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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 20h

What size boulder can Octavian lift? Vote Mark Antony for Consul.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A #Roman figurine of a dog with a raised paw, looking upwards to an unseen viewer. Dogs were popular in the Roman world as both working animals & pets, as well as being associated with healing #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here’s a legionary trying to convince two others to open their hearts and minds to Catullus. Poetry is more of a theme in episode 3. Along with Mark Antony's total lack of achievement and the riots in Rome. Episode features some extremely explicit Catullus, please be aware. youtu.be/hKEo75-zsCI

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 30/09/2026

It's time for Part 2 of our Series 1 Finale Special Event: Boudica - Unfettered Fury. In Part 1, we set the scene in an Iron Age Britain gradually falling under Roman dominion. In Part 2, we see Boudica wreak havoc on specific targets: Colchester, London and St Albans.

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looking forward to having a listen this evening! Really enjoyed the series. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In the latest episode of On Drunkenness Mark Antony reminisces on a scandalous but memorable Lupercalia and Ahenobarbus wants to know why he's divorced such a noble wife as Octavia... youtu.be/y17OHH1xAZY?... open.spotify.com/episode/2Kyh... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're now on Audible! Latest episode deals with Antony's divorce from Octavia and the controversary surrounding the Lupercalia, as well as the riots in Rome after the freemen are taxed. Also been a lot of fun bringing Ahenobarbus to life as a difficult to impress, old fashioned Republican.

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Marcus Antonius On Drunkenness

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Mark Antony writes his book On Drunkenness as he prepares for a final showdown against Octavian at Actium. Dinna Fash Productions...

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Awesome! Just ordered my copy, can't wait to read!

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Riots are breaking out in Rome, his men don't understand why he's divorced Octavia, gossip about Cleopatra spreads through the camp, kings are arriving... but Mark Antony wants to discuss the Lupercalia. youtu.be/y17OHH1xAZY open.spotify.com/episode/2Kyh... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 07/09/2026

The punishment for an unchaste Vestal Virgin was to be buried alive - but were all condemned Vestals truly guilty, or were some merely convenient scapegoats? Our full episode on the Vestals with Peta Greenfield of @partialhistorians.bsky.social is out now...

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

War Room with Marcus Piso is a long lost Ancient Roman talk show featuring guests from the late Republic. In this episode, staunch Republican Piso, grills one of Mark Antony's top generals, Canidius Crassus, about Mark Antony's will and his relationship with Cleopatra.

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Mark Antony wonders if it might be fear rather than virtue that keeps his peers from drinking more heavily... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0345u5z... YT: www.youtube.com/@MarcusAnton...

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Full episode links: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... open.spotify.com/show/0345u5z... www.youtube.com/@MarcusAnton...

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On Drunkenness

Podcast Episode · Marcus Antonius On Drunkenness · 1 September · 18min

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It's the anniversary of the Battle of Actium so a good time to announce the release of Marcus Antonius On Drunkenness. Our audio drama about Mark Antony's lost text and the Republic's last civil war! We owe @mikebeer.bsky.social a bottle of wine 🍷 Episode 1: open.spotify.com/show/0345u5z...

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Dr Mike Beer @mikebeer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Audio drama about Mark Antony and Octavian that I did some advising on is out today. I enjoyed working on it and have really liked what I’ve heard. If Robert Harris’ Agrippa has caught your attention, you might like this. Not suitable for kids! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Been reading a lot about the Gracchi lately, so this is a welcome coincidence

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

#RomanSiteSaturday #Roman Bathhouse - Prestatyn, Wales. The bath-house was built in about AD 120 and extended in about AD 150. It had a cold plunge-bath at the far end which was fed by a local spring by means of a timber aqueduct. (See Alt.) #Archaeology #History #AncientBlueSky🏛️

Situated in what is now Melyd Avenue, on the edge of the small North Wales resort town of Prestatyn, about 20 miles west of Chester, these well-preserved remains of a Roman civilian bath house were discovered on March 30th 1934 by Mr F. Gilbert Smith, a local architect, surveyor and enthusiastic amateur archaeologist.
Five miles north of the main east-west highway from the legionary fortress at Deva (Chester) into North Wales.

It is very likely that a Roman branch-road linked the industrial settlement at Prestatyn- a government controlled centre of lead production- with the main highway near St. Asaph, and continued south through the territories of the Deceangi in the valley of the River Clwyd, to the fort at Ruthin and the Berwyn Mountains, the realm of the Ordovices.

The bath-house was built in about AD 120 and extended in about AD 150. It had a cold plunge-bath at the far end which was fed by a local spring by means of a timber aqueduct. The floors and roof were made with tiles transported all the way from the workshops of the 20th Legion at Holt near Wrexham, over 40 miles to the south-east, and may have been built by legionary masons. Some of these tiles, stamped with the legend LEG XX VV and their symbol of a wild
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MindyGraz @melkleingraz.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

A delightful earthenware figurine of a cat playing a harp, 1st century AD, Roman Egypt. (Via Museum August Kestner) ##AncientBlueSky

cat playing harp 1st cent AD image Museum August Kestner

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

For #AncientSiteSunday The cliff-top ruins of the 5th-century BC Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Attica, Greece. 📷 me #AncientBlueSky🏺

My photo shows the ruins of the cliff-top Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion in Greece. The ruins are of a classical temple built 444-440 BC, which replaced an earlier archaic temple.

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Very hype for @jldraycott.bsky.social new book on Fulvia. Great read. Glad to learn more about the women of the Late Republic. And Fulvia is definitely one of the most intriguing figures of the time.

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This is good to know. So far I've avoided most flamewars. Perhaps the hate will be more prominent if the audio drama does okay xD We'll see... Also, the list you included in your other comment, very helpful; thank you again.

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This is actually legendary, I'm terrible with social media and computer stuff in general so this rundown of the new landscape is much appreciated!

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Andy Fletcher @andyfletcher90.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Thank you! A bit later than I planned but it's already a breath of fresh air compared to the not so good place xD

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