Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A #Roman glass model of a #boat, dating 2nd c. AD. It was found in St. Aldegund in a 4th-century woman's grave. Six of such boats are known. We don't know their function: Were they used as women's urinals, as components of water clocks and sundials, as drinking cups?
Further information on glass boats:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221013071226/https://www.cmog.org/article/roman-glass-boats?s=09
Photo: GDKE Rheinland-Pfalz
**Dominating the forum and the study**
Dr Cristian Ispir
“_What made Cicero exceptional wasn't just dual-domain mastery but his seamless integration of both worlds._”
https://www.biblonia.com/p/dominating-the-forum-and-the-study.
An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia.
It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean.
Photo: Ionian Aquarium
An #ancient #roman road linking the via Appia with the Sanctuary of Diana at lake Nemi, running through the middle of the museum. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #rome #nemi
Photo and new page by our contributor Cactus_Chris: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=60401 #cross #lancashire #roman
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It has taken me 30 years but I just noticed this #roman commander from the original #Astrix is proposing to form a three man government with two people .
Cc @ComicContext since this is your sort of deal 
how could we possibly know the ancient Romans said it like this?! well, it's simple! they were truly more advanced than many medieval european civs in many ways, which included leaving a lot of texts. someof the texts give VERY precise examples of how they spoke, how words were pronounced, etcetera. pretty neat, right?!
#roman #latin #linguistics #language #languages #europeanhistory #history #rome #churchlatin #throwbackthursday
The remains of Turret 51B and a fragment of #Roman wall, a lesser known part of Hadrian's Wall #Cumbria #RomanFortThursday #HadriansWall More...
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A 2000 year old #roman tablet that someone took the time, effort and skill to chisel a knob on. People don’t change.
The #ancient #roman bridge the Ponte Nomentano over the Aniene river at #rome, with #medieval fortifications on top. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory
@MissingThePt #Tesla will soon be offering signed photos of #Musk in an SS uniform doing the #Roman salute (aka #nazi salute). For only 300 more, he will be wearing the traditional moustache like you know whom...
People will also be able to order swastikas and all sorts of nazi memorabilia to use in their #Swasticars.
For the ultimate experience (800 more), the car will shout Nein Nein when the driver in front of you doesn't move fast enough at the traffic lights.
There were female gladiators in ancient Rome
https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/there-were-female-gladiators-in-ancient-rome/
Late night roadworks next to the #ancient #roman Neronian Aqueduct leading to the Palatine Hill. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome
The uncovery of the tomb of Pompeiian freedman Marcus Venerius Secundio is one of the few good things to come out of the early COVID era https://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/the-tomb-of-marcus-venerius-secundio-discovered-at-porta-sarno-with-mummified-human-remains/ #roman #archaeology #MortuaryArchaeology
**Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii**
_“These narratives can be seen to form two sides to the same coin, as Pompeii’s prosperity was created in large part thanks to slave labour. The connection is supported by constructing a probabilistic model, which suggests some 6 million sesterces (HS) flowed every year to Pompeii’s masters through their exploitation of slaves. Slave owning probably formed the largest single income source for the urban economy.”_
Seth Bernard, Slavery, Prosperity, and Inequality in Roman Pompeii, Past & Present, 2025;, gtaf006, https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtaf006
#OpenAccess #OA #Article #DOI #History #Histodon #Histodons #Slavery #Roman #Pompeii #Academia #Academic @histodon @histodons
We Finally Know Why Ancient #Roman #Concrete Was So Durable
The properties of this concrete have generally been attributed to its ingredients: pozzolana, a mix of volcanic ash, and lime. When mixed with water, materials can react to produce strong concrete. Roman concrete was probably made by mixing quicklime directly with pozzolana and water at extremely high temperatures, by itself or in addition to slaked lime, a process team calls 'hot mixing' results in lime clasts.
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-why-ancient-roman-concrete-was-so-durable
For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic panel with a mesmerising three dimensional cube pattern. Dating 1 century BC
On display at Glyptothek München
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: a #Roman jug made of blue glass with splashed decoration in white, yellow and brown. The decoration was created by applying fragments of coloured glass to the surface of the vessel before it was fully blown.
The technique was fashionable in the first half of the 1st c. A.D. and may have been influenced by the production of cast mosaic glass.
Found in a burial at Kempten-Keckwiese, dating ca. 30 AD.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
#ScribesAndMakers Mar 13: Shameless self-promotion day.
For all German-speaking Fediverse residents, here is a sample of the first book in the Everlasting Roaring Thunder series:
https://leseprobe.everlastingroaringthunder.de
The second part is currently being written and will be published later this year. There is a good chance that a third part will follow.
You can buy the eBook here, for example:
https://www.hugendubel.de/de/ebook_epub/ian_scraper-everlasting_roaring_thunder-49716420-produkt-details.html
This charming red marble hippo was part of a fountain that stood in a #Roman garden. The water was led from the front left leg to the mouth
From Rome, dating 2nd century AD.
On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
