This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xv kalendas novembres

October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem xv kalendas novembres

Tiberius. As. Bilbilis mint. L. Aelius Sejanus, praetorian consul. Struck AD 31. TI • CAESAR • DIVI • AVGVSTI • F • AVGVSTVS•, laureate head right / MV (ligate) • AV(ligate)GVSTA • BILBILIS • TI • CÆSARE • V ÆLIO • [SEIAN]O, large COS within wreath. RPC I 398; NAH 1079-80; SNG Copenhagen 620. Important historical type with the name of Sejanus removed in damnatio memoriae. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
48 B.C. — Octavian dons his toga virilis
17 A.D. — restoration of the Temple of Janus at the Theatre of Marcellus (and associated rites thereafter)
31 A.D. — Execution of the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius Sejanus, after revelation of his activities against the emperor Tiberius.
33 A.D. — Death of Vipsania Agrippina (Agrippina ‘the elder’), wife of Germanicus and mother of the emperor Gaius (Caligula), among others (another possible date).
84 A.D. — martyrdom of Luke

Repititiationes ~ 10/17/15

October 18, 2015 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

Come be an explorer in the Roman galleries! #FNLROM pic.twitter.com/lvm5v3doqH

— Royal Ontario Museum (@ROMtoronto) October 17, 2015

Vertumus y Pomona Charles Victoire Moench 1784-1867 pic.twitter.com/PaszbcJvLC

— marialo (@lovalh) October 16, 2015

Kampyr Tepe, one of the cities founded by Alexander the Great in Bactria. #Uzbekistan pic.twitter.com/PqrWwwZ2Xr

— Jona Lendering (@JonaLendering) October 17, 2015

At times, these two American towns felt pretty uneasy about their Capitoline Wolf statues http://t.co/oK25DHFjP0 pic.twitter.com/o4NEdeZ9SB

— Atlas Obscura (@atlasobscura) October 17, 2015

@DorothyKing arms are are pretty common by Hellenistic /Roman times… But not so early on..

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The beautiful Diadoumenos.https://t.co/LGmjCfNjkT pic.twitter.com/cxdD2K29gm

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655337691593183232

@IdaOstenberg @pompei79 same for me with Agrippina (Caligula's mum). pic.twitter.com/7FFTYCEhbN

— mym (@LiberalDespot) October 16, 2015

'Incestueux, matricide, débauché, fantasque, pleutre, sadique, vaniteux, mégalomane.' The French love #Nero too… http://t.co/rTWoR4hVhz

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 17, 2015

Roma today
photo @GrassiMarcello pic.twitter.com/71hjHDAGMP

— Marcello Grassi (@GrassiMarcello) October 17, 2015

Still true #timehop pic.twitter.com/PZ64drqLVE

— Andy Keen (@keenerclassics) October 17, 2015

Couldn't resist. Hadrian with glass rhinoplasty. Near the coffee shop. Capitoline #Rome pic.twitter.com/6fEnWEM0wI

— 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖓 𝕭𝖊𝖜𝖊𝖘 ♱ (@bushtick) October 17, 2015

#OnThisDay in 33, Agrippina the Elder dies of starvation imprisoned on Pandataria. Forced or voluntary? pic.twitter.com/NbUiozYVHB

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 17, 2015

One of cutest Roman coins. A denarius of empress Faustina junior depicting her infant twin sons Commodus & Antoninus pic.twitter.com/JLg50b7XTr

— Christopher Whittell (@ChrisWhittell) October 17, 2015

Agrippina the Elder: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula. Issued by Claudius, AD 42: pic.twitter.com/Dfcjznc3Tx

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) October 17, 2015

One of our most popular & well known objects on display is this stone toilet seat, found here from Roman times. pic.twitter.com/GoHYM6DC4e

— Segedunum Roman Fort (@SegedunumFort) October 17, 2015

@DorothyKing which is why differentiating between harpy and siren isn't so easy

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

RECENT ACQUISITION: A Vestal Virgin's Costume. Learn more about the costume's #WW1 past >> http://t.co/oFFkN82qis pic.twitter.com/rAtfm6VPNP

— National WWI Museum (@TheWWImuseum) September 29, 2015

Word of the Day: JURISPRUDENCE – See the full definition: http://t.co/d7BsmRCm19 pic.twitter.com/6j2Sdnfm6I

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 17, 2015

Timgad; in east of algiers created 100 after JC by the roman Emperor Trajan. i was here 3 months ago beautifull city pic.twitter.com/A2eATHj8LZ

— mohamed cherifi (@mcherifi1) June 7, 2015

On the alaric treasure thing.: note that it is a town council proposal… Archaeologists aren't involved yet…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

@amayor …i can't find my copy of ffh… Do you say anything there about harpies/sirens and pterosaur fossils?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

International Archaeology Day 2015 is being celebrated all around US (& elsewhere) https://t.co/Np3qQE7FOd #IAD2015 pic.twitter.com/cxDZFaHId9

— dr. keftiugal 📚🏺 (@keftiugal) October 17, 2015

We've got a BIG Weekend celebrating #ArchaeologyDay at the ROM !! http://t.co/HcRcMyitCj https://t.co/SBuA5Zbgk6

— Royal Ontario Museum (@ROMtoronto) October 17, 2015

[omg omg] The Iliad Live | Part One | The Iliad Live | Part One | Almeida Greeks | What's on & Tickets | (cont) http://t.co/JftAelR2JP

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

RT @HistoryTime_: #Roman aqueduct construction.

Source: http://t.co/xceoI370XU http://t.co/ofjqsX4Tby

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 17, 2015

RT @HistoryTime_: Marcus Aurelius Equestrian Statue, bronze, 161-180 AD.
Roma Capitoline Museum. http://t.co/tDk9MreCGH

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 17, 2015

@DMendelsohn1960 an example of staggered https://t.co/Dv013gNDWw

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei

Casa di Venere, La Nascita, aff. I sec. a. C.@alecoscino @LuciaTassan @artmajcar pic.twitter.com/0l0qVvW949

— Federica Antonelli (@FedericaAnto2) October 17, 2015

@desireeaugust Thanks! @menkareh JamredrabbitKey @69quietgirl @sar_ahza @Amyperuana Same to all pic.twitter.com/coDEYuveOP

— Mencía. (@menkareh) October 17, 2015

AWOL – New Online at the CHS: Masterpieces of Metonymy: From Ancient Greek Times to Now, by Gregory Nagy
http://t.co/bfljndRST5

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Sententiae Recentiores: Variety and Education | Sententiae Antiquae
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Pottery and archaeology on the Web | Stefano Costa
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Lucretius, De Rerum Natura 1. 1164-1174: Entropy Strikes! (slowly) | Sententiae Antiquae
http://t.co/hIkClfegkb

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Oldest man made structures in the world which are still in use – Lifestyle
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Paleojudaica: The Temple menorah among Alaric's treasures? http://t.co/6VBQHD2E72

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Best Bits of Hadrian’s Wall: the Forts (Great Chesters) | Per Lineam Valli
https://t.co/s1pGkuxuYT

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: No 'Respect': Treatment of Trophy Artefacts
http://t.co/tEMdLrv8WC

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

@amayor eudimorphodon doesn't count as mediterranean? (honest question)

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

As You Were Saying…Latin the language for Hub future | Boston Herald
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

New theater performance at Old Dominion draws on ancient Greek gods and your selfies from yesterday
http://t.co/RlnITI97kX

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Roman ivory doll with real gold jewellery, found in the sarcophagus young roman girl. 1st century AD. –
http://t.co/EQ2v0064wp

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Aeneas- Good Roman, Bad Roman | Classics is for Everyone
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Colin Farrell is finally able to laugh about that Alexander movie | Metro News
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Drink Snake Venom–If You Have a Steel Mustache
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

@DorothyKing some of my 'collection' https://t.co/y4TKS2Xqer

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

A Don’s Life: More news from Pompeii
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: October 16
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Louvre traditionalists show lack of faith in Darth Vader | The Australian
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

What the Stoics can teach a Lions (or Bears) fan – Chicago Tribune
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

IBNA – Pope’s speech inscribed in a Persian document 2500 years ago
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

@DorothyKing i always forget i have it and keep meaning to use it!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

ISIS barbarity knows no bounds – lessons from the ancient world | http://t.co/4VdwD91uNO
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (CSCO): Scriptores Coptici Online
http://t.co/0nNFTzBrYE

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Manifestatio pro pace in stragem vertitur | Nuntii Latini | Radio | Areena | yle.fi
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Getty has acquired the first photographs ever taken of ancient ruins that ISIS recently destroyed – LA Times
http://t.co/upsm10QW2Q

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

[a couple classicists in the mix] Princeton University – Board approves 17 appointments to Princeton faculty
http://t.co/gYQMEfjbGO

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Theatre Works’ ‘The Bacchae’ | The Saturday Paper
https://t.co/KyIrcxyS8t

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Archaeologist Miller’s labor revives Nemean Games’ ancient glory
http://t.co/I52uhhb0FK

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

More Analysis on the Talpiot Tomb and the James Ossuary
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

‘Wilma’s ‘Antigone’ is an ardent, theatrical feat – Entertainment – Delco News Network
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Myth of the Thucydides Trap: Examining China-U.S. Relations » Harvard Political Review
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Conflict Antiquities: Panel 2 Video | Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
http://t.co/nkYWhvUsKf

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

@amayor not sure … but they seem to be Italy specific?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Dictators on stamps of the world: absolute power corrupts absolutely
http://t.co/HUXgMjuIGS

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Ancient Rome and Today’s Migrant Crisis – WSJ
http://t.co/KxrU67r0M9

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Agenda.ge – London theatre hosts Georgian director’s version of iconic Greek play
http://t.co/DyJXmHMzHU

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Archaeologists wrap up phase one of restoration works on Despotiko | Life | http://t.co/Kq6ROMyPNQ
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

[incurring the wrath of artemis?] Archer County News > Trojans Crush Cubs
http://t.co/kBPfnfZPTY #headlinesclassicallyspun?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Journal of Data Mining & Digital Humanities – Cfc – Special Issue Computer …Intertextuality in Ancient Languages
http://t.co/2ssRsHzDxy

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

[and if photos were allowed?] Unprecedented exhibition of antiquities from Greece leaves Canada after successful
http://t.co/fs251E9pel

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Sententiae Recentiores: “Be a Philosopher…” | Sententiae Antiquae
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Sententiae Recentiores: Eloquence Fit for a King | Sententiae Antiquae
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Curious Case of Hermogenes of Tarsus: Philostratus on the Aphastic Aging Philosopher | Sententiae Antiquae
http://t.co/YJcrySF69O

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Curse Tablets for Halloween | Classical Association of New England
http://t.co/rLWceKmaIa

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Roman Legal Education | Andrew Riggsby – http://t.co/EhcoPp82dD
https://t.co/gCB6CjLUgP

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

What Wiped Out Three Quarters of Ancient Greece?
http://t.co/nrTYizItOL

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Robert Harris' The Dictator is highbrow beach reading | http://t.co/4VdwD91uNO
http://t.co/EHqMKRPyoo

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

since it's #ArchaeologyDay we should point out that archaeologists don't "stumble" on artifacts/sites as journalists would have us believe

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

nor are archaeologists "puzzled" or "mystified" by their finds #ArchaeologyDay

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

American Caesars | Daniel Tompkins – http://t.co/EhcoPp82dD
https://t.co/rHdZGouAc1

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

‘Adlectus amicus consiliarius’ and a Freedman ‘proc. metallorum et praediorum’ | C Bruun – http://t.co/EhcoPp82dD
https://t.co/D0i4LhsOoV

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

"Guerres serviles. Le modèle antique", L'Histoire n°415, Septembre 2015, | G Traina – http://t.co/EhcoPp82dD
https://t.co/omx6W8SbnH

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

[congrats!] AWOL – The Ancient World Online: Administrative: Four million page views
http://t.co/nfsN6WKQHv

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Is Italy failing to protect its ancient wonders? – Telegraph
http://t.co/RttCedDkfN

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Where are We Going? Limes Research in Germany and in Israel | EurekAlert! Science News
http://t.co/GrcA35dUNt

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Fall of the Roman Umpire: A Short History of Ancient Referees | SARAH E. BOND
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

more on "stumbling" on #ArchaeologyDay … journalists should try to envision an underwater archaeologist "stumbling" …

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Anacreon fr. 395.9-12 (Stobaeus, Anthology) | Sententiae Antiquae
http://t.co/CsjxkcnmXS

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

telegiornale seems to have a feature on cultural damage etc … i see footage of Hatra and recent busts in Italy but can't hear what's said

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

every day a myriad of sites asks me if I want to accept cookies … shouldn't they offer me coffee first?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Believing of Seeing, Part 1: The Oracle of Delphi | AntiquityNOW
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Sententiae Recentiores: The Greatness of Vergil | Sententiae Antiquae
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

In Photos: 2010 Excavations vs. 2015 Restoration of Ancient Serdica Ruins in Bulgaria’s Capital Sofia
http://t.co/WazqFoLny0

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Sophocles, Elektra 1503-1507: Orestes (!) Wants to Kill All Criminals | Sententiae Antiquae
http://t.co/BBSqUCWDc8

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

CJ Online Review: Ancestral Fault in Ancient Greece http://t.co/mgVkfCYUWF

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

CJ Online Review: Choral Meditations in Greek Tragedy http://t.co/H92hWSVQES

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

CJ Online Reviews | The Classical Journal
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

CJ Online Review: Divination, Prediction and the End of the Roman Republic http://t.co/rfQEodaA0k

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Oxford World’s Classics Reading Group Season 4: Martial's Epigrams | OUPblog
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Nanovic Institute // University of Notre Dame Conference: "Classics and/in Performance"
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

The Stoa Consortium » Blog Archive » CfP: Computer-Aided Processing of Intertextuality in Ancient Languages
http://t.co/E0PVVqx2Yh

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

HELEN OF TROY – GODDESS, PRINCESS, SEDUCTRESS | Events | BIAA
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

EROS E GENERE NELLA POESIA ARCAICA — Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica
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— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

happy little siren from the louvre pic.twitter.com/c6ukswcjyb

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

@amayor 🙂

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Does reality feel oneiric?

Read the full definition here: http://t.co/HhowcNrjMa pic.twitter.com/43aQufeGzt

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) October 17, 2015

Stone carving of the moon goddess #Luna, from the #Temple Courtyard at the #Roman Baths in Bath pic.twitter.com/REnoXEnuOa

— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) October 17, 2015

Musician with tympanon,mosaic of a street scene with musicians from the Villa del Cicerone in Pompei #DonneDiPompei pic.twitter.com/VVLC0mU8sd

— ludovico vico (@VicoLudovico) October 17, 2015

#ArtePerLArte #DonneDiPompei La Pittrice(Pompei I sec.a.c.)@PatriziaRametta @alecoscino @paolamancini469 pic.twitter.com/H79JvF48UH

— Erminio Pasquato (@erminiopasquat1) October 17, 2015

J.M.William Turner
1789-1862
Romanticismo
Roma @geminicat7 @Amyperuana @69quietgirl
Good morning dear Friends!🌹 pic.twitter.com/g3ytY0yLuW

— Adriana Evangelisti (@AdrianaCioci) October 17, 2015

Spuntino dell'antica Roma:)
Ercolano,Casa dei Cervi, affresco, 45-79 dC#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino BP pic.twitter.com/QDm19ZTfwX

— Alessandra Ciccolini (@AlessandraCicc6) October 17, 2015

Plinio il Giovane,e
Karl P. Brjullov (1799-1852)
L'ultimo giorno di Pompei#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino pic.twitter.com/EWra1Q6ppk

— Alessandra Ciccolini (@AlessandraCicc6) October 17, 2015

Le tre Grazie
Decoraz.parietale,
casa di Titus
eta' neroniana (58-64 dC)#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino pic.twitter.com/bfS3aWtscc

— Alessandra Ciccolini (@AlessandraCicc6) October 17, 2015

More news from Pompeii and some pictures of the WWII allied bombing. ('Let he who is without sin ..') http://t.co/r6h7mhpeKp

— mary beard (@wmarybeard) October 17, 2015

Un satiro ed una menade (affresco della casa degli epigrammi, Pompei)

~Museo arch.di Napoli~#DonneDiPompei pic.twitter.com/cUCq3emoUj

— AnimaLunga™ (@GiuseppeTurrisi) October 17, 2015

La danza de las ninfas (The dance of nymphs) 1855
William Gale 1823-1909 pic.twitter.com/STWxEEXV9H

— marialo (@lovalh) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655474492442058752

Nice guitar
Coin of the Chalcidian League (X-A-Λ-ΚΙΔ-ΕΩN), 367–4 BCE, with the bust of Apollo and a detailed cithara pic.twitter.com/x5YZZNwsYw

— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655474765327671296
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655474818381402112
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655474866242629632

@JakeNabel Coincidentally I'm working on Prousias I AE today – perhaps a little less beautiful but only just! pic.twitter.com/O7xcCCKlrb

— Dr Amelia Dowler (@amelia_dowler) October 17, 2015

Today in ancient #history: #Agrippina the Elder dies after starving to death. (33 CE) #OTD

Photo: Luis Garcia pic.twitter.com/1MOUPY0kBJ

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 17, 2015

Get a close up look at Roman arms and armor with Principia Legionis at @romtoronto this weekend in… https://t.co/NMhcxFcpPi

— Daniel Kwan 🔜 Breakout Con (@danielhkwan) October 17, 2015

El impresionante teatro romano de Regina se yergue orgulloso en medio de la Campiña Sur Extremeña. pic.twitter.com/ilwybUHQxG

— Flybywire-valut (@pcd158) October 17, 2015

Looking forward to exploring Salamis tomorrow! 🙂#Archaeologytravel #Cyprus https://t.co/98dJIl4kqM

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 17, 2015

The ruins of Salamis, Cyprus' ancient capital, have only been partially excavated. What secrets lie beneath the sand? pic.twitter.com/IPZJftLyjk

— North Cyprus Tourism (@NCyprusTourism) January 9, 2014

Lampe à huile avec scène érotique découverte à Thônis-Héracléion (-305/-30) #Osirisexpo @imarabe pic.twitter.com/1tCg5ISknD

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

Vase à boire représentant sans doute le visage de Silène, découvert dans le port d'Alexandrie #Osirisexpo @imarabe pic.twitter.com/LdkVeG0CyT

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655481388402130949

Photos taken by J.B Ward-Perkins in 1943-6 and are part of @the_bsr digital collectionshttp://t.co/4boZUKdsaE and http://t.co/wqAljjTlVx

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 17, 2015

Bérénice II, fille de Ptolémée III (-246/-221) prêt du musée de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina #Osirisexpo @imarabe pic.twitter.com/xnI9m3vZqj

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

.@PasstheGarum's placenta perfecta is big hit at Taste of Classics #ualberta

— Classics at UAlberta (@ClassicsAlberta) October 17, 2015

Reine vêtue en Isis, peut-être Cléopâtre II ou Cléopâtre III, granit noir d'époque ptolémaïque #Osirisexpo @imarabe pic.twitter.com/56CKOZ3Psx

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655484551133831168

Nymph from Villa Imperiale #DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino @bbmvalsecchi @bmarczewska @PatriziaRametta pic.twitter.com/CfJgdzgAes

— BrindusaB (@BrindusaB1) October 17, 2015

Queen of Lydia,Omphale #DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino @gigliointi @AlessandraCicc6 @beatrice_bea2 @Papryka5 pic.twitter.com/mVStzLoFCH

— BrindusaB (@BrindusaB1) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655484778754494464
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655485013790760961

And this is what creates the damage: schrapnel of World War II bomb excavated in #Pompeii in House of the Vestals pic.twitter.com/NHfBBRRdCq

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655485123052359681
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655485182796001280

Just remembered something. ..doh!

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Repititiationes ~ 10/16/15 http://t.co/DXSVxR5GD9

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xvi kalendas novembres http://t.co/BeGOKnHkVx

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Perseo e Andromeda
Casa dei Dioscuri
Mus. Archeologico Naz. Napoli#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino @Akjnuk pic.twitter.com/cbZecmK7fr

— Beatrice (@beatrice_bea2) October 17, 2015

Ritratto di Paquio Proculo e di sua moglie
Dalla casa VII
Mus.Arch. Napoli#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino pic.twitter.com/PUFRAdTNJq

— Beatrice (@beatrice_bea2) October 17, 2015

Learning about ancient Roman and Greek coins! @ROMtoronto @ROMAncient @ROMKids #atROM #bigweekend pic.twitter.com/bl70CRR4vf

— Vincent Luk (@VincentLuk_) October 17, 2015

It was pretty difficult to narrow it down to four pictures but here is a small selection for #ArchaeologyDay pic.twitter.com/ilcshdE9Om

— CANI (@ClassAssocNI) October 17, 2015

#RomanGlass of the day: Late Roman glass in Baiuvarian cemetery at Regensburg c. 600 AD. Regensburg Museum pic.twitter.com/wYkKvOBMXf

— Dr. Birgitta Hoffmann (@BirgittaHoffman) October 13, 2015

#Haka oriental
Ka mate ! Ka mate !#RWC2015 #rugby @MuseeLouvre pic.twitter.com/xB86PE5mPZ

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

Ka mate ! Ka mate ! #haka #AllBlacks #Kiwis #RWC2015
Lutteur (Ier siècle ?) @MuseeLouvre #Antiquitésromaines pic.twitter.com/8uPC0Pjqr9

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

@carolemadge @OptimoPrincipi here's a sample. Only 10 rooms + museum, but brilliant. #CaseRomaneDelCelio pic.twitter.com/UoQ1j0Yksj

— 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖓 𝕭𝖊𝖜𝖊𝖘 ♱ (@bushtick) October 17, 2015

.@KatyMackay's ancient Roman bread a hit with visitors to Taste of Classics. #ualberta

— Classics at UAlberta (@ClassicsAlberta) October 17, 2015

Happy #ArchaeologyDay to fellow #archaeologists around the world! This #sherdnerd is celebrating @ROMtoronto w/ @torontoAIA & @ROMAncient.

— Dr. Rachel Dewan (@racheldewan) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655493215374712832

#ArchaeologyDay @ROMAncient – kids discovering the magic (and frustration!) of putting together pottery @torontoAIA pic.twitter.com/JdaLjLGZqs

— Dr. Lisa Trentin (@DrLisaTrentin) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655493647589339136
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655493865244377089

Mêlée dans la Cour Marly du #Louvre
Match de #rugby #FRANNZL #France #AllBlacks #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/1f0bO8ouA7

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655494084560338944

#archaeologyday at @ROMtoronto handtool par excellence! @ROMAncient #archaeology #toronto #atROM pic.twitter.com/0WPi35LWve

— AIA Toronto Society (@torontoAIA) October 17, 2015

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Taste of Classics. See you next year! #ualberta

— Classics at UAlberta (@ClassicsAlberta) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655494878214901760

@Gemamerche @museiincomune @carolemadge yo estuve en este museo hace unos meses y no dejo de recomendarlo☺☺ pic.twitter.com/jDObEblcml

— El Sereno de Madrid (Sonia) (@Unsereno) October 17, 2015

Triste 3ème mi-temps pour les supporters français de #rugby #RWC2015
Silène ivre, marbre grec (IIe siècle) #Louvre pic.twitter.com/An9qXVULXx

— Scribe Accroupi (@scribeaccroupi) October 17, 2015

We hope you all have some temetum during the weekend. 😉 #Latin #Words #Languages pic.twitter.com/hEDB2vDmiV

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 17, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655495398417633280

Payoff 4 early shopping at IKEA today?? Roman mosaics in the mall (Porta di Roma) pic.twitter.com/yCXoDyYEwW

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) October 17, 2015

In case you missed it: OED Word of the Day: pogonic, adj. Of or relating to a beard http://t.co/Hl7fEzyY6m

— The OED (@OED) October 17, 2015

Ares e Aphrodite
I sec. dC
Casa di Meleagro, Pompei#DonneInArte #DonneDiPompei @alecoscino pic.twitter.com/7QV1Oh2iWW

— Alessandra Ciccolini (@AlessandraCicc6) October 17, 2015

@spiritofcicero the universe is in balance

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Bridgette bardot stepping into a milk bath in Nero's weekend (apparently).. Really crappy fresco too pic.twitter.com/rb290fjnj3

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Might have to track this down… Nero and bb at the villa of the Mysteries? pic.twitter.com/mIfkyiriS2

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

And this.. pic.twitter.com/xFpcTXG64d

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

If you are going to Rome in the next months, visit the Trajan's Forum using reality glasses http://t.co/Uux45G4kmT pic.twitter.com/dT0mpJHe7w

— L'Italo-Americano (@Italo_Americano) October 17, 2015

This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xvi kalendas novembres

October 17, 2015 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem xvi kalendas novembres

33 A.D. — death of Agrippina the Elder
c. 107 — martyrdom of Ignatius of Antioch

Repititiationes ~ 10/16/15

October 17, 2015 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

It’s #DictionaryDay?! Then I should post my Oxford Latin Dictionary unboxing, shouldn’t I! https://t.co/LGrU575rYd

— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/654950825895284736

The Birth of Artemis and Apollo || Check out @DailyDael and her myth storytelling – Love learning these! http://t.co/wslUWOjUGh

— Bex (@Troker) October 14, 2015

Things are getting worse for the Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek. It's missing 30+ pages, from pp. 514-547! pic.twitter.com/VOHhWFeaBI

— Brian Davidson (@brianwdavidson) October 15, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/654952005216137216
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/654952170576572416

How I have enjoyed making this triptych of Ancient Pompeiian facades under the watchful eye of @pompei79 pic.twitter.com/tc8DxmphDw

— Gareth Blayney (@GBlayney) July 17, 2015

Saturn http://t.co/dYSpfsdG3g pic.twitter.com/ugWolNmVKf

— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) October 16, 2015

The 5th grade Latin students in Ms. Kruebbe's class are learning to play certamen! pic.twitter.com/SVT0SOHxMG

— St. Andrew's Latin (@sasaustinlatin) October 15, 2015

Aeneas has that smouldering look on while Dido plays coy. And Venus plays Cupid.

Mosaic from Low Ham, Somerset. pic.twitter.com/cIQ4JTiNkB

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) October 16, 2015

Dido falls in love with Aeneas, with the help of Venus.

Roman mosaic from a villa, Low Ham, Somerset. pic.twitter.com/gHTMLlaEqI

— The Classics Library (@StephenJenkin) October 16, 2015

Happy Dictionary Day! Here are some words we added to http://t.co/OeJELgPEQj this year! http://t.co/JwVECMv3Zt pic.twitter.com/rpq7UxrMRZ

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) October 16, 2015

Stunningly beautiful gilt bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva, from the #Roman Baths at Bath pic.twitter.com/28gyjOk4ZY

— Dr Paula Lock (@PaulaLock5) October 16, 2015

#Palmyra #photogrammetry needs more photographs for the virtual 3D reconstruction, see https://t.co/v8lc1EwWlT pic.twitter.com/8TzJdnkGtp

— Prof Susan Oosthuizen (@DrSueOosthuizen) October 16, 2015

Thurs 22 Almeida Theatre 1800 me & Charlotte Higgins on ancient/modern soap operas @chiggi http://t.co/FdJevf0XTJ pic.twitter.com/mMrJYc7MTE

— @edithmayhall (@edithmayhall) October 16, 2015

Calling all Oslo classicists! Thrilled to talk to Norwegian Classical Association tomorrow on Ancient Greeks today! pic.twitter.com/nR4FthcLsS

— @edithmayhall (@edithmayhall) October 16, 2015

CALL. 30.01.2016: Le changement : conceptions et représentations dans l'Antiquité… #Paris #France #callforpapers
http://t.co/UKZzXMpNe4

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 16, 2015

Friday morning commuting. pic.twitter.com/ZOvGtaJaUP

— ClassicalReactions (@ClassicalReacts) October 16, 2015

The creation of the archaeological site at Delphi and the “other” Santorini When we visit most archaeological … http://t.co/jYJiceuEvI

— CIG-ICG (@CIGICG) October 16, 2015

+ it's going to be quite a mission to visit Salamis! Pedestrian crossing border in Nicosia, bus to Famagusta & finally taxi ride to Salamis.

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 16, 2015

Race against the raiders: how Lebanon is dealing with antiquities being trafficked from Syria http://t.co/rKBfmNHoNJ pic.twitter.com/DvxGhyp5Ai

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 16, 2015

@RomanCaerleon Roman legion-hare ?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

I Musei in Comune visti da vinkweb: http://t.co/x6bZWl956s. #MiCRoma Di 3 cose non posso fare a meno: dell'Arte e … pic.twitter.com/VAcs72x9kC

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 16, 2015

#archaeologytravel New pricing in Greek museums and archaeological sites http://t.co/Lfr1UbhL9S #Greece pic.twitter.com/UDUWSr7UGf

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) October 16, 2015

Repititiationes ~ 10/15/15 http://t.co/WE9lRC66Ki

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xvii kalendas novembres http://t.co/ic0CSKOo1A

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Nuntii Latini Septimanales 16.10.2015 – Latein-Wochenrückblick – Radio Bremen
http://t.co/JK2BqAjBc7

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Nuntii Latini Septimanales 16.10.2015 – Latein-Wochenrückblick – Radio Bremen
http://t.co/JK2BqA20kz

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Bulgarian Police Bust Antique Trafficking Ring, Seize Roman Decurion’s Gravestone, 800 Invaluable Artifacts
http://t.co/5I72HfemQS

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

The Jests of Hierocles, and a Greek rascal named Minoides Minas at Roger Pearse
http://t.co/uU1PSublRy

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Blogging Pompeii: News: Maltempo: danni a mosaico domus Pompei
http://t.co/jshidRHRaM

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Blogging Pompeii: News: Pompeii thieves claim relics are cursed
http://t.co/73xpEyvWRW

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Johns Hopkins Archaeology Students Get Hands On Experience of Ancient Greek Potters – The Pappas Post
http://t.co/Gpb1Fgx2We

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

The curse of Pompeii and how my son got stuck in a priceless Roman wine jar | Daily Mail Online
http://t.co/W1GCvlpqIU

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche stars in 'Antigone' at Power Center | The Michigan Daily
https://t.co/ZZv0eGfs3j

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Latin students gain experience for Certamen Competition | http://t.co/3KjzWDqcBo | Garden City News
http://t.co/b33a4Vf93a

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Roman Military Bronze Diploma Fragment CA 1st 2nd A D | eBay
http://t.co/PrEQXg4vWj

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Ancient Roman Military Bronze Diploma Fragment issued to Auxiliary on Retirement | eBay
http://t.co/h6N8ZMjYSC

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Ancient Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment Found with Metal Detector | eBay
http://t.co/3vSOaRPw0Q

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Ancient Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment 29 Mm | eBay
http://t.co/I2PZM1KWIL

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Is it just me or does it seem like Roman military diplomata are being cut up and sold on eBay?

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Cyclops on the spaceship « Ancient Rome Refocused
http://t.co/m5IAvbuJI9

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

If Plato Were Alive Today, How Would He React to Modern Times?
http://t.co/2cC8JRl5nm

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit: Some Vergilian Quotes on His Birthday | Sententiae Antiquae
http://t.co/kU2aJjDEBE

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Ignazio Marino still plans to close Via Dei Fori Imperiali to all traffic | Wanted in Rome
http://t.co/vpDwt9I2c4

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

When in Rome… a visit to the Centrale Montemartini | FOLLOWING HADRIAN
http://t.co/LBwjTjgiuz

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

ISIS barbarity knows no bounds – lessons from the ancient world | http://t.co/4VdwD8JTWg
http://t.co/qD1Ze1vkWO

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Akropolis World News: Νέαν φωτογραφίαν τοῦ “Βίλλι τοῦ Παιδὸς“ εὑρίσκουσιν http://t.co/YSXGBbqtIs

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Bulgarian Police Bust Antiquities Trafficking Group – http://t.co/UGUfca6kWx – Sofia News Agency
http://t.co/Uh3yly3Tro

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Comedy Turns 2500: Theatre Season Opener Reimagines Aristophanes’ ‘The Birds’ – Davidson College
http://t.co/b4NYJ2O26G

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

Today, @JoshoBrouwers writes about Perseus and his fight against a sea-monster, based on a Corinthian pot: http://t.co/YStYbZ7UK9

— Ancient History Mag (@AncientHistMag) October 16, 2015

Hieroglyphic Spelling Bee 🙂 #FridayFun pic.twitter.com/jJnyUccl5A

— Artemission.com (@ArtemissionArt) October 16, 2015

Every time I see/read Shakespeare, I'm always reminded of how many references to ancient Greece & Rome he included in his text.

— dr. keftiugal 📚🏺 (@keftiugal) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655135124590346240
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655135360104706048

Visited Augustus' Mausoleum for the first time and it was a fantastic experience. pic.twitter.com/IYvJRHdt91

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655138614746206208
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655138652696236032
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655138704575582208
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655138865682976768

#culture
H.Rae
Hylas & The Water Nymphs@MarionSpekker @nieuwemarlean @huskorkut @Osho1965 @almalah1411 @AlexineAud pic.twitter.com/jQWxlxsacQ

— Rita Cóbix (@RitaCobix) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655151840628224000
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655151941404766208

Archaeologists wrap up phase one of restoration works on Despotiko http://t.co/ohyHV890Z7 pic.twitter.com/bfCB7eqo5H

— Kathimerini English Edition (@ekathimerini) October 16, 2015

veritas
truthpic.twitter.com/A5j8cptd5h #Latintattoo #Latin
RT @redsomcom

— The Latin Programme (@LatinProgramme) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655153309020508164
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655153607331946497

Quite moving, actually, to see the epitaph to Octavia, Augustus' sister, and the stone in which her urn was set. pic.twitter.com/3B5Ibo1zyP

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) October 16, 2015

how did the ancient Romans make their textiles colorfast? http://t.co/VwrpqqKOX2 pic.twitter.com/lBWgQn0CIW

— Adrienne Mayor (@amayor) October 15, 2015

Vesuvio e golfo di Napoli. 1897 ca.#AWomansTour pic.twitter.com/2ogFeqIdzy

— libri dailuoghi (@dailuoghi) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655154205955641344

Delighted to see a little hat doff to Pompeii in Tivoli. #cavecanem pic.twitter.com/vnBschtziA

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655155630626459648

Can you imagine sitting on top of the imperial family's graves in the 18th century watching bull fights? I can't. pic.twitter.com/NPNPMzAcRV

— Ida Östenberg (@IdaOstenberg) October 16, 2015

Alcune cose che la natura non sa fare

l'arte le fa, altre invece le imita

Aristotele

Poetica (334-330 a.C.)

–
– pic.twitter.com/VX98KVgZvE

— Biagio Angrisani (@Biagio960) October 3, 2015

The Met joined the “World Wide Web of the Internet” on this day in 1995! http://t.co/w5J9qyAyof pic.twitter.com/xM2V9q1SFR

— The Metropolitan Museum of Art (@metmuseum) October 16, 2015

V excited by new interpretation at Caistor #Roman Town – here is a preview of the reconstruction… pic.twitter.com/M0Of3bEx3v

— Norfolk Archaeological Trust (@NorfArchTrust) October 16, 2015

@GuyChamberland @heml @jackgmitchell @globeandmail my guess is their polls have pointed to a liberal victory of some sort…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

@GuyChamberland @heml @jackgmitchell @globeandmail… And are setting themselves up to be in a critical position…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

@GuyChamberland @heml @jackgmitchell @globeandmail so there's the aristotelean conflict journalists like to have

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

CALL. 01.03.2016: Symposium Peregrinum 2016. – #Tarquinia #Italy #callforpapers http://t.co/8rRMwcKv3P

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) October 16, 2015

C3 AD ampitheatre at El Jem Tunisia uses construction methods of #Rome Colosseum. IMAGO pic: http://t.co/NqzrQ8lKR1 pic.twitter.com/HPiCOW0luY

— Roman Society (@TheRomanSoc) October 16, 2015

1st cent. Roman mosaic of a guineafowl—a bird linked in odd ways to the Turkey https://t.co/vUDngxeH5u #endlessknot pic.twitter.com/JjDeWTVqAL

— Aven (@AvenSarah) October 16, 2015

A highlight of #UK holiday was another smashing @nationaltrust site, Chedworth #Roman Villa with glorious mosaics! pic.twitter.com/MkFNXeG93N

— JenKing 💌🌻 (@JustJenKing) October 14, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655161195536760832

Is Italy failing to protect its ancient wonders? http://t.co/dFa0nvNgTa pic.twitter.com/Pq0Xp4vDU8

— Dr Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) October 16, 2015

#Capolavori Statua di Dioniso giovane nei Musei Capitolini: http://t.co/3221Ikz5qw pic.twitter.com/MYfi6ht6vR

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) October 16, 2015

La visita al Museo Arqueológico Nacional es más que recomendable @MANArqueologico pic.twitter.com/2LZom7AxHb

— Miguel Raposo (@miguel_raposo) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655164105012203520
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655164381878222852

@DorothyKing oooooo what's the date of that one… Sirens with arms

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655164705082888192

Ever wonder what it's like to create an #exhibit like #Pompeii @ROMtoronto? Here's a #blog! http://t.co/PR0PHsZ0x0 pic.twitter.com/3FzZxTKZEo

— Dr Kay Sunahara (@KaySunahara) October 16, 2015

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655164987242061824
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655165311323369472
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655165383821938688
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/655165863163764740

New texts at DCC: Callimachus, Aetia, ed. Susan Stephens, and Cicero, Against Verres, ed. Ingo Gildenhard pic.twitter.com/ITSKZsiiCP

— DCCommentaries (@DCComm) October 16, 2015

Poor old themistocles got stitched up and hear is the proof in the fantastic museum in the AGORA pic.twitter.com/CRdWsOJALL

— kyriacos kyriacou (@kyrikmk) October 16, 2015

@DorothyKing Me too! Look like this, feel like this, act like this. HURRAH!! pic.twitter.com/ySp3M2Sxvc

— Nigel Hillpaul ن ‘A Colourful Welshman’ (@TheHillpaul) October 16, 2015

CG @JuanAlsace visited @ROMtoronto today. We look forward to partnering on exciting joint projects! #Rompeii pic.twitter.com/VVF6XHYuXp

— US Consulate Toronto🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@usconstoronto) October 16, 2015

#DonneDiPompei
nella pittura parietale
tra il liturgico e il mistico#Pompei #art @alecoscino @FedericaAnto2 pic.twitter.com/UAG64cajZw

— Anna (@circeanna) October 16, 2015

@DorothyKing and in its *even* fuller technicolor glory… #LestWeForgetCrayfishMan pic.twitter.com/ntC7pPUH1k

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 16, 2015

@pompei79 @DorothyKing love the fishmonger in the next boat… Between a rock lobster and a hard place…

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 16, 2015

The restoration of Augustus' Mausoleum finally gets funding (6 million Euros) and will reopen in March 2017 http://t.co/vN4kgyC7Nx

— Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79) October 16, 2015

Ready for #Archaeology Weeknd @ROMtoronto Oct17&18?http://t.co/E859Bzdf3z #Pompeii primer:http://t.co/3rvbwuy3FL pic.twitter.com/W8sDlHyiJN

— Dr Kay Sunahara (@KaySunahara) October 16, 2015

Italy to dig for ancient Roman treasure sought by Nazis – Telegraph – http://t.co/wb3fPN6Upq

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Acropolis' absurd ticket hike | Neos Kosmos – http://t.co/YkuOS87dCA

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Seen on Facebook pic.twitter.com/oPfIwSroYU

— rogueclassicist ~ david meadows (@rogueclassicist) October 17, 2015

Vibrant mosaic glass bowl, Roman – Eastern Med, 1st BC-1st AD @GettyMuseum http://t.co/EhtOnudLgl pic.twitter.com/3DNWwSCBPa

— Pythika (@Pythika) October 16, 2015

This Day in Ancient History ~ ante diem xvii kalendas novembres

October 16, 2015 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem xvii kalendas novembres

1854 — birth of Oscar Wilde
1861 — birth of J.B. Bury, author of History of the Later Roman Empire, among other ‘standard’ texts
1997 — death of Plotinus scholar Arthur Armstrong

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