Posting another incredible picture from Tunisia - the Numidian-Punic-Roman site of Thugga (Dougga), with the Capitoline Temple to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva at its highest point.

Canyons, oases, and desert villages in central western Tunisia

The stunning triple temples to the Capitoline Triad - Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva - at the Roman town of Sufetula (Sbeitla) in central Tunisua

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@ubcmigration.bsky.social is hosting an international art competition on African diasporas!!

After Hammurabi's death, rule passed to his son, Samsu-iluna, who faced multiple revolts by the southern city-states, as documented in this (somewhat controversial) statue inscription by Lambert and Weeden 2020: Fig. 1, which led to the rise of new independent dynasties in Sumer as well as Assyria.

Most maps of any ancient empire will show something more like this one (credit: MapMaster CC-BY-SA 4.0), with darker orange areas showing Babylon's power upon Hammurabi's ascension in 1792 BCE and lighter orange areas showing the extent of his power ca. 1750 BCE (at the end of his reign).

Joining in #mosaicmonday today with one of my favourite mosaic shots from Bulla Regia, Tunisia. The shot is at an angle, but the mosaic reads EN ΣΕΑΥΤΩ ΤΑΣ ΕΛΠΙΔΑΣ ΗΧΗ: "Have hope in yourself."

Dark, cold Vancouver afternoons call for homemade masala chai!! 🫖

Indeed. Behold the Cloaca Maxima, oldest still-functioning sewer, built in Rome around the 6th century BCE:

Excited to share this call for proposals for a new books series through Bloomsbury on ancient mobility and migration! Please get in touch with any interests and/or inquiries.

Expecting a lesson on Alexander the Great tonight 🤘