#Pompeii

κιννάβαρι

cinnabarim

In today’s #thread, we will be talking about yellow pigments employed in the mural paintings of @pompeii_sites, according to Pliny’s descriptions and modern scientific analysis. In the last days, we

AAbiodun 🇳🇬

AAbiodun_

13 World Famous Celebrities You Never Knew Were Nigerians. [A Thread]1. Chiwetel Ejiofor who starred in ’12 Years A Slave’, ‘Half of A Yellow Sun,’ ‘Secret In Their Eyes,’ among others. Chiwetel

Evan Jewell

quidamabo

Re-upping this in-class activity to say: it's important, esp. in US, to teach Roman slavery in conversation with New World Slavery. In future years I hope to integrate the history

Bret Devereaux

BretDevereaux

Since y'all wanted me to write about the silly idea of the 'universal warrior' and warrior vs. soldier dichotomy, and it came up in the context of Steven Pressfield's silly

κιννάβαρι

cinnabarim

In today’s #thread we are going to talk about the manufacturing process and use of black pigments in Roman mural paintings, with examples from @pompeii_Sites and @MNR_museo. Let’s go! Pliny

SomaliVeteran 🇬🇷

SomaliVeteran

Was Alexander the Great Somali?Thread: Alexander the great is a well known historical figure, a great conquering king, and magnificent warrior, but what is not as well known are his

T'Other Simon

TOther_Simon

Ok. Now things are levelling out a bit, I'd like to share some more details on why this day was so bonkers. They're all 'personal' reasons - so no juicy

PAR Arqueo. Virtual

par_virtual

Con el #EneRoma3D de hoy vamos a contar algo diferente. ¿Sabéis cómo funcionaban las llaves romanas? Gracias a las técnicas de reconstrucción virtual hoy nos es más sencillo que nunca

James Watson

EngineerLondon

Time for my #Mains thread. Grab a beer. Or maybe a glass of water .... These are Roman water valves in the town of Pompeii. Probably older than 100 BC

Dr. Orodru

Hugorodru

Aujourd'hui, petit thread sur un sujet important qui me tient à cœur, et qui rappellera des souvenirs à certain : "Heurs et malheurs du Cacator, le caca dans les inscriptions

ہبہ

okayysorryy

I once wrote extensively on the Lost City of Ubar. Wabar. Iram of Pillars. All the names refer to Arabia's own lost city. Or rather, more popularly known as the

κιννάβαρι

cinnabarim

In today's #thread we are going to have a look at sadly faded mural paintings of the House of Ariadne (Regio VII, 4, 31/51), excavated in 1822, 1832, and 1846

Classics at UAlberta

ClassicsAlberta

Now, let’s meet another of our academic teaching staff (non-permanent, non tenure-track academics with a focus on teaching), @KatyMackay Katy Mackay is an Associate Lecturer and has taught Classics (Latin,

JayKeeley

doomedparade

Best Metal Songs: 2020 Handpicked 12 of the best.Let’s gooooooo! THREAD. #Kvaen - Revenge by FireEchoing the likes of Sacramentum, Dissection and Dawn - yeah, you get it.

America-China Watcher

PandemicTruther

Despite anti-China propaganda, there's a worldwide buying spree of "made-in-China" in 2020. Trend will strengthen in 2021. China is going from world's factory to world's super factoryChina's exports have gone

Sacha Coward

sacha_coward

Hello everyone! Hope you brought your packed lunch and some money for the gift shop!Please indulge me: I want to chat about something I’m really passionate about… museums! What is

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