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[New post] Early AD 124 – Hadrian spends the winter in Nicomedia, tours Bithynia and meets Antinous #Hadrian1900

Early AD 124 – Hadrian spends the winter in Nicomedia, tours Bithynia and “meets” Antinous (#Hadr...

After sailing along the southern Black Sea coast, possibly visiting the Pontic towns of Amisus, Sinope and Amastris (see here), Hadrian is thought to have spent the winter of 123/4 in Nicomedia or …

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Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay

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Remembering Khaled al-Asaad today, the heroic archaeologist who died on 18 August 2015 defending Palmyra from ISIS.

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Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay

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A well-preserved 45-metre stretch of the Appian Way under the McDonald's in Marino, southeast of Rome. The road was discovered in 2014 during the construction of the building. McDonald’s decided to sponsor the dig & worked with the archaeological authorities to preserve the road.

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Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay

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Iran is a country with a long and rich history where many civilisations thrived, stretching back thousands of years. With 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, each with its own story to tell, Iran offers an incredible variety of archaeological & cultural wonders. #IranianCulturalSites

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📢 BREAKING NEWS: Hadrian’s Wall discovered underneath one of Newcastle’s busiest streets. #HadriansWall

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The world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine.🍷 Dated to AD 325, the so-called Speyer wine bottle is a sealed vessel, presumed to contain liquid wine. It was found in 1867 when archaeologists discovered a Roman tomb near Speyer. The bottle has handles shaped like dolphins. #Vinalia

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A well-preserved 45-metre stretch of the Appian Way under the McDonald's in Marino, southeast of Rome. The road was discovered in 2014 during the construction of the building. McDonald’s decided to sponsor the dig & worked with the archaeological authorities to preserve the road.

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What is the world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine? 🍷 Dated to AD 325, the so-called Speyer wine bottle is a sealed vessel, presumed to contain liquid wine. It was found in 1867 when archaeologists discovered a Roman tomb near Speyer. The bottle has handles shaped like dolphins.

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Now gone forever. This is so depressing. 😩

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Good morning from Göbekli Tepe, the world's oldest known temples. #Archaeologytravel #Turkey

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Happy #WorldElephantDay2022 ! 🐘 📸 Detail of an elephant, from the 6th-century mosaic floor of Constantinople's Great Palace at Istanbul.

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I still can’t get over how magnificent this sculpture is! This bronze oil lamp with images of an eagle (Zeus) and Ganymede comes from Vani, an ancient city in western Georgia. The lamp was made between 250 and 100 BC. It was found in 2007 and underwent conservation at the Getty…

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A well preserved ancient stretch of Roman road in the Vosges forest near Raon-les-Leau in northeastern France.

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Happy first day of August! Originally called Sextilis (the 6th month), August was renamed in honour of Augustus in 8 BC.

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I am finally spending the night here! 😍 #MuseumHotelAntakya #Archaeologytravel

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Marble statue of Glycon, an ancient snake god created as the new incarnation of Asclepius in the mid-2nd century by the Greek oracle Alexander of Abonoteichos. National History and Archaeology Museum of Constanta, Romania.

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Buonasera Roma!

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Can you guess where I am? Here’s a clue, it’s a Hadrianic highlight.

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A true hero! May he now rest in peace. 🙏

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A solemn day for #Syria . The remains of heroic Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al-Asaad have been found near Palmyra today. Al-Asaad was beheaded at 83 by ISIS in 2015 for refusing to lead them to the locations of Palmyra’s hidden antiquities. He can now finally rest in peace.

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Rome's #Colosseum to get a high-tech retractable floor - €10million project will start next year and be completed in 2022/2023. It will then be able to host concerts and theatrical performances when completed. #Rome #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

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#WorldFoodDay A beautifully preserved thermopolium (cook shop), one of the places in #Pompeii where one could purchase hot and ready-to-eat food. Most Romans resided in insulae and did not have facilities to cook at home and relied on thermopolia to buy their hot meals.

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This Trojan horse maquette was used in the Hollywood movie Troy (2004) and now dominates the waterfront of Çanakkale. The producers of the Troy movie gifted it to Canakkale, homeland of Troy.

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RIP King of Macedonia! ⚱️ #OnThisDay in 323 BC, Alexander the Great dies in Babylon at the age of 32.

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Staying at this hotel tomorrow! 😀

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#MosaicMonday | 1/2 | A segment of a huge floor mosaic found at a hotel development in Antakya, #Turkey . Damaged by earthquakes, it has taken on a distinct ripple effect. It dates to the 4th century CE. 🏛️ Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeology Museum #Classics #Roman #Archaeology #Art

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The magnificent beams of light through the windows of Hagia Sophia, #Istanbul .

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#RuinoftheDay - The remains of the Temple of Hadrian at Cyzicus in Mysia, the eighth wonder of the ancient world. The Temple was a monumental structure; it measured 120 m in length and 50 m across. The sixty massive columns surrounding the cella were well over 2 m in diameter and…

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The Corinthian capital from the Temple of Hadrian at Cyzicus is the largest capital known to date. It is 2.5 metres in height, 1.9 metres in diameter and 20 tons in weight. It was unearthed in 2013. Picture with me for scale.

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Hot-water bottles in the shape of human body parts for therapeutic purposes. From Paphos, Cyprus, 1st c. BC - 1st c. AD. These clay vessels were filled with hot liquids (water or oil), and applied to the aching parts of the body in order to cause hyperaemia and relieve pain.

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The gigantic hand found near the Temple of Hercules in Amman, Jordan. The hand belonged to a colossal statue of Hercules from the 2nd century AD. The statue is estimated to have stood over 13 metres high, making it one of the largest statues from Greco-Roman times.

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Terracotta statuette of Aphrodite of Knidos with jewellery in the shape of snakes entwined around her left arm and left leg. Dated to the Late Hellenistic Period (2nd century BC). Found in the Dardanos Tumulus, excavated in 1959 and consisting of a long entranceway and a…

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Dating back to the #Sassanid era, the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System #Iran has been diverting water for irrigation from the Karum River for over a millenium. It is composed of dams, tunnels, canals & watermills. It is listed by UNESCO as 'a masterpiece of creative genius'.

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The Arena of Pula in #Croatia is one of the six largest Roman amphitheatres and one of the best-preserved. It is also the only remaining amphitheatre to have four towers, designed to collect the scented water that was sprinkled on the spectators. Its capacity was 23,000.

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The ancient city of Aizanoi in Phyrgia (western Turkey) is home to the incredibly well-preserved temple of Zeus. Its construction started in AD 92 and was completed by Hadrian. The temple is pseudodipteral, with 8 Ionic columns at the ends and 15 along the sides.

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Today, I made it to the southern frontier of the Roman Empire. These are the walls at Bir Oum Ali, part of the Limes Tripolitanus. #Archaeologytravel #Tunisia

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Finally appreciating the stunning results of the recent restoration of the Dionysian fresco of the Villa of the Mysteries in #Pompeii !

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#WorldLionDay 🦁 The lions that protected the entrance to the Hittite capitale of Hattusa.

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New Year wishes written in Greek on a mosaic floor from Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey). 4th century AD. Health, Life, Joy, Peace, Good Cheer, Hope. © The Trustees of the British Museum

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THREAD 👇🏻 Celebrating #Halloween 🎃👻 with some ancient monsters. Let's start with the Gorgon, perhaps the best-known monster from Classical Mythology. The snake-haired Medusa was one of the three Gorgons. Anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone. #ClassicalMonsters

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For #FrescoFriday this week, the famous Minoan fresco from Knossos depicting a bull leaping scene (1600-1400 BC). Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

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Visited the recently restored Istanbul Archaeological Museum today. The new exhibition halls are quite impressive! #archaeologytravel

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Approaching Abu Simbel from Lake Nasser. #Archaeologytravel #Egypt 🇪🇬

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A highlight of my trip to #Egypt last February was the Tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings! Discovered in 1817, KV17 is the longest and deepest of all the tombs in the valley (138 m) and contains beautifully preserved reliefs. It consists of 7 corridors and 11 chambers.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Saturnalia!

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How did Hadrian or Marcus Aurelius look like in reality? Students from the Theaterakademie August Everding created portraits in silicone of Roman emperors based on their marble portraits and on historical research. Watch video here...

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The Arena of Pula in #Croatia is one of the six largest Roman amphitheatres and one of the best preserved. It is also the only remaining amphitheatre to have four towers, designed to collect the scented water that was sprinkled on the spectators. Its capacity was 23,000.

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Today, I followed the course of the Euphrates near Zeugma. So beautiful 😍

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For #InternationalDogDay 🐶 this incredible mosaic floor from Alexandria with the depiction of a dog seated next to a gilded vessel. This Ptolemaic mosaic was made in the opus vermiculatum technique (small, closely set tesserae). Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum.

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Stone relief in Arsameia depicting Antiochus I of Commagene shaking hands with Herakles, 70–38 BC, Nemrut region #Turkey .

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The Colchester Vase is a beautifully decorated cup with gladiatorial and hunting scenes discovered in a Roman grave. It dates from around AD 175 and was probably made in the Nene Valley Roman pottery industry near Colchester. It is one of the finest artefacts from Roman Britain.

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#WorldLionDay2022 🦁 Mosaic depicting a lion, from Italica, AD 176-275. Archaeological Museum, Seville.

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Happy #InternationalDanceDay ! 💃 📸 Marble statue of a dancing woman, from Perge, 2nd Century AD, Antalya Museum.

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#WorldTheatreDay The massive Theatre of Petra in Jordan was carved into the mountainside. It consisted of three horizontal sections of seats separated by corridors that could accommodate 8500 people. The monument was carved by the Nabataeans and was later enlarged by the Romans.

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#WorldElephantDay 🐘 An elephant depicted on the 6th-century mosaic floor of the "Palatium Magnum" (Imperial Palace) of Constantinople.

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Happy #SummerSolstice ! This late Roman mosaic pavement from Carthage has a representation of the Summer season. #aestas

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#RomanSiteSaturday - The Library of Hadrian in Athens. The complex -which measured about 120 metres long and 78 metres wide- consisted of a square, enclosed garden with an ornamental pool in the middle surrounded by porticoes and a series of rooms at the eastern end which housed…

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Yesterday at the Pergamon Acropolis with the steepest ancient theatre and the Temple of the deified Trajan built by Hadrian.

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#SarcophagusSaturday - The Sidamara Sarcophagus, found in Turkey in the village of Ambar in 1882. Carved in deep relief, it is one of the largest (3,8m long and 2m wide) and heaviest (32 tons) sarcophagi to survive from antiquity. Dated to AD 250. Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

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Volubilis is the best-preserved archaeological site in Morocco and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Capital of the kingdom of Mauretania, Volubilis developed from the 3rd century BC onwards & became an important outpost of the Roman Empire. Read/see more 👉

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Life has returned to "normal" activity here in Germany, with all the museums, hotels & restaurants already open. I am therefore resuming my travels tomorrow, going back along the Limes Germanicus and the Mosel river where the Romans planted vineyards and built rustic villas.

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Yesterday, exploring beautiful Assos 😍

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Happy 1st day of September, everyone! September is so called as it was originally the 7th month of the Roman calendar, "septem" means seven.

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#SarcophagusSaturday -The Alexander Sarcophagus, a late 4th century BC stone sarcophagus from Sidon (Lebanon) adorned with bas-relief carvings depicting Alexander the Great, Macedonians and Persians. Alexander can be identified by the lion's head helmet that he wears. Istanbul…

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#RomanSiteSaturday - Timgad (Roman Thamugadi) in #Algeria is often described as Africa's Pompeii. This UNESCO site has all the elements of a large Roman town: an orthogonal grid plan and two main oriented streets, a large forum, baths, markets, a library, a theatre, and an…

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Walking the Theodosian's walls of Constantinople...

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Back in Vienna and just revisited the Ephesos Museum.

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This morning’s visit of the Mausoleum of Augustus.

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It's the third day of the #Saturnalia festival. Io, io! 🌟🌟🌟 Drinking and being drunk in public was an important part of Saturnalia. Wine would have been served in drinking cups such as these ones with a fittingly inscription BIBE VIVAS MULTIS ANNIS (Drink and live many years).

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I am currently travelling along the Via delle Gallie, the Roman road that was built 2,000 years ago in Val d’Aosta connecting Rome with the northern provinces of the Empire. Stop #1 - the Roman Bridge at Pont-Saint-Martin. #Archaeologytravel #italy #Viadellegallie

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A stretch of the Via delle Gallie, the Roman consular road that crossed the Aosta Valley into Gaul, preserved in Donnas (Italy). The remains include an arch carved out of the rock, a stretch of road 221 m long and 5 m wide and a milestone that marks XXXVI miles from Aosta.

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Happy 1945th birthday, Hadrian! Let the celebrations begin! 🎉🎊🎂 #Hadrian1945

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The Ides of March are come! 🗡️ #IdesofMarch Julius Caesar was assassinated #OnThisDay in 44 BC and stabbed 23 times by the senators during a meeting in the Theatre of Pompey. Julius Caesar was later deified, and a temple was built in his honour in the forum. People still leave…

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I absolutely love the mosaic pavement of the Church of Saint Stephen of 8th-century date at Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a) in Jordan with its unique representations of walled cities from both banks of the Jordan river and from the Nile Delta. All cities are labelled in Greek.

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Incredible ruins at Anavarza… and I have just started to explore! #Archaeologytravel #Turkey

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9 May is Europe Day! 🇪🇺 The goddess Europa gave her name to the whole continent of Europe. In Greek mythology, Europa was a Phoenician princess whose beauty inspired the god Zeus to seduce her. He appeared to her as a white bull and carried her away to Crete. Later she bore Zeus…

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I now have a beautiful Antinous in my garden in France 😍😍

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A subway-style diagram of the major Roman roads, based on the Empire of ca. 125 AD. By Sasha Trubetskoy

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Hello from Adana! This Roman bridge was built during the reign of Hadrian. It crosses the Sarus River which flows into the Mediterranean. It is 300m long and has 14 main spans currently. It was restored by Justinian and many times over the centuries.

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This is the most recently discovered portrait of Hadrian. The bust, characterized by its excellent condition, was unearthed during archaeological excavations in 2014 at the Roman Villa of Los Torrejones in Spain. The 52 cm high marble sculpture is believed to date to AD 135.

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As it is #WorldTheatreDay , let's marvel at one of the most impressive and best-preserved ancient theatres of the Roman world. The theatre of Aspendos in Turkey was constructed during the reign of Marcus Aurelius by an architect named Zeno. Its capacity was about 12,000 people.

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📷 Today is #WorldPhotographyDay , a great opportunity to remind scholars in Classics that all my photos of archaeological sites and museums are available on Flickr under the Creative Common license. This gives you the right to use/share/adapt my images as you wish.…

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Hello from Iran! I am standing in front of the stone lion of Hamadan. It was originally placed near a city gate and was possibly carved on the order of Alexander the Great to commemorate the death of his close companion Hephaestion in 324 BC, or as a talisman to protect the city.

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This bunny 🐇 has some figs to nibble on. Roman fresco from Pompeii. 🐰 #Easter

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Happy Birthday to Constantine the Great, born #OnThisDay in AD 272 in Naissus (modern-day Niš in #Serbia ).

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The sarcophagi room of the new Iznik Archaeological Museum.

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Italian authorities today announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring.

Discovery of bronzes rewrites Italy's Etruscan-Roman history

Italian authorities have announced the extraordinary discovery of more than 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring.

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The Arena of Pula in #Croatia is one of the six largest Roman amphitheatres and one of the best preserved. It is also the only remaining amphitheatre to have four towers, designed to collect the scented water that was sprinkled on the spectators. Its capacity was 23,000.

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Today, for my birthday, I followed the so-called Ausonius Way, the Roman road that run from Bigen to Trier, and I sailed on the Moselle on a Roman replica ship. 😊🎁🎈🍷⛵🍇 #Archaeologytravel #GalliaBelgica

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A blue glass bowl in the shape of a little ship, grave good from Sankt Aldegund, 1st/2nd century AD. Landesmuseum Koblenz, Germany.

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RIP King of Macedonia! #onthisday in 323 BC, Alexander the Great dies in Babylon at the age of 32.

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For #MuseumsUnlocked , two wonderful gilded bronze peacocks that originally decorated the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome. They are believed to have stood outside the mausoleum along the bronze fence that surrounded the monument. Now held in the New Wing of the Vatican Museums.

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Some photos of Timgad, the "Pompeii of Africa". It was founded by Trajan around AD 100. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi. The Forum

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A marble statue of Glycon, an ancient snake god, created as the new incarnation of Asclepius in the mid-2nd century by the Greek oracle Alexander of Abonoteichos. National History and Archaeology Museum of Constanta, Romania.

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Happy #SummerSolstice ! This late Roman mosaic pavement from Carthage has a representation of the Summer season.

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Good morning from ancient Antioch! #Archaeologytravel #MuseumHotelAntakya

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The ruins of #Persepolis lie at the foot of the Kuh-i-Rahmat mountain in southwestern #Iran . Founded c. 518 BC by Darius I, the site served as the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire & was designed to display the splendour of an empire that stretched from Greece to India.

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Today's #MuseumsUnlocked theme is Cats 🐈 so here's a mosaic panel from the House of the Faun in #Pompeii depicting a cat attacking a quail. #Caturday 🐱 Now held in the Naples Archaeological Museum, Italy.

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For #RomanRoadsFriday here's a well-preserved stretch of paved Roman road in the Vosges forest near Raon-les-Leau in northeastern France.

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