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Had a great time at the weekend with Legio II Augusta (at Battles Through History). A real eagle, dromedaries and drills!
#ancientrome #legion #eagle #dromedary

Ancient History Hound: Festivals in ancient Rome: May & June May and June are covered in this episode which includes dealing with the dead at midnight, the Vestals and a bridge. Oh, and some straw dolls with a sinister backstory. Episode notes with a transcript...

Bridges, Vestal Virgins and the harmful dead. It's a look at May & June in ancient Rome in the latest episode. #ancientrome #ancienthistory
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Ancient History Hound: Re-release: Witches and Demons in Mesopotamia. A re-release of a previous Night of the Livy Dead Halloween special. This one was all about witchcraft and demons in Mesopotamia and how you might counter them. If you enjoy this why not have a scroll...

In the lead up to Halloween don't forget the annual 'Night of the Livy Dead' episodes on the Ancient History Hound podcast. Here's one from a few years back. 🏛🏺👻
#mesopotamia #ancienthistory #witches

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A stretch of Colchester's Roman wall, built from stone and brick, with grass and wildflowers in front.

Colchester has the earliest, best preserved and also one of the longest Roman city walls in Britain. The entire wall circuit is 1¾ miles in length and it once stood up to 6 metres tall. #WallsonWednesday

The latest book by @drjeball.bsky.social has just arrived. Cannot wait to start reading! #ancientrome #tacfarinas #numidia

I have the edits for Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Greece. It's a better read than I remember, damn entertaining. Well it's entertaining me anyhow.

Hoplite helmet dedicated at Olympia (circa 460BC). The inscription indicates it was won at a victory of an Argive force against Corinth. #ancientgreece #hoplite

What's better than dancing priests in ancient Rome? How about priests dancing with shields.... 🏛🏺🕺
#ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanreligion
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The Teutoburg Disaster with Dr Ball: Part Two.

Part two is here. #ancientrome #teutoburg #varus
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The Teutoburg Disaster with Dr Ball: Part One.

"If you go into the woods today....." There was certainly a surprise for Rome in the Teutoburg Forest around this time in AD 9.

Listen to @drjeball.bsky.social talk all about it. #ancientrome #teutoburg
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Ancient History Hound: Festivals in ancient Rome: April It's time for April in ancient Rome which means overseas deities setting down roots, Romulus getting a free pass, sheep and much more. Episode notes with a transcription, reading list, links, images a...

Sheep, a new goddess and an alibi for Romulus. Time for some Roman festivals in the month of April. 🐑🏺🏛🎙
#ancientrome #ancienthistoryhound
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Crouching Venus as seen at the British Museum. #ancientrome #venus #sculpture

How hygienic were the Roman baths?

Ever wondered how clean the Roman baths were? Episode from a few years ago with a special guest.
🏺🏛🛁 #ancientrome #baths #ancienthistory
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Pompeii - read, listen and watch - AncientBlogger Want to know more about Pompeii? Here's a page with links to my articles, podcast episodes and videos.

Page on my website with links to all my Pompeii content (articles, podcast episodes and videos)
#pompeii #ancientrome
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Eels in ancient Rome: Served and serving - AncientBlogger Eels might be on the dinner table but they featured elsewhere in ancient Rome, from a horrible fate through to what they might wear.

Eels in ancient Rome. Style on and off the menu...
#ancientrome #eel #ancienthistory
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When Boudicca razed Colchester in AD60 the destruction left a distinct layer of debris. This helmet was made using helmet fragments from this layer.
#ancientrome #boudicca #colchester #ancienthistory

Labouring the part. Hercules in cinema. - AncientBlogger In this article I look at Hercules in cinema. From James Bond to bears I've dug out some of the more curious films from the original to the modern day.

Hercules on the big screen.
#hercules #greekmythology
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Bronze figurine of Minerva from Umbria, Italy. #umbrian #ancienthistory #minerva

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Ancient History Hound: Festivals in ancient Rome: March Much dancing, leaping, drinking and a musical instrument. As a month March had a legacy of sorts and there was a lot of fun to be had, though not everyone approved. Episode notes on Reviews on any pl...

Priests dancing, plebs drinking and a musical instrument. Time for some ancient Roman festivals in the month of March #ancientrome
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Ancient History Hound: AD 69 and daily life in ancient Rome. LJ Trafford interview. In this special episode I chat with LJ Trafford who has written books covering AD 69 and the four emperors. LJ Trafford has a new book out titled 'How to Survive in Ancient Rome' and we talk about wha...

Had a question about eels in ancient Rome recently which reminded me of this episode with @ljtrafford.bsky.social - lots of topics discussed and was great fun. #ancientrome

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Salii, the dancing priests of Ancient Rome - AncientBlogger The Salii were the leaping and dancing priests who set out across Rome each March. But what was this for, and how did it play into the wider culture in ancient Rome?

Rome's dancing priests - they feature in an upcoming episode of the Ancient History Hound podcast. #ancientrome #salii
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Sharks in ancient Rome & Greece - AncientBlogger Gladiator II featured sharks in the Colosseum - what do we know about the shark in antiquity and about naval battles in the Colosseum?

Sharks in the ancient Mediterranean?? 🏺🏛🦈
#ancientgreece #ancientrome #sharks
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A tombstone of Glykylla dating to 430-410 BC. She is depicted adjusting a bracelet whilst a maid holds a box open (perhaps she was deciding which one to put on). Tombstones such as this one foster a sense of the person. It's quite touching.
#ancientgreece #tombstone #stele

Ancient Greek shipwreck from 6th century BC found off Sicily coast | The Jerusalem Post Prof. Massimo Capulli said they carefully uncovered rare parts of the ship, including the mast, which is very rarely preserved, making this a significant archaeological discovery.

[AI?]Ancient Greek shipwreck from 6th century BC found off Sicily coast | The Jerusalem Post
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Hephaestus existed in the BC period (Before Coldplay) which is why he needed something more elaborate.
#greekmythology #odyssey #homer

Parkrun in #Brighton - quite enjoy running in the rain.

Piracy in Ancient Greece. Ancient History Hound · Episode

Piracy in ancient Greece. #ancientgreece #pirate #ancienthistory

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