Repititiationes ~ 01/29/16

Just got confirmation from @GettyMuseum that it was purchaser of $30.5m “Danaë” @Sothebys. Can they please lend it to @MetMuseum sometime?

— Lee Rosenbaum (@CultureGrrl) January 29, 2016

Pottery identification and sorting classes in 2014 #FridayFlashback pic.twitter.com/XaHuUlBRBr

— Paphos Theatre Dig (@paphostheatre) January 29, 2016

'Historic church discovered in #Turkey’s Nevşehir ‘could change #history of #Orthodoxy’. https://t.co/EliFzrl7aw pic.twitter.com/Fa3jadMr7g

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) January 29, 2016

Ye gods all this American election stuff is making curation a chore….

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Interesting data from @opensyllabus 6 of top 20 ancient Greek texts. Oedipus shows up several times-different titles pic.twitter.com/V6lvofOOJe

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) January 29, 2016

Augustine's Confessions #28 is 1st #Latin text, unless Leviathan is counted, but that's only part Latin & not classical, Aeneid is #52

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) January 29, 2016

Of course, one might not count Augustine as classical Latin

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) January 29, 2016

Romerska maskerna gjorda av vax och förvarades i skåp i atriet, mottagningsrummet. Här försök till rekonstruktion. pic.twitter.com/XkenKvjqjL

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) January 29, 2016

@CatharineEdwa For non-Swedish readers (love writing that…): https://t.co/kF0OrrNUFa

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) January 29, 2016

Written on the base of this modest-looking #lamp: I belong to the most lecherous Pausanias. 350-300BC #BritishMuseum pic.twitter.com/ONN03rgQsH

— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) January 29, 2016

All I need now: #ActionFigure!
The Emperor Who Flexed Rome’s Might: https://t.co/YmIF6aojne via @IBDInvestors pic.twitter.com/5fknDDGhwh

— IMP CAE DIV FIV AVG 😷 (@Divus_Augustus) January 29, 2016

#Barbie is in the news. She did a Greek Goddess range https://t.co/K0FrH6ZJya pic.twitter.com/SXMxFiFCIR

— AncientBlogger (@ancientblogger) January 29, 2016

NAPOLI-Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli-Detail captures the essence of this beautifully composed fresco. pic.twitter.com/vzTmLj1qnA

— Nora Garibotti (@noragaribotti) January 29, 2016

CALL. 31.01.2016: Imitative Series and Clusters in Literature – #London/Oxford #England #callforpapers
https://t.co/LK26fq0QjB

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) January 29, 2016

Forget who is the best candidate to fight the other party. Look for real campaign advice from Cicero. https://t.co/svLK9e9Ui2

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) January 29, 2016

Call for papers: Remaking ancient Greek & Roman myths in the twenty-first century' @drjmcconnell @henrystead https://t.co/ncpKh199sh

— Oxford Classics Outreach (@oxfordclassics) January 29, 2016

Done #DrHay#OffToThePrinters pic.twitter.com/p2hSOQ2ZDd

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) January 29, 2016

Statue of Zeus Enthroned, influenced by Phidias' famous chryselephantine statue of Zeus https://t.co/CRV9LOYVb7 pic.twitter.com/Hk1FcDn5YS

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 29, 2016

Marble head of Zeus belonging to a huge cult statue, 1st century AD. On display in @MuseoArcheoMi. pic.twitter.com/lVkectTON3

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 29, 2016

#latin Latin Palindromes https://t.co/LTucfzSd1T #LatinLanguage

— LatinD.com (@LatinDiscussion) January 29, 2016

Marble heads from statues of Zeus Ammon combining the classical Greek image of the bearded Zeus with Egyptian Ammon. pic.twitter.com/JB0z2hZ9sY

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 29, 2016

Practical Epigraphy Workshop (Oxford) | Current Epigraphy
https://t.co/KvQGZIf4cb

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Where Does the Odyssey End (and Why?) Aristarchus, Aristotle and Eustathius | Sententiae Antiquae
https://t.co/D3X4prPNTF

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Nuntii Latini mensis Ianuarii 2016 – Latein-Monatsnachrichten – Radio Bremen
https://t.co/o4J4eh8dNM

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

[did Peristeri really say this?] Νέες αποκαλύψεις για την Αμφίπολη από την Κατερίνα Περιστέρη | Newsbeast
https://t.co/NaQFKQxbbz

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Έλυσαν τον γρίφο της Αμφίπολης
https://t.co/xNP4QMYQo1

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Hoard of 3,000 Roman coins unearthed in Yeovil | Daily Mail Online
https://t.co/mSFNpy4tb8

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Obsidian Theater Tackles Difficult Issues in Euripides' Trojan Women | Houston Press
https://t.co/WLpO4l4ErK

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 29, 2016

Amazing evidence of 3rd/2nd century #harbour dredging from excavations at #Napoli #Portuslimen pic.twitter.com/PD6x703gG5

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) January 29, 2016

Tomb robbing and rescue #Etruscan archaeology at Vulci https://t.co/gpQVFmAgqd

— Dr Lucy Shipley (@lshipley805) January 29, 2016

Teaching the Julian Calendar in class? Try out @USNavy Observatory's tool for converting to & from Julian dates. https://t.co/uKXOFGoV9A

— SCS (@scsclassics) January 29, 2016

Good morning! The Word of the Day is obstreperous: https://t.co/OMbB6gpbZV #WordOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/7gIJx2kwR2

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) January 29, 2016

κυβιοσάκτης, ου, ὁ (kybiosaktēs)
—"dealer in salt fish," nickname of the son-in-law of the thirteenth Ptolemy
—also said of Vespasian

— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) January 8, 2016

.@SnoozeInBrief @JakeNabel cf. graffiti from bar in Pompeii, 1st cent BC -'if you wanna fight step outside' ITIS FORAS RIXSATIS (CIL 3494)

— Armand D'Angour (@ArmandDAngour) January 29, 2016

Roman name for Friday was Dies Veneris, day of Venushttps://t.co/F6ysgFaLJe #archaeology Mosaic 7 days of the week pic.twitter.com/U79wEaQQDx

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) January 29, 2016

Dès le 6 février, «Pompéi comme si vous y étiez». Plus de 220 objets! https://t.co/btFQ7uqK7J #mbampompeii @LeDevoir pic.twitter.com/WNfT1XHzsB

— MBAM (@mbamtl) January 27, 2016

#CLA students know all too well my obsession with Augustus 🙂 Read on and be amazed! (or just go read Suetonius!) https://t.co/UUgEx4rxvC

— Dr. Lisa Trentin (@DrLisaTrentin) January 29, 2016

EXTENDED DEADLINE. 12.02.2016: From Song To Book: Performance and Entextualisation in… #England #callforpapers
https://t.co/lacEkUui2U

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) January 29, 2016

The cult of the Paphian Aphrodite flourished during the Roman period. Augustus gave large sum of money to repair the sanctuary.

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 29, 2016

Dr Pender is at @UoNClassics today, Centre for Ancient Drama and Reception, for Sacrificing Iphigenia Through the Ages conference #iphi2016

— Classics at Leeds (@LeedsClassics) January 29, 2016

@LeedsClassics. Nottingham Univ Classics 2day. CADRE. Here for Iphigenia as symbol of religious fanaticism & nationalism.#serious myths

— Elizabeth Pender (@SeriousMyths) January 29, 2016

I didn't realise they had Twitter trolls in Ancient Greece. https://t.co/8ich2k29va

— Robert Ramsay (@MothTwiceborn) January 29, 2016

Augustus has a falling out with his builder.
"I distinctly said marble! I don't care if it's cheaper! MARBLE!" pic.twitter.com/SwGwvD0DDH

— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) January 28, 2016

In the end, we are all two drinks away from being interdisciplinary.

— Shit Academics Say (@AcademicsSay) January 29, 2016

my latest editorial, 'The Mistakes (Almost) Everyone Makes When Writing for @eidolon_journal' https://t.co/LmasrJEY2b

— Donna Zuckerberg (@donnazuck) January 28, 2016

The Roman Forum, Rome. #ForumFriday pic.twitter.com/LqUy9G104Z

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 29, 2016

Remains in the Forum Transitorium, Rome. #ForumFriday pic.twitter.com/2DtaxX5vXk

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) January 29, 2016

FASTI: A database of archaeological excavations since the year 2000 https://t.co/8nIawjwS7g

— Kate Meyers Emery (she/her) (@kmeyersemery) January 29, 2016

Empress Vibia Sabina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Hadrianhttps://t.co/ID0p3A0aXd pic.twitter.com/ZlBipALWFw

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) January 29, 2016

A fancy safe in the #horror #pointandclick game #Dracula #Origin bears a line from #Aeneid 6 (with #typo), plus art pic.twitter.com/OjfCRDxPoe

— Dunstan Lowe🏺🎮 (@AncientPlay) January 29, 2016

Thucydides for ever – and The Death of Caesar for Valentine's Day. Here's my podcast: https://t.co/5SxA5O1iLA

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) January 29, 2016

O.Redon The Birth of Venus 1912 @EastLondonGroup @KittieFallen @Oshianna2U @archillect @Biagio960 @MarucciSilvana pic.twitter.com/UsD6Jobird

— BrindusaB (@BrindusaB1) January 29, 2016

“[Homer and Hesoid] sound the gods’ lawless deeds:
they steal, fornicate, and deceive one another"#Xenophanes #GreekGods

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) January 29, 2016

Implications of AD79 eruption #Pompeii on water supply. Lead pollution work by H.Delile & others @dkeenanj pic.twitter.com/Gd8UD7SZU7

— Stephen Kay (@stephenjohnkay) January 29, 2016

Get ready for the Ides of March… https://t.co/SFzaG3t14U

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) January 29, 2016

Sundry specialists (including m'learned colleague, co-author, & chum Jon Coulston) talk about Trajan's Column https://t.co/NCvbYi41c4

— Per Lineam Valli (@perlineamvalli) January 28, 2016

We Philhellenists: my contribution to the Crooked Timber symposium on Jo Walton's Thessaly books. https://t.co/Ef4zOSuNeV

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) January 29, 2016

CFP – Ancient History Conference York University

The History Department of York University is inviting… https://t.co/vKAp5K6Fnv

— Library of Antiquity (@LibAntiquity) January 29, 2016

Thank you @CarolineLawrenc for your books that have inspired us to learn more about life in Roman Times. pic.twitter.com/937chKuTnN

— Mrs. Hind (@mrshindteaches) January 29, 2016

Interesting . . . https://t.co/kFgOlNI9dH

— Morag M. Kersel (@mokersel) January 29, 2016

I spoke with @Robert___Harris about his new book about Cicero, end of the Roman Republic. https://t.co/ha6aUHdGmI pic.twitter.com/bjDOa66mrB

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) January 29, 2016

How does Cicero match up to Winston Churchill? @Robert___Harris dishes to @aboutdotcom. https://t.co/ha6aUHdGmI pic.twitter.com/jTiA2BpaCU

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) January 29, 2016

Dictator Perpetuo yale art museum silver denarius 44 b.c.
Gaius Julius Caesar pic.twitter.com/rKkb2F3bcS

— max gabrielson (@maxgabrielson) October 29, 2014

These theatrical, Roman naval re-enactments were floating bloodbaths. https://t.co/f9jQbHr3sK pic.twitter.com/cfoKYYlY3E

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) January 29, 2016

I'd rather jump off a cliff into a fiery abyss than do Latin just for Latin's sake.

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) January 29, 2016

Latin is cool & useful because it's just a piece of the Roman cultural puzzle for me.

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) January 29, 2016

Venere,Cupido,Vulcano.Sebastiano Ricci1713 @chiaramestre @Amyperuana @LuciaTassan @ipe_rosa1 @KlauRiko pic.twitter.com/45jqm8npPu

— Amparo (@amparofashion) January 29, 2016

RT @JakeNabel: The head of Medusa
Cameo c. 2nd–3rd century CEhttps://t.co/pCFrkZEDVr pic.twitter.com/pGiLUpkeam

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) January 29, 2016

Greek Beats: Greek Grammar Set to Catchy Electronic Music! https://t.co/t8odmMnQ0m pic.twitter.com/ddSATp3C8U

— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) January 29, 2016

All the Caesars: pic.twitter.com/WTfOjOOyuP

— Gareth Blayney (@GBlayney) January 29, 2016

Toddler's footprint in a Roman roof tile from great new exhibition 'Hide and Seek' @MAACambridge pic.twitter.com/2UmX79qHuj

— Helen Ritchie (@_Helen_Ritchie) January 29, 2016

If there is another planet, how about 'Minerva'? Roman Athena; badass goddess; originally proposed for Uranus. pic.twitter.com/RXrBQnmfFR

— Andrew Rader (@marsrader) January 29, 2016

Take a walk with me thru an ancient Roman city: Jerash, #Jordan.Video https://t.co/to59Lji1pS #travel pic.twitter.com/bul959n9lx

— Jean Newman Glock (@jeannewmanglock) January 29, 2016

Mind you, only fair to acknowledge that we have no way of knowing when damnatio memoriae was actually successful, of course…

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) January 29, 2016

ICYMI: #Seneca Disses Most Living Classicists https://t.co/sXhTf4T8tI

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) January 30, 2016

@InnesAlison @brockuclassics see also https://t.co/fclGWNxI0Q

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 30, 2016

I m thinking I can't post academia. Education links any more… Might end up costing people money

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 30, 2016

Of course for Classics… This is the sort of thing a learned Society could be hosting… Hint hint

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 30, 2016

Could be… Or should be

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 30, 2016

@FoodOriented maybe… I m hemming and hawing on this because it is so vague

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) January 30, 2016