Day 5 novel #book scene.
A smoking Mt #Etna #Italy, Europe's most active #volcano. An #ancient "ox-cult" site was found near the slopes and may link to #Apollo's sacred cows mentioned in The #Odyssey.
#Books #bookstodon #BOOKERS #bookworm #Readerscommunity #kindlebooks #historical #fiction #mythology #ClassicsTwitter
#DOTD: Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤 (1017–1073), founding figure of #NeoConfucianism (#Daoxue #道學 #LiXue #宋明理學), renowned for his illustration of the cosmic forces #YinYang #陰陽 in the #Taijitu #太極圖☯️. #儒 #儒學 #儒家 #Classicism #ClassicsTwitter #MedievalTwitter #Confucianism
#DOTD: Wang Liqi 王利器 (1912–1998), commentator, collator, and textual critic of classical #Chinese texts such as The Literary Mind and the Carving of #Dragons #文心雕龍, The Grand Scribe's Record 史記, & Water Margin 水滸傳
If you are a #cat lover and also enjoy #HistoricalFiction. All October royalties will go to a charity which supports the welfare on strays on #Kefalonia. Available through diabazo books or Amazon.
#Caturday #ClassicsTwitter #mythology #myth #History #books #BooksWorthReading #booktwt
#Mycenean tombs, Lakythra.
Some of the richest graves on #Kefalonia.
Cut into the natural sandstone, they were in use for over 300 yrs to 1100 BC. It is likely the #hero #Odysseus was buried in similar fashion.
#Greek #Archaeology #ClassicsTwitter
Detail of the equestrian statue of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, one of the few bronzes to survive from antiquity
Capitoline Museums, #Rome
📷🇮🇹https://flic.kr/p/2jdEGEn
#photography
#ClassicsTwitter
#art
#history
The art is really, really great. LOOK AT THAT SEXY WAX TABLET IN THE LOADING SCREEN. LOOK AT THE TEXTURE ON THAT LAMP. Okay, the gorgoneion pendant looks more like a Roman mosaic, but the Athenian coins are cool. (#classicstwitter confirmed my suspicion that the inscription used on the tablet is, in fact, post-Roman. The Latin bit gives it away)
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#SteamNextFest #archaeogaming
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
📷🇬🇷 https://flic.kr/p/LYX9Cp
So one of the things that is difficult for the Interactive History project is getting detailed enough research for an ancient historical figure (enough to speculate about the choices they made and might have made.
I'm so excited to finally be able to point my advanced 9th grade readers who are working on Roman research topics for their Interactive History project to excerpts from my book for Cicero and Caesar support https://www.amazon.com/Rivalries-that-Destroyed-Roman-Republic/dp/152673317X/
On sale, btw
Hey #ClassicsTwitter, this site says the practice of toasting began in Ancient Greece to prove some wasn’t poisoned. Leaving all else aside, do you know of any evidence that the practice of drinking from a communal cup/jug was to show it was safe? https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/articles/the-history-of-toasting
Estrenem mastodon.
Nova entrada al blog: Còmic és millor: ressenya de Golfus de Roma
https://mirabiledictuu.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/comic-es-millor-golfus-de-roma/
#classicstwitter #teatrecatala #teatremusical #musicals #sondheim
I have a piece in Paizomen's "Entering The Forgotten City" series, in which I discuss the game's characters, as well as how the game represents Roman citizenship. This is my first post in a set of two, which together tackle important aspects of how Roman social history is treated in the game. #archaeogaming #ClassicsTwitter #ClassicsinGames
https://paizomen.com/2022/12/06/the-society-of-the-forgotten-city-1-roman-citizens-and-imperial-subjects-by-hamish-cameron/
Since 2018 I have been reasonably active in #ClassicsTwitter circles in the other place, live tweeting whatever caught my eye in my studies and following lists of classics researchers, students and enthusiasts. So I'd be keen to connect with anyone who finds their way here.
Thank you also to @lizcovart, @kawulf and @jmadelman for inviting us over.
Apparently a previously unknown Egyptian Queen, Neith, has been uncovered at Saqqara.
https://m.jpost.com/archaeology/article-722892
#Egyptology #Archaeology #ancienthistory #ClassicsTwitter #archaeodon #archaeodons #antiquity #antiquitydon @histodons
An imperial Roman copy of a Hellenistic original statue of the god Dionysus. It dates to the second century AD and is currently in the Hermitage Museum.
He is holding a bunch of grapes and wears a short chiton. He is crowned with a crown of Ivy leaves and berries. Dionysus' hair has been designed in archaic fashion.
Picture: theoi.com.
#ClassicsTwitter #Archaeology #Rome #AncientHistory #antiquitydon #antiquity #AncientMed #ancientrome #ancientgreece
Watching Call Me By Your Name, one of my favourite films, tonight :). I particularly love the allusions to Classical history throughout the film.
#CallMeByYourName #CMBYN #archaeodon #antiquitydon #classicsmastodon #ClassicsTwitter #AncientHistory
I'm thinking the #ClassicsTwitter folks need an equivalent on Mastodon ... maybe #Classtodon ???
Paging #ClassicsTwitter @AlexImrie23
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RT @Hutchesons
We currently have a vacancy for a full-time Teacher of Classics starting in April 2023. They should be an excellent classroom practitioner who can inspire pupils across all ages and stages, instilling in them a love of classics and Latin.
http://ow.ly/j16R50LEMWK
https://twitter.com/Hutchesons/status/1592530630210093056
Classicstober 6. Bough | Actually had a second to breathe today 🎉. Gouache, watercolour, and coloured pencil on watercolour paper.
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#ClassicsTwitter #illustration #gouache #watercolour #colouredpencil #classics #classicstober #archaeology
@laecta Over on the bird site, the #ClassicsTwitter always celebrated #MosaicMonday, #EpigraphyTuesday, #ReliefWednesday, #PhallusThursday, #FrescoFriday, and the aforementioned #SarcophagusSaturday. Sunday is a day of rest. No, not all of it makes sense, but we've had great fun with it over the years.
