@DorothyKing I actually saw this and wondered where the curves were
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
Fun fact: Myriad comes from the Greek for 10,000. Thus, another name for the band '10,000 Maniacs' is just 'Myriad Maniacs' #90spedantics
— Sarah Bond (@SarahEBond) October 31, 2016
Graduate students Dave and Meghan had the opportunity to meet the legendary Fr. Reginald Foster today! #LivingLatin pic.twitter.com/opBvRuITSk
— Rutgers Classics (@RUClassics) October 31, 2016
For #Halloween Eve, here's the tale of Charles Trick Currelly, @ROMToronto's founder & resident ghost. https://t.co/heo5lekyzY #toronto pic.twitter.com/8kqDzV0E7y
— Kiron Mukherjee (@kironcmukherjee) October 31, 2016
#Ghosts in the #Ancient World. https://t.co/xmM1FSBifV #Halloween pic.twitter.com/oqhBODn3iR
— Ancient History (@ahencyclopedia) October 31, 2016
@DailyDael the second wink is the wink of the target person acknowledging the first wink
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
hippology: The study of horses. https://t.co/OxOCIzJsuK
— A.Word.A.Day (@awad) October 31, 2016
A #Roman skeleton for #Halloween! Of course it was a *memento mori* showing a slave-girl carrying wine jugs: eat, drink & be merry, etc… pic.twitter.com/nnfJT5qvdG
— Caroline Lawrence (@CarolineLawrenc) October 31, 2016
Word of the Day: lamia – a mythical monster… https://t.co/LwSbhl83mX
— Oxford Dictionaries (@OxfordWords) October 31, 2016
#dailydomitian Pliny the Younger, a contemporary, on Domitian's punishment of the chief vestal. pic.twitter.com/glJFKKyYuX
— Lj Trafford (@TraffordLj) October 31, 2016
When vestals were punished, were they buried inside the pomerium?
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
New interview on death & psychai in #ancient Greece, by Dr Bridget Martin https://t.co/1tpFAQQPq7 @IcsDirector #halloween #samhain pic.twitter.com/sq8iDmtWO9
— Sonya Nevin (@SonyaNevin) October 31, 2016
Rare 1st-century mosaic from King Abgar unearthed in Turkey: https://t.co/0FEzJaDAnh – Rare ancient mosaics, b… https://t.co/0EJuCPM2pt
— david meadows (@exploratorraw) October 31, 2016
Floor mosaic with a partridge between 2 marsh plants
decorated the floor of a #Roman house in #Tunisiahttps://t.co/xoNm5Ue5wW #archaeology pic.twitter.com/edXHjRxh7N
— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) October 30, 2016
Our conference this week: New Approaches and Paradigms in the Study of Greek Architecture. Free attendance for all: https://t.co/4YhHuFvUoz
— ASCSA (@ASCSAthens) October 31, 2016
@DrKillgrove i'm wondering about the potential sacrilege of burial within the pomerium … might be a 'fiction' as @FoodOriented suggests
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
The Ides of March – trial of the assassins – YouTube
https://t.co/l1jNavxqI6— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
Classics Department Resurrects History With Festival | The Cornell Daily Sun
https://t.co/t9eI8jD2Xg— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
whaaa? ΒΟΜΒΑ! «Δεν αποκλείεται ο Μέγας Αλέξανδρος να είναι θαμμένος στην Αμφίπολη» |difernews.gr
https://t.co/ceKgj7WQoC— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
My review of Mary Lefkowitz's 'Euripides and the Gods' is now on the @classicsforall website: https://t.co/9MxkqIEfaw pic.twitter.com/MR0390G5t9
— David Stuttard (@davidstuttard) October 31, 2016
Some Halloween themed etymology: https://t.co/tdcjZjWTvw
— ASCSA Publications (@ascsapubs) October 31, 2016
Roman 1: you won't believe how many women I've slept with
Roman 2: mmm?
Roman 1: don't be ridiculous, not that many— Andy Ryan (@ItsAndyRyan) October 30, 2016
The journey to the underworld ain't easy. Etruscan creatures from "The Tomb of the Blue Demons" near Tarquinia #Monsterfact via @lshipley805 pic.twitter.com/qKz0GXq18U
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
A Chilling Letter from Ancient Rome! https://t.co/wr9cdABheE #HappyHalloween
— Peter Kruschwitz (@felonius_kru) October 31, 2016
It's Halloween, so here's a plug for a blog on one of England's oldest ghost stories https://t.co/Ge3ATwTV6W
— Charles West (@Pseudo_Isidore) October 31, 2016
@hashtagoras I'm using the Lemuralia from Ovid's Fasti; wrong time of year, but nice and spooky.
— Emlen Smith (@EmlenSmith) October 31, 2016
Holy Crypt! Days of the Dead October 31-November 2 https://t.co/o4frTuMvdj pic.twitter.com/XjdYb83I1w
— Catacomb Society (@CatacombSociety) October 31, 2016
The peripatetic Carole Raddato (aka Following Hadrian) has been at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum…. https://t.co/1WogYpOlZ5
— SCS (@scsclassics) October 31, 2016
Mosaic depicting the sea monster Ketos, discovered in 1969 in Caulonia (Italy), 3rd century BC.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/vKKwL4Yt3E
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
Have just read the best explanation of why Menander's Dyskolos is supposed to be funny. All about subverting expectations of nymph-napping.
— Liz Gloyn (@lizgloyn) October 31, 2016
Medusa's grandson Geryon had 3 heads or 3 bodies or 6 legs. Hard for Herakles to slay! A 6thC BC #Monsterfact by Exekias in @museelouvre pic.twitter.com/vQjU7CrOrT
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
#HappyHalloween!! Does anybody have an 'ancient' costume?
Photo: A Greek lead curse figurine. (420-410 BCE) https://t.co/5lYLL2aZ2C pic.twitter.com/za7XEHLXlu
— Ancient History (@ahencyclopedia) October 31, 2016
Delve into the intro of The Ancient City on our blog: https://t.co/sLVMxgKBP3 #CitiesDay pic.twitter.com/xjovKbTBCy
— CUP Classics (@CambUP_Classics) October 31, 2016
Terrible decision from #AQA. I, and many others, would not be doing Classics if not for the intro provided by Classical Civilisation courses https://t.co/gPlb8FuW56
— Dylan James (@thucydidylan) October 31, 2016
The Chimera was a ferocious fire-breathing monster with a lion body, goat head on its back and serpentine tail.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/thg9p3Zi04
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
@barrystrauss Sarsina is a gem of an Umbrian hill town! They hold an annual @Plautusfestival in the Teatro di Plauto:https://t.co/K223qmRgTa
— Michael Fontaine (@M_S_Fontaine) October 31, 2016
Aphrodisias Tetrapylon Monumental Gate near Geyre #Turkey https://t.co/JyfaZOyYEw pic.twitter.com/UNoA5N2naX
— Roman Heritage (@RomanHeritage) October 31, 2016
Ever wondered about the Greeks and the afterlife? This Panoply interview is rocking the latest research: https://t.co/dNM6GaC5VG pic.twitter.com/Zv0PdKV8ro
— Sonya Nevin (@SonyaNevin) October 31, 2016
Programming is philology.
— ptrourke (@ptrourke) October 31, 2016
Companies named after random mythological characters should perhaps look up the back story on Wikipedia… pic.twitter.com/QXRHQ2648N
— Helen Forte (@minimus_latin) October 30, 2016
AESCHYLEAN EPITHETS OF FURIES:
ἀξιομισής, ές
—worthy of hateαἱματοσταγής, ές
—blood-drippingμελανείμων, ον, gen. ονος
—clad in black— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) October 31, 2015
Antonia Menor … (esp)https://t.co/ET6pn1T0Yg pic.twitter.com/YDMusJC9z9
— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 31, 2016
Antonia Menor … (esp)https://t.co/ET6pn1T0Yg pic.twitter.com/dUqWnJ7JcX
— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 31, 2016
Antonia Menor … (esp)https://t.co/ET6pn1T0Yg pic.twitter.com/Cj2JYZa1aq
— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 31, 2016
Antonia Menor … (esp)https://t.co/ET6pn1T0Yg pic.twitter.com/FmGRxTZLyP
— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 31, 2016
Antonia Menor … (esp)https://t.co/ET6pn1T0Yg pic.twitter.com/EzXfbmNRGh
— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) October 31, 2016
@SarahEBond @lislanna @scsclassics @archaeology_aia I put together a set of guidelines on how to livetweet for the 2014 CA if of interest.
— Liz Gloyn (@lizgloyn) October 31, 2016
She'd hardly turn you to stone! How a #Monsterfact changes over time. Beautiful Medusa mask, part of a 18th centuryFrench clock. @MetMuseum pic.twitter.com/SWiDvhlP0W
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
The Hydra was a serpentine water monster with many heads. It was so poisonous it could kill men with its breath.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/Jjh8D3t7ov
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
Attend/Submit paper: "International Graduate Conference in Greek Comedy"
Classica @ Oxford: https://t.co/XnSEExM9iz— Classics Collective (@ClassColl) October 31, 2016
Medusa (gorgon) snakes for hair; could turn to stone with a gazehttps://t.co/3jWYIlUcRt#myths #scary #halloween pic.twitter.com/AFFpVfWG0t
— Early Myths Books (@EarlyMyths) October 31, 2016
Is that a pig they have hanging up?
https://t.co/yeGOh19b3l— Library of Antiquity (@LibAntiquity) October 31, 2016
Now this is the terrifying #Monsterfact Medusa we all love. She's giving Pegasus a snuggle. ~580 BC, now in the Museo Archeologico, Syracuse pic.twitter.com/zGVECm6nO5
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
Rare 1st-century mosaic unearthed in southeastern Turkey https://t.co/Xmk1WQwQAC
— Classics@UnivReading (@UniRdg_Classics) October 31, 2016
Join us for our upcoming lecture "Hatra: an Arab city in Roman times" by its excavator Wathiq Al-Salihi, 6pm, 16 Nov https://t.co/AhtztdlV5A pic.twitter.com/uymIQvXr16
— BISI (@BISI1932) October 13, 2016
Each time you'd cut off one of the Lernean Hydra's heads, it'd grow 2 in its place #Monsterfact from Casere in Etruria, now in @GettyMuseum pic.twitter.com/71b3oMzHGN
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
Ancient email inboxes. https://t.co/CwSKn9KOts
— Christopher Jones (@cwjones89) October 31, 2016
The Minotaur was a bull-headed monster that devoured human flesh deep within the twisting maze of the labyrinth.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/aBslfNXHjA
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
Pumpification at Durham Classics Department. pic.twitter.com/Qe94Bo27gY
— Ioannis Ziogas (@ZiogasIoannis) October 31, 2016
Ahem. I told you about the books. Oops. @heffersbookshop pic.twitter.com/h9YrqXyQU9
— Paul Taylor (@pault_cam) October 29, 2016
Explore the evolving role of the #city in #Athens, 5th century #Rome and #medieval #Byzantium – https://t.co/EgoEBgg3E0 #worldcitiesday pic.twitter.com/lagkvSKxeD
— CUP Classics (@CambUP_Classics) October 31, 2016
relief from a sarcophagus depicting stages of the deceased's life: religious initiation, military service, and wedding (mid-2nd century AD) pic.twitter.com/ibF0xGuG1B
— GroovyHistorian (@GroovyHistorian) October 31, 2016
We've just discovered Hebdomada Aenigmatum, a free online Latin magazine.
It features crosswords and word… https://t.co/w3qFOlZHuG
— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) October 31, 2016
Hopeful sign? Archaeologists work with the Waqf to lay electric cable on Temple Mount, make first in-situ finds: https://t.co/rv038lM6jd
— Christopher Jones (@cwjones89) October 31, 2016
“Women Classical Scholars” by @eidolon_journal https://t.co/hkHIKXTwvB @chickhistory
— Katie Hodges-Kluck (@KLHKhistorian) October 31, 2016
Frank answers here https://t.co/DQy5yMH883 from me on what I regret, what I havent read, & where Classics is going (if only I knew) @TheTLS
— mary beard (@wmarybeard) October 31, 2016
How much do you know about ancient ghosts, witches, and monsters? – OUPblog (blog) https://t.co/nNXrRt3mIC
— ARCHAEOLOGY fans (@ARCHAEOLOGYfans) October 31, 2016
Today in #history: Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western #Roman Emperor. (475 CE) pic.twitter.com/iPeNUnCQtx
— Ancient History (@ahencyclopedia) October 31, 2016
Polyphemus, the Cyclops! Carved by Debra Nousek, classics professor at Western Ontario University and coauthor of A Caesar Workbook. pic.twitter.com/uVUCdSqf3Z
— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) October 31, 2016
Both sides of an ivory Memento Mori pendant: a dead man's face & a decaying skull #HappyHalloween #Halloween #MusGif pic.twitter.com/uKsxAO79ni
— Ashmolean Museum (@AshmoleanMuseum) October 31, 2016
Claudius Hieronymianus, legate of the 6th legion & highest ranking general in Eboracum built a temple to Egyptian god Serapis c.200 CE, York pic.twitter.com/ZfiYGaGtD3
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 30, 2016
An outstanding #sculpture of a #bronze horse rider goes on display at the #Acropolis museum until March 2017 https://t.co/f6JF6ryHsu pic.twitter.com/PMKXLzhznN
— Greece Is (@MyGreeceIs) October 17, 2016
Happy Halloween from the @PerseidsProject crew ! pic.twitter.com/EIPnsdUf9f
— Perseids Project (@PerseidsProject) October 31, 2016
The feast of Quintinus of Amiens, martyred by Rictiovarus for his missionary preaching in Gaul in c.287, is celebrated #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/7M1x5lCirI
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 31, 2016
Blog: Sparta in the Classroom, Experimental Teaching from Ancient Greece https://t.co/4PsCV0z8Bn via @sharethis
— DCCommentaries (@DCComm) October 31, 2016
British Epigraphy Society colloquium 12th November, at the ICS https://t.co/PeAgeJ2MJf pic.twitter.com/N4IFZokcEM
— ICS (@IcsDirector) September 24, 2016
The latest @cucdbulletin is dedicated entirely to Classics outreach – worth a read! https://t.co/VnS9OI08t4
— Evelien Bracke (@Evelien_Bracke) October 31, 2016
Classics/Latin teacher training weekend coming up in January 2017 at Gregynog Hall Wales https://t.co/MpHW30PSt3 registration open tomorrow!
— Evelien Bracke (@Evelien_Bracke) October 31, 2016
Blog: Sparta in the Classroom, Experimental Teaching from Ancient Greece https://t.co/QpgFM7RUiF
— SCS (@scsclassics) October 31, 2016
The bronze Chimera of Arezzo, ca. 400 BC. Found in Arezzo, an ancient Etruscan and Roman city in Tuscany.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/QD0O8sZDf8
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
Amphipolis Majesty Continues to Surprise as More Secrets Unfold | GreekReporter <- well this is "interesting" https://t.co/TDgijxwPBx
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Wanting to plan an outreach activity for Classics? Ideas on funding and good practice in the latest CUCD bulletin … https://t.co/cvkb7lT11G
— Kathryn Tempest (@KathrynTempest) October 31, 2016
So the big new development seems to be that they've "reconstructed" an Ionic porch in front of the Sphinxes at Amphipolis (plausible) … pic.twitter.com/rbKDI4GYBF
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
First-century hair was really SOMETHING – wasn't it?
Head of a woman ca. AD 100 [Fonseca bust], Capitoline Museum, Rome pic.twitter.com/NLQ0hnBB0c— Kate Cooper (@kateantiquity) October 31, 2016
The bad news is that they've reconstructed it based on looking around museums for "possible" material … pic.twitter.com/xAPP9DqYv3
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
The really bad news? This is far less credible than Corso's nonsense claims about the "Alexander portrait" frieze … it's worse … pic.twitter.com/3NXbJD8Vkr
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Picking out a couple of pictures from the CANI visit to @britishmuseum just for @carolemadge and @RaoulMcLaughlin … pic.twitter.com/HuN0kyEz2P
— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 31, 2016
Without having seen the presentation, I'm gonna guess the "Amphipolis" Getty sculptures are https://t.co/3NyVY1cw8i & the Alexander head …
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Happy #Halloween! Some Roman mosaics featuring skeletons and the notion of ''memento mori' — "remember that you have to die". pic.twitter.com/jHmiZmrHTa
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 31, 2016
"“One kind of melancholy is lykanthropy.
And it is clearly a type of misanthropy." https://t.co/7yZMpgslaU #Werewolves #Halloween— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 31, 2016
This is the Getty "Hephaistion" https://t.co/3NyVY1cw8i which does come from a "funerary monument" said to be from Messene … pic.twitter.com/TruRfsURW1
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
And this is the Getty "Alexander" said to be from the same tomb as the previous … https://t.co/NKs6P2QFum pic.twitter.com/3L09xf4hzx
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
The Getty bought more fragments of sculptures from that same "tomb" BTW, although it should be noted that a) Messene is not near Amphipolis
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
& b) the eagle eyed will notice the Getty web site says they are not on display – the reason for that is simple: they turned out to be fakes
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
The legendary fanged sea bunny-snake of 7thC Crete. Liquid would pour out of this vessel's tongue! Now in @MetMuseum #Halloween #Monsterfact pic.twitter.com/0ha4zyNBGv
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
I'm not sure which pieces from Louvre they're now randomly linking to Amphipolis, but I can guess at Istanbul as are dozens possibilities
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Scylla was a sea monster who haunted a narrow strait. Ships that sailed too close to her would lose six men.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/qDaK1wXG0O
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
For those that can't "read" architecture: the dark bits are the blocks they claim survive from this porch (whether at Amphipolis, who knows) pic.twitter.com/fOvvlo0EYi
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
So basically this new facade reconstruction is entirely created based on Macedonian tomb facades, Lycian rock cut tombs, and … m pic.twitter.com/eohbcp8y80
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
@peripatesis had not realised we're in that Show. Most Greek sculpture scholars who work on 4th C think they're 👎
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
… and the "architectural" end of the Mourning Women Sarcophagus. Kinda as if someone had read my PhD, but not understood it (just lifted) pic.twitter.com/LxOjLJ62tD
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
No idea who Lafazianis is. It the oracle theory is only credible after two bottles of vodka and lots of dope. pic.twitter.com/wA3kMmVx8E
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Finally let's deal with the bones. Initially they were of a young man. But under pressure from the Ministry they became old woman … 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ssIszLghW1
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Basically there was no young man who fit the theory the Ministry wanted of a relative of Alexander. The only possible blood relative was …
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Olympias: who died an old woman. Although as I covered repeatedly in the past, her tomb was elsewhere & well attested by inscriptions.
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
The Griffin was a bird-like beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/65wfBTF2QQ
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
So at least the only sensible thing going on at Amphipolis is an attempt to disassociate it from Olympias and return it to the man built for pic.twitter.com/ceoxF1cgFv
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Had originally planned to continue the previous thread with praise, but short version = Amphipolis a disaster since Katerina Peristeri left
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
(& I won't forgive the incompetent idiots who repeatedly stabbed her in the back & pushed her out with their lies & nonsense).
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Researchers Return to a Phoenician Shipwreck https://t.co/Bfda7NyUla #archaeology
— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) October 31, 2016
Amphipolis was an important site. What previous regime did was bad. The mess @tsipras_eu is now allowing there is worse. A Greek tragedy.
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Archaeologists exploring Phoenician shipwreck off Malta found jugs made locally & from North Africa & western Sicily https://t.co/HBPb9WAuPX pic.twitter.com/j99pBKG8XO
— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) October 31, 2016
Lycanthropy in Greek and Roman Culture https://t.co/IWADUo0MrO pic.twitter.com/JnnHQK9psu
— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 31, 2016
ASGLE: The American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy Bulletin now available online https://t.co/jU5sMGRfa7 via @AWOL_tweets @openaccess
— Yale Classics Lib (@YaleClassicsLib) October 31, 2016
This article is a little better & the points about the destruction of Amphipolis are based on evidence https://t.co/T8njo5mCBm
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
Less than 5 minutes into "Iphigenia", and already a surprising amount of male nudity. #hmm
— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 31, 2016
Bronze statue of possibly a Danaid [detail] part of a group of five Danaides-before 79 AD from Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum pic.twitter.com/SWzwvO2pUt
— Libertas (@VeraCausa9) October 30, 2016
What better time to read Pliny the Younger's letter on Ghosts and Spectres! https://t.co/NBcnN9crgZ #halloween 👻
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 31, 2016
‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’
– 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' by John Keats (who was born #otd in 1795) https://t.co/hhWhzfVhnf pic.twitter.com/zVvMhhnQg8
— BL Learning (@BL_Learning) October 31, 2016
Good year 10 Latin lesson today exploring the "sagae Thessalae" story! #Halloween #witches #fleshbiting
— Andy Keen (@keenerclassics) October 31, 2016
See our tour inside one of the worlds greatest museums #Acropolis Museum #Athens #Greece #traveltips #travelblogger https://t.co/nRPhEF1Lfk pic.twitter.com/j8c969c1to
— Why Athens (@WhyAthens) October 31, 2016
What's not to Loeb? @Harvard_Press pic.twitter.com/Mx8ZmjGyF2
— Hilary I. (@hilsgotilk) October 31, 2016
Vi auguriamo una bella serata romana dal Teatro Marcello. 😉 #Roma #italy https://t.co/V9ldca5aa7 pic.twitter.com/2QIMavWHle
— Capitolivm (@Capitolivm) October 31, 2016
"He lived in Corinth for the prostitutes"
περὶ Κόρινθον οὖν διέτριβε διὰ τὰς ἐκεῖ πόρνα#Suda
— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) October 31, 2016
May there be many a Monster Mash and a fun #Halloween had by all.https://t.co/NQuzwb7ONR pic.twitter.com/SON6rlQDpu
— Bodleian Libraries (@bodleianlibs) October 31, 2016
Typhon was a monstrous storm-giant. He was said to have been the most ferocious creature ever to roam the earth.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/w9zQdnl6dz
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
A painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the sorceress Circe offering a cup of magic potion to Odysseus. #Halloween #Art pic.twitter.com/OVM2J0RX5v
— Ancient History (@ahencyclopedia) October 31, 2016
Un'opera d'arte al giorno. Scopri il #capolavoro di oggi #MiCRoma. Info: https://t.co/Mim9keJzSh pic.twitter.com/5nAlEEFKQE
— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 31, 2016
Italy fears for #Colosseum as 'cracks get bigger' after #earthquake https://t.co/txVEcofD6J via @telegraphnews #terremoto
— JosephineMcKenna (@JosephineMcK) October 31, 2016
Polyphemus was a man-eating Cyclops giant, a monster with a single orb-shaped eye in the middle of his forehead.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/0XTwmMOOfr
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
Looks like Medusa is going to win our 'Creepiest Harryhausen Creature' poll- but don't forget Children of the Hydra's teeth! #Harryhausen100 pic.twitter.com/MbSzLHg5Fa
— Ray Harryhausen (@Ray_Harryhausen) October 31, 2016
The Minotaur was eventually slain by the Athenian hero Theseus. Ariadne helped him navigate the labyrinth.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/QTOSiENfua
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
John Keats was born #onthisday in 1795. ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ is thought to have been partly inspired by this vase https://t.co/feClUmByne pic.twitter.com/JBZOb1gxfY
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) October 31, 2016
Fragment of the gravestone of Decimina, daughter of Decimius.., Yorkshire Museum pic.twitter.com/mHXB3qmEPz
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 31, 2016
Cerberus was a massive hound with 3 heads that guarded the entrance to the underworld. It was Hades’ guard dog.#ancientmonsters#halloween pic.twitter.com/HPHWvccKzk
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
Faces in the streets of Antinoupolis https://t.co/xcnSs4zRZp pic.twitter.com/di5G1KtFqI
— Not really difficult (@noah_nonsense) October 31, 2016
honestly, I think I’m this close to starting an online "days since classics-l traffic included anything about classics" counter
— Tom Elliott (@paregorios) October 31, 2016
Odysseus encountered Polyphemus on his return from Troy. He became trapped in the giant's cave & escaped by plunging a stake into his eye. pic.twitter.com/PTPzEPEKlj
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 31, 2016
'Representing the uterus in terracotta, metal and fabric: votive wombs revisited' – me, in Oxford, 9 Nov: https://t.co/noempVuNth pic.twitter.com/Otq4WZ9uWW
— Helen King (@fluff35) October 31, 2016
This is interesting! (ps the claims of his cult inside Amphipolis are nonsense). https://t.co/9jMDHr2nMm
— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) October 31, 2016
The Rock(y) Horror Show: our latest blog entry by Bruce Brown: https://t.co/cFivqhoLpd pic.twitter.com/10H1gfXdOa
— Paphos Theatre Dig (@paphostheatre) October 31, 2016
Skeleton of a 6ft man of muscular build, who died in his 30's, suffering numerous stabs from rear & a sword blow to the head. Yorkshire Mus. pic.twitter.com/faYoNtP88Z
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) October 31, 2016
@OptimoPrincipi but wounds from behind…
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
Meet the 2016 Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project team! pic.twitter.com/1nP1HehQFG
— Paphos Theatre Dig (@paphostheatre) October 31, 2016
RT @TheTLS: "I certainly have no desire whatsoever to go back to the Roman world" – @wmarybeard https://t.co/CYpYpn31w3
— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) October 31, 2016
Antichi saperi e antichi sapori. Antiche tecnologie. #bmta2016 @LegioIItalica alla @BorsaPaestum pic.twitter.com/UZRrMY5bmu
— maraina in viaggio (@viaggimarilore) October 27, 2016
Archaeologists have uncovered stunning frescoes at a Roman villa buried by Vesuvius https://t.co/yle9TFdcqx pic.twitter.com/ShE0n5ADm6
— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) October 31, 2016
#Coliseum on a #pumpkin, and, what's more important – an impressed daughter! #pumpkinspiration @ancientblogger pic.twitter.com/iVLlCznSp3
— Charlie Roberts (@Camlatintutor) October 31, 2016
Carnelian scarab of Thanatos w/ Eos carrying her son Memnon- Etruscan-ca 500–450 BC @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/08nnAr2q3l
— Libertas (@VeraCausa9) October 31, 2016
Bronze 'Hand of Sabazius' decorated w/ religious symbols-possibly the origin of the "benedictio Latina"-Roman 2nd-3rd c. AD @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/o48peBwVlC
— Libertas (@VeraCausa9) October 31, 2016
Beauties and the beast. This 1st century Roman relief has a surprise sea beast on its back. Ride those waves, you #Monsterfact. @MetMuseum pic.twitter.com/yLQhUZf7ln
— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 31, 2016
The cast gallery @AshmoleanMuseum is like gatecrashing a party in antiquity. pic.twitter.com/hmyxR01Cw2
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 31, 2016
If the cast of the Pugilist from Rome isn't asking the Giant from the Pergamon Altar "do you come here often?" I'll be very surprised. pic.twitter.com/uTQsN5J8Go
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 31, 2016
Lovely how an object @AshmoleanMuseum can cast you back… Me aged 10: Arthur Evans was my hero & the myths of Minoan Crete filled my head. pic.twitter.com/M40eeDF58X
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 31, 2016
Dressing up in a classics-themed costume tonight for #Halloween? Send us your pictures using #BCPub to win a prize! Contest ends tomorrow!
— Bolchazy-Carducci (@BCPublishers) October 31, 2016
A painful accident waiting to happen. Did Odysseus' mother never tell him not to surf naked on amphorae holding a trident? @AshmoleanMuseum pic.twitter.com/Sf00p30eVG
— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 31, 2016
@pompei79 @AshmoleanMuseum you'd think with boreas there'd be more shrinkage…
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) October 31, 2016
Up for a little Ancient Roman insurance fraud, @sentantiq? @VQR has you covered: https://t.co/pj9fZiGcNK
— Tyler Goldman (@tygrgo) October 31, 2016
The moment you wish you'd grabbed your coat and left the party a few minutes before. #awkward
Greek vessel in @AshmoleanMuseum pic.twitter.com/PxiG4GnNLv— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 31, 2016
For those who struggle with Greek characters: 1 mikrophagos, 2 panphagos. Cf our medical/scientific suffix -phage. @byzyeileen @sentantiq
— Michael O'Rourke (@Michael99908062) October 31, 2016
@OptimoPrincipi true
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016
Frieze from Durrës amphitheatre (Dyrrachium) – Gladiator delivers coup de grâce to opponent. "Iugula!" (Kill him!) pic.twitter.com/kuGKenR9MH
— Gareth Harney (@OptimoPrincipi) January 21, 2015
@carolemadge @rogueclassicist here's a good one from the Getty on an Etruscan pithos. Check out the long hair and short "skirts." pic.twitter.com/qWnUL4mYQg
— Eric (@SchnixB04) October 31, 2016
@pompei79 @dannyknestor @AshmoleanMuseum it's a sack of lies!
— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016
