#Pliny

1) Roman medicine offered many amazing treatments - perhaps this thread can help find a cure for your nagging ailments?Firstly, to ensure the health of small infants they should be

This is what you get when you don’t show up for Pliny’s dinner party in Rome (circa 97 AD):“My Dear Septicius Clarus,Look here, you accepted my invitation to dinner and

Dr Emma Southon

Reading Cassius Dio again and this anecdote about a horse who loved his owner might end me I love animal stories in Roman sources. My favourite one at the moment

Today is the anniversary of the eruption of Vesuvius of AD 79! Or at least the 'official' one. The manuscripts of Pliny the Younger’s letters, which provide an eyewitness account

Your annual reminder that although it is claimed, today probably wasn’t the day that Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 burying the landscape in volcanic debris and covering the Roman cities

Crystal Ferreira

Another aphrodisiac herb that the Romans loved was silphium.Julius Caesar kept a cache of it in the government treasury and the Greeks even put it on their money. It was

I love how you can always identify when a bad-faith argument is coming on Twitter because the person about to vomit it at your face has an Ancient Roman avatar

Dr Estelle Paranque

The body of this salamander consists of a large 'baroque' or irregular-shaped pearl. Baroque pearls presented the jeweller with an opportunity to demonstrate their skill at adapting an object formed

If Di Belly Offend Yuh, Dash Eh Weh

Forgot to mention, pyroclastic flows sometimes push a wave of heat in front of them. They're moving so fast 100km\h - 700km\h that they behave like a giant fan, pulling

1) An ancient Roman-dinosaur-monster-bones thread! Yes you read that right - did you know the Romans were keen fossil hunters, fascinated by the bones of ancient "monsters". Augustus liked to

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was born #OTD 121 AD who ever strived to be a Philosopher King. Cameo profile of a young Marcus Aurelius as Mercury with winged caduceus, made

Rockfada #calmMonster

Sometimes, I wonder if animals too have different religions or if they all recognize and serve same God. Or maybe they don't even know God exist! Yes I wonder After

1/3) When Titius Sabinus, a friend of Germanicus, was condemned to death by Tiberius in 28 AD, his dog could not be driven away from the prison door - but

1/4 "Look how this evil mining company is polluting the river water!" The reality of this photos: No mine nearby, its actually the natural colour of the water. Rather, it

Thanks for playing #Paleomoji this week! The answer is: Ammonite!Why ??This story might blow your mind: buckle up! It begins in a hidden town in the Western Desert of Egypt,

Megan Gallagher

Shall we begin with P is for PORCUPINE on today's @LockdownBestia1? This particular beastie comes from @sandiegozoo. First things first. A porcupine is a quill-pig (@OED). #LockdownBestiary Pliny recounted that