Happy new year! pic.twitter.com/47UqEZArp7

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

A Luddite blog: the 4 daftest events of 2015 and my 2016 Aristotelian resolution https://t.co/q0hoMb5YXm pic.twitter.com/NRYtrvQB2S

— @edithmayhall (@edithmayhall) January 1, 2016

Some messages are timeless 'wishing you a fortunate and happy new year' from AD 100. #vindolanda #NewYear2016 pic.twitter.com/WrR5tmtP7W

— Vindolanda Trust (@VindolandaTrust) January 1, 2016

On the 1st day of the #NewYear, ancient Romans spoke only positive words. Here's why: https://t.co/STCOUPUBHE pic.twitter.com/MmFX8sYm95

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) January 1, 2016

1st disturbing Aristotle insight today:'"anger is always accompanied by a certain pleasure, due to the hope of revenge to come"; sadly true.

— @edithmayhall (@edithmayhall) January 1, 2016

Oil-lamp with greeting for the New Year: annum novum faustum mihi – Happy New Year to me (Antikensammlungen, Munich) pic.twitter.com/HvWY2bukfO

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 1, 2016

Increasing complexity of #construction phases of @EHHadriansWall at Birdoswald #Roman fort https://t.co/gyuO0pSUKm pic.twitter.com/2SqvUfqziW

— Prof Susan Oosthuizen (@DrSueOosthuizen) January 1, 2016

January is named after the Roman god Janus. He had two faces to see the future and the past! https://t.co/v5bMB2kap0 pic.twitter.com/0fQCjlR0U5

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) January 1, 2016

From Laodikeia… I haven't been there yet but hope to see it soon 🙂 thanks @celal1964 https://t.co/mhX9EaScdF

— ArchaeoAnatolia (@ArchaeoTurkey) January 1, 2016

How did Romans celebrate the new year? by @CarolineLawrenc https://t.co/6EoicsLgnl pic.twitter.com/y13cr20DsX

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 1, 2016

Happy New Year from everyone at CANI! May Janus provide you with eyes on the past, future and present! pic.twitter.com/SlfLFcYs7R

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) January 1, 2016

I Musei in Comune visti da ericafirpo: https://t.co/hkTxWXxIO8. #MiCRoma Augustus Caesar, in a few words. Doesn't … pic.twitter.com/o5FPLX1fbT

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) January 1, 2016

Truly brilliant how Janus embodies the first day of the year. But is he looking forward to future and back to past? pic.twitter.com/SZoSW2NDsk

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) January 1, 2016

CALL. 01.04.2016: Media and Classics- Bristol( England)
https://t.co/I0QquTDKbV

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) January 1, 2016

Or is it the other way around. He looks forward to the past (which can be seen) and back to the future?

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) January 1, 2016

Should try this thing from Socrates. #newyearsresolution https://t.co/E5dH62wlD3

— Marten (@M_a_r_t_e_n) January 1, 2016

@LiddellAndScott full discussion of these and other terms in The Greeks and the New (CUP 2011) 😄

— Armand D'Angour (@ArmandDAngour) January 1, 2016

In 2015, I collected 11 new portraits of Hadrian. I wonder how many more portraits I will collect in 2016! pic.twitter.com/Gh491CAy1U

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 1, 2016

✈️ My 2016 #archaeologytravel plans are shaping up quite nicely so far!
First up, Italica, Hadrian's hometown! https://t.co/shH6y4xL28

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 1, 2016

#HappyNewYear! Our @ROMAncient Pompeii exhibition closes on Sunday, don't miss it! #ROMpeii pic.twitter.com/6ky9LWBEAV

— Royal Ontario Museum (@ROMtoronto) January 1, 2016

Now that's how you name a conference: "[Tr]an[s]tiquity: Theorizing Gender Diversity in Ancient Contexts"

— David Colwill (@majikmutton) January 1, 2016

Repititiationes ~ 12/31/15 https://t.co/2vNg2ja7iM

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

This Day in Ancient History ~ kalendae ianuariae https://t.co/lqcHDurQ0Q

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

January 1, 2016 … the Resolution https://t.co/uhMbztcd2F

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

Snakes on a …. boat? I don’t think so … https://t.co/AE54oKQxCC pic.twitter.com/2TMR8oMF5R

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

@museiincomune @rogueclassicist You will B a Must….B a Bust in the Hall of Fame pic.twitter.com/GIJaw3Rh0N

— Chazz (@Chazzar9) January 1, 2016

Would we understand the world better if we read and studied classics? By @DaisyfDunn https://t.co/1Kg8Gh5Blv pic.twitter.com/GlklUUj2LJ

— The New Statesman (@NewStatesman) January 1, 2016

Diogenes the Cynic, living in a barrel with his many books (Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 209) pic.twitter.com/p6bdW0Nxd8

— Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) December 31, 2015

Peter Green's From Alexander To Actium helped inspire me to write ancient history, so honoured to be ranked with him https://t.co/msrUd9WWyF

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) January 1, 2016

Last Day of the Year  | Greek Myth Comix
https://t.co/5WS4dlfUyp

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

The Edithorial: Four Daft 2015 Events & A Resolution
https://t.co/UVf5Ldw9Sg

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

Looking Ahead: 2016
https://t.co/pDjLBrxT7f

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

Interview with Dr. Edward Zarrow, 2016 National Language Teacher of the Year | Classical Association of New England https://t.co/TizKA5nQDf

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

New Year’s Resolution: Work Less! | Sententiae Antiquae
https://t.co/nRQJzOhvwV

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

Images of Alexander | The Second Achilles
https://t.co/IGYgpYYnNX

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

You Shouldn’t Do That | Sphinx
https://t.co/oiUyvEBYNj

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

@amayor @NevilleMorley I put everything… Ie nothing.. In the blog post

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

https://t.co/f36lmpgq8V

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

@rogueclassicist debunks "Snakes on a Boat" story in @Telegraph https://t.co/QA3LvPWUSU

— Adrienne Mayor (@amayor) January 1, 2016

@rogueclassicist @amayor I wasn't being entirely serious…

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) January 1, 2016

@rogueclassicist @amayor Sounds very like entrenched idea that Nero invented ice cream.

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) January 1, 2016

@NevilleMorley @amayor it might also be worth noting that 'animal artillery' is better in a siege situation than naval… Accuracy issues

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

@UllaMR @amayor @NevilleMorley more like what is it with scientists always trying to find a greek/Roman precedent for their findings

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

Today I learned: From 1904-1915 there were chariot races held in Pasadena in lieu of the Rose Bowl. https://t.co/9Q7iHoBLd0

— Christopher W. Jones (@cwjones89) January 1, 2016

The Mask of Agamemnon: Mycenae and the First Kings of Europe #TheGreeks https://t.co/aBet9mo0gc

— Field Museum (@FieldMuseum) January 1, 2016

POLIS is saddened to learn of the passing earlier today of former Head of Department, Prof Geoff Hawthorn. More on the website next week.

— Politics and International Studies Cambridge (@Dept_of_POLIS) December 31, 2015

Don't forget #AristosScroll at end of every Roman Mystery: a glossary of words & concepts from the books! @emmaryal pic.twitter.com/IhyqXmw9OR

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) January 1, 2016

https://t.co/aW4LejxKL6

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 1, 2016

@alecoscino #DonneInArte #DonneESperanza
… Spes ..ultima dea …. pic.twitter.com/M0HRlpmkWM

— luisa alfa (@alfanor48) January 1, 2016

@UllaMR @amayor @NevilleMorley @rogueclassicist I do like the Etruscan tomb snakes as cause for demonic blue skin (bite symptom) though…

— Dr Lucy Shipley (@lshipley805) January 1, 2016

@UllaMR @amayor @NevilleMorley @rogueclassicist gosh that was tricky to squish into a tweet, here's the link https://t.co/xSqeb8ZzSX

— Dr Lucy Shipley (@lshipley805) January 1, 2016

Let Apollo sing you into the new year. https://t.co/fB7SigGRh6 pic.twitter.com/yRdgDyf4gX

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) January 1, 2016

"Yet translation has often, and rightly, been called impossible to achieve." https://t.co/DkZ63eSjcs pic.twitter.com/bfODIkHHKw

— Penguin Classics (@PenguinClassics) January 2, 2016

@amayor @NevilleMorley and the tactic doesn't seem to have caught on…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 2, 2016