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What does following Hadrian's first voyage for four years mean? You trace his journey across three continents, drive thousands of kilometres, visit hundreds of ancient sites, take thousands of photos, and spend countless hours researching at home. A thread with all 21 articles published on my blog.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What does following Hadrian's first voyage for four years mean? You trace his journey across three continents, drive thousands of kilometres, visit hundreds of ancient sites, take thousands of photos, and spend countless hours researching at home. A thread with all 21 articles published on my blog.
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#OnThisDay in AD 79, Vespasian died at 69 after a brief illness. He reigned nearly ten years, stabilising Rome post-Year of the Four Emperors. His last words were, 'Oh dear, I think I'm becoming a god.' He was succeeded by sons Titus and Domitian.
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#OnThisDay in AD 79, Vespasian died at 69 after a brief illness. He reigned nearly ten years, stabilising Rome post-Year of the Four Emperors. His last words were, 'Oh dear, I think I'm becoming a god.' He was succeeded by sons Titus and Domitian.
22 May 337 Constantine the Great died.
On one side appeared the figure of our blessed prince, with the head closely veiled;the reverse exhibited him sitting as a charioteer, drawn by four horses,with a hand stretched downward from above to receive him up to heaven [ΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΣ,Vita Constantini,IV.73].
On one side appeared the figure of our blessed prince, with the head closely veiled;the reverse exhibited him sitting as a charioteer, drawn by four horses,with a hand stretched downward from above to receive him up to heaven [ΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΣ,Vita Constantini,IV.73].
May 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
22 May 337 Constantine the Great died.
On one side appeared the figure of our blessed prince, with the head closely veiled;the reverse exhibited him sitting as a charioteer, drawn by four horses,with a hand stretched downward from above to receive him up to heaven [ΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΣ,Vita Constantini,IV.73].
On one side appeared the figure of our blessed prince, with the head closely veiled;the reverse exhibited him sitting as a charioteer, drawn by four horses,with a hand stretched downward from above to receive him up to heaven [ΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΣ,Vita Constantini,IV.73].
#Greek #Paphlagonia #Sinope #Sinop 333-322 BC
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#Greek #Paphlagonia #Sinope #Sinop 333-322 BC
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
During the wars of Alexander the Great [Alexander III], Ariarathes I, the first king of #Cappadocia, seized #Sinope, and struck this rare series which maintained the standard #Sinope types, but replaced the #Greek legends with #Aramaic inscriptions.
Roman Republican Publius Fonteius Capito 55 BC
The Villa Publica was a most ancient building, first constructed on the Field of Mars in 435 BC, and according to Livy it was there that the first census of the Roman people was held in the year of its completion.
The Villa Publica was a most ancient building, first constructed on the Field of Mars in 435 BC, and according to Livy it was there that the first census of the Roman people was held in the year of its completion.
May 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Roman Republican Publius Fonteius Capito 55 BC
The Villa Publica was a most ancient building, first constructed on the Field of Mars in 435 BC, and according to Livy it was there that the first census of the Roman people was held in the year of its completion.
The Villa Publica was a most ancient building, first constructed on the Field of Mars in 435 BC, and according to Livy it was there that the first census of the Roman people was held in the year of its completion.
#Greek #Sicily #Segesta
The hound and nymph both spoke to the foundation mythology of the city. The hound represented the river-god Crimisus, who in the poem Alexandra, attributed to the 3rd Century Greek poet Lycophron [ΛΥΚΟΦΡΩΝ], is said to have seduced a fugitive Trojan woman, Aegista [Segesta].
The hound and nymph both spoke to the foundation mythology of the city. The hound represented the river-god Crimisus, who in the poem Alexandra, attributed to the 3rd Century Greek poet Lycophron [ΛΥΚΟΦΡΩΝ], is said to have seduced a fugitive Trojan woman, Aegista [Segesta].
May 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Roman Republic Circa 216 BC
The first gold coinage ever issued by the Roman Republic, this half stater represents one of the most desperate moments in all of Roman history. The Second Punic War of 218-203 BC was waged at an unthinkable cost to #Rome in terms of men, material and money.
The first gold coinage ever issued by the Roman Republic, this half stater represents one of the most desperate moments in all of Roman history. The Second Punic War of 218-203 BC was waged at an unthinkable cost to #Rome in terms of men, material and money.
May 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Roman Republic Circa 216 BC
The first gold coinage ever issued by the Roman Republic, this half stater represents one of the most desperate moments in all of Roman history. The Second Punic War of 218-203 BC was waged at an unthinkable cost to #Rome in terms of men, material and money.
The first gold coinage ever issued by the Roman Republic, this half stater represents one of the most desperate moments in all of Roman history. The Second Punic War of 218-203 BC was waged at an unthinkable cost to #Rome in terms of men, material and money.
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Hadrian visited Isthmia in AD 125 during his tour of the Peloponnese. #Hadrian1900
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Winter AD 124/5 – Hadrian tours the Peloponnese (part 2) and visits Sparta and Corinth (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
Hadrian spent much of the winter of 124/125 touring the Peloponnese, visiting all the major cities and providing benefactions to them. The first part of his journey took him to Megara, Athens’…
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May 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hadrian visited Isthmia in AD 125 during his tour of the Peloponnese. #Hadrian1900
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#AncientSiteSunday - Isthmia, a sacred athletic centre in ancient Greece. Founded in the 7th century BC, it was famous for the Isthmian Games, the second most prestigious Panhellenic Games after the Olympics. These games honoured Poseidon and attracted athletes from the Greek world.
May 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#AncientSiteSunday - Isthmia, a sacred athletic centre in ancient Greece. Founded in the 7th century BC, it was famous for the Isthmian Games, the second most prestigious Panhellenic Games after the Olympics. These games honoured Poseidon and attracted athletes from the Greek world.
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Happy birthday, Germanicus! 🎂
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May 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happy birthday, Germanicus! 🎂
www.worldhistory.org/Germanicus/
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In 64 BC Zeugma [Seleukia on the Euphrates] was conquered and ruled by #Rome and with this shift the name of the city was changed to #Zeugma, in #Greek meaning bridge-passage.
#MosaicMonday - The so-called Gypsy Girl Mosaic from Zeugma depicting a Maenad. This face is all that remains of a once much larger mosaic. Maenads were mythical women inspired by the god of wine, Dionysos. Dated to the 2nd century AD.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep.
May 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Spring AD 122 – Hadrian inspects Germania Inferior.
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Spring AD 122 – Hadrian inspects the northern frontiers: part 4 Germania Inferior (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
In 122, perhaps in late spring, Hadrian returned from the Danube to the Rhine. The last stage of his journey along the German frontier before moving to Britannia would have taken him down the Rhine…
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Spring AD 122 – Hadrian inspects Germania Inferior.
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#AncientSiteSunday - Phalasarna, a Greek harbour town in Crete that flourished during the Hellenistic period. Its ruins are located in a gorgeous area on the west coast of Crete, 16 km west of Kissamos. Remnants include the inner harbour defended by a city wall with towers, baths and warehouses.
May 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#AncientSiteSunday - Phalasarna, a Greek harbour town in Crete that flourished during the Hellenistic period. Its ruins are located in a gorgeous area on the west coast of Crete, 16 km west of Kissamos. Remnants include the inner harbour defended by a city wall with towers, baths and warehouses.
Between the years 119 and 136 AD, the emperor #Hadrian travelled throughout the #RomanEmpire , visiting various provinces to take stock of his inheritance and calm the disquiet which had arisen in the later years of Trajan's reign.
#RomanFortThursday - Winter AD 121/2 – Hadrian inspects the northern frontiers of Germania Superior.
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Winter AD 121/2 – Hadrian inspects the northern frontiers: part 1 Germania Superior (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
In the year AD 121, Hadrian left Rome and set off on an ambitious tour of the western provinces. His first intended destination was the German frontier (limes), which he probably reached in the aut…
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April 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Between the years 119 and 136 AD, the emperor #Hadrian travelled throughout the #RomanEmpire , visiting various provinces to take stock of his inheritance and calm the disquiet which had arisen in the later years of Trajan's reign.
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#FrescoFriday - Fresco with marble-like decoration and a giraffe. From the Domus of the Exotic Animals in Forum Sempronii (Fossombrone). Dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD.
Museo Civico, Fossombrone, Italy.
Museo Civico, Fossombrone, Italy.
April 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#FrescoFriday - Fresco with marble-like decoration and a giraffe. From the Domus of the Exotic Animals in Forum Sempronii (Fossombrone). Dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD.
Museo Civico, Fossombrone, Italy.
Museo Civico, Fossombrone, Italy.
#Aelius Adopted Son Of #Hadrian
Lucius Aelius Caesar, as was his new official name, was lacking in military and administrative experience and so was granted tribunician power and sent to the Danube Frontier to govern #Pannonia.
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Lucius Aelius Caesar, as was his new official name, was lacking in military and administrative experience and so was granted tribunician power and sent to the Danube Frontier to govern #Pannonia.
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Aelius Adopted Son Of Hadrian
Suffering from ill health, in AD 136 Hadrian looked to the question of succession and settled upon Lucius Ceionius Commodus, consul for that year, to succeed him.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
#Aelius Adopted Son Of #Hadrian
Lucius Aelius Caesar, as was his new official name, was lacking in military and administrative experience and so was granted tribunician power and sent to the Danube Frontier to govern #Pannonia.
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Lucius Aelius Caesar, as was his new official name, was lacking in military and administrative experience and so was granted tribunician power and sent to the Danube Frontier to govern #Pannonia.
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Seleukid #Kings Of #Syria Antiochos I Soter
Antiochos faced immediate attacks by Ptolemy II in Asia Minor and revolts of the cities of #Syria.
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Antiochos faced immediate attacks by Ptolemy II in Asia Minor and revolts of the cities of #Syria.
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Seleukid Kings Of Syria Antiochos I Soter
Antiochos I was the son of Seleukos I and Apama, Seleukos' Persian wife. His date of birth is unknown, but was probably circa 320 BC as he was old enough to lead the Seleukid cavalry at the battle of ...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Seleukid #Kings Of #Syria Antiochos I Soter
Antiochos faced immediate attacks by Ptolemy II in Asia Minor and revolts of the cities of #Syria.
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Antiochos faced immediate attacks by Ptolemy II in Asia Minor and revolts of the cities of #Syria.
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Demetrios I Soter Seleucia On The Tigris
During his detention a succession of #kings ruled the Seleucid world, including Demetrios' father Seleukos IV, his uncle Antiochos IV and his young cousin Antiochos V.
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During his detention a succession of #kings ruled the Seleucid world, including Demetrios' father Seleukos IV, his uncle Antiochos IV and his young cousin Antiochos V.
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Demetrios I Soter Seleucia On The Tigris
Prior to becoming a Seleucid king, Demetrios I was held hostage in Rome in keeping with the terms of the Treaty of Apamaea of 188 BC.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Demetrios I Soter Seleucia On The Tigris
During his detention a succession of #kings ruled the Seleucid world, including Demetrios' father Seleukos IV, his uncle Antiochos IV and his young cousin Antiochos V.
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During his detention a succession of #kings ruled the Seleucid world, including Demetrios' father Seleukos IV, his uncle Antiochos IV and his young cousin Antiochos V.
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Roman Empire #Nerva Harmony With The #Army
Following the murder of #Domitian in #September AD 96, the new emperor #Nerva made calculated efforts to distance himself from the last Flavian ruler [Cassius Dio, 68.2].
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Following the murder of #Domitian in #September AD 96, the new emperor #Nerva made calculated efforts to distance himself from the last Flavian ruler [Cassius Dio, 68.2].
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Roman Empire Nerva Harmony With The Army
A period of rare felicity, in which one may think what one wishes and say what one thinks, was how Tacitus characterised the rule of his consular colleague Nerva and the latter's successor, Trajan [Hi...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Roman Empire #Nerva Harmony With The #Army
Following the murder of #Domitian in #September AD 96, the new emperor #Nerva made calculated efforts to distance himself from the last Flavian ruler [Cassius Dio, 68.2].
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Following the murder of #Domitian in #September AD 96, the new emperor #Nerva made calculated efforts to distance himself from the last Flavian ruler [Cassius Dio, 68.2].
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To #Jupiter The Protectors Of The #Caesar
The mint of #Antioch [modern-day #Antakya], where this specimen was struck, was to become an increasingly essential site of production for Galerius in the succeeding years.
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The mint of #Antioch [modern-day #Antakya], where this specimen was struck, was to become an increasingly essential site of production for Galerius in the succeeding years.
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To Jupiter The Protectors Of The Caesar
It was in 293 that Diocletian resolved to expand the imperial college and convert the diarchy into the Tetrarchy.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
To #Jupiter The Protectors Of The #Caesar
The mint of #Antioch [modern-day #Antakya], where this specimen was struck, was to become an increasingly essential site of production for Galerius in the succeeding years.
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The mint of #Antioch [modern-day #Antakya], where this specimen was struck, was to become an increasingly essential site of production for Galerius in the succeeding years.
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Between AD 122 and 132, Hadrian was frequently on the move from province to province, encouraging self government among the cities, particularly in the Greek East, where he posed as the defender of Greek freedom and culture.
Winter AD 124/5 – Hadrian tours the Peloponnese (part 2) and visits Sparta and Corinth #Hadrian1900
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Winter AD 124/5 – Hadrian tours the Peloponnese (part 2) and visits Sparta and Corinth (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
Hadrian spent much of the winter of 124/125 touring the Peloponnese, visiting all the major cities and providing benefactions to them. The first part of his journey took him to Megara, Athens’…
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April 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Between AD 122 and 132, Hadrian was frequently on the move from province to province, encouraging self government among the cities, particularly in the Greek East, where he posed as the defender of Greek freedom and culture.
His dominance was by the will of the gods who had assisted him in the victory and in creating the new order of things, bringing peace on land and sea [Zachos, 2003].
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Augustus Son Of The Divine
This reverse type is part of the great series of coins struck in recognition and celebration of the great victory won at the Battle of Actium over the combined naval forces of Antony and Cleopatra.
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April 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
His dominance was by the will of the gods who had assisted him in the victory and in creating the new order of things, bringing peace on land and sea [Zachos, 2003].
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#Christian writers [such as #Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum], sought to assign a fitting death to one of their most infamous persecutors.
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Roman Emperor Valerian I - Samosata
Reigning during of the most turbulent periods of Roman history, Valerian achieved everlasting notoriety as the first Roman emperor to be captured in battle.
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April 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#Christian writers [such as #Lactantius, De Mortibus Persecutorum], sought to assign a fitting death to one of their most infamous persecutors.
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The numismatic evidence uniformly supports the idea that she was hailed Augusta in 274, as all of her imperial coinage is of the type issued after Aurelian’s monetary reform, which is thought to have occurred in the early months of 274.
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Roman Empire Severina For harmony with the soldiers
For a woman so abundantly represented on coinage, little mention is made of Severina outside the realm of numismatics.
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April 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The numismatic evidence uniformly supports the idea that she was hailed Augusta in 274, as all of her imperial coinage is of the type issued after Aurelian’s monetary reform, which is thought to have occurred in the early months of 274.
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The prominence of the #eagle on such issues stems from the consecration ceremony itself; a funeral pyre was lit and an eagle was set loose from its summit, symbolising the elevation of the soul from the #earth to the ranks of the gods.
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To The Divine Septimius Severus The Pious
In AD 208 Severus travelled to Britannia at the head of an army numbering over 40,000 with the intent of subjugating Caledonia.
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April 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The prominence of the #eagle on such issues stems from the consecration ceremony itself; a funeral pyre was lit and an eagle was set loose from its summit, symbolising the elevation of the soul from the #earth to the ranks of the gods.
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