Dancing on water. Rome inaugurates a new reflective pool at the Baths of Caracalla with a ballet set to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Parallels and Contrasts: Early Mycenaean Mortuary Traditions in Messenia and Lakonia. | John Bennet

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‘Anisa‘ bronze tablet from 2000 years ago proves that Greek was spoken in Anatolia and that a multicultural life existed

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It’s been a privilege watching these frescoes of scenes from Trojan mythology emerge from the pumice in Region 9, Pompeii Sites.
And what an unforgettable experience it’s been working with Rebecca Morelle and others to bring these discoveries to the public gaze this week. #Pompeii .

For #RomanSiteSaturday , the odeon of Nicopolis, constructed in the first half of the 2nd century CE with a capacity of about 1,600 spectators.

More on the odeon and Nicopolis:
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#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Greece

Baelo Claudia established in the 2ndC BC in the strategic straits of Gibraltar. It flourished as a result of its tuna fishing industry and trade with Tingis (Tangier). Finally abandoned in the 7thC AD.
#RomanSiteSaturday #Andalucia

With all of the brilliant photos of newly revealed frescos from #Pompeii , I wanted to highlight this small chunk of cornice. Fully painted, with alternating colors on the palmettes. And those little leaves 🍃… 😍

#polychromy

Photo: BBC/Tony Jolliffe

🪔 1/2 For #FindsFriday : This bronze applique, discovered in 1629, is the oldest Roman find in #Lousonna - modern day #Lausanne in Switzerland. The veiled priest with a papyrus scroll in his left hand pours wine over the animal's forehead, purifying it before immolation. 📸 me

It’s Back To School on Monday!

For GCSE Classical Civilisation mock exam revision, here’s Ancient Greek (and Roman) Sacrifice 🐄🗡️

Art of the Etruscans open.substack.com/pub/classicalw…

Santorini Experience this October expected to boost tourism with running and swimming events

[Santorini *needs* to boost Tourism?!?😱]

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I don’t see Paris or Helen. All I see is this magnificent dog, who seems to know this will all end badly.

#Pompeii

Does the Greek text say ‘Alexandros (cane?)’

Spectacular New Frescoes Uncovered in Pompeii

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Opa! It’s All Greek to Me! Subverting the Tropes of Greek Culture in Media

“Last Days in Plaka“

The Athens of the novel is a city of parkour free-runners, graffiti artists, French New Wave cinema, church, and jazz

lithub.com/opa-its-all-gr…

Pompeii: Stunning frescoes of mythological characters uncovered

Archaeologists working at the world-famous site have uncovered a banqueting hall with black-painted walls covered with frescoes of mythological characters associated with the Trojan War.

cnn.com/2024/04/11/sty…

See a Restored Ancient Roman Helmet—and Two Shiny New Replicas
The “Hallaton Helmet” after “years of painstaking reconstruction work” is on display at the Harborough Museumin Leicestershire, the central England county where it was discovered

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see…

Heroes, ancestors or just any old bones?

Contextualizing the consecration of human remains from the Mycenaean shaft graves at Lerna in the Argolid

Gunnel Ekroth and Michael Lindblom

academia.edu/26411959/Heroe…

Exploring Alexandria’s rich Greek heritage in Egypt

A journey through the ancient echoes of Megas Alexandros’s legacy, tracing the vibrant fusion of Greek culture in the heart of Egypt’s historic capital, Alexandria

neoskosmos.com/en/2024/04/11/…

Medieval [sorry…bit modern] Stone Penis Weapon Sharpener Says a Lot About Men #phallusthursday LJ Trafford

The stone object “materializes the symbolic association between violence, weapons, and masculinity” 🙄

hyperallergic.com/826780/medieva…

#ReliefWednesday
Relief depicting a fallen warrior.
Possibly from the port of Salamis, 125-150 AD.
Usually at the Chicago Art Institute, 📸 taken by me at the Capitoline Museums, where it is presently on display for the Phidias exhibition.