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Late Spring AD 125 – Hadrian visits Sicily to climb Mount Etna and returns to Rome (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
In the late spring of AD 125, after visiting Delphi and possibly spending some time in Dyrrachium (see here), Hadrian set sail to return to Rome, having completed a four-year journey across the wes…
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#MosaicMonday - The Eros and Pan Mosaic from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily. The mosaic depicts a wrestling match between the gods Pan and Eros. Dated 4th century AD.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#MosaicMonday - The Eros and Pan Mosaic from Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily. The mosaic depicts a wrestling match between the gods Pan and Eros. Dated 4th century AD.
[New Post] Kibyra
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Kibyra
Kibyra was an ancient city located on a mountainous site, spanning three prominent hills, southwest of modern-day Gölhisar, approximately 110 kilometres from Burdur in southwestern Turkey. It was i…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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#AncientSiteSunday - Kibyra, an ancient city located on a mountainous site in southwestern Turkey. It was important in the ancient world due to its strategic location at the intersection of the cultural regions of Lycia, Caria, Pisidia & Phrygia, and at the crossroads of important commercial routes.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#AncientSiteSunday - Kibyra, an ancient city located on a mountainous site in southwestern Turkey. It was important in the ancient world due to its strategic location at the intersection of the cultural regions of Lycia, Caria, Pisidia & Phrygia, and at the crossroads of important commercial routes.
#FrescoFriday - Wall painting depicting Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece. Dated AD 150-200.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
rlp.museum-digital.de/object/5771
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#FrescoFriday - Wall painting depicting Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece. Dated AD 150-200.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
rlp.museum-digital.de/object/5771
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
rlp.museum-digital.de/object/5771
#ReliefWednesday - In-situ relief on the wall of the stadium of Kibyra, likely representing a tropaion ("trophy") relief showing a male figure with a helmet, breastplate and greaves between two round shields with spears.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#ReliefWednesday - In-situ relief on the wall of the stadium of Kibyra, likely representing a tropaion ("trophy") relief showing a male figure with a helmet, breastplate and greaves between two round shields with spears.
#EpigraphyTuesday - Inscribed statue base dedicated to Hadrian in the Southern Baths at Perge, Pamphylia. Dated AD 131-132.
IK Perge 112
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IK Perge 112
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![[Αὐτοκράτ]ορι Κα[ίσαρι],
[θεο]ῦ [Τ]ραιανοῦ Πα̣[ρθικοῦ]
[υἱ]ῷ, θεοῦ̣ Νέρουα υ[ἱωνῷ],
Τραιανῷ Ἁδριανῷ Ὀ̣[λυμπίῳ]
Σεβαστῷ̣, πατρὶ π̣[ατρίδος],
σωτῆρι τῆς οἰκο[υμένης]
ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a35zqekikgeljvwfjfettv2a/bafkreifoivtexbsk4y4io6vc7wh5ga22cnysityhc7hgw7dxi5755iar6e@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#EpigraphyTuesday - Inscribed statue base dedicated to Hadrian in the Southern Baths at Perge, Pamphylia. Dated AD 131-132.
IK Perge 112
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IK Perge 112
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#MosaicMonday - Central medallion of the Polydus Mosaic depicting a popular charioteer for the red faction (factio russata) and his lead horse Compressor. From a Roman villa in Augusta Treverorum, dated to the 3rd century AD.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#MosaicMonday - Central medallion of the Polydus Mosaic depicting a popular charioteer for the red faction (factio russata) and his lead horse Compressor. From a Roman villa in Augusta Treverorum, dated to the 3rd century AD.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
Death at the feast. This memento mori mosaic once decorated the dining room floor of the House of Polybius in Pompeii. A grinning skeleton holds a wine jug in each hand as a reminder to enjoy the delights of the banquet while you can. 💀
November 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Death at the feast. This memento mori mosaic once decorated the dining room floor of the House of Polybius in Pompeii. A grinning skeleton holds a wine jug in each hand as a reminder to enjoy the delights of the banquet while you can. 💀
A memento mori (remember that you have to die) mosaic featuring a skeleton with the Greek inscription Γνῶθι σαυτόν (know yourself). From the excavations at the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia. Dated to the 3rd century AD.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A memento mori (remember that you have to die) mosaic featuring a skeleton with the Greek inscription Γνῶθι σαυτόν (know yourself). From the excavations at the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia. Dated to the 3rd century AD.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome.
Treasures of Roman Tunisia: 10 Key Sites Explored
#ArchaeologicalTravel #Tunisia
My new travel article for @worldhistory.org.
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#ArchaeologicalTravel #Tunisia
My new travel article for @worldhistory.org.
www.worldhistory.org/article/2811...
What secrets do the Roman ruins of Tunisia hold?
Set on the North African coast, Tunisia is home to some of the finest Roman ruins in the Mediterranean. After the fall of Carthage, Rome transformed the region into the prosperous province of Africa.....
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October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Treasures of Roman Tunisia: 10 Key Sites Explored
#ArchaeologicalTravel #Tunisia
My new travel article for @worldhistory.org.
www.worldhistory.org/article/2811...
#ArchaeologicalTravel #Tunisia
My new travel article for @worldhistory.org.
www.worldhistory.org/article/2811...
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic depicting a graceful nymph supported by a seahorse and accompanied by two dolphins.
El Jem Museum, Tunisia.
El Jem Museum, Tunisia.
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic depicting a graceful nymph supported by a seahorse and accompanied by two dolphins.
El Jem Museum, Tunisia.
El Jem Museum, Tunisia.
#FrescoFriday - Fresco panel from the Constantine ceiling paintings in Augusta Treverorum depicting a woman with a nimbus and a mirror. From a Roman palace underneath the Trier Cathedral. Dated ca. AD 310.
Cathedral Museum (Museum am Dom), Trier, Germany.
Cathedral Museum (Museum am Dom), Trier, Germany.
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#FrescoFriday - Fresco panel from the Constantine ceiling paintings in Augusta Treverorum depicting a woman with a nimbus and a mirror. From a Roman palace underneath the Trier Cathedral. Dated ca. AD 310.
Cathedral Museum (Museum am Dom), Trier, Germany.
Cathedral Museum (Museum am Dom), Trier, Germany.
Perhaps on #OnThisDay in AD 130, Antinous drowned in the Nile during the festival celebrating the death of their god Osiris. Antinous was immediately deified and associated with Osiris, and Hadrian created a new city, Antinopolis.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Perhaps on #OnThisDay in AD 130, Antinous drowned in the Nile during the festival celebrating the death of their god Osiris. Antinous was immediately deified and associated with Osiris, and Hadrian created a new city, Antinopolis.
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Read more 👉 followinghadrian.com/2016/10/02/t...
#ReliefWednesday - One of the frieze reliefs with gladiatorial scenes from the necropolis of Kibyra, Pisidia. It is carved in local limestone or marble and dates to the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD.
Burdur Archaeological Museum, Türkiye.
Burdur Archaeological Museum, Türkiye.
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#ReliefWednesday - One of the frieze reliefs with gladiatorial scenes from the necropolis of Kibyra, Pisidia. It is carved in local limestone or marble and dates to the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD.
Burdur Archaeological Museum, Türkiye.
Burdur Archaeological Museum, Türkiye.
#MosaicMonday - Kibyra's captivating Medusa Mosaic. Made in opus sectile, a technique using thin marble slabs, the mosaic adorned the entire orchestra floor of the Roman Odeon in Kibyra, an ancient Greek city in southwestern Türkiye. Unearthed in 2009, the mosaic dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#MosaicMonday - Kibyra's captivating Medusa Mosaic. Made in opus sectile, a technique using thin marble slabs, the mosaic adorned the entire orchestra floor of the Roman Odeon in Kibyra, an ancient Greek city in southwestern Türkiye. Unearthed in 2009, the mosaic dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
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Look, one is never prepared for how handsome young Hadrian was. Reminded of this at the Mizzou museum yesterday, and immediately wanted to tell @followinghadrian.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Look, one is never prepared for how handsome young Hadrian was. Reminded of this at the Mizzou museum yesterday, and immediately wanted to tell @followinghadrian.bsky.social
#Onthisday in AD 117, on his way back to Rome, Hadrian entered the city of Tyana in Cappadocia.
The ruins of the ancient city are noteworthy, and the chief surviving monument is the Roman aqueduct, with many of its arches still standing.
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The ruins of the ancient city are noteworthy, and the chief surviving monument is the Roman aqueduct, with many of its arches still standing.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#Onthisday in AD 117, on his way back to Rome, Hadrian entered the city of Tyana in Cappadocia.
The ruins of the ancient city are noteworthy, and the chief surviving monument is the Roman aqueduct, with many of its arches still standing.
Read more ➡️ followinghadrian.com/2017/10/17/1...
The ruins of the ancient city are noteworthy, and the chief surviving monument is the Roman aqueduct, with many of its arches still standing.
Read more ➡️ followinghadrian.com/2017/10/17/1...
#RomanSiteSaturday - The Porta Nigra of the Roman city of Augusta Treverorum in Gallia Belgica (Trier, Germany). The monument is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps. Constructed in grey sandstone around AD 170, it guarded the northern entry to the Roman town of Augusta Treverorum.
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#RomanSiteSaturday - The Porta Nigra of the Roman city of Augusta Treverorum in Gallia Belgica (Trier, Germany). The monument is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps. Constructed in grey sandstone around AD 170, it guarded the northern entry to the Roman town of Augusta Treverorum.
In Trier for the Marcus Aurelius exhibition 😃
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In Trier for the Marcus Aurelius exhibition 😃
Marble bust of Antinous depicted as Dionysus with a bronze vine wreath on his head.
The bust, found at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, was part of Marquis Giampietro Campana's collection and was regarded as one of his finest sculptures. Emperor Alexander II of Russia bought it in 1861 for the Hermitage.
The bust, found at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, was part of Marquis Giampietro Campana's collection and was regarded as one of his finest sculptures. Emperor Alexander II of Russia bought it in 1861 for the Hermitage.
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Marble bust of Antinous depicted as Dionysus with a bronze vine wreath on his head.
The bust, found at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, was part of Marquis Giampietro Campana's collection and was regarded as one of his finest sculptures. Emperor Alexander II of Russia bought it in 1861 for the Hermitage.
The bust, found at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, was part of Marquis Giampietro Campana's collection and was regarded as one of his finest sculptures. Emperor Alexander II of Russia bought it in 1861 for the Hermitage.
Perhaps #OnThisDay in AD 117, Hadrian left Antioch for Rome "by way of Illyricum" (HA Hadr. 5.10). Epigraphy tells us that he reached Mopsucrene in Cilicia on October 13.
I retraced Hadrian's journey in July 2017 as part of my #Hadrian1900 project.
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I retraced Hadrian's journey in July 2017 as part of my #Hadrian1900 project.
👍 followinghadrian.com/2017/10/13/1...
October 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Perhaps #OnThisDay in AD 117, Hadrian left Antioch for Rome "by way of Illyricum" (HA Hadr. 5.10). Epigraphy tells us that he reached Mopsucrene in Cilicia on October 13.
I retraced Hadrian's journey in July 2017 as part of my #Hadrian1900 project.
👍 followinghadrian.com/2017/10/13/1...
I retraced Hadrian's journey in July 2017 as part of my #Hadrian1900 project.
👍 followinghadrian.com/2017/10/13/1...
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic panels from the elaborate mosaic floor in the 8th-century AD Church of St. Stephen in Umm al-Rasas (Jordan) depicting cities near the Jordan River. Esbounta (Hesban), Askalon (Ashkelon), Eleutheropolis (Beit Guvrin), Philadelphia (Amman).
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#MosaicMonday - Mosaic panels from the elaborate mosaic floor in the 8th-century AD Church of St. Stephen in Umm al-Rasas (Jordan) depicting cities near the Jordan River. Esbounta (Hesban), Askalon (Ashkelon), Eleutheropolis (Beit Guvrin), Philadelphia (Amman).
Happy 1st day of October!
October takes its name from being the eighth month of the ten-month Roman calendar (octō = eight). October marked the end of both the military and farming seasons. October was under the protection of Mars, the god of war and the protector of agriculture and fertility.
October takes its name from being the eighth month of the ten-month Roman calendar (octō = eight). October marked the end of both the military and farming seasons. October was under the protection of Mars, the god of war and the protector of agriculture and fertility.
October 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy 1st day of October!
October takes its name from being the eighth month of the ten-month Roman calendar (octō = eight). October marked the end of both the military and farming seasons. October was under the protection of Mars, the god of war and the protector of agriculture and fertility.
October takes its name from being the eighth month of the ten-month Roman calendar (octō = eight). October marked the end of both the military and farming seasons. October was under the protection of Mars, the god of war and the protector of agriculture and fertility.
#EpigraphyTuesday - Inscription by soldiers of the legion XIII Gemina at the entrance to the archaeological site of Oudhna, ancient Uthina, in modern-day Tunisia. Uthina was founded by Augustus, who granted the town to the veterans of Legio XIII Gemina as a reward for their services.
September 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#EpigraphyTuesday - Inscription by soldiers of the legion XIII Gemina at the entrance to the archaeological site of Oudhna, ancient Uthina, in modern-day Tunisia. Uthina was founded by Augustus, who granted the town to the veterans of Legio XIII Gemina as a reward for their services.