#AeneasGoogling #MemeTheAeneid

Happy 1831st birthday to Caracalla. While not my favourite emperor, definitely my favourite bust of one. The sculptor captures perfectly Caracalla's expression right at the moment someone steals the parking space, he'd been waiting 5 mins for the previous car to vacate.

The foundation of Rome is traditionally dated to the 21st of April. This year it falls on the same day as the resurrection which draws together two significant enduring strands of belief as both continue to be celebrated in Rome today. #Parilia #EasterSunday

300,000 artefacts found during metro construction in Greece. From gold wreaths, rings, coins and jewellery to marble statues, amphorae, oil lamps and perfume vases. telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/2… #Archaeology

You can always rely on a #Stoic

Was Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius a philosopher or a despot. We explore the two sides of the famous leader ➡️ myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/all-about-hist…

I forced a bot to watch over 1,000 hours of The Bachelorette and then asked it to write an episode of The Bachelorette of its own. Here is the first page.

The very first picture book for children, published in 1658. "The Mouse chirpeth...The Duck quaketh... The Wolf howleth" via The Public Domain Review publicdomainreview.org/2014/05/14/in-… #bookhistory #twitterstorians

Best postman ever

Well done that man. Understated in the extreme.

I'm surprised the popular 16th Century tale "Two Rabbits Arguing Over Who Farted" hasn't become one of your Disney musicals.

In case you need a smile 😊

High-quality film of Queen Victoria on her last trip to Ireland has been rediscovered and it shows clearer detail than ever before [Tap to expand] bbc.in/2EB0V4W

"Get established for marriage"? Excuse me?

Happy #NationalDogDay to this complete goober.