Brittunculus
@brittunculus.bsky.social
History/classics MA
"The climate is wretched” - Tacitus #RomanBritain
"The climate is wretched” - Tacitus #RomanBritain
With military usage continuing well into the 20th Century!
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
With military usage continuing well into the 20th Century!
A fort / look-out station as impressive as Scarborough Castle, if the reconstruction drawing is accurate:
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A fort / look-out station as impressive as Scarborough Castle, if the reconstruction drawing is accurate:
... or well worth standing outside if, like me, you turn up just as they're closing for a 2 hour lunch break. 🇫🇷
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
... or well worth standing outside if, like me, you turn up just as they're closing for a 2 hour lunch break. 🇫🇷
There's a nice little Roman museum not far away at Carhaix which is well worth a visit.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
There's a nice little Roman museum not far away at Carhaix which is well worth a visit.
👈 Only worth going to if you're wearing an orange cagoule. Some would say.
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
👈 Only worth going to if you're wearing an orange cagoule. Some would say.
Bet they loved those eye-protectors when the flies were buzzing about in summer.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Bet they loved those eye-protectors when the flies were buzzing about in summer.
I think we can guess where the stone went. I'm looking at you, farmhouse-with-unnecessary-tower-plus-enormous-outbuildings.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I think we can guess where the stone went. I'm looking at you, farmhouse-with-unnecessary-tower-plus-enormous-outbuildings.
The places inbetween indeed!
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The places inbetween indeed!
Nice. But this cranky lady 👇 (who might be a theatre mask?) seems unimpressed...
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Tile plaque with female face from the legionary bathhouse at Exeter. A line of these plaques would have decorated the eaves of a tiled roof; helping ward off bad luck and pigeons! Made by the 2nd Legion Augusta around AD60 and now in the @rammuseum.bsky.social.
#ReliefWednesday
#RomanFortThursday
#ReliefWednesday
#RomanFortThursday
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Nice. But this cranky lady 👇 (who might be a theatre mask?) seems unimpressed...
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How about this?
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
How about this?
I’d not seen it coloured-up like that. Quite striking!
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I’d not seen it coloured-up like that. Quite striking!
Thought you might find this interesting
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Roman Bas Reliefs in Original Colour
Copyright Jean-Pierre Dalbera A bas relief was commissioned by the Roman Senate in 13 BC in honour of the triumphs of Emperor Augustus and the above shows an interpreation of the original colours. …
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November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Thought you might find this interesting
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Was there one for the Claudian invasion at the other end of the road?
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Was there one for the Claudian invasion at the other end of the road?
Even the UK planning system isn't that brutal. It's been backfilled and will not be destroyed. But a wasted opportunity to actually look at the thing properly!
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Even the UK planning system isn't that brutal. It's been backfilled and will not be destroyed. But a wasted opportunity to actually look at the thing properly!
Does the special type of chair, with a long curving back, have a special significance? These muses in Trier have them too. #mosaicmonday
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Does the special type of chair, with a long curving back, have a special significance? These muses in Trier have them too. #mosaicmonday
Great job from the Museum lighting, turning base metal into gold!
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Great job from the Museum lighting, turning base metal into gold!
A Corinium dolphin mugging at the camera
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A Corinium dolphin mugging at the camera