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3 Aug 2023
A spotaneous reminder that ancient #Roman launderers collected urine from public toilets to wash clothes in, before treading on the urine-soaked clothing to clean it.
A real piss take.
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4 Aug 2023
A bit late to the Barbie-meme party, but oh well
ALT A meme taken from the Barbie movie - with "Julius Caesar with his new tiara" represented by Barbie striking an exuberant pose, in bright pink - which is in stark contrast to "The People of Rome" and "The Senate", represented by four people in subuded colours, with their backs turned to the viewer.
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A spotaneous reminder that ancient #Roman launderers collected urine from public toilets to wash clothes in, before treading on the urine-soaked clothing to clean it.
A real piss take.
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3 Aug 2023
The marginal "I'm special! I'm unique! I'm better than you!" energy is ironic, we swear.
3 Aug 2023
Being a classics-minded young person is hard. Whilst everyone else shed precious tears over things like Fred Weasley's death, we were too busy crying over:
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3 Aug 2023
Being a classics-minded young person is hard. Whilst everyone else shed precious tears over things like Fred Weasley's death, we were too busy crying over:
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3 Aug 2023
*frowns critically*
3 Aug 2023
The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research (@BklynInstitute) has launched a new language program, with courses in Critical Ancient Greek and Critical Sanskrit! Learn more: thebrooklyninstitute.com/pro…
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Fun Classics Facts retweeted
3 Aug 2023
An incredibly rare glass portrait of a man from Roman Egypt. The face of the young man wearing the golden wreath is not painted but crafted in mosaic glass, made by intricately fusing together glass canes of varied colours. 2nd century AD, Bertolami Fine Arts.
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Fun Classics Facts retweeted
3 Aug 2023
mugitus or ululatus?
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mooooooo
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ululululu
8 votes • Final results
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3 Aug 2023
mugitus or ululatus?
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mooooooo
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2 Aug 2023
did they not consult... a single person... when making this movie poster?
19 Jul 2023
Israeli actress Gal Gadot to play Egyptian Queen Cleopatra in new film greekcitytimes.com/2023/07/1…
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Fun Classics Facts retweeted
1 Aug 2023
Bawk-tavian / Egg-ustus, first Emperor
ALT An illustration of Augustus as a chicken, based on the Prima Porta, by Greek Myth Comix. No I know that doesn’t make sense. See main website for explanation.
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Fun Classics Facts retweeted
1 Aug 2023
"We've deciphered Linear A"
ALT The season 1 Bridgerton couple with text overhead: Post the four words every linguist wants whispered in her ear
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Fun Classics Facts retweeted
31 Jul 2023
Welcome to August, the second month named after a human being: Gaius Octavius, heir to Julius Caesar, last man standing in a brutal civil war. He became princeps, was granted the title Augustus by the senate, and declared divine upon his death.
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2 Aug 2023
Be patient and persist; one day this pain will be useful to you.
"perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim"
#Ovid
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