#classicaltwitter ~ October 27, 2016

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

— Ancient History Encyclopedia (@ahencyclopedia) 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

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

— RedPen/BlackPen (@redpenblackpen) October 27, 2016

#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

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 (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Recently discovered statues of Artemis and Apollo, from the ancient city of Aptera, Crete, 1st–2nd cent. AD #Greece pic.twitter.com/W1vRO3H0H4

— A Melville (@alphamelville) October 27, 2016

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 (@TwShiloh) October 27, 2016

Home – The Classical Art Research Centre – Gandhara Connections
https://t.co/5G3hTauOjk

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Digital Games as History: How Videogames Represent the Past and Offer Access to Historical Practice – Routledge
https://t.co/gf2fCpTR4z

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

VIDEOCAST – Converting Risk into Knowledge / News / The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
https://t.co/K8KXR7QaK6

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

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

— rogueclassicist (@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 (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Stock Footage Compilation: Ancient Rome #050013 – YouTube
https://t.co/1MRn4Y5tYP

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

From Dissertation to Book: A Few Things I Learned Over the Past 10 Years – History From Below
https://t.co/ygUJSODUvX

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

Learning TPRS: Getting back up off the ground: ginlindzey
https://t.co/JFBGEJMe4h

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

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

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Homer and the Papyri
https://t.co/Nrj7bYZ270

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 27, 2016

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

— rogueclassicist (@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 (@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

Another fragment of a Roman painted gladiator cup, found in the Silloth region, Cumbria: https://t.co/Gd9GrpwMqA pic.twitter.com/ic6kbfKHfv

— Dr Caitlin Green (@caitlinrgreen) October 27, 2016

Other pictures pic.twitter.com/WQfDAKLSvr

— Patricia (@patriciacarles) October 27, 2016

A beautiful L1stC BC Roman glass bowl, w/ 4 different colours of glass+millefiori decoration: http://t.co/c5zPQdwBHf pic.twitter.com/jPoIAkxGNp

— Dr Caitlin Green (@caitlinrgreen) August 18, 2015

Crystal ball w/ Greek inscription from 4thC Danish grave–another lovely 360 spin-around here: http://t.co/VVAM8W3Ezt pic.twitter.com/WdQpWySqtg

— Dr Caitlin Green (@caitlinrgreen) June 8, 2015

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

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

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 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

— CUP Classics (@CambUP_Classics) October 27, 2016

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

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

You have to love @tomhanks "Some people say Casablanca or Citizen Kane. I say "Jason and the Argonauts" is the greatest film ever made" pic.twitter.com/FuY0LBMLta

— John Trikeriotis (@spartanwarriors) October 23, 2016

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

Panathenaic amphora given as prize in the Games #Athens: shows front horse just crossing the finish line #HOCW100 27 https://t.co/cREDHOapVu pic.twitter.com/EvxzzJxn6x

— Dr Emily Hauser (@ehauserwrites) October 27, 2016

.@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 (@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

— Edith Hall (@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

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

reading Plutarch's life of Pyrrhus, whose right foot could cure diseases of the spleen…(Pyrr. 3) pic.twitter.com/EvFZWaEWJo

— Dr Hannah Čulík-Baird (@opietasanimi) October 27, 2016

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

— Pythika (@Pythika) October 27, 2016