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History & Art- Visits to British Isles Castles and Ancient Relics. Roman history and art of the Renaissance. Recent convert to Amateur Photography . Love Italy. Will sometimes throw in a political Thread for good measure. Pics my own unless stated.
The Sarcophagus of Helena - On display at the Vatican Museum . Mother of emperor Constantine The Great , Helena died Ad 329. Made from Egyptian red Porphyry. Original location www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/helena-mauso... 7.9ft tall & 8.8ft wide. #TombTuesday #Rome #AncientBluesky #Archaeology
March 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Sarcophagus of Helena - On display at the Vatican Museum . Mother of emperor Constantine The Great , Helena died Ad 329. Made from Egyptian red Porphyry. Original location www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/helena-mauso... 7.9ft tall & 8.8ft wide. #TombTuesday #Rome #AncientBluesky #Archaeology
Medusa Mosaic at the National Museum of Rome (Bath Of Diocletian). 1st-2nd Century AD. #MosaicMonday #Rome #Archaeology #AncientBluesky
March 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Medusa Mosaic at the National Museum of Rome (Bath Of Diocletian). 1st-2nd Century AD. #MosaicMonday #Rome #Archaeology #AncientBluesky
Roman Art from the front of a Sarcophagus of unknown provenance. 160-170 AD . Was walled into the east facade of the Palazzina. Restored and hung in Galleria Borghese in the 1800's. Figures represent five of the twelve labours that Eurystheus imposed on Hercules. #ReliefWednesday #History #Rome
January 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Roman Art from the front of a Sarcophagus of unknown provenance. 160-170 AD . Was walled into the east facade of the Palazzina. Restored and hung in Galleria Borghese in the 1800's. Figures represent five of the twelve labours that Eurystheus imposed on Hercules. #ReliefWednesday #History #Rome
From a rough peperino sarcophagus buried in a Tomb from the Ancient city of Lanuvium south of Rome. This Bronze armour, weapons & athletic equipment belonged to a Military Commander from c 475 BC . Greek Cultural Influence . Museo Nazionale Romano. #AncientBluesky #archaeology #Rome #History
January 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
From a rough peperino sarcophagus buried in a Tomb from the Ancient city of Lanuvium south of Rome. This Bronze armour, weapons & athletic equipment belonged to a Military Commander from c 475 BC . Greek Cultural Influence . Museo Nazionale Romano. #AncientBluesky #archaeology #Rome #History
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This cameo depicts Drusus, the younger brother of Tiberius. With its plasticity, depth and detail, not to mention the striking azure colour, it is, quite simply, a masterpiece of cameo work.
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️📷Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna
🕰️ c 20 AD
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️📷Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna
🕰️ c 20 AD
January 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This cameo depicts Drusus, the younger brother of Tiberius. With its plasticity, depth and detail, not to mention the striking azure colour, it is, quite simply, a masterpiece of cameo work.
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️📷Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna
🕰️ c 20 AD
#ReliefWednesday
🏛️📷Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna
🕰️ c 20 AD
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Zuckerberg kept a relatively low profile while Musk was losing his mind and his customers so his new determination to show the world that he too is a horrorshow of a human being is quite something
January 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Zuckerberg kept a relatively low profile while Musk was losing his mind and his customers so his new determination to show the world that he too is a horrorshow of a human being is quite something
Old photo of a Medieval seal . Found by my Dad on a field in Billericay , Essex with his metal detector. Both Farmer and Dad agreed to donate to #BritishMuseum. You can still find this on display within British history 1200-1300 section. #History #AncientBluesky #Archaeology
January 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Old photo of a Medieval seal . Found by my Dad on a field in Billericay , Essex with his metal detector. Both Farmer and Dad agreed to donate to #BritishMuseum. You can still find this on display within British history 1200-1300 section. #History #AncientBluesky #Archaeology
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Human skull fused with (chain)mail. This soldier died at the Battle of Visby in 1361 on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Researchers believe that the men were buried quickly after battle, and therefore interred with their equipment and armor, which makes this a rich archeological site.
January 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Human skull fused with (chain)mail. This soldier died at the Battle of Visby in 1361 on the island of Gotland, Sweden. Researchers believe that the men were buried quickly after battle, and therefore interred with their equipment and armor, which makes this a rich archeological site.
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A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather.
Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort. The damp environment preserved the shoe in a good condition. Dating 2nd c. AD
📷 Römerkastell Saalburg
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort. The damp environment preserved the shoe in a good condition. Dating 2nd c. AD
📷 Römerkastell Saalburg
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
January 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather.
Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort. The damp environment preserved the shoe in a good condition. Dating 2nd c. AD
📷 Römerkastell Saalburg
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort. The damp environment preserved the shoe in a good condition. Dating 2nd c. AD
📷 Römerkastell Saalburg
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
How close was #Herculaneum to #MountVesuvius? Looking down onto Herculaneum from above, my picture also shows part of the Modern day town of #Ercolano and gives perspective on how deep the ancient #Roman town was buried. #Archeology #History #AncientBluesky
December 30, 2024 at 1:22 PM
How close was #Herculaneum to #MountVesuvius? Looking down onto Herculaneum from above, my picture also shows part of the Modern day town of #Ercolano and gives perspective on how deep the ancient #Roman town was buried. #Archeology #History #AncientBluesky
House of the Mosaic atrium #Herculaneum . One of the largest houses unearthed at Herculaneum. The floor around the impluvium shows undulation due to the floor structure giving way. Caused by the earthquake tremors from eruption of #Vesuvius 79 AD #MosaicMonday #Archeology #History #Roman #Italy
December 30, 2024 at 12:56 PM
House of the Mosaic atrium #Herculaneum . One of the largest houses unearthed at Herculaneum. The floor around the impluvium shows undulation due to the floor structure giving way. Caused by the earthquake tremors from eruption of #Vesuvius 79 AD #MosaicMonday #Archeology #History #Roman #Italy
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
Ribchester Hoard -Bronze face mask vizor helmet part of Roman Military equipment found in Ribchester, Lancashire 1796. Artefacts were discovered by the son of a clog maker behind his Father’s house. Late 1st Century AD. British Museum. #AncientBluesky #Roman #RomanBritain #Rome #Archaeology #History
December 16, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Ribchester Hoard -Bronze face mask vizor helmet part of Roman Military equipment found in Ribchester, Lancashire 1796. Artefacts were discovered by the son of a clog maker behind his Father’s house. Late 1st Century AD. British Museum. #AncientBluesky #Roman #RomanBritain #Rome #Archaeology #History
The floor of the Bath of Diocletian in Rome. Large Roman Mosaic. Discovered in 1931 in the villa of Nero at Anzio, shows a plot of elegant scrolls framing Hercules while shaking victorious horn just ripped from the head of the river god Achelous. #MosaicMonday #Rome #Romanhistory #Archaeology
December 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
The floor of the Bath of Diocletian in Rome. Large Roman Mosaic. Discovered in 1931 in the villa of Nero at Anzio, shows a plot of elegant scrolls framing Hercules while shaking victorious horn just ripped from the head of the river god Achelous. #MosaicMonday #Rome #Romanhistory #Archaeology
"Know thyself" National Museum Rome (Bath of Diocletian) the mosaic was found during excavations in the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia, Rome. A fourth-century Memento Mori mosaic of a skeleton pointing at the Greek caption ‘gnōthi sauton’ know thyself #MosaicMonday #Rome #AncientBluesky
December 2, 2024 at 1:05 PM
"Know thyself" National Museum Rome (Bath of Diocletian) the mosaic was found during excavations in the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia, Rome. A fourth-century Memento Mori mosaic of a skeleton pointing at the Greek caption ‘gnōthi sauton’ know thyself #MosaicMonday #Rome #AncientBluesky
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Kemi Badenoch in 2019 in response to a stop Brexit petition from her constituents: “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
Saffron Walden leads Essex on ‘stop Brexit’ action - but MP says ‘country is run on elections, not petitions’
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU - the highest number of…
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Kemi Badenoch in 2019 in response to a stop Brexit petition from her constituents: “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
It's the time of year when I start reminiscing about my summer holiday. This year it was Florence, Rome & Pompeii (+Herculaneum) . Starting with Florence and the incredible Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore -Duomo
November 14, 2024 at 2:11 PM
It's the time of year when I start reminiscing about my summer holiday. This year it was Florence, Rome & Pompeii (+Herculaneum) . Starting with Florence and the incredible Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore -Duomo
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More than a million pallets of unusable Covid PPE, costing £8.6 billion, have so far gone up in smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 AM
More than a million pallets of unusable Covid PPE, costing £8.6 billion, have so far gone up in smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
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One of the strangest stories of a ruined site I’ve ever come across is the one behind the Roman Temple of Augustus in Windsor, England.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
November 12, 2024 at 8:15 AM
One of the strangest stories of a ruined site I’ve ever come across is the one behind the Roman Temple of Augustus in Windsor, England.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.
That’s because if you came here at the beginning of the 1800's, it wouldn't be there at all.