2016-11-02

*-*#Greek *-* Bronze footbath with its stand , 4th Century B.C #Greek @metmuseum pic.twitter.com/wUVNW6ENUX

— SEZER BEŞOK (@besok_s) October 31, 2016

Love this review of Song of War & thrilled to learn my interpretation of Odysseus was a big hit! The Maiden's Court:https://t.co/6iOQGTRy6g

— Vicky Alvear Shecter (@valvearshecter) November 1, 2016

Ptolemaic terracotta figurine of elephant w/ rider, Tebtynis, Egypt (@PleiadesProject: https://t.co/73s7qjMian) https://t.co/UdWdD078Zl pic.twitter.com/MJbnWemXy6

— Dan Diffendale (@diffendale) November 1, 2016

Do any #classics journals still publish notes?

— A.M. Christensen (@ProfChristensen) November 1, 2016

Late 5th century BC Macedonian coin, with lion biting into hindquarters of bull pic.twitter.com/hPczWcP1oO

— The Ancient World (@TheAncientWorld) November 1, 2016

After recent earthquakes, now more than ever daily maintenance (including thorough observation of monuments) is key https://t.co/zOwuOXT94P

— Darius Arya (@DariusAryaDigs) November 1, 2016

If you're in Tallahassee check out the What's New in the Athenian Agora Colloquium hosted by @floridastate. Free and open to the public. pic.twitter.com/Q2QyZnSBmr

— ASCSA (@ASCSAthens) November 1, 2016

Looters exploit the political chaos in Libya https://t.co/GVJGRGEqrE

— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) November 1, 2016

"Who Went to Schliemann’s Wedding?" https://t.co/spLOqYMgx6

— Dorothy Lobel King (@DorothyKing) November 1, 2016

Here comes November
C3rd AD, Archaeological Museum of Sousse, Tunisia pic.twitter.com/7dUHpRKGp2

— QueensClassics (@QueensClassics) November 1, 2016

#HappyNovember
Roman mosaic Hellin (Albacete) #Spain

Latin novem "nine"
originally 9th month on Roman calendar https://t.co/MfQDLv93UY pic.twitter.com/JCnq6qFGo6

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) November 1, 2016

#OnThisDay in 82 BC the battle of Colline gate was fought between Sulla and the Marians. Sulla won and gained control of Rome.

— Mint Imperials (@Mint_Imperials) November 1, 2016

News of a Phoenician wreck off Malta’s coast.https://t.co/vcACO9XKld

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) November 1, 2016

Il nostro #buongiorno quotidiano. Info: https://t.co/wjwoY3qBLG pic.twitter.com/k4yhpPv5Ir

— Musei in Comune Roma (@museiincomune) November 1, 2016

LOS MAS VISTOS
Domus Carinae, la casa rostrata de Pompeyohttps://t.co/SyTpkTSzWw pic.twitter.com/qu1d5o0HtX

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) November 1, 2016

Sculpture of Old fisherman or maybe Seneca dying-alabaster,black marble-Roman 2nd c. AD @MuseeLouvre pic.twitter.com/1Gj2MPO2SF

— Libertas (@VeraCausa9) November 1, 2016

I PIU' LETTI
Il Colosseo e la profezia della fine del mondo
https://t.co/Tr1NzSw9e6 pic.twitter.com/BrmBgomJAm

— Rome and Art (@RomeandArt) November 1, 2016

Egypt's Alexandria holds int'l conference on underwater antiquitieshttps://t.co/Ws4jurRx4f pic.twitter.com/FWPCKTfD7B

— Aurum Antiquum (@AurumAntiquum) November 1, 2016

La ville antique d’Ephèse confiée aux archéologues turcshttps://t.co/iY481z1suc pic.twitter.com/a53iAL3L04

— TRT Français (@TRTFrancais) November 1, 2016

What happens when you find an original letter from Heinrich Schliemann in between the pages of an old book? https://t.co/mAbEOiaINZ

— ASCSA (@ASCSAthens) November 1, 2016

¡#BienvenidoNoviembre!

Mosaico romano de las estaciones y los meses (s. III) https://t.co/cnuUU0RajQ pic.twitter.com/AfKq7ybqJo

— MAN Arqueológico Nac (@MANArqueologico) November 1, 2016

CALL. 30.11.2016: XIII Convegno internazionale di Geografia storica del Mondo… #Eichstätt #Germany #callforpapers
https://t.co/rdb86ROtBT

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) November 1, 2016

My experiences of the British School at Rome’s Summer School – Argonauts and Emperors
https://t.co/L4Wa9blx50

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Zombies, Witches, and Werewolves (Oh my!) | Pompeian Connections
https://t.co/fnPQGoFzmL

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Livetweeting conferences – a protocol | Classically Inclined
https://t.co/C479ujOTfh

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Mark Edwards, Religions of the Constantinian Empire. https://t.co/T9HTy6UsGL

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Maria Salanitro, Petronio e i 'Veteres Poetae' a Reims. https://t.co/NSMdyyCusY

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Peter Barrios-Lech, Linguistic Interaction in Roman Comedy. https://t.co/cOMSGbnr0n

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Happy Halloween: Here’s Some Byzantine Verse on Lycanthropy | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
https://t.co/ZwdiHwIDsq

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Lycanthropy in Greek and Roman Culture | SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
https://t.co/jnUExn6I3G

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Ranjan Sen, Syllable and Segment in Latin. https://t.co/LvZAjgUFfE

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Adam T. Smith, The Political Machine: Assembling Sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus. https://t.co/HIEaaJozFJ

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Emily Allen-Hornblower, From Agent to Spectator: Witnessing the Aftermath in Ancient Greek Epic and Tragedy. https://t.co/t9RQ2D9ehA

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Susanne Pilhofer, Romanisierung in Kilikien?: das Zeugnis der Inschriften. https://t.co/bd6eOsqhuB

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BMCR: Mairs, Muratov, Archaeologists, Tourists, Interpreters: Exploring Egypt and the Near East in the … https://t.co/FvBzO6U2X2

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BEYOND “ART COLLECTIONS” | SNS
https://t.co/IJrJL6iVrB

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Schedule – Refuge and Refugees in the Ancient World
https://t.co/OVOtZ7CoST

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

BES Autumn Colloquium – The British Epigraphy Society
https://t.co/aR5QjupUSL

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Celtic Conference in Classics 2016
https://t.co/llNtApUGdh

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

#classicaltwitter ~ October 30, 2015 https://t.co/R7zhpheN2m

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

#classicaltwitter ~ October 31, 2016 https://t.co/UOltHbSOkC

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

Jesus’ ‘Tomb’ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Some Background https://t.co/QM6pQtODsN

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

@DorothyKing @PortantIssues someone should really check out the proliferation of gandharan stuff that's hit ebay lately …

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

@GuyChamberland check out the latin inscriptions from spain here: https://t.co/0vOJhWVJCr

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

'So, you're an outreach officer: WHAT NEXT?' Major piece out in Bulletin –https://t.co/YQBUt7aBhB
ToC at https://t.co/xVobzeyE50 pic.twitter.com/Q7G6OFKHv6

— CUCD Bulletin (@cucdbulletin) October 31, 2016

Muse tuning two kitharai.Attic white ground cup,ca.470 BC.From Eretria pic.twitter.com/TzWA9cjPG2

— Ioannis Tz (@tzoumio) November 1, 2016

Applications are invited for the Michael Ventris Award in Mycenaean Studies. Deadline 1st February 2017 https://t.co/KMaydWcbxx pic.twitter.com/1jknRqHGFl

— ICS (@IcsDirector) November 1, 2016

the premiere of “Hercules in Brooklyn,” a new production by Outside the Wire, a theater company that uses… https://t.co/7aH9ajJASD

— SCS (@scsclassics) November 1, 2016

British Museum marks 50th anniversary of Sexual Offences Act with LGBTQ show next year https://t.co/LgVZfnPRNA @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/VR6z9rztp6

— The Art Newspaper (@TheArtNewspaper) November 1, 2016

This weeks Private Eye on history and Al Levels pic.twitter.com/sK0lfB7Og3

— John Sargeant (@JPSargeant78) October 26, 2016

I'm speaking at MIT a week from this coming Monday about the manuscript and print tradition of ancient Roman tables of contents & indices. pic.twitter.com/7JewVajy8W

— Joseph A. Howley (@hashtagoras) October 26, 2016

A # of the balances we have are small & bronze, but this Archaic amphora shows cargo was also weighed on large ones. https://t.co/OVQ5HG1Fyn pic.twitter.com/AobuQuOFFf

— Sarah Bond (@SarahEBond) November 1, 2016

.@ClassAssocNI Public reading of the Iliad @LibraryatQUB Open to the public. 10 min reading slots cost £2, PM me to book! pic.twitter.com/WHEUOmRPXq

— Belfast Classics (@BelfastClassics) November 1, 2016

Be Human the Roman Way with All Roads lead to Poems https://t.co/T86hODClNY @BeingHumanFest #beinghuman16 pic.twitter.com/uP4nbGZ4NN

— ICS (@IcsDirector) November 1, 2016

#Antakya #museum #RomanReigns #Turkey pic.twitter.com/0nkHz5Na1n

— Roman Heritage (@RomanHeritage) November 1, 2016

Teaching plague of Athens & this Roman mosaic of Thucydides (photo by @carolemadge) just about sums the historian right up #ancientsideeye pic.twitter.com/OtPOcihWU4

— Sarah Bond (@SarahEBond) November 1, 2016

helluo librorum
"a book worm"

Young girl reading-Roman bronze statuette after a Hellenistic model-1st c. AD-
Cabinet des Médailles,Paris pic.twitter.com/FdfK7llFpm

— Libertas (@VeraCausa9) November 1, 2016

@GuyChamberland @DorothyKing they all look like fakes to me

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

@GuyChamberland there are also too many celebrities … a vern aug … tiberius' eye doctor

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 1, 2016

3 Ancient Greek Writers Who Would Dominate #NaNoWriMo2016 https://t.co/1ONvl0JgpW Includes ancient female erotica writer! pic.twitter.com/Aert4jg3z7

— Carly Silver (@CarlyASilver) November 1, 2016

Excavations at Jesus' (alleged) tomb concludes: https://t.co/IeTr7uiKVQ pic.twitter.com/8lq0kRSao9

— Robert Mason (@RBJMason) November 1, 2016

A rare mosaic depicting a horse race has been uncovered at a 4th-century villa in Cyprus https://t.co/GehIMxEfSa pic.twitter.com/brih7c5qbG

— Archaeology Magazine (@archaeologymag) November 1, 2016

@GuyChamberland yeah… I didn't get much of the descriptions

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

Dr Angus Bowie to speak on Greeks and Persians in Herodotus https://t.co/2nnxXxPPsv

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) November 1, 2016

#Greece – Tribute at Thermopylae for the two Spartan brothers, Alpheus & Maron, who died during antiquity's greatest last stand (480 BC). pic.twitter.com/BPsAfccPTk

— John Trikeriotis (@spartanwarriors) November 1, 2016

Zeus with a laurel https://t.co/S0FSyI7lyG stater from Lampsacus,Mysia ca.360 BC. pic.twitter.com/Q86kp82f7t

— Ioannis Tz (@tzoumio) November 1, 2016

The Giant Talos armed with a stone.Silver didrachm from Phaistos,Crete,ca.300 BC. pic.twitter.com/nXYCSTGGTs

— Ioannis Tz (@tzoumio) November 1, 2016

@BCRPM @HughJaeger @ParlyApp @BrendanOHaraSNP stop calling them marbles… Call them sculptures… Public laughs at losing marbles

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

SNP MP slapped down for saying British Gov should hand priceless Elgin Marbles back https://t.co/COlTIkIEfP Vaizey's predictable response

— British Committee (@BCRPM) November 1, 2016

Le musée national de Beyrouth exhume les trésors de son sous-sol. https://t.co/fZzGYdNJeE #AFP par @MoussRana pic.twitter.com/lzTES3kz8b

— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) November 1, 2016

Farnese Atlas. Statue of Atlas holding the celestial sphere. Roman marble copy of Hellenistic original, 2nd Century AD, via @MANNapoli pic.twitter.com/CHXYciRjO8

— A Melville (@alphamelville) November 1, 2016

RT @Evelien_Bracke: The latest @cucdbulletin is dedicated entirely to Classics outreach – worth a read! https://t.co/6YADFawayU

— St Andrews Classics (@StA_Classics) November 1, 2016

Introducing idle musings, a blog where we’ll share the strange, random, fun things we write: https://t.co/t3plQzxLQA

— Eidolon (@eidolon_journal) November 1, 2016

@M_S_Fontaine @eidolon_journal I've never understood the hatred for adverb

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

to be clear – this article argues that twitter has "created new hierarchies in academia rather than serving as a democratising force" https://t.co/yaLPNZrnbB

— Hannah Čulík-Baird (@opietasanimi) November 1, 2016

it says that academics tend to tweet in a closed group rather than to a broader audience

— Hannah Čulík-Baird (@opietasanimi) November 1, 2016

sure, that's happening a bit – but I'm always (pleasantly) surprised at the positive responses I get from unexpected places

— Hannah Čulík-Baird (@opietasanimi) November 1, 2016

the time during which I embraced twitter, I've had two research fellowships with no teaching so I've been thinking, writing, traveling

— Hannah Čulík-Baird (@opietasanimi) November 1, 2016

you can be sure that next time I teach, I'll be using twitter a lot as part of it

— Hannah Čulík-Baird (@opietasanimi) November 1, 2016

#classics #Archaeology #problems pic.twitter.com/evievSwoUE

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) November 1, 2016

A picture in my occasional tweet series: Portraits of Verus that make me suspect he was an excellent beard grower. pic.twitter.com/CiGy1rWnyG

— Lj Trafford (@TraffordLj) November 1, 2016

A picture in my occasional tweet series: portraits of Caracalla that make me suspect he was an excellent psychopath. pic.twitter.com/21avyx6MmP

— Lj Trafford (@TraffordLj) November 1, 2016

A picture in my occasional tweet series: portraits of Commodus that make me suspect he may have lost the plot somewhat. pic.twitter.com/KaBzfQc960

— Lj Trafford (@TraffordLj) November 1, 2016

Commodus and Prince Eddy were never seen in the same room together. Very suspicious. #secretidentity pic.twitter.com/al6AMiNT2Q

— Lj Trafford (@TraffordLj) November 1, 2016

Antonio Canova, considered the greatest sculptor of his time, was born #onthisday in 1757. https://t.co/uM0SiaX7zc https://t.co/Y4HniVorv7

— J. Paul Getty Museum (@GettyMuseum) November 1, 2016

Archaeologists find treasures in sunken ship carrying the Parthenon marbles to Britain https://t.co/BfRg7IUhTm #underwater #archaeology pic.twitter.com/ClGnErg0zn

— Ticia Verveer (@ticiaverveer) November 1, 2016

Annual Symposium of the Center for Ancient Studies: Divination in the Ancient World…#Philadelphia #USA #congress https://t.co/kvXQV37Q18

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) November 1, 2016

The mutilation of the herms is coming up in a few days! I won’t do justice to it here. Check out my PA’s booklet: https://t.co/E6sp1xq43l

— Thucydides (@iThucydides) November 1, 2016

Read Martin Biddle, The Tomb of Christ https://t.co/vsZv4Rfxzd

— Averil Cameron (@19Averil) November 1, 2016

Statue of the Old Centaur in red & black marble, perhaps from the Antonine era. Found in the 19th century in Albano (Palazzo Doria Pamphilj) pic.twitter.com/WRftbzpaY7

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) November 1, 2016

How Romans travelled. Reconstruction of carriage in Cologne. One of many fab plates in AdrianGoldsworthy's latest bk pic.twitter.com/CcSdNgOIUp

— Daisy Dunn (@DaisyfDunn) November 1, 2016

Digging up the Ancient Greek sex trade https://t.co/PlpkdbBSLp

— The TLS (@TheTLS) November 1, 2016

@AvenSarah I agree with the any with callisto

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@AvenSarah callisto's debut ain't great… You should do the harlots and hooves one… It has centaurs

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@rogueclassicist A blogpost on the Sibyl and The Waste Land:https://t.co/5NJ3va62Rr

— Gordon Smith (@gfsmith1914) November 2, 2016

@opietasanimi @rogueclassicist As a dumb member of the plebs, I've always found academic twitter to be extremely welcoming.

— Marius Hollenga (@MariusHollenga) November 2, 2016

Italy fears for Colosseum as 'cracks get bigger' after each quake https://t.co/KvIcQX1fHT pic.twitter.com/I7wHVigBkS

— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) November 1, 2016

Bookish Circles. Teaching and learning in the ancient Mediterranean (Part II)… #London #England #congress https://t.co/tcKGRuyDNa

— Fasti Congressuum (@fasticongress) November 1, 2016

A common theme in this morning's presentations was the importance and application of 'due diligence' in the otherwise opaque art world

— Art Crime Conference (@ArtCrimeConf) November 1, 2016

‘Women in Greek Tragedy’, a Talk by Dr Rosie Wyles https://t.co/RwKRjCWUbK

— The Classics Library (@stephenjenkin) November 1, 2016

The Old & Young Centaurs, Hadrianic grey-black marble sculptures based on Hellenistic models. Found at #HadrianVilla. (Capitoline Museums) pic.twitter.com/mTgko5Fa8s

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) November 1, 2016

@carolemadge what's that thing they all seem to have slung over their shoulder?

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

How could I have seen this – the elaborately carved Arch of Galerius in #Thessaloniki – & forgotten it? Duh! pic.twitter.com/mAfCL9KB0l

— Pat Yale (@patyale) November 1, 2016

Inquiring minds would like to know…. https://t.co/6AmsshZvO4

— sententiae antiquae (@sentantiq) November 1, 2016

@sentantiq how are you defining prostitution

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

Centaurs, sirens, & chimaera—oh my! Hear about monsters of the Greek imagination in tomorrow's "Great Beasts" talk: https://t.co/MGmJH8LSNK pic.twitter.com/SBNrolK9Qg

— Penn Museum (@pennmuseum) November 1, 2016

Born on this day, Antonio Canova is considered as one the greatest Neoclassical sculptor of his time. https://t.co/KMzqeyfZg7 #MetTimeline pic.twitter.com/5YRpkhJWQy

— The Met (@metmuseum) November 1, 2016

@AvenSarah too much 'setting up' in first episode… Characters barely developed

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@AvenSarah there's one with homer in the first season too

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@AvenSarah she takes a couple of seasons to develop

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@byzantinepower #olderschool
Roman Rams from the battle of #Favignana pic.twitter.com/FChepXVCjJ

— don Ferrante Gonzaga (@FerranteGonzaga) November 1, 2016

Bronze candelabra (table lamp) depicting Heracles fighting the Centaur Nessos, 2nd half of 2nd century BC. (Ephesos Museum, Vienna) pic.twitter.com/ixGPsJipV6

— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) November 1, 2016

Latin is alive & well @VindolandaTrust! Beautiful day for a trip 'the wall'. Even bumped into Caecilius in the tavern… #Minimus #Latin pic.twitter.com/IRqGTkIM4H

— Mcr Classics for All (@Manchester_CfA) November 1, 2016

How to record archaeological objects found at sea: Marine Antiquities Scheme database launched https://t.co/rnh3eiz461 pic.twitter.com/SNTXcFGJWv

— Donna Yates (@DrDonnaYates) November 1, 2016

@AvenSarah definitely… The show was on TV when I taught a similar course

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@AvenSarah it was running on one of the specialty channels listed in the last couple of years

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

@AvenSarah were you ever part of the xena discussion group on onelist or yahoo

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

And @IvanKreilkamp discusses pitfalls of Twitter as a tool for graduate students. What do you think? Does risk outweigh rewards? #nextgenphd

— Sarah Bond (@SarahEBond) November 1, 2016

@SarahEBond @IvanKreilkamp it's interesting how all the arguments pro and con twitter were made about listervs and use etc 20 years ago

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

Great exploration in Todi and Tarquinia. Heard that Napoli is next week. Can't wait! @raicinque pic.twitter.com/i6CFriBHCL

— AIRC Roman Culture (@SaveRome) November 1, 2016

@AvenSarah there were some good discussions.. These are some of the people https://t.co/sPhZANoran

— rogueclassicist (@rogueclassicist) November 2, 2016

Another insight from Dickey's new book that we ignore in practice today. Paragraphs not random sentences is the way to go. pic.twitter.com/qPrlIgSins

— Michael Fontaine (@M_S_Fontaine) November 1, 2016</p

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