Repititiationes ~ 01/26/16

The Wars of the Diadochi: The Macedonian Army Divides on @wordpressdotcom https://t.co/KG1erEwOOR pic.twitter.com/kEOwRlbsMO

— DCCommentaries (@DCComm) January 26, 2016

#Sappho #Quote #History pic.twitter.com/4fjyd1B5s0

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) January 26, 2016

Very excited about the Cambridge Ancient World Film Competition: https://t.co/hYoRgBvDdh

— Classics @Nower Hill (@ClassicsNHHS) January 26, 2016

Reflecting the classical tradition in Baroque France, this helmet imitates Roman examples. https://t.co/YxgvXtNxQT pic.twitter.com/iozlOZsFSY

— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) January 26, 2016

Illegal dumping in Roman catacombs leaves precious ancient site polluted https://t.co/JkB5abKd5K

— Adrian Murdoch (@adrianmurdoch) January 26, 2016

Believe it or not: this is a golden earring with Nike driving a two-horse chariot. 2300y old, helenistic @mfaboston pic.twitter.com/2t6zneCJCp

— Johan Oosterman (@JohanOosterman) January 25, 2016

La dea Roma, protettrice della città – piazza del Campidoglio @museiincomune pic.twitter.com/ArOBt7beuV

— Mizzio 🇮🇹🗺️ (@mauriziosgh) January 26, 2016

Wonderful news that Roman farm buried in eruption of Vesuvius to reopen https://t.co/cAbgN7Hbzv via @BloggingPompeii pic.twitter.com/06G55Xn2DS

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) January 26, 2016

#AgerStabianus Protocollo d'intesa per l'apertura della villa rustica di S. Antonio Abate: https://t.co/GzTbMXGoQV pic.twitter.com/pJn2aFLx5t

— Rest Ancient Stabiae (@fond_ras) January 26, 2016

Who knew #Latin could be so cruel? pic.twitter.com/TDIRqVzkrJ RT @OWC_Oxford

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) January 26, 2016

Interesting 1997 essay on Ancient Rome in the cinema. https://t.co/E5SoLIBjzF (Pre Gladiator, HBO's Rome, etc) pic.twitter.com/xVBiMzV16u

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) January 26, 2016

Another colossal head was found in the Temple of Artemis, tentatively identified as Commodus https://t.co/gcf8jZfSg2 pic.twitter.com/VgMASvvxCF

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

Sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle was born #onthisday in 1714. Here’s a figure of Louis XV https://t.co/cVkeI5uAcH pic.twitter.com/U9dOV4nIA0

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) January 26, 2016

Vestiges of an ancient Greek art form, preserved by catastrophe | PBS NewsHour
https://t.co/xGNzlCvgkV

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 26, 2016

Just how raunchy were the Ancient Romans? – Newstalk
https://t.co/uCNAQeRdAi

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 26, 2016

These are the 2 complete columns of the Temple of Artemis. Most columns are unfluted, the Temple was never finished. pic.twitter.com/ZWuV2xHmiS

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

A brilliantly modern Virgilian poem by Simon Armitage in the New Statesman https://t.co/Xn6jTDtOzI

— Adrian Murdoch (@adrianmurdoch) January 26, 2016

Hellenistic column base on Roman pedestal with Greek verse around the bottom of the column. Temple of Artemis Sardis pic.twitter.com/Zl9O1NxL8O

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

Such fun yesterday explaining the politics of Lysistrata! Glad @Sed_Classics enjoyed their visit to @warwickuni https://t.co/zfR6td43mZ

— Carol Atack (@carolatack) January 26, 2016

Illegal dumping in Roman catacombs leaves precious ancient site polluted https://t.co/cBRE87nDnT pic.twitter.com/X2IHfkOhu1

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) January 26, 2016

For Lysistrata devotees, here's @drmichaelcscott's Storify of the whole drama day & performance @WarwickClassics https://t.co/tydwa1ixCP

— Carol Atack (@carolatack) January 26, 2016

Might tweet a few favourite #libraries in #videogames. Many are #classical. Here's the library exterior in #Myst. pic.twitter.com/vA0DV5Qfuy

— Dunstan Lowe🏺🎮 (@AncientPlay) January 26, 2016

Not long now: @drmichaelcscott Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World @voyageantiquity @VTASales pic.twitter.com/ZPC7RFTHPH

— Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop (@blackwelloxford) January 26, 2016

Picasso' #Lysistrata, 1934 https://t.co/Mb6iiQGvGa & https://t.co/wj93GpuCsn #warwicklysis pic.twitter.com/BHgelA1dwr

— Alastair Blanshard (@AlastairBlan) January 26, 2016

Word of the Day: ZEUGMA — See the full definition https://t.co/cKt9Zwv3PK pic.twitter.com/fmHuvfjrdC

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) January 26, 2016

Jan. 26, 44 BCE: As Caesar enters Rome, an ovatio commences. People call him king & he responds: "My name is not king; it is Caesar" #SCSOTD

— SCS (@scsclassics) January 26, 2016

Ever wonder where the Peutinger Map got its name? https://t.co/GAM7MKIGbc

— SCS (@scsclassics) January 26, 2016

In honor of @MerriamWebster 's Word of the Day pic.twitter.com/ryUgpc8kMe

— Damian Fleming (@FW_Medieval) January 26, 2016

Nude Capitoline statues shrouded to spare sensibilities of visiting Pres.Rouhani:https://t.co/JebdqjjnaA

— Catharine Edwards (@CatharineEdwa) January 26, 2016

Lod Roman mosaic showcased in Miami https://t.co/8CTpEVWBzI #Roman #MiddleEast #Israel #Lod #Miami #Archaeology pic.twitter.com/znd7zC9qly

— Roman Middle East (@RomanMiddleEast) January 26, 2016

Today we are starting the Greek Hero Heracles, the Roman Hercules. For me it’s Sorbo! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/1iVhb84hyC

— Darrin Sunstrum (@darrinsunstrum) January 26, 2016

The so-called Gorgon Pediment from Aquae Sulis. Nobody is sure who he is… https://t.co/sr2kDY48ox @RomanBathsBath pic.twitter.com/I8rBp0iqD7

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) January 26, 2016

Whether Cithaeron or Nemean. The combat/contest with ‘a’ Lion is a powerful mythological symbol. #1P97 pic.twitter.com/69Me1gox3n

— Darrin Sunstrum (@darrinsunstrum) January 26, 2016

The Oracle of Delphi announce that Heracles must undergo the 12 Labours to cleans the ‘miasma’ of murder #1P97

— Darrin Sunstrum (@darrinsunstrum) January 26, 2016

For Heracles, wrestling another man like an athlete is not ‘grand’ enough. Wrestle a lion. Better. #1P97 pic.twitter.com/rp0qxUy7dH

— Darrin Sunstrum (@darrinsunstrum) January 26, 2016

Watch @DaisyfDunn introduce her new books: Catullus' Bedspread and The Poems of Catullus here: https://t.co/KqdEpi8C2K

— Alice Dunn (@Alice_Dunn) January 26, 2016

Capitoline Temple at Dougga, Tunisia. #TempleTuesday pic.twitter.com/rCIBlqPJ6H

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 26, 2016

Temple of Dionysus at Teos, Turkey. #TempleTuesday pic.twitter.com/tBlh8LEGiQ

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 26, 2016

"A bold move to write a sober history of a mostly legendary war like the Trojan War, but Strauss succeeds.” https://t.co/yW89dpiPVG

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) January 26, 2016

The face of #Cleopatra: was she really so beautiful? https://t.co/1WR6WaBwE9 #AncientEgypt pic.twitter.com/QkxdCnJ6kq

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) January 26, 2016

TIL I've been mispronouncing "zeugma." Mentally, at any rate–I don't get to hang out with people who use "zeugma" in conversation.

— Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) January 26, 2016

"Bacchante au repos dite aussi Dircé" de Lorenzo Bartolini © @GrandPalaisRmn
►https://t.co/X0FJGaD1zS pic.twitter.com/r13MNldmrn

— Images d'Art (@imagesdart) January 25, 2016

. @scsclassics Surely "My name is not King". There were Romans named Rex. If Wikipedia can be trusted, Caesar had a great-grandfather 1/2

— Michael Hendry (@Curculiunculus) January 26, 2016

. @scsclassics and a 2nd cousin named Q. Marcius Rex. The latter was also Clodius' brother-in-law, but died in 61. Any living Rex in 44? 2/2

— Michael Hendry (@Curculiunculus) January 26, 2016

A congress on Rome's Mediterranean Ports Project, in Rome https://t.co/oP8b9kbzdf #archaeology pic.twitter.com/ECy4fURngG

— ArcheologiaSubacquea (@ArcheoSubBlog) January 26, 2016

. @understandrome Hmmm. The Capitoline Venus which Rouhani won't see is modeled on Praxiteles' Cnidian Venus, the subject of Pliny's tale.

— Michael Hendry (@Curculiunculus) January 26, 2016

How would you define nimiety in your own words?
Read the full definition here: https://t.co/YYgw672gr4 pic.twitter.com/k0g3vesNTi

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) January 26, 2016

Appointment of New Executive Director https://t.co/H80jmgNkpl pic.twitter.com/qUufcKawaH

— SCS (@scsclassics) January 26, 2016

'did you cover up all the nudes for President Rouhani's visit?'
'yes Monsignor'
'are you sure?'
'pretty sure' pic.twitter.com/RtZUhDlzj0

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) January 26, 2016

@MerriamWebster 🙂 pic.twitter.com/20DKDybq3M

— Pierre Chambert-Protat 🐘 (@chaprot) January 26, 2016

Wonderfully presented. "Roman Sculpture" by Diana E.E. Kleiner pic.twitter.com/4p9WzidysL

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 26, 2016

Archaeologists make exciting discovery at Aptera in Crete https://t.co/TLGApO4VqO pic.twitter.com/Dlr6UVsgUH

— Kathimerini English Edition (@ekathimerini) January 26, 2016

RT @DorothyKing: A 'trick' sword found in a German Mithraeum, 2nd or 3rd c AD https://t.co/BjRxddvOdi https://t.co/cfa46tVig0

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) January 26, 2016

@SaveRome and @thehistoryguy need to do a Roman show together!

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 26, 2016

4thC forgers coin mould (provenance: Princeton Uni) of Roman Fel Temp Reparatio (Restoration of Happy Times) coins pic.twitter.com/bbOdTZkm4s

— Dr Christopher Whittell (@ChrisWhittell) January 26, 2016

The statue of Hadrian as Mars is among the many nude statues of Rome's Capitoline Museum https://t.co/n1t8qe2n4a pic.twitter.com/LnMOXRsOuu

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

'Hollywood did not invent the tradition of the beautiful seductress #Cleopatra' https://t.co/1WR6WaBwE9 pic.twitter.com/gRa0TmNdWV

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) January 26, 2016

The so-called Capitoline Antinous from #HadrianVilla (Capitoline Museum). pic.twitter.com/H0YBaM1d3s

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

The so-called “Capitoline Venus”, an Antonine copy of a late Hellenistic sculpture (Capitonine Museums). pic.twitter.com/hA75kEzRDT

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

Gilded bronze statue of Hercules holding his club and an apple of the Hesperides, 2nd century BC (Capitoline Museum) pic.twitter.com/SEhqsGR93a

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

Roman Emperor Trajan on a silver denarius, minted when he was around 60 years of age (112-117 CE) #numismatics pic.twitter.com/S3S1n1ecgU

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 26, 2016

The gravestone of Marcus Cocceius Nonnus aged 6 found near #Penrith late 1st Cent portrayed as victorious charioteer pic.twitter.com/u8DkT28fFS

— Pete Savin (@pete_savin) January 26, 2016

The ancients knew that men not having beards were unnatural. They even had a special word for those sickos. https://t.co/TrRh6R9yHJ

— David Cantrell (@DrHydeous) January 26, 2016

Classics in Copenhagen might need our support https://t.co/yb9MKCbbUT Where Denmark goes today, we go tomorrow

— mary beard (@wmarybeard) January 26, 2016

Alexander the Great receiving the family of Darius III
François Xavier Fabre, 1788
Notte💙 @Asamsakti @N2312Neagoe pic.twitter.com/DLzG9leXGj

— Lucia Tassan Mangina🐦🇪🇺#FBPE (@LuciaTassan) January 26, 2016

Archaeologists make exciting discovery at Aptera in Crete | Life | https://t.co/Kq6ROMQrcq – https://t.co/BKVqEhkE4p

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 27, 2016