The Three Graces in their classic pose. This mosaic is from the garden of the House of Apollo at Pompeii. Today this scene is held by the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli.

The touches of blue background give a sense of the original richness of the piece.

#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #Pompeii

How glorious is this fresco with climbing vibes revealing a mask? (Hint: the answer is very!)

📍House of V. Popidius also known as the House of Mosaic Doves, Pompeii
🏛 MAN Napoli

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Pompeii @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

What an interesting find they make in Israel 😍
#ancientrome #gladius #swords

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66728207?fbclid=IwAR3ZdO5vk2GqyqT8x_DiiqYz9-Xlb8mHnebraGorU6nlUzHFn7iqTDDGJMI

Ummmm exciting news! One of our lovely fans spotted our book on display at Abbey’s Bookstore in Sydney.

Not only is Rex in the window but our mighty tome is also sitting at Number 8! How exciting 🥳

#Books #Rex #AncientRome @bookstodon @antiquidons

☀️ The Pont du Gard is the highest known aqueduct bridge in the Roman world. It was designed to carry water from Uzès to the city of Nîmes over the Gardon river. Built in the 1st century AD, the top of the bridge rises 49 m above the river. 📸 Own photos.

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

#Edinburgh peeps, next Thursday (14th), I'll be talking to Snorri Kristjansson about his new novel The Hidden Legion (published @solarisbooks ) at @TheEdinburghBookshop , details on the website here:
https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/book-launch-snorri-kristjansson-the-hidden-legion

#books #livres #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #SnorriKristjansson #fantasy #FantasyNovel #HistoricalFiction #TheHiddenLegion #Rome #AncientRome #Bookshops #Librairies #BookLaunch #bookstodon

☀️ For #MosaicMonday: Mosaic of fish displayed in the Museum of Alba la Romaine, France. It comes from the triclinium of a so-called "Pinard" domus of the Alba la Romaine archaeological site - a rich roman villa, where seven other mosaics were found. 📸 Own photos.
#romanarchaeology #archaeology #antiquity #ancientart  #ancientrome #ancienthistory #antiquity
@archaeodons @histodons
@antiquidons

This panel from a larger mosaic depicts the goddess Diana with two of her nymphs. They appear to have just been surprised by the arrival of the young hunter Actaeon. Things are not about to end well for the mortal!

📍Volubilis, C2nd CE

#MosaicMonday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

☀️ Just for eye pleasure : this is a representation of Winter from a Dionysus #mosaic found in 1911 in a house of Fourvière hill in Lyon, France. The mosaic is dated to the 2nd-3rd cc and is now in the Lugdunum Museum. 📸 Own pic.
#romanarchaeology #archaeology #antiquity #ancientart  #ancientrome #ancienthistory #antiquity
@archaeodons @histodons
@antiquidons

Popular #Misconceptions About #AncientRome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL5i4qwmnHM

This C2nd CE Roman relief is part of a celebration of Hadrian’s twentieth year as emperor. A bull is about to be sacrificed. The detail in the relief work is spectacular!

🏛 Uffizi Gallery
📸 Yair Haklai

#ReliefWednesday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

This C2nd CE Roman mosaic suggests the preparation for a feast. On the menu: an array of meats, what looks to be dates (or something else, I’m not sure?), and a good dose of leafy greens!

🏛 Vatican Museums

#MosaicMonday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

Via Studio Escalier:

“Roman glass cup from the Himlingøje burial site in Denmark, from 2nd and 3rd century, found in graves of a rich or princely family. [Cups like this one] are so well-preserved that finders have used them mistakenly as vases for flowers, without realizing that they were ancient productions.”

https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-early-iron-age/a-princely-dynasty-at-stevns/

#Archaeology #Anthropology #AncientRome #RomanGlass #Denmark #Himlingoje

☀️ For #ReliefWednesday: A 4th c. AD stele with a dedication of a wife to her deceased husband, Centurion of Cataphracti: "To the Manes and in eternal memory of Klaudius Ingemuus, Centurion of the Senior Cataphracti Horsemen, who died at the approximate age of 35. Candida raised this tomb to her cherished husband and dedicated under the Ascia".

Now in Lyon museum.  📸 Own pic.
#romanarchaeology #ancientart  #ancientrome #ancienthistory #antiquity @archaeodons @histodons
@antiquidons

Even if you know the story, enjoy this retelling of the fate of #Pompeii.

Pliny the Elder...total badass. #history #ancientrome #podcasts

https://spotify.link/VaXXICBCvCb

Four years ago I published an article for Ancient Warfare magazine about gladiators as soldiers. I'm still very proud of this article. You could get a back issue here:

https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/ancient-warfare-xiii-1

#gladiators #ancientrome #publishedarticle #research

Sarcophagus with a frieze depicting the labours of Hercules. This piece is thought to have been made in Asia Minor in c. 160 CE before its transfer to Rome. Today it can be found in the Galleria Borghese.

#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #History @antiquidons @histodons @archaeodons

☀️ The theatre in Orange, France, is the only Roman theater in Europe to preserve its impressive scene wall: it is 103 meters long and 37 meters high. This theater is exceptionally well preserved and benefits from an extensive restoration program. 📸 Own pics.

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

Chariot mosaic with parrot ~ late C2nd–early C3rd CE

This gorgeous piece was found in
1876 during the construction of Via Nazionale in Rome. It seems to depict a larger-than-life parrot driving a chariot!

🏛 Capitoline Museums, Antiquarium, AC 43315

#MosaicMonday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

Roman slaves' quarters found by #archaeologists near #Pompeii

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/20/bedroom-used-by-slaves-found-by-archaeologists-near-pompeii

#histodons #history #geschichte #histoire #Archäologie #archaeodons #archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Altertumswissenschaften #AncientHistory #antiquity #antike #AncientRome #anthropology
@historikerinnen
@histodons @archaeodons
@antiquidons