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Our next show is Agnes, a time travel revenge story. But who is Agnes of Rome?
A 12 year old killed for rejecting the advances of grown men. Some say miracles were performed before her death. Some say this makes her a saint.
Here's how her story plays out 🧵
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A 12 year old killed for rejecting the advances of grown men. Some say miracles were performed before her death. Some say this makes her a saint.
Here's how her story plays out 🧵
#history #thread
Born in 291 AD to a nobel Roman family, Agnes would have had a fairly cushy start to life compared to other #Roman citizens. But she was a Christian when this was banned under Roman Emperor Diocletian.
By the age of 12 many grown men wanted her hand in marriage. She said no.
By the age of 12 many grown men wanted her hand in marriage. She said no.
Did she say no because she was married to God? Maybe. But it might have been because she didn't want to be married off to men much older than her.
One thing's for sure, these men were displeased at the rejection. She was outed for her faith and condemned to a brothel
One thing's for sure, these men were displeased at the rejection. She was outed for her faith and condemned to a brothel
#EpigraphyTuesday It's my birthday, so here is one of my favourite inscriptions, still in situ, leading onto Tiber Island: the Pons Fabricius (62 BCE). The oldest bridge in Rome is 62m x 5.5m with 2 arches 24m wide in lovely travertine; built to last! #Roman #Archaeology 1/5
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The bridge, beautifully drawn by Piranesi (1756) was reworked by consuls after a flood (21 BCE) (Dio 53.33.5). A central chamber with a stone prow let high waters to pass: illustrating the innovative technology behind Rome's majestic architecture 2/5
📷metmuseum.org/art/collection…
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Texts on both sides (CIL 6. 1305) read: L(ucius) Fabricius, son of Gaius, curator of roads, oversaw & approved it." Smaller texts, carved in situ = repairs: Marcus Lepidus, son of Marcus & Marcus Lollius, son of Quintus, consuls (21 BCE), approved by decree of the Senate." 3/5
One-stop statuette to pray to multiple gods! Silver statuette with gilding, of the Gallo-#Roman goddess Tutela, with a double cornucopia and a mural crown worn as a protector of a city. She holds a patera (libation dish) in her right hand. Let's identify the gods ... 1/
The double cornucopia holds the heads of Diana and Apollo, and her upright wings carry the busts of the Dioscurii, Castor and Pollux. Above them is a stand with the busts of several other gods ... 2/
The seven gods at the top of Tutela's wings represent the seven days of the week. Starting with Saturn, the eldest, then Sol (sun), Luna (moon), Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus. ALT tag for more.
Ca. 150-220 AD. Excavated in Mâcon, France. #BritishMuseum (1824,0424.1). 3/
Ca. 150-220 AD. Excavated in Mâcon, France. #BritishMuseum (1824,0424.1). 3/
Justinian and Belisarius: how was their relationship? Typically, historians emphasize animosity and conflict between the two elite Romans. I think this approaches their relationship from the wrong angle. Read on if interested. ⬇️ #Roman #Byzantine #History
For centuries, modern historians have argued that Justinian was jealous of Belisarius' successes and sought to undermine him whenever possible to limit his achievement. We can trace this argument at least back to Gibbon, but it is still present in a book as recent as 2021.
On what basis might modern historians be making this claim? On multiple occasions, Procopius and Agathias note that other military officers or government officials were jealous of Belisarius' success, and so they slandered him to Justinian.
#EpigraphyTuesday Spring has Sprung!🌷 This delicately punched piece of copper alloy, 8cm (ca. the width of a credit card) shows how #Roman soldiers on Hadrian's wall measured the passing seasons.
But what is it? 🧵1/4
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But what is it? 🧵1/4
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@VindolandaTrust @DocCrom @roamintheempire @AncientRomeLive @TheClassicalCo Answer: We're not entirely sure. It was probably part of a larger ring (ca. 35cm in total), which roughly labelled the days (K), weeks (N), mid-month (Id) & the equinox (Ae). Some suggest that it was a clock, others a calendar... 2/4
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@VindolandaTrust @DocCrom @roamintheempire @AncientRomeLive @TheClassicalCo Found in a granary, it could have helped to time night watches, but the precious timepiece was likely in the principia (headquarters), used as a celestial calendar (horologium) or an anaphoric clock. This image of control was also in Rome: showing the same equinox (in Greek) 3/4.
#thread #fantasy #sfff #sagas #séries #roman #lecture #mardiconseil #mardilecture
1/4 Aux forges de Vulcain publie plusieurs sagas ou séries. C'est le moyen d'accompagner une autrice ou en auteur dans la construction d'une oeuvre. Tout d'abord : le cycle de la Tour de garde.
1/4 Aux forges de Vulcain publie plusieurs sagas ou séries. C'est le moyen d'accompagner une autrice ou en auteur dans la construction d'une oeuvre. Tout d'abord : le cycle de la Tour de garde.
#thread #fantasy #sfff #sagas #séries #roman #lecture #mardiconseil #mardilecture
2/4 Ensuite : les aventures de Lord Cochrane : des capes, des épées et des tentacules !
2/4 Ensuite : les aventures de Lord Cochrane : des capes, des épées et des tentacules !
#thread #fantasy #sfff #sagas #séries #roman #lecture #mardiconseil #mardilecture
3/4 Et aussi : l'intégrale méthodique de la traduction de la fiction de William Morris.
3/4 Et aussi : l'intégrale méthodique de la traduction de la fiction de William Morris.
In 205 BC it (#Rome) announced that the #Sibylline books for-told that Hannibal would leave Italy if the #Magnamator, a form of the goddess #Cybele should be brought from #Phrygian pescemes to Rome.
Atlas king of Perhamom consented. The #BlackStone which was believed to be incarnation of the Great Mother was shipped to Austia where it was received with impressive ceremony by Scipio Africanus and a band of virtuous matrons.
Cesar to Christ
#Durant
1944
#BlackRock
Cesar to Christ
#Durant
1944
#BlackRock
Travel in the ancient and medieval Roman world came with a twist: trips of greater distance could be accomplished in less time than trips of shorter distance depending on certain variables. Read this 🧵 for the general rules of Roman travel time. #Roman #Byzantine #History
I once described the journey from Constantinople to Dara in Mesopotamia as "particularly cumbersome." The itinerary that best combined comfort and speed was to sail from Constantinople around the coast of Anatolia to Seleukia by the Sea, and then proceed overland to Dara.
This trip covered ~2,150 kilometers and took about 18 days. This trip was about the longest one could take and still be within the Eastern Roman Empire. The map below shows routes from Constantinople to other major sites within the empire which were ALL shorter in duration.
👀💭My video from the #archaeological discovery made on the #Miami River. The findings include 7,000-year-old spearheads, abundant evidence of indigenous settlements in the area dating back to the time of the emergence of the 1st cities in #Mesopotamia, & before the Roman Empire.
👀💭 P1: Quote from the site: "You're going back to the time of the emergence of the first cities in #Mesopotamia. It's thousands of years before the Roman Republic and the #Roman Empire. By any measure, this is an early manifestation of human activity. This is legitimately old."
👀💭 P2: Although the dig is not yet complete on the #Miami River's south bank just west of the #Brickell Avenue bridge, are already recasting what #anthropologists and #historians thought they knew about the presence of prehistoric and #indigenous people here. #Archaeology
(1/16) Today again a more theoretical thread about #Germanic #history. It is about a theory of the origin of the first Germanic major #tribes:
the #Iron and #Amber theory!
(Many used images are from external sources, which I will gladly share if needed.)
the #Iron and #Amber theory!
(Many used images are from external sources, which I will gladly share if needed.)
(1/23) This thread is mainly addressed to my #German followers, but it could also be interesting for those who always wanted to know how Germany could become the most culturally leftist country on the European continent. Accordingly, this thread is a #political #commentary by me.
(2/23) It is about the historical personality of the first post-war chancellor, Konrad Adeneauer. I also would like to finally dispel a myth that still plagues German conservatives, by which I do not mean recationaries, but all those who do not want to destroy their own country.
You are a #Roman soldier born in province of Dalmatia (modern-day #Croatia). Most of your life you've spent on the Adriatic coast, in the warm Mediterranean climate. It is a paradise on Earth. And it is the heartland of the mighty #RomanEmpire.
Your life is about to change... /1
Your life is about to change... /1
Then, your emperor, great #Hadrian, commands you and your unit to move. Not to the East, where you could still enjoy all benefits of civilization. Or to Africa, also a place to be.
No, Hadrian dispatches you to the ends of the known world. To the cold and hostile Brittania /2
No, Hadrian dispatches you to the ends of the known world. To the cold and hostile Brittania /2
Precisely, you and your unit are sent to man the furthermost part of the northern frontier. To the Hadrian wall, which is nearing its completion. In the following decade, you will guard this remote outpost against the barbarian threat. /3
Agrigento-Southern Wall
In the C6th BC, fortified walls were initially carved into the bedrock with standing stone block walls of 1.5 metres thick, at 12 km long, encircling the Greek city of Akragas. During 5th-4th BC it…(1/3).
📷June.
#Archaeology #Roman #TombTuesday #Sicily
In the C6th BC, fortified walls were initially carved into the bedrock with standing stone block walls of 1.5 metres thick, at 12 km long, encircling the Greek city of Akragas. During 5th-4th BC it…(1/3).
📷June.
#Archaeology #Roman #TombTuesday #Sicily
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.. incorporated towers, ramparts, barracks, cisterns, hidden passages and underground channels. In the Late Roman period (from C4th AD), parts of the wall fell into disrepair and were adapted for use, including tombs and dwellings. From C4th-7th AD..
.. incorporated towers, ramparts, barracks, cisterns, hidden passages and underground channels. In the Late Roman period (from C4th AD), parts of the wall fell into disrepair and were adapted for use, including tombs and dwellings. From C4th-7th AD..
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.. it held an Early Christian cemetery. These arcosolia tombs often had decorated painted plaster ceilings, usually holding 2-3 burials and were closed by a horizontal slab (mensa). This type of arcosolium being above ground is known as ‘sub divo’ (open air).
.. it held an Early Christian cemetery. These arcosolia tombs often had decorated painted plaster ceilings, usually holding 2-3 burials and were closed by a horizontal slab (mensa). This type of arcosolium being above ground is known as ‘sub divo’ (open air).
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#Archaeology
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#Jordan
قصر بشیر ، اردن___چوتھی صدی عیسوی
Q'Sar-i-Bashir, Jordan__4th AD
اردن کےصحرامیں واقع حیران کن حدتک محفوظ چوتھی صدی کا تنہا کھڑا رومن قلعہ قصر بشیر (Q’Sar Bashir) جوکہ کبھی، کسی بھی تہذیب میں دوبارہ تعمیرنہیں ھوا۔
موبین (Mobene) کے نام سے مشہور
#Archaeology
#Roman
#Jordan
قصر بشیر ، اردن___چوتھی صدی عیسوی
Q'Sar-i-Bashir, Jordan__4th AD
اردن کےصحرامیں واقع حیران کن حدتک محفوظ چوتھی صدی کا تنہا کھڑا رومن قلعہ قصر بشیر (Q’Sar Bashir) جوکہ کبھی، کسی بھی تہذیب میں دوبارہ تعمیرنہیں ھوا۔
موبین (Mobene) کے نام سے مشہور
قصر بشیر کی دیواریں اب بھی جگہ جگہ سے 20 فٹ تک بلند ہیں، جبکہ مرکزی دروازہ آج بھی زمانوں کے تھپیڑوں کے باوجود قائم ھے۔ کونے کے بڑے بڑے مینار اب بھی زمین سے دو منزلہ اوپر اٹھتے ہیں۔
اس صحرائی قلعے کے آئیڈیا میں اردن کی زمین کی ساخت نے دفاع میں ایک بڑا کردار ادا کیا۔
قوی امکان ھے
اس صحرائی قلعے کے آئیڈیا میں اردن کی زمین کی ساخت نے دفاع میں ایک بڑا کردار ادا کیا۔
قوی امکان ھے
کہ قصر بشیر اصل میں ایک معاون گھڑسوار یونٹ کا گھر تھا، جس پر رومی سرحد کے دفاع اور آس پاس کے علاقے کی نگرانی کا الزام تھا۔ فوجی اوپری منزل پر سوتے تھے جب کہ گراؤنڈ فلور پر رہنے والوں کے بارے میں خیال ھے کہ وہ اصطبل تھے۔
جیسے جیسے روم مشرق کی طرف پھیلتا گیا اسے عرب سرحد کے ساتھ
جیسے جیسے روم مشرق کی طرف پھیلتا گیا اسے عرب سرحد کے ساتھ
#Roman bust of #Alexander the Great, excavated from Herculaneum.
Blenheim Palace Oxfordshire, UK
©hellenticcosmos
#Archaeology
Blenheim Palace Oxfordshire, UK
©hellenticcosmos
#Archaeology
It seems that the picture is a little refined to cover some imperfections on the face.
Blenheim palace looks amazing, I would love to visit. littlelondonwhispers.com/llw-travels/da…
Blenheim palace looks amazing, I would love to visit. littlelondonwhispers.com/llw-travels/da…
1/19 “The most brutal crimes are committed by #Chechens. Inhuman cruelty is not a Russian tradition". The leader of the #Vatican Jorge Mario Bergoglio (aka Francis, aka #Pope of Rome) made a statement shocking in its falsity and abomination.
On or around this date in 536, the Roman army of Belisarius stormed the city of Naples and put many to the sword, ending a 21 day siege and opening up the road to the Eternal City. Why such a bloody resolution to this siege? Read on. #Roman #Byzantine #History #Italy 🇮🇹
When Belisarius and the Roman army arrived before Naples, they were riding a string of successes. Cities across Sicily and southern Italy had submitted immediately and willingly to the Roman force, as I described in the quoted tweet below.
In fact, it is hard to escape the conclusion that Belisarius' march from the toe of Italy to Naples must have taken on the character of a victory parade. And yet, here at Naples, the Roman army would encounter its first real resistance.
This week Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. How did a sixth-century Roman give thanks? One way was a charitable gift that commemorated the event for which the donor was grateful. In this 🧵, two examples: Belisarius and Theodora. #Roman #Byzantine #History #Thanksgiving
1) Perhaps in 537, Belisarius gifted the See of St. Peter, via Pope Vigilius, a jewel-encrusted gold cross weighing 100 pounds. A clue that this was a thanks offering is that the cross was inscribed with the details of Belisarius' recent victory over the Vandals (533-534).
This cross sadly does not survive today, but a processional gold cross from a later era (ca. 1000) may give some indication of what it looked like. This beauty is held in the @metmuseum:
metmuseum.org/art/collection…
metmuseum.org/art/collection…
November 14: #OTD in 565, the emperor Justinian I died at the ripe age of 83, having reigned 38 years. On this anniversary of his death, I warn you all to beware of "Justinophobes." Read on. ⬇️ #Roman #Byzantine #History
First, credit to @mathieugallard, from whom I borrow the term "Justinophobe." What is a Justinophobe? A person who fears or disdains the emperor Justinian to an almost irrational degree.
I am afraid that the work of some modern historians has encouraged some of the public to veer toward Justinophobia.
1/ Octahedral diamond ring made of gold. 3rd - early 4th century CE.
©MET, New York
©MET, New York
2/ Carnelian Intaglio with a female head with long curls, identified as Galene (personification of calm at sea). 1st century CE
©Phoenix Ancient Art
©Phoenix Ancient Art
The first campaign of Belisarius in Italy (535-540) was wildly successful, restoring most of the peninsula to Roman rule. Did the inhabitants of Italy welcome this? One way to answer that question is to visualize how Belisarius took cities in Italy. 🧵 #Roman #Byzantine #History
Today I introduce a small digital history mapping project that does just that. The image shown in the first tweet of this thread is an overview of the map. The map shows every city or region of Italy mentioned during the campaign by the historian Procopius of Caesarea. #dh
The pins for cities and regions are color coded based on how long it took Belisarius and the Roman army to take control of the location. Green represents no effort (instantaneous submission), yellow represents a short siege, orange a medium siege, and red a long siege.
Ostrogothic Italy in 526 was a successful, flourishing kingdom. By the time Roman forces had finished reclaiming the bulk of Italy in 555, the prosperity of the peninsula was ruined. Some modern historians blame Justinian. Is that fair? A 🧵 #Roman #Byzantine #Italy 🇮🇹
First, we start with a brief historical overview. The Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy, founded by Theodoric the Great (r. 493-526), was an early medieval successor state of the Western Roman Empire. Under Theodoric, the kingdom became rich and prosperous.
The death of Theodoric, followed by the death of his grandson and successor Athalaric in 534, led to political destabilization in the kingdom. Both Athalric's mother, Amalsuntha, and her murderer and successor, Theodahad, contemplated ceding Italy to the Roman Empire.
I am shocked at the passionate response to my tweets about the Byzantine Empire being the Roman Empire. So today, a related issue: not recognizing the #Roman identity of the #Byzantine Empire creates problems for our understanding of the early Middle Ages. 🧵 #History
While many specialists of Byzantine history may assume that everyone knows that the people we call "Byzantines" were actually Romans, this knowledge has not fully permeated to the level where most people encounter the Byzantines: secondary school and university survey textbooks.
At this level, in classes like European History, Western Civilization, or World History, the early Middle Ages is sometimes presented as the era of the "three heirs" of Rome. These heirs are identified as the Byzantine Empire, the early medieval West, and the Islamic caliphate.
Was the Byzantine Empire really just the Roman Empire? In a word, yes. In this thread, I explore some arguments for and against that answer, as well as alternatives to the use of the term "Byzantine." Read on. 🧵 #Roman #Byzantine #History
The people that modern historians call "Byzantines" referred to themselves as Romans and to their state as the empire of the Romans. They were Romans, through and through. Then why have modern historians adopted the terms "Byzantine" and "Byzantine Empire?"
In the medieval west, standard terms for the "Byzantine" Empire were "empire of Constantinople" and "empire of the Greeks." They were used to avoid calling the "Byzantines" Romans, because westerners wished that label for themselves.
