Werewolf Week at Sententiae Antiquae

October 30, 2016 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

We know there will be plenty of Latin teachers wondering how to fit Hallowe’en into tomorrow’s distracting day (for students), so here are all of the awesome Sententiae Antiquae’s Werewolf Week posts … should keep the kids busy for a while (they’re in ‘reverse order’, most recent first; I don’t think there is any nsfw language in any of these):

Werewolf Week: Augustine on Arcadian Werewolf Legends | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Werewolf Week, Therapeutic Edition: Diagnosing and Treating Lycanthropy | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Werewolf Week, Religious Returns: St. Augustine on Lycanthropy | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Werewolf Week, Ritual Edition: Pausanias on Human Sacrifice and Lycanthropy | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Werewolf Week Continues: A Ghost Story from Petronius | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Don’t Look a Wolf in the Face: Pliny on Lycanthropy | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

What’s Scarier than Werewolves? Politics (Werewolf Week Continues) | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

A Week Until Halloween? Time for some Werewolves! | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

#classicaltwitter ~ October 27, 2016

October 28, 2016 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

#Theseus and the Minotaur: More than a #Myth? https://t.co/P8NUmBB5sv pic.twitter.com/T7nIsDmbA9

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 27, 2016

Medallion with relief bust of Athena, Hellenistic, 2nd century BC, found in Thessaly, #Greece via @TheBenakiMuseum pic.twitter.com/0uUkIrDdTt

— A Melville (@alphamelville) October 26, 2016

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Italy rocked by two earthquakes leaving town of Ussita 'finished' and strong tremors in Rome https://t.co/VNtSo9db7i

— Telegraph World News (@TelegraphWorld) October 26, 2016

#dailydomitian My second favourite Domitian anecdote (after the flies) courtesy of Suetonius. pic.twitter.com/zGPRLZqpAh

— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) October 27, 2016

Need a reminder about the monsters in the basement? How about a nice poster for your office (attn: @eric_normandeau)https://t.co/R1lPbMe7kH pic.twitter.com/q08dHCUxV9

— ex-X (formerly RedPen/BlackPen) (@redpenblackpen) October 27, 2016

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#phallusthursday Rather gorgeous lamp. Must have been impressive when lit with the shadows and wot not. pic.twitter.com/u0yeSESpU3

— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) October 27, 2016

One of Ray Harryhausen's finest moments on screen from 'Jason and the Argonauts' (1963): pic.twitter.com/Z091nmm0wv

— James Hancock (@colebrax) October 26, 2016

Oooh on reaching 8500 followers Twitter sends you a fleeting congratulatory message.
Literally couldn't have done it with out you so THANKS!

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 27, 2016

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My Halloween piece for Folklore Thursday on Hekate #folklorethursday https://t.co/B5VsFFau0R

— Dr. Katy Soar 🏺🏛📷👻 (@KJSoar) October 27, 2016

#Roman lead #token with three figures with arms raised and the legend CLA MAX @ANSCoins https://t.co/bUPytknw0K #numismatics pic.twitter.com/3RpIv21Y5A

— token_communities (@ancient_tokens) October 27, 2016

gaius libertus Auli maximus?

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

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The new Loeb Early Greek Philosophy collections includes some innovations, such as translations from lost Greek… https://t.co/7n68qIoDD1

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 27, 2016

Everyone loves a good Ghost Story
So did the Romans
Plautus (205-184 B.C.) wrote one of the 1st
The Haunted House (Mostellaria)#halloween pic.twitter.com/uPNvmAAxmM

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) October 27, 2016

"Our only edition consisting entirely of fragments & testimonia" – Loeb publish new edition of early Gk philosophy https://t.co/kcPx7EFs1h

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 27, 2016

For this Halloween, a zombie tale set in Ancient Rome. Great riff on classic translations https://t.co/umQOElWNUw @rogueclassicist

— Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social (@TwShiloh) October 27, 2016

Home – The Classical Art Research Centre – Gandhara Connections
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Digital Games as History: How Videogames Represent the Past and Offer Access to Historical Practice – Routledge
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

VIDEOCAST – Converting Risk into Knowledge / News / The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Call for Papers: "Zoographein: Depicting and describing animals in ancient Greece, Rome and Beyond " |scs
https://t.co/07pSXFDUJz

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

BMCR: Rolando Ferri, Anna Zago (ed.), The Latin of the Grammarians: Reflections about Language in the Roman World. https://t.co/nrO4Z1XQFN

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

Stock Footage Compilation: Ancient Rome #050013 – YouTube
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

From Dissertation to Book: A Few Things I Learned Over the Past 10 Years – History From Below
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Learning TPRS: Getting back up off the ground: ginlindzey
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

How Did People Sleep in Roman Times? – The Roman Gask Project
https://t.co/o3kouYKleT

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

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Homer and the Papyri
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

#classicaltwitter ~ October 26, 2016 https://t.co/DpNC2QZVmd

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

#Latin has 3 words for kiss. Though there is some dispute, in general it seems as if basium referred to a kiss on… https://t.co/4mwfuzaqdE

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) October 27, 2016

CLAVUS ANNALIS … (esp)https://t.co/JLYT8FrOy3 pic.twitter.com/rz1Mrs1lVP

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 27, 2016

that's a mixoparthenos, not a siren

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

CLAVUS ANNALIS … (esp)https://t.co/JLYT8FrOy3 pic.twitter.com/3Lg6SC8z8C

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 27, 2016

Up to 3,000 people made homeless by #Italy's twin earthquakes…my updated story on a night of panic + fear.https://t.co/fIKXM8Kvau

— Nick Squires (@NickSquires1) October 27, 2016

Roman Empire: a 21st Century Perspective…in memoriam Géza Alföldy – 08-09-10/11/2016 #Gniezno #Poland #congress https://t.co/3njIIQJUBy

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 27, 2016

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Other pictures pic.twitter.com/WQfDAKLSvr

— Patricia (@patriciacarles) October 27, 2016

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Gaius Utius, sailor & merchant, his brother Publius and his concubine ('CONCVBINAE SVAE') Clodia Fausta, from #Salona, Augustan period. pic.twitter.com/CMFFvTUZY3

— Tom Ljevar (@tomljevar) October 27, 2016

Reputedly #OnThisDay in 312, Constantine received dreams/visions to display the ChiRho with a promise Εν Τούτῳ Νίκα – 'in this sign, conquer pic.twitter.com/k6ny0rXXf6

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 27, 2016

The Catholic feast of Frumentius, born in 4th c. Tyre but enslaved by Axumites only to become the first bishop of Axum, is held #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/kxGhrEncH5

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 27, 2016

My fave Homer is Stephen Mitchell's superb #Iliad, beautifully read by Alfred Molina! @janecpacker @Classics_NHS https://t.co/4SE8tX0t7z pic.twitter.com/kXMcy8jK89

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 27, 2016

Exploring Roman Eboracum – Constantine the Great proclaimed emperor here in 306 CE. #roman #york pic.twitter.com/7YdwGtmLVf

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 27, 2016

For Halloween, our podcast covers the Roman & Celtic roots of the holiday,& a Horace poem about witches! https://t.co/GQol6O2sf3 #humpods

— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 27, 2016

Sole depiction of a winged Minerva in all of Roman coinage is on this denarius minted in the last year of Domitian's life, AD 95-96 pic.twitter.com/ygvKIDf8cW

— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 27, 2016

Galen's "De difficultate respirationis", 13thC: today's #PolonskyProject pick, a medical text on breathing problems https://t.co/roa0tQZ3FX pic.twitter.com/wgJxlFt4lO

— Bodleian Libraries (@bodleianlibs) October 27, 2016

Roman brick stamped by the legendary Ninth Legion (Hispana) who rebuilt the fort in stone during the reign of Trajan c.108 CE, York Minster pic.twitter.com/qPFEVv34iR

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 27, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/791771665986453504

Cameo necklace of Alexander the Great as Herakles-gold,amethyst,garnet,rock crystal-Hellenistic 2nd-1st century BC-private collection pic.twitter.com/K94VX7Jk7b

— Michel Lara (@VeraCausa9) October 27, 2016

We've done cool, new stuff lately, but nothing gets Classicists going like new Loebs. It's a bright (green) day today!

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 27, 2016

BSR Director Christopher Smith looks back at San Giovanni di Ruoti #excavations in this week's #ThursdayIsBlogDay https://t.co/qMREvv30YD pic.twitter.com/Tr0KV91I6L

— British School at Rome (@the_bsr) October 27, 2016

If the meeting wasn't in January @Harvard_Press would find many participants for a Red vs. Green themed flag football game.

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 27, 2016

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Were Roman texts designed to be read out loud? https://t.co/GIey8sC8jf

— The TLS (@TheTLS) October 27, 2016

Part of a larger funeral monument to Publius Aelius Bassus former centurion of the 20th legion, found in 1688 from Watercrook fort #Kendal pic.twitter.com/f7TuoG8Jlt

— Pete Savin (@pete_savin) October 27, 2016

Something like this on our new Blog would be well received, definitely. Email us!

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 27, 2016

#Latin student problem number 1188 pic.twitter.com/W5fL0GVzjm

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) October 27, 2016

Go right now to the excellent & moving exhibit at Palazzo Barberini of recovered stolen art. You have 4 days. Did I mention it's FREE? pic.twitter.com/1Ai89RBTrA

— Gillian Longworth McGuire (@gmcguireinrome) October 27, 2016

Attention Thucydides fans: if you're not already following the round table at https://t.co/WGOWPRftFT, you really ought to.

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) October 27, 2016

Wide range of perspectives from history, IR, strategic studies etc. Latest post from @queenofthinair is especially thought-provoking.

— Neville Morley (@NevilleMorley) October 27, 2016

The Roman Emperor Maxentius died #OnThisDay in 312 at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. #RomanAntiquities pic.twitter.com/woU2QoYfgC

— Musée du Louvre (@MuseeLouvre) October 27, 2016

The Roman Pantheon adopted Celtic Goddess Epona & was widespread in Empire c 100-300 AD
Relief from Roman Macedoniahttps://t.co/bpCiEvPPXL pic.twitter.com/22rciLFmOX

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) October 27, 2016

Explore our #greatfiguresandleaders collection for iconic figures in #classics https://t.co/al44mOzynK pic.twitter.com/yr8ynTnaga

— Cambridge University Press – Classics (@CambUP_Classics) October 27, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/791776450240212992

Egbert Bakker named the Alvan Talcott Professor of Classics @Yale
Yale Classics Yale University https://t.co/70RD7Ic44S

— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) October 27, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/791776552807718913

Il Ninfeo Antonino di Sagalassos, II secolo d.C. Turchia
via https://t.co/KmStToSloR pic.twitter.com/1vUKYttJhs

— Capitolivm (@Capitolivm) October 27, 2016

Metropolitan Museum of Art – Head of Statue of bearded Hercules Marble, Roman, Early Imperial, Flavian, A.D. 68-98. https://t.co/gCjk3OfOOx pic.twitter.com/fagDKGG93z

— Aurum Antiquum (@AurumAntiquum) October 27, 2016

"Women Classical Scholars: A Conversation with Edith Hall." @edithmayhall on feminism, Classics & her new book: https://t.co/KYCUkrcvZK

— Eidolon (@eidolon_journal) October 27, 2016

Illicitly excavated artefacts are “gushing out” of Libya. The situation is exacerbated by new building in the… https://t.co/snu3gzYc6o

— Chasing Aphrodite (@ChasingAphrodit) October 27, 2016

Last day to sign up for the National Classical Etymology Exam (Nov. 2–Dec. 5)! Sign up here: https://t.co/YkQYrob1WX

— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) October 27, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/791779463239434244

In-situ column from Eboracum's Roman basilica, likely where Constantine was proclaimed emperor in 306. Minster Undercroft, York pic.twitter.com/FjkkFeFF8h

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 27, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/791785404303302656
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.@ut_classics Andrew Riggsby speaks at NYU's Classics and Cognitive Theory Conference pic.twitter.com/EQKIvTN3OA

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 27, 2016

Congrats @SavingMesAynak and @Brent_Huffman! https://t.co/Y9uHVjvjA0

— Unbroken Glass (@unbrokenglass) October 27, 2016

Paul Dilley speaks at NYU's "Classics and Cognitive Theory" conference pic.twitter.com/trvRqd8iG4

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 27, 2016

Colosseum unharmed by quake – English – ANSA.it – https://t.co/1rJGlpZIQ6

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

Today lectured in Madrid on how ancient girls heard myths like Atalanta's and then SAW HER, as painted by Poussin, in Madrid Prado Museum. pic.twitter.com/NU7x1OiO3b

— @edithmayhall (@edithmayhall) October 27, 2016

Antoninus Pius in two parts… the statue's body is on the site of Gortyn #Crete while the original head is in the Heraklion Museum. pic.twitter.com/3hRQhFM2Yw

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 27, 2016

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What have you got, Classicists? Any suggestions for @juellinika ? https://t.co/V6gGD7K14k

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 27, 2016

Book launch, 28 Nov: Women Classical Scholars (@RosieWyles & @edithmayhall, Eds) #allwelcome pic.twitter.com/zMCC2YQSol via @womeninclassics

— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) October 27, 2016

Fancy some light evening reading? How about the sirens and pornography? Now up on the blog – https://t.co/tRQLHrfSJP

— Dr. Liz Gloyn (@lizgloyn) October 27, 2016

Rutger Allen, "Immersed into the Storyworld" at NYU's "Classics and Cognitive Theory" Conference pic.twitter.com/6rLUQs3wkK

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 27, 2016

In episode 9 of our conservation series, see how new pieces are colour matched with the original Roman glass https://t.co/YmuFTAfE4p pic.twitter.com/RWpHXScktt

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) October 27, 2016

Listening to R.J. Allan on the intersection of linguistics, narratology, & cognition in immersive readings of Greek literature. #cogclassics

— Patrick J. Burns (@diyclassics) October 27, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/791797015571263488

Roman glass mosaic with St Thomas and a volute in suffragette colours
C4th AD @corningmuseum https://t.co/ZqeOh69aOg pic.twitter.com/mLgWFLzq9S

— Pythika (@Pythika) October 27, 2016

#classicaltwitter ~ October 24, 2016

October 25, 2016 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

pt barnum is alive and well

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Bronze statuette of a mounted Amazon w/ bow aimed forward,in Scythian fashion-ca.510-490 BC-Etrusco-Campanian,Caserta, Italy @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/KZYmuCYURw

— Michel Lara (@VeraCausa9) October 21, 2016

On site today pic.twitter.com/FOGyb07oFY

— Paphos Theatre Dig (@paphostheatre) October 24, 2016

In case you missed it… The Vandals: Conquerors of the Roman Empire (Battleground I) https://t.co/lfYhgtbPf6 pic.twitter.com/LCddveqIR9

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 24, 2016

Carthage Campaign Inscription on Coin – https://t.co/ItWiAchiq2 pic.twitter.com/2f35sV6rRc

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 24, 2016

Our Classics pilot is expanding; we are delighted to work with @classicsforall – please apply now to introduce Classics to state schools.

— NIoT @ Harris Initial Teacher Education (@NIoT_ESL_ITE) October 24, 2016

Donate £25+ & get one of our gorgeous USB trowels! You'll be helping a good cause too https://t.co/8CVqkKjyoF #OAfund #OAWeek @ADS_Update pic.twitter.com/SGYgVaCuAu

— Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social (@IntarchEditor) October 24, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/790485977198362625

Διδυμοι κουροι κλελια κορινθιας ,οι αρχαιοκαπηλοι τους εκοψαν σε 12 κομματια για να τους πουλησουν pic.twitter.com/hw0lLtV9K4

— πανος 👀😉 40ης (@panosarandis) October 24, 2016

#Archéologie à #Naples : découverte d'une cuve d'époque romaine https://t.co/D5jh7NN8Rc @LoveArchaeology pic.twitter.com/0E6NG8Dosj

— Roma Aeterna 🏛 (@ValeriaAugusta8) October 24, 2016

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List of tributes for years 439-432 BC. Note acrophonic numbers, 2nd column right. pic.twitter.com/WUXKN8Y2sn

— SLA (@SLAletter) October 24, 2016

2,000-year-old Roman bath discovered in central Turkey to be opened for tourism https://t.co/rdMkxHJS0Z

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 24, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/790487212991324160
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Art expert Joan Breton Connelly slams @ToledoMuseum on sale of antiquities through @ChristiesInc https://t.co/58kkp9eTYd pic.twitter.com/ZNlVKy1zle

— ARCA (@ARCA_artcrime) October 24, 2016

BMCR: J. C. Yardley (trans.), Livy, Rome's Italian Wars, Books 6-10 (with introduction and notes by Dexter Hoyos). https://t.co/KwT86HhtTk

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

BMCR: Vincenzo Merolle, Mommsen and Cicero: ‘vindiciae Ciceronianae’. https://t.co/RYLT1Wo8lg

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

GREEK MYTHS IN ROMAN ART AND CULTURE: imagery, values and identity in Italy, 50 BC-AD 250 – Classics for All
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

#classcon On the Election—I | by Russell Baker | The New York Review of Books
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

17th International Conference for Ancient East-Mediterranean Studies in Tartu: "Crises in Early Religions" | caemc
https://t.co/b8CWfsQWjZ

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Inventing Origins – The Function of Aetiology in Antiquity – Humanities Geesteswetenschappen – Universiteit Leiden
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Ancients vs. Moderns | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Art expert slams Toledo museum on sale of antiquities – The Blade
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

#ancientdrama Theater review: ‘Iphigenia and Other Daughters,’ dir. Marya Sea Kaminski |
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Time-Out | The Second Achilles
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

the one on the left is actually a frequent fake … see another version: https://t.co/xnERACWpSI

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

that works; I wonder if the dress is specific to an activity?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

@rogueclassicist The Irish Senate plan a move into @NMIreland Pls sign the protest petition & RT https://t.co/b7bXFJSibd #CherishOurPast

— Emer Fox (@EmerFox1) October 24, 2016

ok …Christie's withdraws an item from an auction. What happens to it? What happens to the Consignor? Why do we not hear about such things?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

not sure there are negotiations to to. an object is stolen … does Christie's return it or turn it in to police?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Classical sculptural problems #372.https://t.co/mKGnFOtlpY pic.twitter.com/Xy3kzIyBmL

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) October 24, 2016

Oval Carnelian engraved w/ Augustus as Neptune, mounting a sea-chariot-Roman Early Imperial Period-late 1st century BC- @mfaboston pic.twitter.com/8e4xwIaBr2

— Michel Lara (@VeraCausa9) October 24, 2016

centaur and wreath on this lead #token @ANSCoins https://t.co/Ypl7CoU50G #numismatics pic.twitter.com/QzcuZADGFD

— token_communities (@ancient_tokens) October 24, 2016

Just found by eye on the Thames foreshore. Roman coin, beautiful condition. I'm a very happy Mudlark #londonmudlark pic.twitter.com/2idRZhGV0g

— Lara Maiklem FSA – The London Mudlark (@LondonMudlark) October 23, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/UyW3KgpSF0

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/UxTYEocJSZ

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/tcAWf9JvVC

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/0US23w9BJ4

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/rB6Y7MGdoX

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/q5QUuXhz5m

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

Confarreatio, LAS BODAS SAGRADAS … (esp)https://t.co/YFdSczTIgl pic.twitter.com/rtu3gdiih1

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 24, 2016

The Roman Empire Off Limits – 05/11/2016 #London #England #congress https://t.co/hc0Viv1wc4

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 24, 2016

Portrait of Aule Meteli “The Arringatore”-bronze & copper-Hellenistic-c.125-100 BC-found in Sanguineto, Italia-Museo Archeologico, Firenze pic.twitter.com/67jp5Cha8W

— Michel Lara (@VeraCausa9) October 24, 2016

Board gamers, has anyone tried Mare Nostrum?

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

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Dedicated to Jupiter by G. Iulius Proculus, centurion of Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, based in Xanten from AD 119. Römisch-Germanisches Museum pic.twitter.com/tGHGmo8D7B

— Tom Ljevar (@tomljevar) October 24, 2016

Dedicated to Jupiter by Lucius Aemilius Carus, commander of Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix at the time of emperor Hadrian; around 150 AD, #Cologne. pic.twitter.com/GFGvRkTfKa

— Tom Ljevar (@tomljevar) October 24, 2016

Please share with us your pictures from #Pompeii! pic.twitter.com/kpdVCUWHQY

— Pompeii Sites (@pompeii_sites) October 24, 2016

Waking the gods: how the classical world cast its spell over British art https://t.co/dbeWQZ8wpt

— James Cahill (@JamesCahill) October 24, 2016

A Week Until Halloween? Time for some Werewolves! https://t.co/B92e7PMO8d pic.twitter.com/eI3qkPDHqa

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 24, 2016

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— Loïc Vigouroux 🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@Corbulon59) October 24, 2016

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— Loïc Vigouroux 🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@Corbulon59) October 24, 2016

Surviving the test of time, National Museum of Beirut opens its treasure trove https://t.co/73TeVvMNeb pic.twitter.com/4fzOCJliFi

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 24, 2016

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Statuaria antica ai #MuseiCapitolini! La fantastica arte greco-romana! #Gaudium #Rome #Roma #arte @taddeocico @MercurioPsi @RomePics pic.twitter.com/vo5i6wKWAB

— Gaudium Roma (@GaudiumRoma) October 24, 2016

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Happy 1965th Birthday to Titus Flavius Domitianus, born in Rome #OnThisDay in 51 to Titus Flavius Vespasianus and Flavia Domitilla Major pic.twitter.com/qYYIA7xIiX

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 24, 2016

#OnThisDay in 69, Vespasianic forces under Antoninus Primus defeated the army of Vitellius at the Second Battle of Bedriacum pic.twitter.com/4MdtnY5gzs

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 24, 2016

@scsclassics I thought it existed ages ago… I had it in my rss reader already but with a misleading title

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/790680801914609664

Viae Romanae has Google Earth .kmz files for Roman roads, by province…. https://t.co/ti9JMXB3iT

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

Via Michael Fontaine: Cool video of the Aeneas panel on the Ara Pacis being colorized (Full color at 2:04)… https://t.co/ERT9aOpg8J

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

@DorothyKing Since destruction of temple of Bel at Palmyra started collecting Roman coins with temple reverses. Latest addition pic.twitter.com/vLIfLOEfhu

— Christopher Whittell (@ChrisWhittell) October 24, 2016

Today 51AD born Domitian. Last member of the Flavian Dynasty,efficient Ruler,prolific Builder,immensely popular with the Army & the Populace pic.twitter.com/dv95yOtEpU

— Roman History (@romanhistory1) October 24, 2016

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⚾Unfortunately 1908 was also probably the last time a reporter used "Homeric Contest" to describe the World Series. #ChicagoCubs #USHistory pic.twitter.com/gcPYIjb4DA

— David A. Smith (@DavidASmith12) October 23, 2016

Antinous, the Roman emperor Hadrian's lover, drowned in the Nile #onthisday in AD 130. Learn more in #SunkenCities https://t.co/Mdor27PvUY pic.twitter.com/1hxoIn9sVy

— British Museum (@britishmuseum) October 24, 2016

You wait all season for a new Loeb, and then 9 come along at once. Early Greek Philosophy,… https://t.co/MkLu1q3yAh

— Harvard University Press (@Harvard_Press) October 24, 2016

This head of Marcus Aurelius: stolen from Algeria, discovered for sale at Christie's Auction house in 2004. NEW CASE https://t.co/F1oUFARp2Q pic.twitter.com/ox4LQoAUSE

— Trafficking Culture (@CultureTraffic) October 24, 2016

SCS Launches New Website Front Page, Blog, and YouTube Channel https://t.co/j1SkXLWwwH pic.twitter.com/NyBiGjrbSq

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

Hear what the Odyssey might have sounded like when it was sung (especially relevant for Reading Antiquity students):https://t.co/j3AiPCBO6j

— Classics UWTSD (@ClassicsUWTSD) October 24, 2016

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Eamus Catuli! #Cubs pic.twitter.com/RKnGWndBJL

— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) October 24, 2016

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Just to follow up on our last tweet: Here's the teaser video for our new @YouTube page! https://t.co/UIWEBFOmMB

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

“[Not] in our stars, dear Brutus…” #Astrology, Politics, and #Election Uncertainty by our own Sarah Scullin: https://t.co/Ew6c2kQkl4

— Eidolon (@eidolon_journal) October 24, 2016

Roman bronze locust, 3rd-4th c.CE, from Industria (@PleiadesProject https://t.co/gTP194EoXS) in N Italy https://t.co/RRoDtP618Q pic.twitter.com/7htlQzIa2V

— dan diffendale (@diffendale) October 24, 2016

Harpies from 'Jason and the Argonauts' (1963). Ray had wanted to showcase winged demons since #LostTreasure 'The Elementals' #Harryhausen100 pic.twitter.com/rU9eV8DgiE

— Ray Harryhausen (@Ray_Harryhausen) October 24, 2016

From bes to #Bitcoin: alternative currencies in the ancient Roman world https://t.co/E2ZHqjOk5X #BristolPound #Romans #AncientRome pic.twitter.com/o1MU81Eu1m

— HistoryExtra (@HistoryExtra) October 24, 2016

#24ottobre 51 d.C. nasce l'imperatore Domiziano
Domiziano, Collezione Albani, @MuseeLouvre, Parigi pic.twitter.com/wzL8YcH1YJ

— Nabi (@Annabel27034387) October 24, 2016

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After his death, #Hadrian deified him into Osiris-Antinous /Antinous-Dionysos following equation #Osiris = #Dionysos https://t.co/bg4sjoP6F3

— Aurelia Masson-Berghoff (@aurelia_masson) October 24, 2016

A 3000-year-old human skeleton was found near the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion in Greece https://t.co/llKpI7LSAc pic.twitter.com/TcYJwKidS3

— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) October 24, 2016

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Lecture tonight at the Greek National Archaeological Museum:https://t.co/ISdJmemjVN

— ASCSA (@ASCSAthens) October 24, 2016

The cast list for the UK premiere of Anouilh's Antigone 😳 pic.twitter.com/N0wc9lMwE5

— Emma Cole (@Emma_Cole1) October 24, 2016

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An open letter to @AQA from teachers of undergraduate Classics, ie: folk who know how important #ALevelClassics is: https://t.co/d0AXyTBpmt

— Greek Myth Comix (@GreekMythComix) October 24, 2016

Small marble statue of the goat-like Pan playing the syrinx (pan-pipe). From Lappa, 2nd century AD. (Heraklion Archaeological Museum) pic.twitter.com/E8ML8RkAry

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 24, 2016

"the Stoics claim it is not strange for someone to eat another’s flesh or his own.”https://t.co/JNZZEzdAna

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 24, 2016

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and Canada as a nation was supposedly forged there go figure

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

Canada had a role there too

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

The Museum holds over half a million Roman objects, looked after for the people of Wales to enjoy. #BeAmazed pic.twitter.com/1iv0Iepzx0

— Roman Legion Museum (@RomanCaerleon) October 24, 2016

One of us is Julius Caesar pic.twitter.com/1hij8Ziu4u

— Barry Strauss (@barrystrauss) October 24, 2016

Today in history: Emperor Domitian is born. (51 CE) https://t.co/AHZu4c1ZQD

Photos: Mary Harrsch & Carole Raddato pic.twitter.com/kf9iY2sgR1

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 24, 2016

One of our best primary sources for information about the new deity Osirantinous is an obelisk found in Rome.https://t.co/tTqMmu3cnp

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 24, 2016

"Room of the Archaic draped statues, Acropolis Museum, Athens, 1903" pic.twitter.com/XpJwF2qABI

— Aurum Antiquum (@AurumAntiquum) October 24, 2016

Call for a Director: The Oxford Greek Play https://t.co/k4rjzlE7NV pic.twitter.com/IFffuw93TF

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

Un capolavoro dei Musei Capitolini al giorno. Info: https://t.co/stV89ZU5MZ pic.twitter.com/oFgSHT9OdQ

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 24, 2016

New Coin: auction season culminates with one of my finest acquisitions this year. Beautiful Roman denarius of Augustus with Mars, c.18 BC. pic.twitter.com/S8itwFHOUO

— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 23, 2016

Apologies if I don't reply to every comment: Sparta internet is rather, well, Spartan

— Louïse Hitchcock Din #Fella (@ashlarblocks) October 24, 2016

Conference: "Ennius, Poetry, and History" https://t.co/WSFZlR0KtR pic.twitter.com/6TkdWklcK7

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

Amazing bust of Antinous as Dioniysus @ROMtoronto– some believe Hadrian's lover Antinous died #OnThisDay drowned in the Nile pic.twitter.com/iHczqF9EBB

— Zoe McQuinn (@zoemcquinn) October 24, 2016

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Great 2 see #UnderItaly = our mission: #historicalpreservation & engaging discovery! We expected nothing less! @raicinque @DariusAryaDigs pic.twitter.com/RuL3KBPZDb

— Ancient Rome Live (@AncientRomeLive) October 24, 2016

Very useful book on women in the Roman world. https://t.co/bIleLuodjj pic.twitter.com/pBbkgnp3cC

— Nick Brown (@randomrome) October 24, 2016

Brilliant book on some of Rome's neglected people – slaves, the poor, gladiators, prostitutes, pirates. https://t.co/KSgNZXjSVB pic.twitter.com/vY4ZAt3j4y

— Nick Brown (@randomrome) October 24, 2016

Archaeologists have unearthed a spectacular Roman villa on the Amalfi Coast https://t.co/yle9TFdcqx pic.twitter.com/yUOXpd29mg

— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) October 24, 2016

Art expert slams Toledo museum on sale of antiquities https://t.co/6CnoOiDL8D pic.twitter.com/nzVCeu7kMa

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 24, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/790699083077914624

New SCS Affiliated Group: "Classics and Social Justice" https://t.co/eVmPgPdt7M

— SCS (@scsclassics) October 24, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/790699445323169792

but we never hear of such things happening

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 24, 2016

In case you missed it… Attalid Dynasty https://t.co/N0XlcHCpUg pic.twitter.com/5JJeIc2j32

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 24, 2016

Auguste Rodin
Aurora
c.1895-97 pic.twitter.com/6Oc04Erwja

— Wilhelm Gustloff (@WilhelmGustloff) October 24, 2016

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/790700902810345472

What do roses, black beans, and the #Roman Empire have in common? Find out on our latest #episode, available now @iTunesPodcasts! pic.twitter.com/9U1NP87p7L

— The Feast (@Feast_Podcast) October 24, 2016

What we think we know about ancient Greek eroticism changes as more literary and artistic evidence is found and… https://t.co/g4bKG6jjo3

— K. Kris Hirst (@archaeology) October 24, 2016

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