„Sicher, für eine andere Schriftart hätte man rund 20 Dollar ausgeben müssen. Vielleicht war dem Vatikan selbst das zu viel.“

https://archive.ph/JOUwD

#Papst #Franciscus #Kerning #TimesNewRoman #Trajan #Spiekermann

🪷 February 24th is the #Transylvania feast of #Dragobete, god of Love, Spring, snowdrops and wolves. Parents: #Dacia 's loveliest maiden & Roman Emperor #Trajan, who conquered the #Dacian empire. The wolf is Rome. It's said if you hug anyone today, your love life will be fabulous all year! Start hugging! 🪷

🪷 Emperor Trajan (born 18 Sept 53 AD - died 8 Aug 117 AD) became emperor on 28 Jan 98 AD upon the death of #Nerva 27 Jan. Without #Trajan and his wife #Plotina, #Hadrian might not have become Emperor nor #Antinous a god, the last Classical deity. 🪷

On this day in 98 A.D. #Trajan became emperor following the death of his adoptive father Nerva. Under Trajan's rule, the Roman #empire reached its maximum extent. Here is a Sestertius from Trajan to commemorate him, and one I was impressed to identify (with help): https://coinofnote.com/107-110-a-d-rome-trajan-ae-sestertius/

#OnThisDay #History #Rome #RomanEmpire #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

Gute Gelegenheit heute bei meiner #Typografie-Einführung bei der #diplomahochschule wieder die #Trajan in die Kamera zu halten. (https://www.diploma.de/studienbereiche/design-medien) #oldbutgold #typeface

The Trajan column text inscription size changes the higher up the surface. A trick for the eye from below.

I never would’ve noticed.

https://scottboms.com/documenting/mind-your-ps-and-qs

Via @scottboms ‘s post & via @stewf
at @letterformarchive

Much thanks to Carol Twombly for the typeface and Paul Herrera for all his work in gold and slate, and teaching.

https://letterformarchive.org/news/this-just-in-trajan-rubbing-and-recutting/

#Trajan #roman #italic #uppercase #typography #history #blog #design

The #medieval basilica of San Clemente in #Rome and with an #ancient inscription from a #roman building referring to the #emperor #trajan in pavonazzetto marble reused as the door lintel. #archaeology #spolia #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #romanhistory

🪷 August 8th is a turning point in history for LGBTQIA+ people! Emperor #Trajan died 8th August 117 AD, enabling #Hadrian to become Emperor. #AntoniusSubia says: "Hadrian became Emperor over Rome at the pinnacle of her glory ... We celebrate the Accession of Hadrian as a miracle ... without which #Antinous would never have been known, and our religion would never have been born. We recognize on this day that the beginning of his age is the beginning of our own." More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-accession-of-hadrian-as-emperor-of.html 🪷

🪷 8 Aug 117 AD LGBT turning point: #Trajan's death paves way for #Hadrian to be emperor: Were #Antinous & Hadrian really "gay"? Scholars quibbled until 2008 when @britishmuseum curator #ThorstenOpper declared: "Hadrian was gay and we can say that now." https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-accession-of-hadrian-as-emperor-of.html 🪷

A colossal #ancient #marble portrait, possibly of Marcia, mother of the #roman #emperor #trajan. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientart #sculpture #classicalart

Roma. Foro Traiano Zürich, Switzerland : Photoglob Company, ca. 1890-1906 Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117 Monuments,Forums,Archaeological sites,Columns,Trajan's Column (Rome, Italy),Forum of Trajan (Rome, Italy),Italy Rome

#ForoTraianoZürich #Switzerland #PhotoglobCompany #Columns #TrajansColumn(Rome #Trajan(Rome #Italy #theRomanEmpire #photography #historicalPhotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017660217/

🪷 On 9 July 118 AD #Hadrian entered Rome as Emperor and Pontifex Maximus after succeeding #Trajan. He would proclaim his male lover #Antinous a deity, a god of love and miracles who rivaled Jesus at this crucial turning point in LGBTQIA+ history. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-day-hadrian-was-declared-emperor-of.html 🪷

🪷 On 9 July 118 AD #Hadrian entered Rome as Emperor and Pontifex Maximus after succeeding #Trajan. He would proclaim his male lover #Antinous a deity, a god of love and miracles who rivaled Jesus at this crucial turning point in LGBTQIA+ history. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-day-hadrian-was-declared-emperor-of.html 🪷

Giant, ancient crabs live beneath Rome, and conservationists have their backs: 'They deserve to be saved' https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/river-crabs-roman-ruins “#Archaeologists studying #Trajan’s Forum, a historical #Roman ruin site, in 2005, discovered an ancient #crab species, Potamon fluviatile. The only freshwater crab species indigenous to #Italy, researchers suspect that they’ve been around the region since ancient times”

🪔 On this frieze from the Trajan's Column one can see two scenes from the 1st Dacian war: above one can see #Trajan and his troops traveling by ship, then reaching shore and disembarking. Below Trajan is giving his second adlocutio - a speech addressed to his legions. 📸 me

#romanarchaeology #archaeology #antiquity #ancientart #ancientrome #ancienthistory
@archaeodons @histodons
@antiquidons

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits is a recent upload: Trajan's School at Ostia Antica.

You can greet him in the atrium as you enter .

#OstiaAntica #trajan #emperor #school #archaeology

Trajan’s Markets, a remarkable #ancient #roman multi-storey complex of over 170 spaces for commercial and administrative activity built by the #emperor #Trajan in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory

The #ruins of the #ancient #roman baths of the emperor #trajan in #rome. #archaeology #ancienhistory

🪷 24 Feb Transylvania feast of #Dragobete, god of Love, Spring, snowdrops and wolves. Parents: #Dacia's loveliest maiden & Roman Emperor #Trajan, who conquered the #Dacian empire. The wolf is Rome. It's said if you hug anyone today, your love life will be fabulous all year! 🪷

Followed by a record game of #Trajan! 142 - 114 - 113.

#BoardGames #StefanFeld