#MosaicMonday & the fantastic mosaics at Rockbourne Rockbourne Roman Villa Villa, Hampshire

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What in the Roman do we have here? Limestone rocks? A burial underneath??? I haven’t seen anything like this before 😳 #RomanArchaeology

Hangers for strap ends from Roman Legion Museum . The hangers in the form of Hercules’ club are dated to 2nd-3rd century AD. The other three come from the 2nd century AD. Amgueddfa Learning #RomanFortThursday #romanarchaeology #Isca #Caerleon #LegIIAug #Wales #MuseumsTogether

An ancient trade, cargo equipment, shipbuilding techniques, and navigation are presented throughout the exhibition
You can find a schedule of ancient ships 😀

Highly recommended!

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Another gem from today's trip to the Altes Museum in #Berlin ; a statue of a girl playing astragaloi. Based on a Hellenistic model, the body dates to about 150 CE, with the head dating to about 200 CE, and was likely a funerary piece. From #Rome .

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Made some alterations to the amazing Alexander the Great PLAYMOBIL figure. Easy to do using their fantastic spare parts service! Playmobil UK #playmobil #Alexander #Classics #AncientWorld #Toys #learning #customise

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Today is the official inauguration of the new underground archaeological park of the Villa Romana Di Orfeo in the city of #Trento (Provincia Trento). 🥳Congratulazioni a tutti i partecipanti al progetto!🌈 🌈Soi Agelidis🌈 Bärbel Morstadt #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

MAP found this marble phallus in 2019. It was likely mounted over the entrance to Marzuolo's #blacksmith workshop. A little insight into the superstitions and private religion of a rural craftsperson. 🔨🔥 #phallusthursday #romanarchaeology #ancientcrafts #ancientreligion

Red jasper intaglio depicting Alexander the Great, that was found at the amphitheater Roman Legion Museum Better pictures can be found on Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales collections online web page below #FindsFriday #romanarchaeology #museums #learning museum.wales/collections/on…

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Campaigning in Roman times: For #FrescoFriday a painting from Pompeii that was long believed to show the sale of bread. It's thought now to be the free distribution of bread ahead of an election by a politician in a white toga.

Photo: MANN Inv. No. 9071

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#RomanSiteSaturday with Rockbourne Roman villa, Hampshire yesterday

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Not exactly a fresco for #FrescoFriday , but unexpectedly (had no recollection it was in the museum) got to see this famous piece in the Altes Museum in #Berlin the other day depicting the Severan family. All three of them. Geta who? No Geta here.

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For more on this, the rest of the photos, a drone update and a little hint of cheesemaking(!): archaeologicalresearchservices.com/a-wealth-of-ac…

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A small bit of remaining road (mostly the stones covering the sewer channel) at #Aquincun for #RomanRoadsFriday .

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Preparations are in full swing for the launch of MAP's 6th field season on July 3! Directors, staff, and students are making their way to Italy over the next two weeks. 🌏✈️🇮🇹 Follow us for more updates during the season. #romanarchaeology #tuscany #romancountryside #diglife

Fascinating world of ancient #glass : This magnificent #Roman #fish -shaped flask was found during the excavation of a storeroom in Begram/Afghanistan. It was probably made in a workshop at Alexandria/Egypt, dating 1st/2nd century AD. Begram was a....1/2

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#SarcophagusSaturday San Antonio Museum of Art #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology Garland sarcophagus (coffin) with hunting scenes, A.D. 130-150

The hero Hercules was popularly worshipped by merchants because of his ability to avert evil of all kinds and the long journeys involved in his labours and other exploits #FolkloreThursday #romanarchaeology

Fascinating world of ancient #glass : an amazing #Roman glass jug with a smaller glass jug inside – a so-called joke-jar that shows the skill of the glassmaker.
Probably made in workshop in Cologne, found in burial in Stein am Rhein, #Switzerland , 4th c. AD.
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For #MosaicMonday a detail of the impressive Dionysus mosaic in Cologne, depicting two #parrots ( #parakeets ?) pulling a chariot loaded with a rake and a sickle.
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Evidence of archery going on Roman Legion Museum . According to Vegetius a third of the legion had to be proficient in archery Amgueddfa Learning #WeaponWednesday #romanarchaeology #museums #Wales museum.wales/collections/on…

Happy Summer Solstice everyone! Here’s an intaglio from Roman Legion Museum of Sol Invictus, the Unconquered Sun god to brighten up your day. More info an pictures can be found on the link below. ☀️ #SummerSolstice #romanarchaeology #mythology museum.wales/collections/on…