Repititiationes ~ 01/27/16

Word of the Day: kore – an ancient Greek statue of a young woman…… https://t.co/xPOHc4WgEc

— Oxford Languages (@OxLanguages) January 27, 2016

went to a great seminar by nigel spivey tonight on portraits of Caesar. I think I still stick by my aporia https://t.co/vsj7KeA0Mq

— mary beard (@wmarybeard) January 27, 2016

Evidence of pyroclastic action frozen in Thera Minoan eruption deposit. pic.twitter.com/VUHn6s5rgY

— OrestesAgamemnonides (@oresteshighking) January 27, 2016

"Academics Want You to Read Their Work for Free": https://t.co/8xq680oYd6

— Aaron Bady (@zunguzungu) January 26, 2016

Eye-cup (drinking cup)
between eyes, Theseus & the Minotaur
c. 2,530 year old terracotta kylix #archaeology Greece pic.twitter.com/kBh4x7pqCK

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) January 26, 2016

New Mercurius' trainers! #mythology #greek #olympus pic.twitter.com/dWEnnRD9ih

— Micro Mythology (@micromythos) December 21, 2015

#Palmyre #Beyrouth 47 albums de photos datant de 1864 enrichissent les collections @thegetty https://t.co/XKfoTBdXkM pic.twitter.com/sTIuDB3VRC

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) January 27, 2016

Usual suspects. Atrium of the Vestals. Background: Temple of the Castors. The Forum area is… https://t.co/MW0RO5psnn

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) January 27, 2016

#OTD AD 98 the Emperor Nerva died. He had suffered a stroke in early Jan and died of a fever. He was succeeded by Trajan.

— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) January 27, 2016

Looking forward… https://t.co/zoqV7ZN7Da

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 27, 2016

Do tune in to this live stream. Such an incredible piece of classical reception! https://t.co/3A6KSNZq2m

— Emma Cole (@Emma_Cole1) January 27, 2016

Classics in trouble in the state of Denmark!

An appeal for help.https://t.co/z6F9ydr7A2

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) January 27, 2016

Very interesting reflections on the relevance of Thucydides to modern students. https://t.co/OPXw2h0Fja

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) January 27, 2016

How do we know statuary are Roman copies of Greek originals?

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

News from Australia on classical languages in schools @DrArleneHH @ClassicsinComm https://t.co/WLXoY1ejaN

— Oxford Classics Outreach (@oxfordclassics) January 27, 2016

By succeeding his adopted father Nerva #OnThisDay in 98, Trajan becomes the first emperor born outside Italy. pic.twitter.com/weI680XUte

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) January 27, 2016

"@Pompeiana79: More #Egnazia, this time with narrowing stones. pic.twitter.com/mDO1wiHFtb" #SexyRoadArchaeology!

— Love Archaeology (@LoveArchaeology) June 8, 2014

A review of @twittermarsh's new book, Battling The Gods. https://t.co/SBfQMfuDYn #ancientreligion #scsmembership pic.twitter.com/adFDQ9iGLY

— SCS (@scsclassics) January 27, 2016

whoops @BBCWomansHour Homer didnt write the Iliad in 1250 BC (didnt write and not in 1250!)

— mary beard (@wmarybeard) January 27, 2016

@DorothyKing but isn't that 'experience' simply someone else telling us it's a copy? 8)

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

Laudator Temporis Acti: Experience
https://t.co/ImB4KKu6u7

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

Laudator Temporis Acti: Quotation
https://t.co/TOxZYQalW8

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

Osborne makes crass Parthenon Marbles quip to Varoufakis
https://t.co/UcW0bmmVGr

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

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 27
https://t.co/t8Y3UbtOpl

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

Time the Devourer: Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.234-6 | Sententiae Antiquae
https://t.co/Xru3pih51g

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

A Don’s Life: Classics in Copenhagen: a plea for support
https://t.co/a9YFBtmia8

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

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Digital Roman Heritage: Digital Roads to the Literary, Artistic and Physical …
https://t.co/Rh6JCYCy9H

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

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: CLAROS. Concordance of Greek inscriptions
https://t.co/Kh29QYNlYd

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

… sometimes I think long titles on scholarly works is the academic equivalent of, er, 'overcompensating' …

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

BMCR: Caterina Mordeglia (ed.), Lupus in fabula: Fedro e la favola latina tra antichità e Medioevo. https://t.co/NAwRbHlqMk

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

BMCR: Isabelle Boehm, Nathalie Rousseau (ed.), L’expressivité du lexique médical en Grèce et à Rome. https://t.co/DEHr86UVeX

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

BMCR: Theodosia Stephanidou-Tiberiou, Die lokalen Sarkophage aus Thessaloniki. https://t.co/ufqUjHbzWY

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

Exploring Byzantine History, with Maria Mavroudi | Classics Confidential
https://t.co/b02x3kOsUp

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

A Tawdry Tuesday Trio from Martial | Sententiae Antiquae
https://t.co/MRYz7bjKtP

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

Laudator Temporis Acti: New Testament Greek
https://t.co/hNJb5pq09P

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

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corpus Nummorum Thracorum
https://t.co/aP8BxwKmqP

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

The Burial at Thebes – https://t.co/PvhebjtcRB
https://t.co/L7tQyJoL3l

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

Bulgarian Man Receives Suspended Sentence for Holding ‘Unregistered’ Archaeological Artifacts
https://t.co/IzIUWWMqGg

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

Archaeologists Unearth Huge Agoranomus’s Building in Ancient Roman City Nicopolis ad Istrum near Bulgaria’s Nikyup
https://t.co/y1Ba3IIp7I

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

Repititiationes ~ 01/22/16 https://t.co/rYWUbO774w

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

Repititiationes ~ 01/23/16 https://t.co/yz4bg0PWVR

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

Repititiationes ~ 01/24/16 https://t.co/WXQMAvaSzZ

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

Repititiationes ~ 01/25/16 https://t.co/tZlsvDkkBP

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

Repititiationes ~ 01/26/16 https://t.co/CuVXEEHrVr

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

This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem vi kalendas februarias | rogueclassicism
https://t.co/e6S4GWGpS7

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

1,700-year-old inscriptions linked to ‘rabbis’ unearthed in Galilee – Israel News – Jerusalem Post
https://t.co/bt2LlTxCeL

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

Illegal dumping in Roman catacombs leaves precious ancient site polluted | World news | The Guardian
https://t.co/ptCCpMStQn

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

Paleojudaica: Byron, Herodotus, and Sennacherib https://t.co/mKB0rlk1zs

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

Pompeii comes to life at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – Montreal – CBC News
https://t.co/H9Olph6ctw

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

[possible naive assumbption in linked article] Paleojudaica: What is happening to antiquities looted by ISIS? https://t.co/chVw0treVa

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

[seen on the Classics list!] Patti Page-Learnin' My Latin Mercury Records-78 – YouTube
https://t.co/Sz9ZETchRk

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

Should Darth Vader Sit at Hercules' Table?
https://t.co/sjtgY6Dtfw

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

@DorothyKing but the guys making the sculpture were probably greek, no?

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

@DorothyKing @MusCanHistoire @HorneSupremacy yes … thanks … not making it much into the English-reading press yet!

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

@DorothyKing but saying it's a 'copy' and 'roman' at that suggests it's somehow second rate … some are, for sure, but not nearly all

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

Early Christian Archaeological Park in Bulgaria’s Sandanski Remains Unopened for 4 Months for Mysterious Reasons
https://t.co/TPFWDhhvEU

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

St. John the Baptist Relics Ended Up in Bulgaria’s Sozopol to Counterbalance Huge Ancient Apollo Statue and Temple
https://t.co/B6WY6Ftmt8

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

Laudator Temporis Acti: Understanding Roman Lyric
https://t.co/YTxWY3x901

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

Far Better People than You Have Died (Lucretius and Homer) | Sententiae Antiquae
https://t.co/xU2ws3dnUw

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

Claudius did quite a bit and left quite a mark 41-54 #Britain pic.twitter.com/v6YEKsbSCO

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) January 27, 2016

Emperor Nerva, Flavian favorite, Senate champion, died January 27 AD 98- I'm taking about him on @periscopetv today pic.twitter.com/FrkvPsGhLG

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) January 27, 2016

Been a few weeks since I made it to some classically-themed theatre so am taking the children to #Minotaur @Unicorn_Theatre this weekend.

— Emma Bridges (@emmabridges) January 27, 2016

Also on the #Minotaur theme, just finished reading this (thanks for the tip, @jesshughes61!) pic.twitter.com/7OKuHoEnbM

— Emma Bridges (@emmabridges) January 27, 2016

Sneak preview of the new and improved Recogito 2 via @Pelagiosproject. Watch this space! #mapping #geography https://t.co/qWx4YCRZKG

— Elton Barker (@eltonteb) January 27, 2016

Roman Mosaic
Gladiators Fighting #archaeology
from a Roman Villa in Saarland #Germany pic.twitter.com/EXDD3EOVFf

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) January 27, 2016

Wounded #dog Marble Roman copy of Greek original signed Sopatro @evilitlsquirrel thinking of Eddie. Hope all is well pic.twitter.com/lAQDMFAwK5

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) January 27, 2016

One cannot help but think that Galba might have done better politically had he actually been Tywin Lannister… pic.twitter.com/288ZEKuhrX

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) January 27, 2016

Utterly wonderful photographs of old #Greece in this rather extravagant present to myself #blackandwhitephotography pic.twitter.com/JqxLTBR8tn

— Helsbels (@Helenus_) January 27, 2016

#onthisday 98 AD dies imperii of Trajan. Following the death of Nerva, Trajan becomes emperor of Rome aged 44. pic.twitter.com/byYbfIEcoy

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 27, 2016

Celebrate the dies imperii of Trajan properly today by viewing @NatGeo viz. of his column. https://t.co/onBWOgOieo pic.twitter.com/GNXc6Z2z2K

— SCS (@scsclassics) January 27, 2016

Word of the Day: PROSCRIBE — See the full definition https://t.co/FVsQ1AOnn7 pic.twitter.com/bg4qVIEU8b

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) January 27, 2016

In our latest video Bronze Age Curator @NWilkinBM explains his work with 3D model swords https://t.co/dhhCZNXvnv pic.twitter.com/zqxGpLUZx2

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) January 27, 2016

Temple of Neptune at #Paestum & WW 2 pic.twitter.com/pC5zLVL9zX

— Krzy #GermanDeathCamps #ReparationenMachenFrei (@A_and_AE) January 27, 2016

LIVE on #Periscope: On this day Emperor Nerva died in AD 98- succeeded by Trajan- let's see what they did in Rome! https://t.co/p24wFGjvfN

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) January 27, 2016

Rare Roman coins have been stolen from an #Essex museum> https://t.co/2dzVp9Hmne via @EADT24 pic.twitter.com/7OuLoOTuX4

— Will Lodge (@essexwill) January 27, 2016

The head of Medusa
Cameo c. 2nd–3rd century CEhttps://t.co/cfVUr9iH6m pic.twitter.com/mF20QYJRCP

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) January 27, 2016

Mosaic with a swan set in a dark blue rounded with flowers on the floor of the St. Auxibius Basilica in Soli #Cyprus pic.twitter.com/7AoDZ1AdzP

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 26, 2016

Mosaic of Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
atop roof bronze figure of Helios #archaeology Theodorias, Qasr Libya pic.twitter.com/pKp7aaJg1W

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) January 27, 2016

Greek & Aramaic inscriptions referring to rabbis unearthed in Moshav Zippori, near W Galileehttps://t.co/l6T7g4JOCC pic.twitter.com/pbE7JLiexm

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) January 27, 2016

Here's some trouble… Roman Soldiers in Ireland? – The Bearded Historian https://t.co/fmtLrug6pO via @YouTube

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) January 27, 2016

This is also quite clever. The Riace bronzes hiding from Rouhani. pic.twitter.com/19Y52LQKmI

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) January 27, 2016

Top US prosecutor has art market in his sights – and a track record of success #CombatLooting https://t.co/nEaBB41dfH

— Antiquities Coalition (@CombatLooting) January 27, 2016

Several Italian newspapers opened today w/ story of Capitol Museum nude statues covered up for @HassanRouhani visit pic.twitter.com/aXyhWLFpsj

— Alexios (@Mantzarlis) January 27, 2016

It's never too late for Latin! https://t.co/1PM82zLcmp

— Classics at UAlberta (@ClassicsAlberta) January 27, 2016

Another reminder of tomorrow's Classics in Our Lunchtimes talk @LeedsMuseums City Museum: https://t.co/t3B9KwnJBh https://t.co/RiKvPXIjMF

— Classics at Leeds (@LeedsClassics) January 27, 2016

1,700-year-old burial inscriptions found at northern Israel site https://t.co/FWxmOSp5XI pic.twitter.com/O6H9sSOfFS

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) January 27, 2016

Early Hellenistic Artillery Bastion at Stymphalos, Greece. #CitywallWednesday. pic.twitter.com/0TKxqKB0ww

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 27, 2016

Hellenistic Fortifications at Assos, Turkey. #CitywallWednesday. pic.twitter.com/bDG7k4iUVP

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 27, 2016

What did Augustus say to the panicking general? 'Get Agrippa yourself!' #classicsjokes

— Paul Found (@PaulFound17) January 27, 2016

Arkadian Gate at Messene. #CitywallWednesday. pic.twitter.com/yPoPNVKPS8

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 27, 2016

In Chicago? Join @mokersel for the "Legal Lives of Levantine Artifacts" on 2/8 at @DePaulU. https://t.co/dlL60GIOqv pic.twitter.com/EbyKRVe37V

— Tess Davis (@Terressa_Davis) January 27, 2016

New Theocritus Loeb—long overdue. pic.twitter.com/NvujjwsWli

— Patrick J. Burns (@diyclassics) January 17, 2016

#Rome Après les paravents pour l'Iran, les kilts pour la visite officielle écossaise ? #fake https://t.co/360qzfbixY pic.twitter.com/SWRG8qV5HN

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) January 27, 2016

@ClassAssocNI @OptimoPrincipi Claudia's?

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

#January27 98AD – #Trajan becomes #Roman #EmperorTrajan – #sculpture #VaticanMuseum https://t.co/d5Ev9rnc4r #Rome pic.twitter.com/4P2vXqyIgH

— Judy Edelhoff (@TwitRome) January 27, 2016

@DorothyKing love this!

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

What's a teaching "selfie," and why should you make one? GradHacker @aguarnera has all of the answers: https://t.co/zI5KSsokqI

— GradHacker (@GradHacker) January 27, 2016

The amazing stratigraphy beneath San Giovanni in Laterno, from Imperial domus, to castra then Basilica pic.twitter.com/VGGxt73aHY

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) January 27, 2016

27 January 98. Trajan became Roman emperor. Under his rule, the Roman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. pic.twitter.com/8mwm6FE2KQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 27, 2016

Judging by the feed today .. Trajan is probably the most popular Roman Emperor

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

Trajan was likely informed of Nerva's death and therefore his own succession, by a young officer Hadrian. pic.twitter.com/w4B6fHdjLS

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 27, 2016

#onthisday 98 AD, Hadrian travelled from Moguntiacum to Colonia Agrippinensis to inform Trajan of the death of Nerva pic.twitter.com/J0MKYoacrE

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 27, 2016

Woops! The dies imperii of Trajan actually occurred the day after Nerva's death. The time it took Hadrian to travel to Cologne!

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 27, 2016

Ruin of the day: The Temple of Trajan on the Upper Acropolis of Pergamon. Its construction was completed by Hadrian. pic.twitter.com/2orFBKfIC0

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 27, 2016

L'opera del giorno: Testa di Apollo 'Tipo Kassel' nella #CentraleMontemartini di #Roma.

La testa è una copia di al… pic.twitter.com/pWDMQnRvjy

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) January 27, 2016

The Mystery of Virgil's Camilla by Caroline Lawrence https://t.co/zGqxII5wzm

— David Wilson (@DWBradbridge) January 9, 2016

My rare Trajan denarius commemorates his adoption by Nerva, no sooner was it minted than the Emperor died OTD 98 CE. pic.twitter.com/MPowTOBv2p

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 27, 2016

It’s #BellLetsTalk day! Let’s work to end the stigma around mental illness. RT this to donate 5¢ to Canadian mental health programs.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 27, 2016

Archaeology makes use of laser technology https://t.co/Xme6IpnSpu pic.twitter.com/VDtTCZA8gf

— Hürriyet Daily News (@HDNER) January 27, 2016

Chatsworth's colossal marble left foot is thought to be a match for a right foot at the Staatliche Museum in Berlin! https://t.co/duppIRKunq

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 27, 2016

Roman sarcophagus @ClivedenNT, Buckinghamshire. Brought to Cliveden by William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919). pic.twitter.com/eyiNLtavsd

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 27, 2016

Our Inspectors checking on the Roman Wall at the Old Bailey today, it's fine & they were let out on good behaviour! pic.twitter.com/I11DJ638eA

— HE London (@HE_LondonAdvice) January 27, 2016

CALL. 24.02.2016: XVII edición de las Jornadas de Bizancio- Málaga (Spain)
https://t.co/JW4KRz9LBe

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) January 27, 2016

XVII edición de las Jornadas de Bizancio – 13-14-15/10/2016, Málaga (Spain)
https://t.co/ywjEupCyef

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) January 27, 2016

|REPLAY| Moonlight stroll with me through Ancient Rome… #katch #Periscope https://t.co/cCJKEwxCDN pic.twitter.com/R5hK9jaVRo

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) January 27, 2016

Like dolphins can swim: bronze dolphin, 300BC-AD100 @LACMAhttps://t.co/ApLtue3fQg pic.twitter.com/drSJlEfEdE

— Pythika (@Pythika) January 27, 2016

Robert Fowler (1853-1926) Aphrodite. pic.twitter.com/m6QxjxYbF6

— Amy P💫 (@Amyperuana) January 27, 2016

Robert Fowler (1853-1926) Venus And Cupid. pic.twitter.com/vpHGcJujiN

— Amy P💫 (@Amyperuana) January 27, 2016

@ClassAssocNI @OptimoPrincipi claudius… Silly gender challenged autocorrect

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 28, 2016

@domenica_pate @IdaOstenberg cf https://t.co/wJ4Shj6wCe 😉

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 28, 2016

@ClassAssocNI @OptimoPrincipi maybe the first with a provincial haircut 🙂

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 28, 2016