Classical Civilisation at Reigate College, a state sixth form. Lovers of all things Greek and Roman!
Joined February 2016
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11 Nov 2024
#MosaicMonday
Detail of floor mosaic - 1 century AD.
National Archaeological Museum Aquileia. The bow motif connects
ivy and vine branches, referring to the cult of Dionysus. #art #Archaeology #Italy #History
📷: Ottone Porfirogenito.
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
9 Nov 2024
A 35,000 year old Mammoth Ivory carving is one of humanity's oldest artworks, found in southern Germany.
The Neanderthal Museum Mettman
#drthehistories
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
9 Nov 2024
💥The Roman archaeological site of Pompeii will limit the number of daily visitors to the site to 20,000 a day from 15 November💥
A record high 36,000 tourists visited the site on the first Sunday of October, when entry was free, local media reported.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdl…
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
9 Nov 2024
The pivot hole of the blocked north portal of the east gate at Birdoswald fort on #HadriansWall.
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
9 Nov 2024
Roman history anyone? There's a re-run of my 'Ultimate Rome' series, starting at 9.00 pm on BBC4 bon Monday. With a new intro by me! tinyurl.com/497tfsdv
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
10 Nov 2024
Bakery ovens and mill stones in Pompeii, Italy.
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
10 Nov 2024
We all know that Rome built the world's greatest wonders:
The Pantheon. Appian Way. Colosseum
But there was one Roman wonder in particular, that came head and shoulders above the rest... 🧵
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
10 Nov 2024
A pair of gold earrings depicting the goddess Nike, crafted around 225-175 BC during the Hellenistic period. Adorned with glass inlays, these intricate pieces are part of The J. Paul Getty Museum collection.
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
11 Nov 2024
Researchers once thought the victims were bejeweled women, but DNA identified them as men
The genomes of the victims showed lineages from Eastern Mediterranean countries, North Africa, and areas corresponding to modern-day Turkey, Lebanon, and Italy.
jpost.com/archaeology/archae…
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
10 Nov 2024
Rome celebrates the release of #GladiatorII by lighting up Trajan’s Market.
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4 Feb 2024
Roman Gold Ring, with engraved Carnelian gem (3rd-2nd Century BC), depicting a youth and his dog; from northern Italy.
MET Museum
#archaeohistories
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
3 Feb 2024
A fancy #Roman leather #shoe, a so-called carbatina. It's made of a single piece of leather and decorated with openwork and carefully arrangements of loops.
The size (lenght 28 cm) suggests that it was worn by a tall person (or by a short person with very large feet).
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
3 Jul 2023
For every retweet this tweet gets, I’ll donate 5 euros to the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary, to a maximum of 100 euros. To make your own donation, follow the link to their website. To learn more about the sanctuary and their work, read this thread. ❤️ gattidiroma.net
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4 Feb 2024
Visitors enjoying free access on the first Sunday of the month to the sacred area in Largo di Torre Argentina, famous as the site of Julius Caesar’s assassination as well as for its cats. #Rome
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5 Feb 2024
RT @Loteviacom: 👑 Recall the dramatic assassination of Julius Caesar with the Julius Caesar Desk Pen Holder, embodying the noble ruler's tr…
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4 Feb 2024
Ancient Greek 'ostraka' - pottery sherds on which the ancient Athenians would vote for the expulsion of someone who had to leave Athens for 10 years! This is where the word 'ostracism' originates from. Photo source & further info about 'ostracism':
earlyworldhistory.blogspot.c…
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An #amber perfume pot, decorated with Cupids making wine, and the wine cup and panthers of the god Dionysus-Bacchus. The Romans believed amber, the fossilized resin of trees, was apotropaic (protective) and had healing properties.
Roman, Aquileia, 100-120 CE
#BritishMuseum
ALT Rear of the red and orangish amber perfume pot, with light streaming through the stone. Here, we can see a winged cupid on either side, and a panther lying below the Cupid on the right. On the front are grape vines and a kantharos (traditional Greek wine cup of the god Dionysus-Bacchus). The top has a circular opening, and the stone has been carved out to store perfume. It would have had a plug or stopper once, now lost. This perfume pot is from Aquileia, which was the center of the amber trade in the Roman world. Workshops in the city created beautiful objects like this from raw amber, which was then sold throughout the empire. Photo: my own
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Reigate Class Civ retweeted
30 Jan 2024
📢Calling poets and lovers of the ancient world - our #Poetry #Competition is open to everyone, all ages, across the world🖊️
🌟Submit your work and you could win a share of £1500! Original & translation categories, in honour of #AnneCarson, our President
classicalassociation.org/202…
ALT blue and gold poster advertising the competition
ALT headshot of Anne Carson
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8 Oct 2023
Aerial view of the Temple of Ramses lll at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
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