Paul Franzen
@pfranzen.bsky.social
Archaeologist and historian; thinking of Romans every single day.
The Limes, heritage management, small finds, GIS, politics and armed conflict ab urbe condita until now. And more.
The Limes, heritage management, small finds, GIS, politics and armed conflict ab urbe condita until now. And more.
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Antifa Terrorist
September 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Antifa Terrorist
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
‘My conscience is clear’: Prince Harry on Ukraine, his family and the media
Exclusive: The duke talks about the cost of war, his portrayal in the press and boxing as the Guardian joins him on a visit to Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
A quiet Sunday morning, the sparrows having breakfast at the back of the garden
#timelinecleanser
#timelinecleanser
August 31, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A quiet Sunday morning, the sparrows having breakfast at the back of the garden
#timelinecleanser
#timelinecleanser
youtu.be/nM39QUiAsoM?...
Because, we will.
Because, we will.
Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome (BBC Television Theatre, London - June 5, 1965)
YouTube video by John1948SevenB
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August 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Because, we will.
Because, we will.
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Everything you need to know about any "guarantees"
August 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everything you need to know about any "guarantees"
Bathing utensil Roman style:
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
August 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Bathing utensil Roman style:
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
Tombstone of T. Flavius Bassus, a trooper in the ala Noricum.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
July 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Tombstone of T. Flavius Bassus, a trooper in the ala Noricum.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
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Earlier this month, the Agroberichten platform of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature published an article about how nets from the flower and fishing industries are being used as protection against Russian drone attacks in Ukraine. shorturl.at/Ms0nM
Dutch nets saving lives in Ukraine
The 5 R's of sustainability are Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle brought together the needs of Ukraine and capacity of the volunteers from all over the Europe.
www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl
July 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Earlier this month, the Agroberichten platform of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature published an article about how nets from the flower and fishing industries are being used as protection against Russian drone attacks in Ukraine. shorturl.at/Ms0nM
July 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hyvemind:
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
June 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hyvemind:
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
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#RomanFortThursday The Gateway to Roman Britain - the massive Triumphal Arch of Rutupiae (Richborough in Kent), clad in white Carrara marble from Italy, was a statement of Roman power at the entrance to Britannia
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#RomanFortThursday The Gateway to Roman Britain - the massive Triumphal Arch of Rutupiae (Richborough in Kent), clad in white Carrara marble from Italy, was a statement of Roman power at the entrance to Britannia
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
Trooping the Colour 2025
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
June 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Trooping the Colour 2025
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
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I think the VOA needs to start an English language service to broadcast to the former USA.
June 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I think the VOA needs to start an English language service to broadcast to the former USA.
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“.. Jesus, that ear. He should donate it to the Smithsonian. .. He made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a hundred tracks today.”
- Bob Dylan, on Brian Wilson #RIP
“Good Vibrations” (1966)
- Bob Dylan, on Brian Wilson #RIP
“Good Vibrations” (1966)
June 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“.. Jesus, that ear. He should donate it to the Smithsonian. .. He made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a hundred tracks today.”
- Bob Dylan, on Brian Wilson #RIP
“Good Vibrations” (1966)
- Bob Dylan, on Brian Wilson #RIP
“Good Vibrations” (1966)
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Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
June 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”
“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
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Hebben jullie de Yale-hoorcollegereeks Making of Modern Ukraine van Timothy Snyder ooit gehoord/gezien?
Alle 22 delen staan gewoon in een YouTube playlist. Gratis onderwijs van een van de beste universiteiten op aarde.
Hoe gaaf is dat? youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Alle 22 delen staan gewoon in een YouTube playlist. Gratis onderwijs van een van de beste universiteiten op aarde.
Hoe gaaf is dat? youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine - YouTube
Ukraine must have existed as a society and polity on 23 February 2022, else Ukrainians would not have collectively resisted Russian invasion the next day. Wh...
youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hebben jullie de Yale-hoorcollegereeks Making of Modern Ukraine van Timothy Snyder ooit gehoord/gezien?
Alle 22 delen staan gewoon in een YouTube playlist. Gratis onderwijs van een van de beste universiteiten op aarde.
Hoe gaaf is dat? youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Alle 22 delen staan gewoon in een YouTube playlist. Gratis onderwijs van een van de beste universiteiten op aarde.
Hoe gaaf is dat? youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I concur
🥴 Trump said that Ukraine gave Putin a reason to go in and bomb the hell out of them, - Reuters
God, Americans, please shut him up… I can’t listen to this idiot anymore. He is officially the stupidest person in the world, even the Russians aren’t this stupid…
God, Americans, please shut him up… I can’t listen to this idiot anymore. He is officially the stupidest person in the world, even the Russians aren’t this stupid…
June 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I concur
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"We go live to Fox News"
June 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"We go live to Fox News"
Wow. #AI in action…
This is such an important piece of work. Will assign this to my students in the first class.
You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
June 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Wow. #AI in action…
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Talkshows zijn de as van het kwaad.
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Talkshows zijn de as van het kwaad.
Die wirkliche Entdeckungsreise besteht nicht darin, neue Landschaften zu erforschen, sondern darin, altes mit neuen Augen zu sehen.
Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux.
Attrib. to Proust
Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux.
Attrib. to Proust
May 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Die wirkliche Entdeckungsreise besteht nicht darin, neue Landschaften zu erforschen, sondern darin, altes mit neuen Augen zu sehen.
Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux.
Attrib. to Proust
Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux.
Attrib. to Proust
WE ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR A U.S. COURT HAS RULED THAT TARIFFS AGAINST OUR ISLAND WERE ILLEGAL AND A SPECTACULAR MISUNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AND REALITY. FLIPPERS UP UNTIL WE ARE PERMANENTLY SHOWN DUE RESPECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -PM Tuxley II
May 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Really enjoyed #Arsenal vs #Barcelona in the CL final. Two top teams giving it all. Compliments to Renee Slegers and her team! #Gunners
May 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Really enjoyed #Arsenal vs #Barcelona in the CL final. Two top teams giving it all. Compliments to Renee Slegers and her team! #Gunners