#ancient statue of the #roman empress Agrippina from the Temple of Claudius in #rome. The body is in Museo Centrale Montemartini, the head is a cast, with the original in Copenhagen, and was recarved in late Antiquity. #archaeology #ancient history #ancientart #romanhistory #ancientrome

Brand New Episode - Shirts Off for Virtus!

We continue to follow the adventures of that most amazing of Romans: Marcus Furius Camillus! This is one of his real shining moments of virtus. Join us for his adventures with a Faliscan school teacher

#AncientRome #History #Podcast

https://partialhistorians.com/2025/06/12/episode-162-shirts-off-for-virtus/

Rather blurry photo from a Ryanair flight of part of the #ancient #roman villa of Sette Bassi and its aqueduct, just outside #rome. #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #archaeology

The Praetorian Guard

It’s #ReliefWednesday and we’re enamoured by the Praetorians Relief, which comes from the Arch of Claudius dated to c. 51–52 CE. It depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground with two others in the background. The soldiers are accompanied by a standard bearer who holds an aquila standard. In dramatic fashion, the eagle grasps a thunderbolt in its talons.

The soldiers have been identified as Praetorians due to the elevated style of their helmets, dress and oval shields.

It can be seen today in the Louvre-Lens. Photo credit to Christophe Jacquand via Wikimedia Commons.

A late #BumDayMonday to start the work week after Whit Monday.

This painting by Jacque-Louis David, depicts Romulus' bum in the "Intervention of the Sabine Women". The Sabines, neighbours of early Rome, attack the Romans to take back the women they abducted. The women intervene, pleading the warriors on both sides to stop the bloodshed. It was painted 1796-1799 as a plea for the people to reunite after the bloodshed of the French Revolution.

Researchers Used A 1,500-Year-Old Map To Find A Lost City - Excavators Determined Tharais Was A Religious Hub Of The Byzantine Empire
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64978262/tharais-byzantine-lost-city/ <-- shared technical article
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https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4243913 <-- shared paper
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“ • Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan.
• The team used maps and field surveys to identify the site.
• Experts believe the lost city Tharais wasn’t just an agricultural village—it may have also been a spiritual hub…”
#map #mapping #ancientmap #ancienthistory #Tharais #HolyLand #Jordan #surveys #MadabaMosaicMap #geography #AncientRome #RomanEmpire #city #archaeology #Byzantine #urban #settlement #Karak #excavation #MiddleEast #desert

Los hitos kilométricos ya existían en tiempos romanos, pero obviamente no marcaban los kilómetros. Se llamaban miliarios y eran columnas colocadas en los caminos cada 1480 metros, es decir, a cada milla romana. Bgabel #antiguaroma #ancientrome

Urna cineraria de vidrio romano de los siglos I-II d.C. encontrada en Trier, Alemania. Estas solían ser de tierra cocida, pero el vidrio, el alabastro, mármol y granito eran opciones para los más pudientes. Museo de Prehistoria e Historia Temprana de Berlín #antiguaroma #ancientrome

Spartacus managed to get out of his #ludus with many units. Luckily, while plundering local villages near #vesuvius his army was eradicated. He himself escaped, but good luck next time encountering a whole roman camp. #wargaming #wargames #ancientrome #history #onustraianus

The newly opened piazza in front of the #ancient #roman mausoleum of the emperor Augustus. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome

It’s theatre time this #MosaicMonday with a troupe offering a comedic performance (the smiling masks are the giveaway!). The play itself we’re not sure about but the tambourine, small cymbals, and the double flute share a connection with the goddess Cybele.

The mosaic was found in the so-called Villa of Cicero near Pompeii and is now held in the MAN Napoli.

Ahhh good old #ProgrammingFalsehoods! Some bastard just made me remember the Roman calendar, and the falsehood "the day of the month always advances contiguously from N to either N+1 or 1, with no discontinuities."

Busto atribuido a Julio Basiano (d. 217), sumo sacerdote de El-Gabal, miembro de la dinastía real de Emesa, Siria, y suegro del emperador Septimio Severo (145-211) a través de Julia Domna. Lo que destaca es el moño ushnisha, típico de la India, con el que se suele representar a Buda Gautama. Galería Borghese #antiguaroma #ancientrome

An eight-day long festival called the Vestalia began today in ancient Rome in honour of the hearth Goddess Vesta. Here are 10 things you might not know about Vesta and her festival.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/06/7-june-vesta.html

A belated #FrescoFriday with this beautiful golden hued fragment that depicts Urania, the muse of astronomy. This gorgeous fragment comes from the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii and is now held in Louvre Museum, Paris.

Great introductory games of #onustraianus .turns out splashing out on just three highcost units isnt always the best idea #wargaming #wargames #ancientrome

It’s #PhallusThursday

This bronze phallic amulet is bound to have brought it’s owner great fortune! We hope the very glimpse of it also brings Fortune’s favour your way!

#AncientRome #History @AimeeMaroux