Hot off the press: Chuffed to see my article about ancient #Roman drinking culture in the latest issue of Ancient History magazine!
Get your copy here: buff.ly/4exZvap
#Wine #ClassicsTober @AncientHistMag
Dr Paula Lock
Classical history | Archaeology | Ancient Roman bars | Sensory studies
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Part of a mosaic floor showing a hunting scene presided over by an ‘exceptional charioteer’ (ΕΥΗΝΙΩΝ). The chariot is drawn by two rather handsome and eager-looking panthers.
From a villa at Desyllas, 5th century AD, Archaeological Museum of Messinia.
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Sunday = dies Solis - day of Sol, god of the sun. The relief shows the god wearing a radiant crown. The pedestal of a Jupiter column depicting the gods of the week was found in the 18th century, probably in Schwaigern-Stetten (2nd/3rd c. AD).
Happy Sunday!
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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: This delicate #Roman blue and white marbled glass unguentarium, a vessel to hold oil/perfume, was made from translucent dark blue glass with trails in opaque white, dating 1st century AD.
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
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Part of a mosaic floor showing a hunting scene presided over by an ‘exceptional charioteer’ (ΕΥΗΝΙΩΝ). The chariot is drawn by two rather handsome and eager-looking panthers.
From a villa at Desyllas, 5th century AD, Archaeological Museum of Messinia.
The great #Roman bake off: Make your very own showstopper with this recipe for the iconic #Pompeii loaf (panis quadratus). Enjoy a slice of history this weekend — tastes & smells as good today as it must have 2000 years ago! #BreadWeek #GBBO #AnExtraSlice
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A #Roman leather #brief/#bikini bottom with a cut-out design, tied on each side of the hips with leather laces. Made of goat leather, from Trier, dating 2nd c. AD. So far, seven differently cut leather briefs are known. It's unclear whether they were used as underwear or whether they were worn by acrobats. A terracotta figurine from #Egypt shows briefs very similar to the one from Trier, the cut-out design is clearly visible.
📷 bikini: Landesmuseum Trier
📷 figurine: Universität Trier
Paws for thought: 2000 years on, life imitates art! 21st century #dog in #Pompeii strikes the pose of its ancestors — as seen in the mosaic from the House of Orpheus.
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Pompeii in bloom: The site is looking particularly stunning at the moment — awash with the vibrant colours of #Spring. #Pompeii #Roman
Pompeii in bloom: The site is looking particularly stunning at the moment — awash with the vibrant colours of #Spring. #Pompeii #Roman
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Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Ancient Construction Site, Undisturbed Since Vesuvius' Eruption | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-unearth-an-ancient-roman-construction-site-at-pompeii-180984045/
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I love that grumpy #squid on a Greek #fish plate from Apulia, dating 330-300 BC. Fish plates were decorated with various examples of seafood. They were invented in Athens in the 5th c. BC. Most of them are found in Southern Italy, where they were produced in the 4th c. BC.
Photo: Kestner Museum Hannover/C. Tepper
Hot cross fun: Find out how to recreate the iconic #Pompeii loaf (panis quadratus) — it smells as good today as it must have 2000 years ago! #Easter Bake #SensoryTimeTravel #Roman
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Blowing in the wind: A rare example of an anemoscope — a device used to indicate the direction of the wind. It features the names of the winds and their quirky personifications — lips pursed, in the act of blowing.
On show at the new #ParcoArcheologicodelCelio, #Rome.
Blowing in the wind: A rare example of an anemoscope — a device used to indicate the direction of the wind. It features the names of the winds and their quirky personifications — lips pursed, in the act of blowing.
On show at the new #ParcoArcheologicodelCelio, #Rome.
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This copper alloy arm purse found in the #Roman settlement of Nida (Frankfurt-Heddernheim) was used as a secure method to carry coins. To spend the money, the purse had to be removed from the arm.
#RomanArchaeology #archaeology
On display at Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt
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#TilesOnTuesday: a Roman 'fridge', unearthed in 2022 in the legionary fort of Novae, Bulgaria. It's a kind of container made of tiles that was embedded under the floor. It was used by the soldiers to store food. In the container fragments of pottery and animal bones were found.
@hattifattener Well… let’s say resourceful — the precursor to Listerine!
If you’re seeing the New Year in with a wee dram or two, the #Romans have some sobering tips on how to avoid a hangover! #HappyNewYear #Hogmanay
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