Judith Herrin

@judithherrin.bsky.social

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Historian: especially of Early Christendom, the Middle Ages, Byzantium, Ravenna, and the role of women.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 16d

Most histories of hoodies go with 12th century monks as the originator, but I like to show my students this one from 5th-7th century Egypt.

FIG. 2: Child’s Tunic with Hood Tapestry weave of dyed wools, plain (tabby) weave ground of dyed wool, fringe of dyed wools along edge of hood and lower edge of tunic L. 101 cm; W. 89 cm Egypt, ca. 5th–7th century CE The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1927 (27.239) Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY

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Byzantine Mosaics @byzantinemosaics.bsky.social · 16d

Angel (Eucharist Cycle) https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/angel-eucharist-cycle-1113

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Martin Travis @martintravis.bsky.social · 16d

Autumn progressing in the walled garden at Royden Park. 🍁🍃🍂

Last-gasp equaliser for Tranmere Rovers too, I believe. 👍⚽️

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · Jun 20

For #findsfriday the most adorable #chess piece ever!
A knight, made of antler. Dating 11/12th century.
Found at the Burgstein, Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen.

📷 me
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#archaeology

A carved chess piece representing a knight, depicted in an abstract, stylized form with a triangular head, wide circular eyes, and incised lines suggesting folded arms. The figure has a hunched, cylindrical body and is displayed on a dark surface with other game pieces nearby,

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British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Jun 13

Friday 20 June, the Acropolis Museum celebrates its 16th anniversary!

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

The Acropolis Museum celebrates its 16th birthday, Friday 20 June 2025

On Friday, 20 June 2025, the Acropolis Museum celebrates its 16th anniversary and on this occasion invites the Symphony Orchestra of the Department of Mus

www.parthenonuk.com

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Byzantine Mosaics @byzantinemosaics.bsky.social · May 29

Christ Washing the Feet of Saint Peter https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/christ-washing-the-feet-of-saint-peter-1056

Judith Herrin @judithherrin.bsky.social · May 28

Yes, now online at Princeton university ‘s Davis Center. Hope you enjoy them!

Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ooooh these look great - is there any chance they will be online, do you know?

Judith Herrin @judithherrin.bsky.social · May 28

And now online at the Davis Center, history dept, Princeton university. Hope you enjoy watching !

Judith Herrin @judithherrin.bsky.social · Apr 7

I'm looking forward to this!

Judith Herrin @judithherrin.bsky.social · May 28

Now online at the Davis Center. History department Princeton university. Happy viewing!

John McTernan @johnmct.bsky.social · May 12

@judithherrin.bsky.social I would love to hear these lectures!

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The Byzantine Legacy @thebyzantinelegacy.bsky.social · May 25

Marble slab with cross and tetragram from Hieron Castle/Yoros Kalesi
It can be read as
ΦC XC ΦC ΠC (Φῶς Χριστὸς φῶς πᾶσιν)
“Light of Christ, the Light of all”

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Carolyn Day @carolynaday.bsky.social · May 25

Good morning from the Roman Baths!

Reflection of the building in the great bath

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Byzantine Mosaics @byzantinemosaics.bsky.social · May 24

S.John https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/s-john-1025

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The Byzantine Legacy @thebyzantinelegacy.bsky.social · May 24

www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/yoros

Hieron Castle (Yoros Kalesi)

Hieron Castle (Yoros Kalesi) is a Byzantine castle on the Bosphorus later controlled by the Genoese and the Ottomans

www.thebyzantinelegacy.com

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The Byzantine Legacy @thebyzantinelegacy.bsky.social · May 24

Hieron Castle/Yoros Kalesi, a fortress on the northern shore of the Anatolian (Asian) coast of the Bosphorus by the Black Sea.

Images by Achille Etna Michallon (1816), Thomas Allom (1836), W.H. Bartlett (1838), and Jules Laurens (1846)

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British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · May 24

Janet Suzman, Chair of BCRPM is puzzled by the naivete of some of the statements in the Daily Mail online article

www.parthenonuk.com/latest-news/...

#moralresponsibility #reunitetheparthenonmarbles #BCRPM

Janet Suzman puzzled by the naivete of some of the statements in the Daily Mail article

The Daily Mail also reported on George Clooney's continued support for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles. Published on 18 May, Gavin Madeley wr

www.parthenonuk.com

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · May 24

Surprisingly fresh-looking 3rd-century glass goblet with enamelled painting illustrating the myth of hero Achilles’ amorous adventures on the island of Skyros. Unearthed 1991 in excavation on Richard Wagner Strasse, Cologne (Romisch-Germanisches Museum)

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RoaminTheEmpire @roamintheempire.bsky.social · May 19

For #MosaicMonday, from a cubiculum in the Villa Romana del Casale, a detail from a larger mosaic depicting children making flower crowns and hunting farm animals and small game. Here, one child spears a goat while another flees a peacock.

#Archaeology 🏺 #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · May 19

Part of a mosaic from Verulamium (Roman St. Albans). The mosaic comes from a large town house with a hypocaust below, and dates to around 200 AD. The mosaic is located within Verulamium Park, close to Verulamium Roman Museum.
📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain

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Tony Gentry @logentry.bsky.social · May 18

Las ventanas of #Spain.
13th Century Castillo de las Aguzardarus, in a field not far from #Seville.

#photography #castles #history

color photo of arched stone window, a green tree framed in its opening, the rest of the photo black.

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John McTernan @johnmct.bsky.social · May 12

@judithherrin.bsky.social I would love to hear these lectures!

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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · Apr 11

Still on our #TeamVenus-theme. This #FrescoFriday offering is a depiction of Venus and Amor from Pompeii.

Roman Society > Imago > Image Details

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · Apr 10

All were hushed as Aeneas began to tell of the destruction of Troy:

"Conticuere omnes intentique ora tenebant."

Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F III 3; Composite manuscript (Virgil); 3rd quarter of the 15th century; Paris; f.111v (e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)

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Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ooooh these look great - is there any chance they will be online, do you know?

Judith Herrin @judithherrin.bsky.social · Apr 7

I'm looking forward to this!

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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · Apr 7

After last week's Deer-or-Donkey #MosaicMonday debacle we are leaning in with a Juno-or-Venus mosaic from Bignor Roman villa. #TeamVenus #TeamJuno

www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...

Roman Society > Imago > Gallery

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · Apr 7

#MosaicMonday
House of the Rams' Heads, Daphne: fragment of frieze with rams' heads, detail. The #mosaic excavated in a #Roman period house in Daphne; (modern Antakya, Turkey)
#Archaeology #History #ancient #art

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Byzantine Mosaics @byzantinemosaics.bsky.social · Apr 5

Erzbischöfliche Kapelle https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/erzbischofliche-kapelle-425

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🏛️ Roma Aeterna 🏛️ @romaaeterna.bsky.social · Apr 5

Bas-relief représentant des légionnaires retrouvé à Glanum (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence) et actuellement exposé au musée Lugdunum à Lyon.

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British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Apr 5

The British Museum argues that the Parthenon Marbles/Sculptures are an essential element in their encyclopaedic narrative of world art and culture.

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#museums #culturalheritage #respect

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British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · Apr 5

Today's TA NEA, UK correspondent Yannis Andritsopoulos talks to Wales' First Minister, and first female Minister.
"The Parthenon Sculptures should be returned to Greece," said Minister, Eluned Morgan in an exclusive interview with the Greek daily newspaper.
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#reunitetheparthenonmarbles

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