The satyr play followed a trilogy of tragedies and was intended as humorous relief. The chorus was composed of satyrs, and a recurring figure was Silenus, father of the satyrs. 🏺 Maenad and satyr 🏛 Staatliche Antikensammlungen München 📸 Matthias Kabel #ClassicsTwitter

1st century BC mosaic disc portrays the symbols and names of each of the nine muses and their mother Mnemosyne surrounding the central figure of Apollo’s lyre. 🏛 Archaeological Museum of Elis, Greece #ClassicsTwitter #MosaicMonday

Athenian comedy is divided chronologically into 3 periods: Old Comedy survives in the 11 extant plays of Aristophanes. Very little Middle Comedy has survived. New Comedy is known from the substantial papyrus fragments of Menander. 📸 British Museum #ClassicsTwitter

Pieces of marble which fell from the Arch of Constantine after it was hit by lightning Sarah Helen McVeigh #AncientWorld #Rome #ClassicalCivilization #Classics

The House of the Faun in #Pompeii is so named for this figure of a dancing faun (though technically a satyr). The original statue is housed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Naples while its copy occupies its original position. #ClassicsTwitter

Our autumn art history class starts online on 30th Sept at 6pm UK time. Students will explore how the iconography of figures such as Venus, Hercules & Jupiter were transposed into the Christian world. helenmcveigh.co.uk/product/the-le… 📸 Pallas Athene & Apollo, Houbraken #ClassicsTwitter

It's #FrescoFriday! The #Sappho #fresco remains perhaps the single most famous Pompeiian fresco. It is tempting to identify her as the poet of Lesbos but the most likely candidate is simply an unknown woman. #ClassicsTwitter

Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, #Delphi ❤️ #ClassicsTwitter

The Mycenaean tomb known as "Treasury of Atreus", 1250 BC

The Battle of #Teutoburg Forest took place from 8th-11th September in 9 AD. Germanic leader Arminius ambushed 3 Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. Over 4 days Arminius destroyed all 3 legions. 📸 Otto Albert Koch #ClassicsTwitter

Here I am talking about the Battle of #Teutoberg Forest!

I very much love the Museum as it is but more space will mean more beautiful artifacts to look at on future visits #Athens #Museum #AncientGreece #AncientWorld #ClassicalCivilization Helen McVeigh

Venus with Eros, a popular Pompeiian motif from the Taberna delle Quattro Divinità of the House of (Venus and) the Four Gods so named for its depictions of Apollo, Jupiter, Mercury, and Diana above its doorway. 📸 Roger Ulrich #ClassicsTwitter #fresco #Pompeii

Please be good … please be good … please be good… 🤞🤞🤞 Sarah Helen McVeigh #Odyssey #TheReturn #Homer #AncientGreece #ClassicalCivilization #ClassicalStudies

Prof. Cartledge sums up him stance on reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, and general public opinion appears to strongly follow his position #Parthenon #AncientGreece #Athens #ClassicalCivilization #ClassicalStudies Sarah Helen McVeigh

The remains of #Pompeii provide huge amounts of information about the people who lived there. Lauren Heilman & Jessica Lightfoot are hosting a course revealing the lives of these people. Lectures/discussion start on 3rd Oct, 7.30-9pm (UK) helenmcveigh.co.uk/product/pompei… #ClassicsTwitter

#HobbitDay reveals that Bilbo Baggins’ birthday is 22nd Sept. What better way to celebrate than by reading the #Hobbit in #Tolkien’s favourite ancient language: Latin! Our Hobbitus Ille course begins on Tues 24th September. helenmcveigh.co.uk/product/latin-… #ClassicsTwitter

Christianity replaced pagan gods with just one God, but artists of the Renaissance simply could not resist retelling the scandalous stories inherited from the ancients. This term's #arthistory course will look at the legacy of a different deity each week. bit.ly/47prE0C

Warning! My first book NOT for kids is just out. #Pantheon is a beginner's guide to the Greek gods & goddesses, beautifully illustrated by Flora Kirk. I've tried to be sensitive but am still giving this book a 12A rating: there may be moderate violence, sex references and nudity!