12/15 (part one) https://t.co/8wpQb3dpGP
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes 12/12/15 (part two) https://t.co/x71QR3KyIy
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
… more later …
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
@CarolineLawrenc @rogueclassicist attending an Elagabalus Party was a chance in survival pic.twitter.com/WFmTomEMzy
— Chazz (@Chazzar9) December 30, 2015
The convention that servants in Ancient Egypt are black while everyone else is white goes back to 1912's "Cleopatra" pic.twitter.com/0wePyyaXzf
— Christopher Jones (@cwjones89) December 30, 2015
@cwjones89 I've been trying to look into this in the barnum and Bailey cleopatra show from the same year .. Cast was 1500 – 2 000
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
@KaySunahara @ROMAncient @ROMLearning For instance the average gladiator's helmet was about 4kg, a military helmet was half of that.
— Dr Robert Mason (@RBJMason) December 30, 2015
A heavy helmet of that type might be over 6kg. https://t.co/ySarYSMSsa
— Dr Robert Mason (@RBJMason) December 30, 2015
Nice summary of Greek proper names as declined in Latin https://t.co/MvqW56w5xL
— DCCommentaries (@DCComm) December 30, 2015
Here's the real Pompeii helm in prep before installation in our exhibit hall @ROMAncient @ROMLearning @RBJMason pic.twitter.com/9YYb7xrSrh
— Dr Kay Sunahara (@KaySunahara) December 30, 2015
@keftiugal @cwjones89 I've been trying to research circus depictions… Lots of posters and ads but little else so far
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Three posters seem to refer to the same show… Only one seems to suggest black Slaves (or any Slaves.?) pic.twitter.com/Godx0fo6NL
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
This was addressed to @cwjones89 and @keftiugal
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
There are other examples and newspaper ads
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
… Possibly varied according to locally available talent?
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Material para el symposion, el banquete griego, en el @MANArqueologico pic.twitter.com/4arVvVGZWn
— El Café de la Lluvia (@cafelluvia) December 30, 2015
One last return to #ROMpeii @ROMtoronto before it closes January 3 pic.twitter.com/sPJjT9Y9oD
— Connie Swenson (@SwensonConnie) December 25, 2015
Roman God Janus had 2 faces to see future & past
God of beginnings,transitions,gates,doors,& passages #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/VvIlrHRFJN— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) December 30, 2015
Added a new portrait of Antinous to my collection https://t.co/lD8PQN2xn5
Currently on exhibit at the @OsirisExpo. pic.twitter.com/6FwVXBuaft— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) December 30, 2015
Roman road discovered in Tarsus, Mersin. News in Turkish: https://t.co/LWEUn6KWqA
— ArchaeoAnatolia (@ArchaeoTurkey) December 30, 2015
Hard to believe #Pompeii will close Jan 3rd! Read my blog about how it all came together: https://t.co/fdpf4fXWY7 pic.twitter.com/WT15KcanJr
— Dr Kay Sunahara (@KaySunahara) December 30, 2015
@KaySunahara this is cool!
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
How humble oil-lamps throw light on the world of ancient Rome. https://t.co/PcndUytmck pic.twitter.com/DFXOOEMKmb
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 30, 2015
Today 39AD was born Titus (79-81). He becomes the first Roman Emperor after his own biological father. pic.twitter.com/fFOlZWWT22
— Roman History (@romanhistory1) December 30, 2015
If you like Nero, there's a fictional account of his last days called Palatine by *ahem* L.J.Trafford. https://t.co/8pJJmJF5IE
— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) December 30, 2015
Yearly Round-Up 2015 at the Center for Hellenic Studies https://t.co/h2iNButUv9
— Ctr Hellenic Studies (@HellenicStudies) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/13/15 https://t.co/J4R8DwAqvi
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/14/15 https://t.co/bkoaNV44H1
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/15/15 https://t.co/rw71gXdcXO
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/16/15 https://t.co/S9jcnTb4D4
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/17/15 https://t.co/oXTxgCDWV8
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/18/15 https://t.co/keDEyCt0J7
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/19/15 https://t.co/FoyKAIH0Sx
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
12/20/15 https://t.co/CHzobtVoAm
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/21/15 https://t.co/95TdcX6ttB
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/22/15 https://t.co/47183tkg2P
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/23/15 https://t.co/ofBll2FWV8
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/24/15 https://t.co/S4NiOu9H4o
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/25/15 https://t.co/3im0ZZ5QdW
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/26/15 https://t.co/kYtW8cJ1B0
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/27/15 https://t.co/rNTPEZcIwF
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/28/15 https://t.co/565JRSPdIH
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Repititiationes ~ 12/29/15 https://t.co/g5FhIIbCn2
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682286854826233856
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/682287043230220289
Temple of Aphrodite, Aphrodisias, Turkey pic.twitter.com/iZijy4CNhe
— Seeyou Italy (@seeyouitaly) December 30, 2015
Roman oil-lamp with a camel, one of many from Lipari (Sicily) https://t.co/PcndUytmck @pompei79 #CluesToAncientLife pic.twitter.com/1ECLheYw7e
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 30, 2015
@carolemadge you miss our Antinoo ( now at Palazzo Grimani) recently re-dated in the II century AD!! pic.twitter.com/H14pit1Njr
— MuseoArcheoVenezia (@MuseoArcheoVene) December 30, 2015
Did Romans celebrate the New Year like this? Or like that? Find out here: https://t.co/STCOUPUBHE #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/D4Ue1zSyaW
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) December 30, 2015
Γιγαντομαχία, ἡ (gigantomachia)
—battle of the gods & giants(pic: Gigantomachy, Great Altar of Zeus, Pergamon) pic.twitter.com/fuNiqnolcI
— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) December 30, 2015
@holland_tom Escomb? https://t.co/WV025Qs7hv Saxon church,7thC sundial,stonework reused from @RomanBinchester pic.twitter.com/iLgOHzCmDx
— kate murray (@MurrayKatherine) December 30, 2015
Imagine drinking a nice Italian red out of this vessel from #Pompeii @ROMtoronto a nice start to a 4-day #weekend ! pic.twitter.com/lBFjHpOrCo
— Dr Kay Sunahara (@KaySunahara) December 30, 2015
Gold stater | Greek | Early Hellenistic https://t.co/uvBBHMtiX1 via @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/jxwlYZIYL9
— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 30, 2015
@Papryka5 grazie Patty ❤️
tanta fortuna anche a te 🐞🐞🐞#Makovsky Birth of Venus
Buona fine e buon inizio 🌹 pic.twitter.com/mcZkuHvFdn— ∞ ℰмaηυeℓa*.:。✿*゚゚ (@emanuelaneri14) December 30, 2015
Many, many panels of The Odyssey…#odyssey #odysseycomix #greekmythcomix #greekmythology #comix… https://t.co/z9wopW0V21
— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) December 30, 2015
EU law rejects Getty Lysippos restitution verdict; legal battle resumes for Victorious Youth https://t.co/V1uj3mTncA pic.twitter.com/HY1WHU3gdg
— The Art Newspaper (@TheArtNewspaper) December 30, 2015
Caesar's assassination in gingerbread! pic.twitter.com/IvBNHThp3G
— Matthew Webb (@magisterwebb) December 3, 2015
@magisterwebb @ClassAssocNI with a nod to @holland_tom
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
A wide-eyed octopus stretches its tentacles across the body of this 3,100 year old Mycenaean vessel #archaeology pic.twitter.com/nxpCyCubrt
— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) December 30, 2015
@cwjones89 @keftiugal here's another poster I've been pondering pic.twitter.com/vJPqBd4K8l
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Playing ephedrismos | https://t.co/X0HNXxFEwb via @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/nZxBTADlOv
— Ancient Greek Hero (@AncGreekHero) December 30, 2015
@cwjones89 @keftiugal chariot races were also popular in all circuses pic.twitter.com/06vPg3rWSo
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
The rose bowl had chariot races *before *wwi… pic.twitter.com/Pv5qwvI1Ha
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Grrrr… Too many images scattered across too many devices pre pinterest
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
@cwjones89 @keftiugal this was a European circus I think… Totally (to be tracked down) pic.twitter.com/kTN4ErABT4
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 30, 2015
Gucci 'Dresses' Parthenon Sculptures; UNESCO Reacts | https://t.co/eGiuSzZWBU – https://t.co/cMOrrWW0A0
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) December 31, 2015
A reminder that a new day started at dawn in ancient Egypt, at dusk in Ancient Israel, at midnight in Ancient Rome #scheduledtweets
— Greg Jenner: 'DEAD FAMOUS OUT MARCH 19TH!' (@greg_jenner) December 31, 2015