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Dr Crom
DocCrom
Ancient History Quote of the Day: "23 April: Julia Augusta and Tiberius Augustus dedicated a statue to Divus Augustus their father at the Theatre of Marcellus" (Fasti Praenestini). #AHQOTDImage: Sestertius
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Dr Crom
DocCrom
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:
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Gareth Harney
OptimoPrincipi
Augustus built his Parthian Arch at the eastern end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Caesar. Constructed around 17 BC, it
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Dr Crom
DocCrom
#LatinForTheDay - 26 April"inde consilium mihi pauca de Augusto et extrema tradere, mox Tiberii principatum et cetera, sine ira et studio, quorum causas procul habeo."Tacitus, Annals 1.1.3 'Hence my intention
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Dr Crom
DocCrom
Ancient Coin of the Day: A really classy aureus of Claudius, issued ca. AD 50-54, celebrating Nero's admission into the four great priestly colleges of Rome. #ACOTD #Claudius Image: RIC
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Dr Crom
DocCrom
#LatinForTheDay"At Romae ruere in servitium consules, patres, eques. Quanto quis inlustrior, tanto magis falsi ac festinantes, vultuque composito, ne laeti excessu principis neu tristiores primordio, lacrimas, gaudium, questus, adulati
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Evan Levine
LevineRx
Roman #Greece is fascinating & today’s #MuseumsUnlocked is a great opportunity to shed some light on the archaeology of this period! Let’s head to the Acropolis to explore its most
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Carson Taylor
C_S_Taylor
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
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Michel Lara
VeraCausa9
#OTD 28 May 1588, the Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon to invade EnglandKing Philip II of Spain has sent a Latin verse to Queen Elizabeth I demanding the return of
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Loïc Frémond, Homo Politicus 🌐🏳️🌈
LoicTheStoic
My ranking of Roman Emperors, according to how hot I find them and why, a THREAD:#1: CaligulaI like em' hot and a little bit crazy. Definitely a sexual deviant, supposedly
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Dr Francis Young
DrFrancisYoung
I think it’s time to talk about the time James II and VII nearly became King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was an elective double
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Nadine Viermann
NViermann
There are a couple of peculiarities in the coinage of Heraclius.The beard is one thing, the other is that he, together with his father, minted coins even *before* he was
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WillCLST6
WillCLST6
#CLST6 #CYO3 #Identity Today, I watched a lecture on the tradition of Rome and Parthia's rivalry by Dr. Nikolaus L. Overtoom. He began by discussing an important topic - orientalism
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Dan Voshart 𓀡 𓀒 𓀓 𓀢
dvoshart
Reception for my 'Photoreal Emperor Project' has been overwhelmingly positive but I want to address some reoccurring criticisms.People are looking at the first image of Augustus, claiming I made him
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ÈĽŘÈÁĻVĪČŤÕŔQÜÍRÔŽ
victorq1353
Watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my kiddoAugustus: falls in the chocolate riverMrs Gloop: he can't swim, he'll drown:Wonka: Mrs. Beauregard: i cant have a blueberry for a daughter!
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Svenja 🏰 Castleholic
svenja_loves
Let's recap the #GreenVault robbery in Dresden. What we know (and don't know) thus far. The Green Vault, or Grünes Gewölbe in German, in Dresden is a unique historic museum
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