Matthew Selheimer, PhD
@mselheimer.bsky.social
Roman Archaeologist | Tech Industry Chief Marketing Officer and Advisor | Texan and Pennsylvanian. I study Roman cities and marketing best practices. I’m happiest in the field, researching, or sharing knowledge. Fan of landscape and historical photography.
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Malta, coming back to Valletta across The Grand Harbour from the three cities.
November 12, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Malta, coming back to Valletta across The Grand Harbour from the three cities.
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Replica Roman bronze lamp test with linen wick and olive oil fuel.
November 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Replica Roman bronze lamp test with linen wick and olive oil fuel.
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The Lycurgus cup. 4th century CE Roman glass. The use of small gold and silver particles in the glass shows a different color depending on whether or not light is passing through it: red when lit from behind and green when lit from the front.
November 12, 2024 at 7:54 PM
The Lycurgus cup. 4th century CE Roman glass. The use of small gold and silver particles in the glass shows a different color depending on whether or not light is passing through it: red when lit from behind and green when lit from the front.
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Sunset viewed from the Ponte Sisto in Rome, with the dome of St. Peter’s.
November 14, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Sunset viewed from the Ponte Sisto in Rome, with the dome of St. Peter’s.
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“Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.16. #philosophy #archaeology (image: mine, marble portrait of Marcus from the Palazzo Massimo in Rome).
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
“Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one." Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.16. #philosophy #archaeology (image: mine, marble portrait of Marcus from the Palazzo Massimo in Rome).
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Courtyard mosaic from the Domus Romana in Mdina (formerly Melite), Malta. The house is dated to between the first century BCE and the second CE. #mosaicmonday
December 23, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Courtyard mosaic from the Domus Romana in Mdina (formerly Melite), Malta. The house is dated to between the first century BCE and the second CE. #mosaicmonday
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Happy Silent Letter Day! I’ve gotten you a g-nome and will see you in hal-f a h-our. Bring your k-nife and don’t be sub-tle when you k-nock.
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Silent Letter Day
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January 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy Silent Letter Day! I’ve gotten you a g-nome and will see you in hal-f a h-our. Bring your k-nife and don’t be sub-tle when you k-nock.
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Another Texas sunset…
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Another Texas sunset…
Love everything that’s going on here at this intersection in Pompeii. Marble public fountain, religious shrine, water tower (for regulating pressure from the aqueduct), public gathering space, and stepping stones! Intersections are where much of the action is in Roman cities. #archaeology
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love everything that’s going on here at this intersection in Pompeii. Marble public fountain, religious shrine, water tower (for regulating pressure from the aqueduct), public gathering space, and stepping stones! Intersections are where much of the action is in Roman cities. #archaeology
Pleased to share that my chapter on reinvestigating Roman tabernae has published in the Festschrift to honor my PhD supervisor, Professor Emerita Penelope Allison. More info on the volume here: www.barpublishing.com/book/investi... #archaeology
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Pleased to share that my chapter on reinvestigating Roman tabernae has published in the Festschrift to honor my PhD supervisor, Professor Emerita Penelope Allison. More info on the volume here: www.barpublishing.com/book/investi... #archaeology
End of an era.
The U.S. government started making pennies in Philadelphia in 1793 when the city was the nation’s capital. It stopped Wednesday, November 12.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
End of an era.
Good to see this.
Hoping to assuage safety concerns, Uber is rolling out a new program in Chicago and 25 other cities matching women drivers and passengers.
Amid scrutiny over sexual assaults, Uber adds new feature in Chicago matching women riders and women drivers
The Women Preferences feature will allow women riders to request women drivers and vice versa. Teens of both genders will also be able to request women drivers.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Good to see this.
And here is one of my favorite spots in Pompeii, standing in the Forum looking toward the Basilica.
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
And here is one of my favorite spots in Pompeii, standing in the Forum looking toward the Basilica.
Snapped this photo of Vesuvius during an early morning flight (back in September).
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Snapped this photo of Vesuvius during an early morning flight (back in September).
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The Alentejo region of Portugal is a beautiful landscape of rolling hills, rivers/streams, and cork trees.
May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Alentejo region of Portugal is a beautiful landscape of rolling hills, rivers/streams, and cork trees.
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Evora, Portugal is lovely. You can visit Roman ruins, people watch and have an Alentejan meal in Giraldo square, and contemplate your mortality in The Chapel of Bones.
May 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Evora, Portugal is lovely. You can visit Roman ruins, people watch and have an Alentejan meal in Giraldo square, and contemplate your mortality in The Chapel of Bones.
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Restoration work in the Forum of Trajan coming along.
September 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Restoration work in the Forum of Trajan coming along.
Galveston bay today about an hour or so before sunset.
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Galveston bay today about an hour or so before sunset.
Tough, tough loss for the Jays. But what a series. Congrats to the Dodgers. Back to back WS winners even more impressive.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Tough, tough loss for the Jays. But what a series. Congrats to the Dodgers. Back to back WS winners even more impressive.
Ever since Game 6, I've had a gnawing feeling the Dodgers would win Game 7. Pulling for the Jays still, but Smith HR has their backs against the wall. Damn. They were just 2 outs away and then 1/10th of a second for that cleet to get back down at home plate.
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ever since Game 6, I've had a gnawing feeling the Dodgers would win Game 7. Pulling for the Jays still, but Smith HR has their backs against the wall. Damn. They were just 2 outs away and then 1/10th of a second for that cleet to get back down at home plate.
Straw is 0 for 8 in the WS. Now or never...
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Straw is 0 for 8 in the WS. Now or never...
Both teams get out of bases loaded with 1 out (bottom of 9th and top of 10th). I'm 99.9999% sure that's never happened in a Game 7 of the WS.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Both teams get out of bases loaded with 1 out (bottom of 9th and top of 10th). I'm 99.9999% sure that's never happened in a Game 7 of the WS.
What a WS and game 7. First HR to tie it in the top of the 9th, collision in the outfield to prevent the winning run. What else is in store?
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
What a WS and game 7. First HR to tie it in the top of the 9th, collision in the outfield to prevent the winning run. What else is in store?
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