Honouring the plumbers, builders, and painters in one house in #Pompeii (Region IX) who were tragically interrupted in their work.
#LabourDay #MayDay

I love the little flourishes of spring greenery and meadow flowers in the amphitheatre of #Pompeii at this time of year.

A beautiful #Roman glass bowl, made in a pale bluey-green grass with a ridged pattern all around it. Made about 2000 years ago, probably in Italy, it is a wonderful example of Roman glasswork in the early Imperial period #Archaeology #Roman Archaeology

Looks like rain today on #hadrianswalll #nationaltrail
The Wall running west towards Cawfields

Bite-sized hisssstory: This impressive lararium (shrine) features two rather handsome looking serpents — complete with stuccoed heads and flicking tongues. Leafy foliage and chirping birds complete the picture. #Pompeii #Roman #Archaeology

It's OK Dr Jo Ball a visitor last week told us. They're for making gold torcs....

The tombstone of a #Roman gladiator named Anicetus, who according to the inscription fought with a sword & specialised in attacks. It was dedicated to him by an expert gladiator & instructor, who had presumably trained Anicetus during his time in the arena #Archaeology

Loving my latest treasure - a 3D printed & painted #Roman dodecahedron replica, made by a friend of my brother-in-law who is fascinated by these things (quite understandably) - now I just have to conclusively discover what they were once used for... #Archaeology #Roman Archaeology

One thing Mary Beard said that has really stuck with me: When folks say they want to ‘restore the Roman Empire’, they always assume they’ll be the senate, never the enslaved.

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La pyramide de Cestius vers 1910 à Rome

This coin, a type very rare in #RomanBritain , dates from AD145-161. It features an eagle & a winged thunderbolt & came from a site in the City of London, hinting at visitors from Italy or southern Gaul. #FindsFriday #romanempire #archaeology #numismatics #commercialarchaeology

A #Roman tombstone dedicated to a soldier named Gaius Saufeius, who died at the age of 40 after 22 years in the #Roman Army with the 9th Legion. He was originally from Heraclea (Macedonia) but died in Lincoln (Britain), probably in the first decades after the conquest of Britain.

A 2,000 year-old Hellenistic mosaic glass bowl made of translucent dark blue glass with white spirals. Looks as if it contains the cool blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea! 🌊🌊🌊

Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart. 📷 my own

#Archaeology

A beautiful #Roman glass 'handkerchief' bowl made of a light blue-green glass, with an unusual wavy shape all round. This piece was made about 1600-1700 years ago, but in many ways looks like a piece of modern art (Chihuly, or similar) #Archaeology #AncientGlass

'It's more of a comment than a ques-'

'No'

This #FindsFriday , let's consider the possible standard bearer found in the principia at Niederbieber, complete with his helmet and cohort standard.

A beautiful #Roman glass 'handkerchief' bowl made of a light blue-green glass, with an unusual wavy shape all round. This piece was made about 1600-1700 years ago, but in many ways looks like a piece of modern art (Chihuly, or similar) #Archaeology #AncientGlass

A #Roman military letter send to the commander at #Vindolanda by an officer, asking him to arrange leave for several soldiers & to return a cleaving-knife that had been loaned to a soldier in the unit; the sender adds that he has sent some plants over in return #Roman FortThursday