Repititiationes ~ 02/09/16

Looking for a summer course in Classics in the States? This site aims to list them…https://t.co/SivQUqUrjl

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) February 8, 2016

A closer look at the Corinthian helmet we're going to 3D-scan today https://t.co/4Lcx3q6JK9

— Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter (@RAMMuseum) February 8, 2016

Happy 1896th Birthday to Vettius Valens, author of the Anthology on astrology born in Antioch #OnThisDay in 120 pic.twitter.com/EA2wP7sCqi

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) February 8, 2016

Half term fun next week Mon – Fri. All about life in Roman times from making bread & clay pots to costume &food https://t.co/mALr1lhbFQ

— Fishbourne Roman Palace (@romanpalace) February 8, 2016

@adrianmurdoch #Pompeii doesn't get a good press with Mortimer Wheeler either… https://t.co/kmT6hw10LN

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) February 8, 2016

@SarahEBond 'closed captioned for the culturally impaired'

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) February 9, 2016

"Paint me like one of your Gallia Narbonensis girls." (pic via @SamKenchington) pic.twitter.com/NOS8qEjJfn

— ClassicalReactions (@ClassicalReacts) February 8, 2016

Athena alle Muse:

Voi che potete, allietate

Noi, ahimè, abbiamo altri compiti

–
The Muses (1578)

Tintoretto

– pic.twitter.com/6ZGRvzSf6G

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) February 7, 2016

Athena (fuori campo) stratega militare

guarda le sorelline

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The Dance of the Muses (1832)

Joseph Paelinck

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– pic.twitter.com/VtlSsxJ2Pu

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) February 8, 2016

Minerva is sponsor of arts, trade and military strategy

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Minerva or Pallas Athena (1898)

Gustav Klimt

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– pic.twitter.com/4WKKh6ul5l

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) February 8, 2016

Noi col volto lieto nell'inverno che passa

e primavera arriva

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Pallas Athene (1539 circa)

Parmigianino

– pic.twitter.com/NjcR7rj7tM

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) February 8, 2016

Athena ama musici, danze e poesia

ma né può obliar la realtà

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Pallas Athene (1898)

Franz von Stuck

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– pic.twitter.com/3IkQgzvlVg

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) February 8, 2016

|New book| Ariadne's Threads. The Construction and Significance of Clothes in the Aegean Bronze Age – B.R. Jones https://t.co/7zXMW4YHc6

— Minoan News (@MinoanNews) February 8, 2016

It's here! Menander's 'The Grouch' (Dyskolos), 10-11 Feb 2016. Book your tix now! https://t.co/iVMiAXV55Y pic.twitter.com/J06Ghg9GdF

— UCL Greek and Latin (@GrandLat) February 8, 2016

The top cat catches the bird in this Pompeii mosaic (IMAGO https://t.co/NqzrQ8lKR1) #mewseummonday pic.twitter.com/CdFeKM3vTd

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) February 8, 2016

Oh, care sorelline. Che fate?

Siate liete al mondo

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Athena Visiting the Muses

Jacob Willemsz de Wet

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– pic.twitter.com/XqgPpLi9K1

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) February 7, 2016

Just back from seeing Roman mosaics of Heraclea Lyncestis and Stobi in Fyrom/Macedonia. Oh, the colours! pic.twitter.com/oSC5fOik3e

— Helen Miles Mosaics (@hmmosaics) May 17, 2015

Short #Panoply interview on #ancient ships, #pirates and #vases, with Philip de Souza: https://t.co/MKozCalCvl pic.twitter.com/OmGfjz9O2J

— Dr Sonya Nevin (@SonyaNevin) February 8, 2016

We're 3D scanning the Corinthian helmet @RAMMuseum. Up close and personal with ancient people! #museum #archaeology pic.twitter.com/S5LjPByylT

— Dr Jenny Durrant (@Durrant_Jenny) February 8, 2016

Meleager https://t.co/p9PQNPzAkH pic.twitter.com/n2PPQ1aeZb

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) February 8, 2016

Palmyra…

Son halini bilen yok… pic.twitter.com/KMK3d9wVSG

— Nereye Dergisi (@Nereyedergisi) February 8, 2016

Genuinely thought for a second that this was a man holding 2 sticks of candy floss.Sheep-headed candy floss at that. pic.twitter.com/4UCtqimJ21

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) February 8, 2016

A week of #love & #sex epigrams (for #ValentinesDay) starts with #Sappho courtesy of @conorpkelly (aka @poemtoday): https://t.co/XII4ftiUTJ

— Asses of Parnassus (@ParnassusAsses) February 8, 2016

Orphée & Eurydice à la "sauce" Nicolas Poussin. Une sauce très piquante @MuseeLouvre ► https://t.co/qgI6oneVnz pic.twitter.com/MLfJfrxMqZ

— Louvre Ravioli (@LouvreRavioli) February 7, 2016

Well, the ancient Romans were keen on ice cream so why not candy floss too? #ItHasBeenALongDay #Sorry pic.twitter.com/jVvHP0Jjnt

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) February 8, 2016

17 hours behind in my twitterfeed alas…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) February 9, 2016

@Tiziana02592001 more information on #Villanovia #italy burial of two young individuals https://t.co/RqhhpV9dPm pic.twitter.com/DnToOVDPWQ

— Tiziana Matarazzo (@tiziana_archeo) February 8, 2016

How Ovid's cynical jokes form the framework for modern ideas about romantic love, in our newest podcast epidsode. https://t.co/3gMz7fyOgk

— Aven (@AvenSarah) February 8, 2016

Classics@Cambridge: Archaeology Seminar: Carrie Vout (Faculty of Classics): Making Greek Art Roman https://t.co/VDeReiX182

— James Warren (@JIWarren) February 8, 2016

Classics@Cambridge: Star-gazing: the role of visualisation in Greek astronomy: Professor Gábor Betegh explores… https://t.co/LZlEmQtQxU

— James Warren (@JIWarren) February 8, 2016

Seen the work of "Roman hair archaeologist" Janet Stephens? https://t.co/sc7p23aUG2 @pompei79 @Givememontaigne pic.twitter.com/GNrYe4lYOY

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) February 8, 2016

Modern statue of Sappho in Mytilene, Lesbos. #MytileneMonday pic.twitter.com/K4T75AX9De

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) February 8, 2016

Gladiator gravestones, spolia built into later Byzantine castle at Mytilene, Lesbos. #MytileneMonday pic.twitter.com/sBXj5gX53k

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) February 8, 2016

Remains of the Roman aqueduct near Mytilene, Lesbos. #MytileneMonday pic.twitter.com/stn4kHeZdu

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) February 8, 2016

Venatio scene, spolia built into later Byzantine castle at Mytilene, Lesbos. #MytileneMonday pic.twitter.com/i4woEnLQsZ

— Matthew Maher (@DrMattMaher) February 8, 2016

CALL. 1.03.2016: Coins of the Roman Revolution, 49 BC – AD 14: #Dublin #Ireland #callforpapers https://t.co/nBtRnJXNXB

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) February 8, 2016

How the rediscovery of Pompeii influenced the Romantic poets, in the history of the word ‘Sublime’. https://t.co/CMKh27X96P

— Aven (@AvenSarah) February 8, 2016

@CarolineLawrenc @Givememontaigne great work! Here is the rest of the Cheerio lady's hair. pic.twitter.com/njPF2rTKvf

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) February 8, 2016

Coins of the Roman Revolution, 49 BC – AD 14- 22-23-24-25/06/2016 #Dublin #Ireland #congress https://t.co/9SSL6kD6FP

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) February 8, 2016

'What do you do?' – asking a very #Roman question https://t.co/PETKCEPgSB pic.twitter.com/KXrKJJtPKB

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) February 8, 2016

Reconstitution du temple d'Héra à #Sélinonte (©Archeolibri) #art #histoire @ArreteTonChar1 @APHG_National pic.twitter.com/WzXn0WplYz

— Roma Aeterna 🏛 (@ValeriaAugusta8) February 7, 2016

Statua colossale di Marte (Pirro) nei Musei Capitolini: https://t.co/ro7x74WTGG#CapolavoriCapitolini pic.twitter.com/2Jpq7VbxDq

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) February 8, 2016

CALL. 31.03.2016 :The Alternative Augustan Age. First Symposium Campanum – #Cuma #Italy #callforpapers https://t.co/kkAT4dePZG

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) February 8, 2016

Non-invasive investigation of pigments w/ X-Ray Fluorescence on mummy portraits @pennmuseum https://t.co/OK772hPm9Z pic.twitter.com/nhZsXkYjQ4

— AIC & FAIC (@conservators) February 8, 2016

Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant https://t.co/lb9xl8G4nc ca. 100 B.C. #archaeology Greece pic.twitter.com/7VvDuill5j

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) February 8, 2016

Ruins of the Baths of Herculaneum pic.twitter.com/Lm1lREoyTr

— Roman History (@romanhistory1) February 8, 2016

Not a mosaic but stone and unbearably lovely so must be tweeted. Grave stele from Nisyros, 3rd – 4thC AD. Rhodes. pic.twitter.com/BDaXfGFklP

— Helen Miles Mosaics (@hmmosaics) February 8, 2016

Apply to be the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies (2017-2020). Deadline: March 1, 2016 https://t.co/vIkr1WboGL

— ASCSA (@ASCSAthens) February 8, 2016

ἀφιλοκαλοκαγαθία, ἡ (aphilokalokagathia)
—"not loving the noble and good," i.e., dishonesty

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

We're looking for an #editor of our sister publication, #AncientHistory et cetera: https://t.co/hbbGomwvDW #jobs pic.twitter.com/2LLnUJ2yVz

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) February 8, 2016

The secret symbolism of numbers & colours in the ancient Roman racecourse! https://t.co/GgPk005XGy @catromancircus pic.twitter.com/fyeYMiV6gn

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) February 8, 2016

A videocast from @ASCSAthens: Prof. Jennifer Neils on https://t.co/7xPXKXhnYA #classicsart

— SCS (@scsclassics) February 8, 2016

What it was like filming the chariot scenes in the #RomanMysteries TV series! https://t.co/rQN8RNr36K @milliebinks pic.twitter.com/oQMXzXrPc1

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) February 8, 2016

20 years of Internet Archaeology – a miniature timeline! pic.twitter.com/p7m8phE767

— Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social (@IntarchEditor) February 7, 2016

Colours used in this C1st CERoman London fresco include expensive cinnabar from Spain: https://t.co/qK0f7136yJ

— Catharine Edwards (@CatharineEdwa) February 7, 2016

There is power in the empty space- from Quintilian's oratory to Obama's State of the Union address: https://t.co/x5YsL9rIj1

— Eidolon (@eidolon_journal) February 8, 2016

Who knew? The Walking Dead channels disillusionment like #Thucydides https://t.co/zJMVqnYsIJ

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) February 9, 2016

#TOC Classical Receptions Journal 8.1 (2016): The Legacy of #Greek Political Thought https://t.co/GMOemsaX7e #CRJ #classicalreception

— Alastair Blanshard (@AlastairBlan) February 8, 2016

Pandora's box
Artist unknown
Goonight all 🎑 ⏰#ArtLovers 💙
BYE 🙋 OFFLINE 📵 pic.twitter.com/Ctv82Oq63A

— Lucia Tassan Mangina🐦🇪🇺#FBPE (@LuciaTassan) February 8, 2016

Or maybe this??? #clcv1550 #venusdemilo pic.twitter.com/gTXZ51YgFi

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) February 9, 2016

#clcv1550 pic.twitter.com/1PiYApj4EK

— Dr. Alexis M. Christensen (@AM_Christensen) February 9, 2016

Bronze was the primary material for Hellenistic statues of individuals displayed in public spaces. #PowerandPathos pic.twitter.com/3qHxfBXTWa

— National Gallery of Art (@ngadc) February 7, 2016

@ProfChristensen not BofV, but I always liked this Primavera/ 3 Graces allusion pic.twitter.com/Y4UJu5PzWP

— Dr. Gwen Gruber (@gwenmaeg) February 9, 2016

'Theatre of Marcellus.' https://t.co/5uKjYwZauv #History #Rome #AncientRome pic.twitter.com/SVmNGRlt1b

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) February 9, 2016

A complete #Roman ceramic box-flue tile, beautifully decorated with leaping animals. Found in Britain #BritishMuseum pic.twitter.com/jipnQ2Np0v

— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) February 9, 2016

Deadline! CALL. 09.02.2016: Roman Provincial Calendars and the Hemerologia – London (England)
https://t.co/5DIwc6yt5E

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) February 9, 2016

pancakes are not so called because they are made 'wholly (pan-) of cake (mixture)'. Greek 'pan' is not the whole story. Don't panic.

— Armand D'Angour (@ArmandDAngour) February 9, 2016

We are really looking forward to being at @river_rowing on 18 Feb, sharing nasty and stinky Roman #history pic.twitter.com/YZP2Bf5GhR

— Matthew Ward Hunter (@HistoryNeedsYou) February 9, 2016

CALL.31.03.2016: What’s Not New in the New Europe: Ancient Answers to Modern Questions #Lodz #Poland #callforpapers https://t.co/2qALkgIfo1

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) February 9, 2016

As we head further into election season why not revisit lessons from Q. Tullius Cicero's Pamphlet on Electioneering? https://t.co/fx9irF6Fdq

— SCS (@scsclassics) February 9, 2016

Did ancient Romans have pancakes? Hinges? Rats? The answers might surprise you! https://t.co/Ku8oocBBOA #PancakeDay pic.twitter.com/MCktiyEuF1

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) February 9, 2016

Good morning! The Word of the Day is jocund: https://t.co/xopZu7QI2q. #WordOfTheDay #FatTuesday pic.twitter.com/kKcjZpWWE2

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) February 9, 2016

The chance of being killed by a falling coconut is apparently 1 in 270 million

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) February 9, 2016

These are strigils or cleaning blades from around AD 100 used by athletes #MysteryObject https://t.co/UbnT5ZXZWJ pic.twitter.com/FmhXhNlDkv

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) February 9, 2016

The date of our AGM has been moved from fall to spring. Stay tuned for info about our April 2nd meeting to be held @McMasterU #Classics.

— OCA – Ontario Classical Association (@OntClasAssoc) February 9, 2016

And also don't forget the annual Ontario Student Classics Conference, to be held May 5-8 at @BrockUniversity!

— OCA – Ontario Classical Association (@OntClasAssoc) February 9, 2016

Our work placement Alex loves the interesting story behind Minerva's head #RBstaffpicks https://t.co/El7QHm0U0Q pic.twitter.com/6gDmEM5v6F

— The Roman Baths (@RomanBathsBath) February 9, 2016

Voting early & often in ancient Rome #NewHampshirePrimary pic.twitter.com/8lqaBzTI5d

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) February 9, 2016

Which epic tale is shown on this oil jar? Find out at #TheGreeks! https://t.co/J5j0rhSpyH pic.twitter.com/oUrEtLuhGT

— Field Museum (@FieldMuseum) February 9, 2016

Updated! Networks in the Ancient World @CorpusClassics every Wednesday. https://t.co/j339ghxAi9

— Dr. Virginia L. Campbell (@campbell798) February 9, 2016

We are still accepting responses to our questionnaire and we'd love to hit three hundred! Please spread the word https://t.co/0L3B1tzOjP

— WCC UK (@womeninclassics) February 9, 2016

Oh Pliny, you write about the most interesting stuff… 🙈 #OxTweet pic.twitter.com/QyTUpHbHkS

— Oxford CAAH (@Ox_CAAH) February 9, 2016

Check out Victoria Leonard's review of A Roman Woman Reader from our B-C Latin Reader series.https://t.co/HtNxri6nOr pic.twitter.com/idHL0jzapD

— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) February 9, 2016

Latest @britac_news Review is out, articles by BSR alum Alex Bremner + former Summer School leader Matthew Nicholls https://t.co/3hJldtL58z

— British School at Rome (@the_bsr) February 9, 2016

Who has helped you through the vicissitudes of life?
Read the full definition here: https://t.co/1XfxCsNPmF pic.twitter.com/16UWmcyTTE

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) February 9, 2016

@NKSClassics @holland_tom remember the swallows…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) February 9, 2016

@ProfChristensen Self-aggrandisement about having had Roman citizens executed without trial did not help Cicero's cause

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) February 9, 2016

Classics courses for 2016 (New Testament & Classical Greek) @Cambridge_ICE https://t.co/M0PpKfFl4X

— Hellenic Society (@Hellenic_Soc) February 9, 2016

@alyankovic is the bowl a string or percussion instrument?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) February 10, 2016

The ancients would've loved #FatTuesday. Their sauces were good and kinda gross. https://t.co/ir0FoQDYOq pic.twitter.com/RnASOQiewl

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) February 9, 2016

What’s Not New in the New Europe: Ancient Answers to Modern Questions – 11-15/07/2016, #Lodz #Poland #congress https://t.co/kp4MEbRYWI

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) February 9, 2016

The Roman Toga pic.twitter.com/m3AoTUiB3R

— Roman History (@romanhistory1) February 9, 2016

#PeakAbbreviation
Denarius of Augustus, 16 BCE

I O M
S P Q R VS
PR S IMP CAE
QVOD PER EV
R P IN AMP
AT Q TRAN
S E pic.twitter.com/ZjvlYB4AM6

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) February 9, 2016

Duck walk #notquiteExekias
Charmingly naive Boeotian kantharos, 500BC @ClevelandArthttps://t.co/j0eSXgoWDO pic.twitter.com/ClERrGojgm

— Pythika (@Pythika) February 9, 2016

“The Lord whose oracle is at Delphi neither speaks nor remains silent, but gives signs.” – Heraclitus

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) February 9, 2016

Salve from Colonia Patricia Corduba (Córdoba, Spain)! #HispaniaBaetica #archaeologytravel pic.twitter.com/MT4DR8CND1

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) February 9, 2016

…Queen Victoria? What are you doing in the Greek and Roman area? @metmuseum https://t.co/cnQ7uyaUDR pic.twitter.com/3SWjR1jZX9

— Anna M (@helgagrace) February 9, 2016

We might include Ova Sfongia Ex Lacte – Roman pancakes in our family fun day at @river_rowing on 18 Feb. #PancakeDay pic.twitter.com/nxJ0EaeQ0a

— Matthew Ward Hunter (@HistoryNeedsYou) February 9, 2016

Republican-era funerary inscription of Servilia, wife of Lucius Caltilius Pamphilus of Pompeii. Reassembled in 2010. pic.twitter.com/2MzDYp7u6r

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) February 9, 2016

So I guess chariot mosaics were in the Ancient equivalent of the man cave?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) February 10, 2016

Marcus Ulpius Januarius, from Ulpia Traiana (Xanten), died aged 37 after 19 years' military service. Chester (Deva) pic.twitter.com/yp3RS8xQh3

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) February 9, 2016

Cardo Maximus of Apamea (1200 columns) linked principal gates of city https://t.co/1fC7WWpDM3 #archaeology Syria pic.twitter.com/UHBuVTPqvG

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) February 8, 2016

Romans killing people from #Syria 1850 years ago. #history repeats with brutal cruelty pic.twitter.com/fUGzY4X93O

— Matthew Ward Hunter (@HistoryNeedsYou) February 9, 2016

► Le Louvre invite les YouTubeurs ◄ N'hésitez pas à RT aimer et commenter @NotaBeneMovies https://t.co/8zzmZofcZB … pic.twitter.com/K0SiNdF5rE

— Musée du Louvre (@MuseeLouvre) February 9, 2016

Be part of the UK's biggest celebration of #archaeology Register a @FestivalofArch event https://t.co/cW72ntCbch pic.twitter.com/G9EkwrjH4e

— ArchaeologyUK (@archaeologyuk) February 9, 2016

ICYMI: James Romm in @nytimes on Beginning Greek all over again. #ancientgreekhttps://t.co/Hftu0JfMDN

— SCS (@scsclassics) February 9, 2016

I don't often think of the introduction to a book as "moving," but this one by @DMendelsohn1960 really is. pic.twitter.com/Y1dQjj2WRk

— Asses of Parnassus (@ParnassusAsses) February 9, 2016