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RoaminTheEmpire

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For #EpigraphyTuesday, the statue base of Cornelia, daughter of Scipio Africanus and mother of the Gracchi brothers. A later addition seemingly attests to the statue's creation by Tisicratis! Now in

Following Hadrian

I was meant to be visiting Lambaesis today where Hadrian reviewed the fighting skills of Rome's African army. He witnessed its manoeuvres and criticised/praised them in speeches to the troops.

Ancient Coin of the Day: An aureus of ca. 18 BC, a lovely example of a moneyer's coin, carrying the magistrate's name, Lucius Aquillius Florus, on the Reverse. #ACOTD Image:

#MuseumsUnlocked - LGBTQ+ ArtefactsReally, it had to be one artefact for this post: the Warren Cup. A Roman silver stemmed drinking cup, ca. 15 BC-AD 15, showing two scenes of

oldeuropeanculture

Thread: Very, very interesting ceramic vessel made by people of the Copper Metalworking and Grain Farming "Baden culture" which flourished in Central and Southeast Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia,

The Meta Sudans was a monumental public fountain that stood near the Colosseum at the entrance to the Sacred Way. Built by the Flavians around the same time as their

ἆς θέλετ' ὔμμες

Marcus Junius Brutus and Marcus Antonius crossed paths with each other in more ways than just being on two different factions after Caesar’s assassination and we should pay more attention

Francesca Tacchi 🫒 Italian history & shitposting

Inspired by the awesome thread @XiranJayZhao made about Chinese make up, I wanted to make a special history thread this evening about ANCIENT ROMAN HAIRSTYLES Prepare your scissors and learn

Izabella Kaminska

THREAD: Signs you might be in a cult - and is that a bad thing? Cults by and large are naturally occurring phenomena. Like it or not we are all

ok buckle up, been on my mind for a while, but about to go full history nerd here. it has been noted that some dudes who fancy themselves intelligent and

Profile #26! @rmlhart1 is a lecturer @UNLincoln researching the manipulation of truth in Greek prose texts; visuality and the body; and gender and other forms of difference in antiquity.