Dr Jo Ball
@drjeball.bsky.social
#Roman & conflict archaeologist; Lecturer in Ancient History at Manchester Met University; University Teacher at the University of Liverpool; Early Career Research Fellow at the Centre for Integrative Research in Conflict Archaeology.
If you ever need an assistant you know where I am ;)
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you ever need an assistant you know where I am ;)
People LOVED colour in the ancient world (our monochrome recreations are a huge barrier between us & them). Glass pieces like this were meant to impress for probably the (upper) middle classes, with the elite preferring silver; but intended as a beautiful thing to admire.
October 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
People LOVED colour in the ancient world (our monochrome recreations are a huge barrier between us & them). Glass pieces like this were meant to impress for probably the (upper) middle classes, with the elite preferring silver; but intended as a beautiful thing to admire.
I might make this a regular thing, posting every week about some of the underappreciated Roman deities out there!
October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I might make this a regular thing, posting every week about some of the underappreciated Roman deities out there!