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All the rigour of academic research with all the hilarity of an up-to-date Suetonius. We’re here to bring you the cheeky side of Roman history 
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about what ruffled the Romans’ feathers, this book has you covered. From their awkward military defeats, their incredible building works, and some rather unique deaths, this book is packed with the kind of tales that really embody the idea that truth IS stranger than fiction.
We are super proud of this book and so thrilled it’s out in the world.
Ancient Roman villa emerges from Lake Fusaro in Italy
A remarkable finding has emerged in Italy, where the remains of a luxurious Roman villa have arisen from the waters of Lake Fusaro, which is near Naples. This phenomenon has been attributed to bradyseism, which is a geological process brought about by the movements of magma or hydrothermal fluids beneath the Earth’s surface...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/roman-villa-emerges-from-lake-fusaro/
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More reminders of Roman history in #Scotland : this sculpture with shield, javelin & eagle standard is surrounded by discs bearing Roman numerals, in the wee village of Dullatar, near the Antoine Wall
Rare Dionysian fresco unearthed in Pompeii depicts rituals and mystery cults
Archaeologists have uncovered a new fresco in Pompeii that sheds light on ancient Dionysian mystery cults. The well-preserved painting dating back to the first century BCE, was discovered in a banquet hall of the House of Thiasus in Region IX of Pompeii...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/rare-dionysian-fresco-unearthed-in-pompeii/
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Say, remember what happened to the #RomanEmpire when they stopped taking care of their #soldiers? [Read below]
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from VA
https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712
Veterans are speaking out on the Trump administration’s plans to cut the VA’s budget
"Some historians trace the beginning of the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Senate’s decision to reduce the soldiers’ pension. With less incentive to join the army, the Roman citizens turned to different careers. The Senate then filled the ranks of the army with Barbarians, diminishing the cohesion and discipline. These decisions are major contributing factors that lead to the fall of Rome. A cautionary tale to not mess with a veteran’s pension and post service benefits."
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/retirement-for-a-roman-veteran/
#USPol #FallOfTheEmpire #USEmpire #Veterans #VeteransBenefits #History #AncientHistory #Histodon #BadDOGE #DOGE #HistoryRepeats
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#Segway and haven't done this, what's even the point in a #Rome #RomanEmpire #RomanLegion #Legionnaire #Chariot #Chariots.
Via #ArcheologyMag, Mar 02, 2025
A remarkable finding has emerged in #Italy, where the remains of a luxurious #Roman villa have arisen from the waters of #LakeFusaro, which is near #Naples. This phenomenon has been attributed to #bradyseism, which is a geological process brought about by the movements of #magma or hydrothermal fluids beneath the Earth’s surface.
#Geology #Archeology #Seismology #Volcanology #RomanEmpire #Science
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/roman-villa-emerges-from-lake-fusaro/
Archaeology News Online Magazine · Ancient Roman villa emerges from Lake Fusaro in Italy
Kristina Killgrove in Live Science on the newly reported "mystery" frescoes from the House of Thiasus at Pompeii:
"The wall painting, which is nearly life-size, runs the length of three walls along a large banquet hall, while the fourth wall opens onto a garden. Against a bright red background, there are numerous figures of maenads — female followers of Dionysus, the god of wine — who are depicted as hunters, carrying swords in their hands and slaughtered goats on their shoulders. The fresco also depicts young satyrs, part-goat and part-human creatures, playing the flute and performing a sacrifice of wine. At the center of the fresco is an old satyr with a young woman who is about to be initiated into the Dionysian mystery cult. The ancient cult, which dates back at least to the classical Greeks of the fifth century B.C., is called a "mystery" because the initiation and practices ..."
Live Science · Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'
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I suggested that the decline in Gaulish writing in the 1st c CE cannot necessarily be seen as a decline in language vibrancy, comparing the status of other nonliterate indigenous languages in the Roman empire.
But I left the question open on what the ‘psychological shift’ may have been for those literate Gaulish speakers who stopped seeing a purpose in writing the language during the early Roman principate.
Anyone here have any suggestions?
Despite what I post on this platform, my life is not all Basset Hounds and gardening. (Well, the Basset Hound does often manage to make my life entirely about him.)
I still occasionally carry out some academic research, and I spoke yesterday to the Changelings linguistics group here at Ohio State on the subject of ‘Gaulish literacy’.
In looking at the decline in surviving writing in Gaulish during the 1st c CE, I worked from Roman historian Ramsay MacMullen’s famous 1982 essay on ‘The epigraphic habit in the Roman empire’, where Ramsay attempted to explain the decline in Latin epigraphy from the mid 3rd c CE as being connected to ‘some very broad psychological shift’.
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The shameless corruption and self-dealing of today's #Republicans has undeniable parallels with the insidious ruling class and emperor who let the #RomanEmpire slip into oblivion.
There are also many analogs between the despotic and despicable Roman emperors and #Trump Inc.
Pending how you count, the Roman empire lasted between 500 & 1400 years. We're not even 250 years in.
It's not looking good. 
Archaeologists in London have uncovered a section of Roman masonry that belongs to a nearly 2,000-year-old town hall, in what historians say is one of the most significant discoveries in the British capital since an ancient amphitheater was unearthed in the 1980s. @npr reports:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/g-s1-49317/london-roman-basilica-archaeology-roman-empire-discovery
Nova Patria (in development), a Roman alt-history steampunk citybuilder releases their Feb 2025 video update highlighting art direction updates and new gameplay dynamics.
Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule.
Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the locals adjusted their business operations.
New Scientist · Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule
Ancient Roman sword found in southern Poland by detectorists https://www.byteseu.com/751634/ #AncientWeapons #Poland #RomanEmpire
Rare Roman and British coin hoard discovered in Netherlands
In the autumn of 2023, two metal detectorists, Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink, unearthed an outstanding hoard of 404 Roman and British gold and silver coins in the Dutch municipality of Bunnik...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/roman-british-coin-hoard-netherlands/
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Rare 3rd-century Roman miniature gold lock discovered in Germany
In 2023, the licensed detectorist Constantin Fried discovered a miniaturized Roman lock during a survey of a field near Petershagen-Frille in the Minden-Lübbecke district. Recognizing its significant nature, Fried reported the find immediately after making it to LWL-Archeologie für Westfalen in Bielefeld...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/roman-gold-lock-discovered-in-germany/
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I am reading “Pox Romana” by Colin Elliott and I am loving it.
I admit was entirely sold by the title, but the story and the writing are delivering on the promise of the title and its blurb.
I’ve not finished it yet but I do recommend it already and the eBook version appears to be on sale right now. It may be worth putting on your TBR pile.
#histodons #HistoryOfMedicine #RomanEmpire #PoxRomana #ColinElliott #HistoryOfScience #Bookstodon #Epidemic
https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/9780691220697/pox-romana-pdf
press.princeton.eduPox RomanaA wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle
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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 3: Humans have always migrated, it's in our genes. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/02/homo-migrans.html
#science #genome #migration #ancientDNA #archaeology #history #RomanEmpire #MiddleAges #MigrationPeriod #ProseAndPassion
proseandpassion.blogspot.comhomo migransIt is a sad irony that the current wave of (populist, racist, fascist etc) sentiment against people who migrate from one part of our planet ...