Emperor Nero
@emperornero1.bsky.social
Love music, dazzling frescos, the novels of Petronius, Sporus, and strong-willed women (provided they don't cross me)
@whitstillman.bsky.social How high do you think Rick Von Sloneker would have risen in the Trump administration?
February 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@whitstillman.bsky.social How high do you think Rick Von Sloneker would have risen in the Trump administration?
As Saturnalia approaches, I remember to put my book purchases in early so I can get them from real bookshops.
To celebrate Saturnalia, here are Emperor Nero's holiday book selections for children nice and naughty.
PLEASE RT to support these fantastic authors and illustrators!
@gregjenner.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social
AncientBlueSky
#history #archaelogy #booksky
PLEASE RT to support these fantastic authors and illustrators!
@gregjenner.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social
AncientBlueSky
#history #archaelogy #booksky
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
As Saturnalia approaches, I remember to put my book purchases in early so I can get them from real bookshops.
Takes me back
Tis the season! Ready for a rousing game of chalice on the _______
December 14, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Takes me back
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telling the Benihana chef he's made a powerful enemy today but it's drowned out by laughter as he flicks a 7th shrimp into my shirt pocket
December 11, 2024 at 5:16 PM
telling the Benihana chef he's made a powerful enemy today but it's drowned out by laughter as he flicks a 7th shrimp into my shirt pocket
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The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”
December 9, 2024 at 4:12 PM
The Greeks absolutely had it right when they included a chorus in their plays. They knew audiences are dumbasses who need to be told “THIS MAN IS BAD. HE IS HERE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO. WOE TO THE BUMPTIOUS FOOL WHO WOULD IDOLIZE HIM. YOU ARE NOT, NOR DO YOU WANT TO BE, ALEX DELARGE”
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If you don’t like people except for your girlfriend and your girlfriend’s boyfriend that’s called a misanthrouple
December 7, 2024 at 5:33 PM
If you don’t like people except for your girlfriend and your girlfriend’s boyfriend that’s called a misanthrouple
The eyes I'd make when mom would go on about Acte
#ClassicsAdventCalendar - Day 5: The Meroë Head
A bronze portrait of the Emperor Augustus, excavated at Meroë, where it had been deposited as a victory token by the Kushite Candace, Amanirenas. #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: British Museum (1911,0901.1). Link - www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
A bronze portrait of the Emperor Augustus, excavated at Meroë, where it had been deposited as a victory token by the Kushite Candace, Amanirenas. #AncientBluesky 🏺
Image: British Museum (1911,0901.1). Link - www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
December 6, 2024 at 1:08 AM
The eyes I'd make when mom would go on about Acte
Terrance Malick's "The New World" is the best Thanksgiving movie by a mile. I will exile anyone who disagrees.
November 28, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Terrance Malick's "The New World" is the best Thanksgiving movie by a mile. I will exile anyone who disagrees.
To celebrate Saturnalia, here are Emperor Nero's holiday book selections for children nice and naughty.
PLEASE RT to support these fantastic authors and illustrators!
@gregjenner.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social
AncientBlueSky
#history #archaelogy #booksky
PLEASE RT to support these fantastic authors and illustrators!
@gregjenner.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social
AncientBlueSky
#history #archaelogy #booksky
November 26, 2024 at 4:43 PM
To celebrate Saturnalia, here are Emperor Nero's holiday book selections for children nice and naughty.
PLEASE RT to support these fantastic authors and illustrators!
@gregjenner.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social
AncientBlueSky
#history #archaelogy #booksky
PLEASE RT to support these fantastic authors and illustrators!
@gregjenner.bsky.social @theresthistory.bsky.social @neonsquid.bsky.social
AncientBlueSky
#history #archaelogy #booksky
@mcuban.bsky.social When they unfroze me, they told me all my old fortune was gone. Can I have some of yours? (I have lifestyle expectations that aren't being met rn, tbh)
November 25, 2024 at 6:25 PM
@mcuban.bsky.social When they unfroze me, they told me all my old fortune was gone. Can I have some of yours? (I have lifestyle expectations that aren't being met rn, tbh)
Monday Motivation
November 25, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Monday Motivation
And yet, if I asked this same exact question, it would be considered "weird"
November 25, 2024 at 3:53 PM
And yet, if I asked this same exact question, it would be considered "weird"
Seattle in 1907 🫢🤯
November 25, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Seattle in 1907 🫢🤯
Pre-bunking sounds like the age when I was excited by bunk beds, but too afraid to take the top bunk. But then my mom surprised me by getting a bunk bed with a guard rail and I climbed up to the top so happily. That's the feeling of comfort I keep chasing
The most important thing I’ve learned about communicating in an age of lots of lies is that pre-bunking is basically the only thing that works. Give people ammunition against misinformation, but do not tell them that you’re doing that.
November 23, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Pre-bunking sounds like the age when I was excited by bunk beds, but too afraid to take the top bunk. But then my mom surprised me by getting a bunk bed with a guard rail and I climbed up to the top so happily. That's the feeling of comfort I keep chasing
It looked much nicer when I was in power
November 22, 2024 at 4:38 PM
It looked much nicer when I was in power
I played the lyre.
And it was fucking beautiful.
And it was fucking beautiful.
November 22, 2024 at 4:31 PM
I played the lyre.
And it was fucking beautiful.
And it was fucking beautiful.
We like to think we're the top one, but the middle one is secretly best, and we're actually the bottom one
#ancientbluesky
#ancientbluesky
#PhallusThursday #CheekyFacts
Dedicated followers are well aware that the Romans used phallic objects to ward off the evil eye and enhance their good fortune.
Indeed, wearing a fascinus 'a phallic amulet' is an ideal way to protect yourself ancient Roman style!
Dedicated followers are well aware that the Romans used phallic objects to ward off the evil eye and enhance their good fortune.
Indeed, wearing a fascinus 'a phallic amulet' is an ideal way to protect yourself ancient Roman style!
November 21, 2024 at 10:36 PM
We like to think we're the top one, but the middle one is secretly best, and we're actually the bottom one
#ancientbluesky
#ancientbluesky
Reminds me of the stupid Roman senators who tried to leave my performances when their wives were in labor
people who hate musicals talk about it endlessly... it kind of sounds like it's a really big emotion that might be best expressed through song for them
November 21, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Reminds me of the stupid Roman senators who tried to leave my performances when their wives were in labor
Now that Matt Gaetz out of the running for Attorney General, I am pleased to appoint him Minister of Orgies, pending senate approval
November 21, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Now that Matt Gaetz out of the running for Attorney General, I am pleased to appoint him Minister of Orgies, pending senate approval
Rome at night is the best. I like to pour a little chianti in a diet coke bottle and set out on foot to take in the monuments, all ghostly and lit up. Best bar in the world
November 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Rome at night is the best. I like to pour a little chianti in a diet coke bottle and set out on foot to take in the monuments, all ghostly and lit up. Best bar in the world
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Missing you also! Imperator ;)
November 21, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Missing you also! Imperator ;)
Don't worry, things get better after Tiberius
The people were exhausted. Suppressed generation-over-generation. They thought he would provide progress & prosperity, but he ended their power to elect leaders.
November 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Don't worry, things get better after Tiberius
Our rappers were terrible (Latin words have too many syllables) but we had swagger: golden houses, fast chariots, and looted art
Hip-hop/rap culture is a prototype of Ancient Rome
November 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Our rappers were terrible (Latin words have too many syllables) but we had swagger: golden houses, fast chariots, and looted art