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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🚨 PUBLISHED 🚨 “Bathing in wine and olive oil” in the Journal of #Roman #Archaeology! We present a new #wine & #olive #oil production facility inside the Small Bath of Antiochia ad Cragum, an ancient Roman city in south coastal #Türkiye. 🍷🍇🫒 READ FREE 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S104... Some highlights… 1/4

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Photo of an excavated ancient winery with vats and a staircase leading down into a vat.

Excavated bathhouse with mosaics undergoing cleaning using water and buckets

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” A well-known modern paraphrase of Pericles’ famous Funeral Oration recorded by the historian Thucydides.

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Julia Hillner @writinghelena.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

👇🏻next week! Apparently almost coinciding with a visit to the Sapienza by the pope, how extremely fitting :)

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This delightful duck is an askos, a ceramic container used for storing and pouring oil. It was made over two thousand years ago by the Etruscans, who inhabited a reigon called Etruria in what is now central Italy.

An ancient askos, a container for storing and pouring oil in the shape of a duck.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Marc Bloch, historien et résistant, bientôt au Panthéon. (Merci d'avoir partagé!)

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RoaminTheEmpire @roamintheempire.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

New post this week; Spalatum part III! The new post delves into the religious architecture of Diocletian's palace as well as the mausoleum and elements of the emperor's apartment. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

There’s a Hokusai exhibition in Rome right now and I can’t put into words how wonderful it is! If you are in Rome - or will be in May or June - please do visit Palazzo Bonaparte.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Why hello there Piazza Colonna! Not a cloud in the sky! #Rome #Roma

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Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Rome’s rose garden on the Aventine Hill reopened today - earlier than usual - and will stay open for free every day until 14 June.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Live from Piazza di Spagna on a glorious spring day. #Rome

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

La meravigliosa mostra “Impressionisti e oltre” al Museo dell’Ara Pacis di #Roma con 50 capolavori dal Detroit Institute of Art. Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, Modigliani, Pissarro, Bonnard, Vallotton, Picasso, Beckmann e tantissimi altri. 🖼️

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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Born of the coupling of Leda and the Swan, then hatched from an egg There’s more to Helen of Troy than the most beautiful woman in the world - as Charlotte and I discuss in our 4 part Instant Classics mini series podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

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Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy part 1

Podcast Episode · Instant Classics · 22/01/2026 · 41m

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

#FrescoFriday - A real favourite! The paintings from the Fullonica of Veranius Hypsaeus, Pompeii (VI.8.20), showing the stages of the laundry process, with an owl (symbol for the Fullers) atop the 'viminea cavea'. #Pompeii #Archaeology 🏺 Image: MANN (9774). Link - mann-napoli.it/numismatica/...

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This beautiful #Roman enamelled copper alloy flask in hexagonal shape was found in Welzheim. The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume. Dating 2. century AD. #findsfriday 🏺 📷 @almbawue.bsky.social

Enamelled copper alloy flask in hexagonal shape, featuring intricate geometric patterns in turquoise, red, and gold against a green patinated surface, with visible cracks.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Villa Farnesina Cubiculum B fresco depicting the Nymphs of Mount Nysa caring for the infant Dionysus. The baby is shown being nursed or tended to by female figures in a lush setting. It is painted in a "Neo-Attic" or "lekythos" style, which mimics the look of 5th-c. BCE Greek pottery. #FrescoFriday

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

For #ReliefWednesday, the Saturnia Tellus relief from the Ara Pacis, #Rome. It depicts Mother Earth, or, according to a different interpretation, Venus, divine mother of Aeneas and progenitor of the Gens Iulia, to which Augustus himself belongs. 📸 Chris Nas #archaeology #history

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Pyrgi tablets are three golden plates inscribed with a bilingual Phoenician–Etruscan dedicatory text. They date to c. 500 BC. They record the foundation of a temple and its dedication to the Phoenician goddess Astarte. The work is attributed to Thefarie Velianas, ruler of Caere #EpigraphyTuesday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This is the tombstone of a Roman soldier named Ammonius, son of Damio, a centurion in the first Cohort of Spaniards who probably came from North Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean. He died after 27 years service and was buried at Ardoch in Perthshire, Scotland. #TombTuesday

A battered brown stone slab featuring a Latin inscription, which identifies it as the tombstone of Roman soldier Ammonius.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This inscription, on display at Museo Archeologico di Velletri, bears a dedication from a mother to her daughter, Faltonia: "To Faltonia Hilaritatis, mistress and dearest daughter who, at her own expense, built this cemetery and destined it for this faith." #EpigraphyTuesday #Rome #history

Inscription to Faltonia Hilaritatis, a wealthy freedwoman

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hidden beneath the #Rome Ring Road (GRA) lies the Ninfeo della Lucchina.Originally constructed in the 3rd century CE as a tomb, it was transformed in the 4th century into a nymphaeum with stunning mosaics and frescoes.It was likely part of a grand villa owned by the Ottavi family #MosaicMonday 📸 MiC

Floral mosaic decoration in the Ninfeo della Lucchina

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Fossanova Abbey is one of Italy's most significant examples of Cistercian Gothic architecture. Located in the town of Priverno, the abbey is famous for its austere beauty and is a major pilgrimage site because it is where St. Thomas Aquinas died in 1274. #MedievalMonday #art 📸 alessiodisilvestro

Fossanova Abbey - Front view with Rose window

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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

✨The Chariot Race✨ This chariot race is part of the famously large mosaic found in Britain called the Horkstow mosaic. Featuring all the thrill of chariot racing including the spina (central island) and the metea (turning points). Happy #MosaicMonday indeed! #AncientBluesky

Description from the Hull Museums Collection: “The mosaic panel at the bottom is unique in Britain and shows an eventful chariot race. The racecourse is indicated by the 'spina' or central island, and the 'metae' or turning posts. The four chariots may represent the four factions in the Roman racing world, each conventionally distinguished by the colour of the charioteers' tunics. The scene is laid out rather like a comic strip. One chariot has lost a wheel and overturned, pitching out the charioteer. An attendant dismounts to rescue him, while another lassos runaway horses. The charioteer who has successfully rounded the end of the 'spina' on the left gives his horses free rein, while the team approaching the other end are reined in for the turn. This scene, so full of action, movement and drama has to be one of the most engaging yet found in Romano-British art.”

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Giorgio de Chirico, Mistero e malinconia di una strada, 1914, New Canaan (Connecticut), Private collection #art A copy of this work (right) by de Chirico himself can be found at Museo Bilotti in #Rome www.museocarlobilotti.it/it/opera/mis...

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

✨ An Evening with National Trust Archaeologists Ever wondered what archaeology looks like behind the scenes at National Trust places? Join us and @nattrustarch.bsky.social for a free online evening exploring community digs and hilltop enclosures to Roman gold mining. Book here 👉 shorturl.at/85Avq

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A section of the Roman Wall at St. Albans which was built between AD 265 to 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium. The surviving sections are located in Verulamium Park which is a short walk from the city centre. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #StAlbans

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

The Canopus at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli. Inspired by Egypt and adorned with Greek-style Caryatids, this 120-metre reflecting pool served as the Emperor’s ultimate summer dining spot. Hadrian and his guests would recline on a stibadium (a semi-circular couch) to dine. #RomanSiteSaturday #history #Rome

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

If you aren't already subscribed to our YouTube channel, we're so close to hitting 400k subs, so if you consider yourself a friend of the show, give the channel a sub today: www.youtube.com/@restishisto...

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Guido Reni, L’Aurora, 1612-14 circa, Casino dell’Aurora Pallavicini, #Rome #FrescoFriday #art

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Portrait of Lucius Verus, 160-170 CE, Museo Archeologico di Palestrina. #FindsFriday #archaeology #history

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was born on this day in 1836. During a visit to Rome from December 1875 to April 1876, Alma-Tadema collected material for future paintings. He made three studies of parts of the city, including this one in the gardens of the Villa Borghese. 🍃 Detail from WA1966.13.1

An oil painting featuring a weathered stone wall that spans the middle, in the foreground is luscious green grass, behind the wall trees of green and red

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École française de Rome @ef-rome.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

✨À VOS AGENDAS 📣 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥'𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 = www.efrome.it/la-recherche/formatio… 📣 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚̀ 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 = www.efrome.it/la-recherche/actualit… #EFR #rencontresscientifiques #formations #agendaEFR2026

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Looking forward to hosting this joint @ics.bsky.social / @bsrome.bsky.social event with Peter, @christophersmith.bsky.social, @profyarrow.bsky.social and @kathryntempest.bsky.social in a few weeks! ‘Myth, History and Archaeology’ Please do share and come along if in London 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky

Poster with QR code advertising the event ‘Myth, History and Archaeology’

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Relief of Trajan's Posthumous Triumph, II c CE, currently on display in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Palestrina. When Emperor Trajan died in 117 CE while returning from his Parthian campaign, his successor, Hadrian, organized a spectacular posthumous triumph in 118 CE. #ReliefWednesday #Rome

Relief depicting a four-horse chariot (quadriga) carrying the image of the deified Trajan.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The Galleria Sciarra in #Rome is a hidden #ArtNouveau gem, a covered pedestrian passage in the Trevi district, built 1885-1888 by Giulio De Angelis, famous for its iron and glass dome and vibrant frescoes by Giuseppe Cellini celebrating women's virtues.Free to visit during office hours 📸 Labicanense

A bottom up view of Galleria Sciarra in Rome

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

For #EpigraphyTuesday an inscription commemorating Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Cryptoporticus of the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina, #Rome

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The Temple of Venus at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli. It is a small, circular Doric temple (tholos) set upon a raised platform. It was originally surrounded by a semicircular colonnade. A statue of Venus of the Cnidian type was found in the cella. #archaeology #history

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Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Hello old friend. Good to be back. #Pompeii #Vesuvius

On the right a vestige of a Roman wall slightly spotlit by the sun and beyond it vegetation of different shades of green, yellow, brown, and red. In the background Vesuvius looms.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Mosaic of the Griffins from the Domus dell’Ospedale, beginning of 1st century BCE. Currently on display at Museo Archeologico di Palestrina. #MosaicMonday #Rome

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Artemisia Gentileschi, Saint Cecilia, 1620 circa, Galleria Spada, #Rome #art

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Sermon in the ruins of #Rome, Les musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, #Brussels 📸 2024 #art

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Annemarieke Willemsen @amwillemsen.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Because beauty helps, this is the Villa Farnesina in #Rome, full of bright early 16thC frescoes - incl Raphael's "Galatea" on the wall left - filled to the brim with heavenly creatures: gods, planets, constellations, cupids, and birds everywhere 🤩

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Entering the frigidarium (cold room) of Bratton Seymour #Roman villa bathhouse Excavated by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social 2015-16, this stunning rebuild at the Newt in #Somerset is as close as we can get to the sights and sounds of Britannia without a time machine 😍 🎥 Dec 2022 #RomanSiteSaturday

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday from the cryptoporticus at the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia in Praeneste (Palestrina, #Rome). #archaeology #history

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

#FrescoFriday #FindsFriday 🏺 One memorable day working in finds room at MOLA many moons ago we recorded some of London's best #Roman wall plaster. Grapes are virtually edible, goldfinch became my profile pic: the fantastic #frescos were from Lime St site in the City, just to east of forum basilica.

3 pieces of Roman frescoed plaster in a finds tray lined with scrunched up tissue paper. Each has bits of bunches of grapes, beautifully painted in shades of dark red to pink, with a blue/green background. One piece shows the border of the panel painted in red with a white outline.

Piece of Roman painted wall plaster showing goldfinch perched on white stem of a plant. The main stem is to the right, also white, terminating in a red bud/berry with yellow fronds coming out.
Background is blue/green with a darker, more blue strip to the left as a border, bound either side by a white line. Farther left is remnant of a red painted panel.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

For #FrescoFriday, fresco fragments from Palestrina, #Rome. 1st century BCE, currently on display at Museo Archeologico di Palestrina. #archaeology #history

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Anthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

For #ReliefWednesday, a magnificent #jasper #intaglio depicting #Athena Parthenos in profile, in #palazzoMassimo. A tiny signature in Greek running vertically behind her helmet names the artist as one Aspasios. The artist took inspiration from the great statue in the #Parthenon. #AncientBluesky 🏺

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