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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 9h

It's a reminder that museum collections aren't just about objects. They're about people, relationships and remembrance. See more at Colchester Castle: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/visit/colche...

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Discover the largest Norman Keep in Europe. With interactive displays, star exhibits and the surrounding park, this museum has something for everyone.

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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 9h

This fourth-century Roman glass bottle was found in a grave at Butt Road cemetery in Colchester. Similar bottles were discovered in nearby burials that may have belonged to the same family.

Close-up of a pale green Roman glass vessel with a tall cylindrical body and short neck, featuring two looped handles attached at the rim, shown against a plain light background.

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MosaicMonday & the East Coker Mosaic at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton c4, the hunting scene may be a nod to the villa owners love of hunting We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Roman tombstone for #TombTuesday. It was found on Ludgate Hill in London in 1669, and marked the final resting place of centurion Vivius Marcianus. His wife Januaria Martina set it up for him some time in the third century.

A large carved stone with a figure of a man inside an arched top niche.

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Perhaps you have seen the Fayum mummy portraits! They are famous for how real they look, the faces of Roman elites from the past. This woman had her portrait made between 160 and 170AD, based on her trendy hairstyle and fashion inspired directly from the imperial women of Rome.

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This find comes from Steane from the age of Roman Britain, and it is a wonderful example of provincial style interacting with imperial portraiture. Here we see a bronze Marcus Aurelius, only 16cm tall and an incredible 2kg, presumed to be a sceptre or pole head.

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#PompeytheGreat , Born #OTD 106 BCE, was a renowned Roman general and statesman of the final decades of the Roman Republic. Protégé of the military dictator Sulla, Pompey achieved significant military and political success during his lifetime. #FirstTriumverate #roman #history

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Roman Sites @romansites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Autumn (with his rake) from the Four Seasons mosaic at the excellent Yorkshire Museum in York seems seasonally appropriate today. The staff positively encouraged me to walk on this - although shoes aren't allowed. 3rd or 4th century CE. 📷 my own 2026 #MosaicModay #RomanBritain #RomanSites

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 29/09/2026

The Roman province of Hispania Baetica (modern southern Spain) was a major centre of olive oil production. Analysis of over 1000 potsherds from oil amphorae shed light on how olive oil shaped the Roman economy. 🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Fragment of an amphora rim with a sketch reconstructing the complete amphora.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Statue base with a dedication to the spirit of the Emperor and the god Mercury which was discovered at Birrens Roman Fort (Blatobulgium) in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay - 29 September - in 106 BC Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was born. Pompey was a key figure of the Late Republic, forming the First Triumvirate with Caesar and Crassus, but would be killed in Egypt one day shy of his 58th birthday. #AncientHistory 🏺 Image: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A look at Burnswark Hill fort in the Scottish Borders the site of two Roman siege camps at its base youtu.be/CQts-nXSlHg?...

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Burnswark Roman Siege camps

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The entranceway to a #Roman house in #Pompeii, with a striking black & white mosaic leading into the rest of the house - still in the place it was first laid nearly 2000 years ago #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky #MosaicMonday

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MosaicMonday The #Roman mosaics of Villa del Tellaro near Noto, Syracuse, #Sicily. The villa, dates from the 4th C AD. The floors of the three rooms are taped with mosaics depicting mythological, hunting and dancing scenes. #Archaeology #History #Art

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A Roman mosaic of snails escaping a basket. 🏛️ Basilica Patricale, Aquileia 🇮🇹 🕰️ 4th century AD #MosaicMonday

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MosaicMonday – Mosaic depicting the capture of wild animals for Roman spectacles, including bears and wild boar. Originally measuring 15 × 9 m, it was discovered in 1904 in the Horti Liciniani in Rome and dates to the early 4th century AD. 📍 Centrale Montemartini, Rome.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

well, I enjoyed @candidamoss.bsky.social’s new Nat Geo edition of their ‘Stones & Bones’ newsletter, not because I make an appearance but because we get to hear from Nandini Pandey and Michael Kulikowski about polars bears and exotic animals in the Colosseum as a colonialist tactic. 🐻 🦒 🦛

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Polar Bears in the Roman Colosseum?

It isn't as far-fetched as it sounds.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The masonry footings to a 4th century Romano Celtic temple Preserved within the sheep-gnawed grass of Maiden Castle hillfort #Dorset Excavated by Tessa Wheeler in 1934-5 Visiting with @buarchanth.bsky.social Sept 2026 #RomanSiteSaturday

The low masonry walls of a Roman temple building, one square room within another, preserved in the grass with people approaching and blue cloud flecked sky behind

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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What lies beneath Colchester Castle? Our guided tour takes you into spaces that are not normally accessible during a general visit, including the vaults and remains of the Roman temple that once stood on the site.

Exposed Roman temple foundations in a dim underground passage, with a plaque noting a 5-foot-thick base built c. 50 A.D.; overlaid text encourages visitors to take the tour underneath to see the original foundations.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The remains of the #Roman amphitheatre at Pozzuoli (Italy), built during the reigns of Vespasian & Titus (probably by the same people as the Colosseum). It had a capacity of some 40-50,000 spectators #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky #AncientSiteSunday

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday The Roman Temple of Évora. The temple is believed to have been constructed around the 1st century CE, in honour of Augustus, who was venerated as a god during and after his rule.

The Roman Temple of Évora (Portuguese: Templo romano de Évora), also referred to as the Templo de Diana (albeit wrongly, after Diana, the ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity) is an ancient temple in the Portuguese city of Évora (civil parish of Sé e São Pedro). The temple is part of the historical centre of the city, which was included in the classification by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It represents one of the most significant landmarks relating to the Roman and Lusitanian civilizations of Évora and in Portuguese territory.

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#AmphitheatreSaturday – Hidden beneath Guildhall Art Gallery are the remains of Londinium’s Roman amphitheatre. Built in the early 2nd century AD, it hosted gladiatorial combats and other spectacles. Rediscovered in 1988, its remains can now be explored beneath modern London.

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Sarah Lord @potsofhistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Vindolanda has done it AGAIN! 🏺 Make your own Samian Ware at Magna. Create the stamps. Decorate the mould. Then Graham will use YOUR mould to make your finished Roman style bowl. Your design. Your moment in history. Book 👇 www.vindolanda.com/Event/potted...

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD 46BC #Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix, to whom he attributed his success at the Battle of Pharsalus & from whom he claimed descent through Aeneas. It was adorned with elaborate friezes & housed a statue of Venus. 📷 Ionic frieze & ruins from the Temple of Venus Genetrix

ruins of the temple including 3 columns and a frieze

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Cambridge Archaeological Unit @cambridgearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The 2020-21 Over Needingworth excavations revealed an area of preserved wooden stakes/posts and stake/postholes, with 58 being fully excavated and recorded. Dating to the Roman period the stakes and posts reflected use of the land when the area had transformed from a prehistoric dry land to fen.

A wooden stake in situ that is in the process of being excavated with a black and white scale bar.

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An extraordinary Roman Samian vessel with leaping tigers excavated at Wroxeter/ Viroconium & on display in the splendid Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery #FindsFriday 📷 My own, 2024

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A second century painting from a tomb at Ostia Antica depicting Thanatos (the personification of death). The painting is on display in the town’s site museum. 📷 My own. #FrescoFriday #Ostia #Roman

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On this day, the 25th of September in 275 CE, Marcus Claudius #Tacitus accepted the #Senate’s offer of becoming #Emperor after the death of Aurelius. Tacitus ruled for six months before dying, most likely of fever.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A #Roman glass bowl, in a beautiful cobalt blue with an irregular swirling white pattern. It looks amazing - especislly given that it is nearly 2000 years old! #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ca. AD 300 (or later). A nicolo intaglio engraved with winged Victoria driving a biga. The goddess stands in the chariot behind the horses, holding the reins in her left hand and a whip in her right. The horses are depicted in motion with lifted forelegs, all on a groundline.

The intaglio is set in a possibly later gold ring with an elaborate vegetal hoop, openwork shoulders, and scroll ornament. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 12g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The remains of Lullingstone Roman Villa, near the village of Eynsford in Kent. Built during the 1st century, the villa was occupied until the 5th century when it was largely abandoned following a fire. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #Lullingstone #Kent

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FrescoFriday Fragment of a Roman fresco depicting Harpocrates, the god of silence in the Hellenistic religion, 2nd century AD, Sirmijum, Panonija Inferior, Serbia.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hypocaust remains from the Commanding Officer’s House (Praetorium) at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #ChestersRomanFort #HadriansWall

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Roman brooches in whimsical animal shapes were very popular with people of all social classes in the empire. This one portrays a rabbit or hare. His alarmed gaze and running stance seems to suggest he is evading a predator. 🕰️c.100-300 AD 🏛️📷 Met, NY

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#RomanFortThursday Y Gaer (Latin: Cicucium) is a, #Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, It was built around AD 75 and sits on a crossroads of Roman roads in the valley of the River Usk at a strategic point in Roman #Wales, linking South & Mid. #History

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Need cheering up? Have a bit of this happy little Roman dog in the Clayton Museum at Chesters.

Small bronze figurine of a happy terrier type dog.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For Augustus’ birthday 🐐 today, a reminder that anything is possible —when you have too much confidence and power. This man was born a Libra and changed his sign to Capricorn because that’s what he preferred. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Title: Sardonyx cameo of a double capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: ca. 27 BCE–14 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Sardonyx, gold
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Gift of Milton Weil, 1929
Object Number: 29.175.4
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Isn't this a-doorable? Wall painting of a door from the Villa of Fannius, Boscoreale www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🍂✨ Today marks the #Autumn #Equinox, when day & night are approximately equal in length. For the #Romans, autumn meant harvest, including the #vindemia — the grape harvest. The season could be personified as Autumnus, while Ceres, Pomona & Bacchus were all linked with agriculture, fruit & wine.

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#OTD AD66 Nero established #LegioIItalica. Raised for a planned eastern campaign that never took place, it was named Italica during the Year of the 4 Emperors.In Scotland, an altar at Old Kilpatrick names Julius Candidus, a centurion of the legion, serving with the First Cohort of Baetasians.

Emblem of the Legion I Italica, a yellow boar and the name of the legion over a red background

The altar by Candidus, photo and illustration

Maps of Roman forts along the Antonine Wall, detail

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If this isn’t now your favourite Roman carving, you’re wrong. It is. I will not be discussing this further. Found Vindolanda; on display Chesters.

A really cute little running wild boar, looks like it could be from Shaun the Sheep.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The 4th century ‘Leopard and Gazelle Mosaic’ from Dewlish Roman Villa in Dorset. The mosaic is now part of the collections at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #Dorset

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#MosaicMonday meets #OnThisDay - 21 September 19 BC is the date usually given for the death of Virgil. So here's the 3rd Century AD mosaic from Hadrumetum - Virgil flanked by the Muses Clio and Melpomene. The scroll on his lap has the text of Aeneid 1.8. #Virgil🏺 Image: Bardo National Museum, Tunis

Virgil, seated upon a chair, is flanked by the Muses Clio and Melpomene. The scroll on his lap has the text of Aeneid 1.8, "Musa, mihi causas memora" - 'Muse, tell me of the causes..."

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Dr Pat Witts @wittspat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Reposting with link in case anyone doesn't know this excellent project. Adjacent to Avalon Marshes near Glastonbury and not far from the M5. Beware of (a) excellent cake and (b) much temptation in the main visitor centre! avalonmarshes.org/explore/plan...

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Plan your visit - Avalon Marshes

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The ‘Jewel of Antiquity’ - a stone fragment from Balmuildy Roman Fort that names Urbicus as Governor of Britain, and in doing so identifies and dates the Antonine Wall. Part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland

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Isabel Picornell Garcia @picornell.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

The discovery of the new agora, together with the uncovering of a paved road leading to the southern gate and Iron Age ceramics, challenges the accepted historical narrative of a long phase in which the city stood empty. #Troy #Archaeology

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Archaeology at Troy: 2,800-year-old agora found, city was not abandoned after war

Excavations on Hisarlik hill in Turkey have uncovered the site’s oldest agora, proving Troy was resettled 80–90 years after the war, not deserted for centuries before the Aeolians arrived.

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Roman Sites @romansites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Multiple mosaics, and some intriguing new discoveries, at Chedworth villa. New blog at: visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com/2026/09/ched... #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #RomanSites

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Chedworth - Villa

Nestling in an idyllic Cotswold valley, Chedworth *** is one of Britain's best preserved, and most popular, Roman villas. With two bath-hou...

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Following Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#ArtefactSunday – Silver dish decorated with a bust of Hadrian in high relief. The emperor is shown bearded and bare-headed, wearing a light military cloak (chlamys) over his left shoulder. Dated to around AD 130. Private Collection.

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