#EpigraphyTuesday inscribed on a fragmented bronze plate the lower part of which is incomplete, and which is framed by a decorative moulding. Dedicated to Lucius Minicius Rufus, a prominent person in #Roman Empúries who held several magistrate positions in the town. #History

#EpigraphyyTuesday with a dedication to Lucius Verus. This cast is on display at the Horreum in Narbonne, and the original is in Narbo Via Museum. The original (dated to AD 164) was found in 1729 in the wall of the cathedral. #AncientBlueSky🏺

#TombTuesday #Archaeologists discovered a new #megalithic monument in heart of Andalusia in southern #Spain – 5,000-year-old secret. Archaeologists in Spain uncovered a previously overlooked tomb while investigating the formation of La Peña de los Enamorados. #Archaeology

#EpigraphyTuesday inscribed on a fragmented bronze plate the lower part of which is incomplete, and which is framed by a decorative moulding. Dedicated to Lucius Minicius Rufus, a prominent person in #Roman Empúries who held several magistrate positions in the town. #History

Chimaera of Arezzo #bronze statue; it was originally part of a group, with Bellerophon and Pegasus fighting it. An #Etruscan bronze circa 400 BC #ancient #art #artwork #History #mythology

An inscribed floor tile from Roman London, with a sketch depicting a Roman lighthouse. Part of the collections at the British Museum. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #RomanBritain

#EpigraphyTuesday surprises us with an #epigram from Pope Damasus I, from 366-384, in the stairway to the basilica of S. Agnese fuori le Mura along the via #Nomentana outside #Rome. The beautiful precision of the #epigraphy makes it essential to the history of #calligraphy. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Chimaera of Arezzo #bronze statue; it was originally part of a group, with Bellerophon and Pegasus fighting it. An #Etruscan bronze circa 400 BC #ancient #art #artwork #History #mythology

There have been various discussions of the interpretation of this phrase for many years (and that with his feline friend), and one possibility is that this is the bull's name - 'the bull called man-killer' - rather than just a description. Seems likely, I think.

#MosaicMonday Rudchester. #Rudston villa. A panel from the 'Venus' mosaic, depicting #Taurus Omicida, 'The man killing bull'. The crescent on a stick is a symbol of a North African circus team of animal-killers. #RomanBritain #Archaeology

Rare Intact Etruscan Tomb in Italy Discovered by International Baylor-led Archaeological Research Team | Media and Public Relations | Baylor University news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...

For #SpoliaSunday, a ghostly #bronze #statue of a #togatus, probably an #emperor, of the C1 CE, found in shards in the #Tiber at the site of the #pons Valentiniani in #Rome, rebuilt as the #PonteSisto: its head had been replaced by a portrait of #Valentinian I, from 365-366 CE. #AncientBluesky 🏺

With no disrespect to the post below, this is another inaccurate map of the Roman road network of Wales. Both this and the recently publicised digital atlas of ancient roads leaves out roads confirmed in Wales 30 years ago Still old (2011) - but better is this map... cadw.gov.wales/sites/defaul...

#StandingStoneSunday The Rudston Monolith at over 25 feet (7.6 m) is the tallest megalith (standing stone) in the United Kingdom. The weight is estimated at 40 tonnes. The monolith is made of gritstone. The monument dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky🪨

Rhyton - The upper section of the luxury vessel used for drinking #wines is wrought from silver plate with gilded edge with embossed ivy branch. The lower part goes in the cast Protoma #horse. 4th Century BC. Kinský Palace (NM-HM10 1407). #ancient #artwork #art

Ancient Mycenaean #Gold Diadem, 1600-1500 BC displayed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. #Archaeology #Art #ancient #History

Exquisite

#FindsFriday #Celtic gold-plated bronze disc from Auvers-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, dated to early 4th century BC; on display at the Cabinet des Médailles of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris #Archaeology #History #art

Ancient Mycenaean #Gold Diadem, 1600-1500 BC displayed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. #Archaeology #Art #ancient #History

Northumberland fort's large Roman shoes to go on display www.bbc.com/news/article...

Head of the pin in the form of a #Roman lady An intricate bust of a Roman lady has been carved into this #hairpin from the Roman town of Caerwent, south-east #Wales. #VentaSilurum #RomanBritain #FindsFriday #Archaeology

#FindsFriday A cast copper alloy trumpet brooch dating from the early #Roman period, that is c. AD75-175. The brooch is in excellent condition with body, spring, pin and foot still intact.  Findspot Cumbria. FindID: 623650 (see Alt for more)👇 #Archaeology #History #AncientBlueSky🏺

Good King Harold's Hall.

Head of the pin in the form of a #Roman lady An intricate bust of a Roman lady has been carved into this #hairpin from the Roman town of Caerwent, south-east #Wales. #VentaSilurum #RomanBritain #FindsFriday #Archaeology

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda, Jon! Always good to get a Welsh new year - my ancestors would be toasting that from the grave!

A Roman terracotta lamp with Victory holding a shield inscribed with a wish for a happy and prosperous new year. Around her are representations of things that were usually given as gifts to celebrate the New Year: money (here three coins), and dried fruit (dates and figs). 🥳 🏺 1/ #MetMuseum 📸 me

#Happy #NewYear 2026 to all that follow and engage. I hope it is successful in every way. Janus The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings,  Janus fresco in Aula Gotica in Ss. Quattro Coronati, Rome #painting #art #History

#ReliefWednesday Sarmatian cataphracts depicted on Trajan's column, 2nd century CE 📸 Conrad Cichorius (1863-1932) CC BY-SA 4.0 #AncientBlueSky

#HillfortsWednesday Brent Tor -  Iron Age earthworks & remnants of a Hill fort. Unusually, the fortifications are at the base of the Tor.The northern ramparts in particular are well preserved, displaying a multi-vallate pattern characteristic of the Iron-A, or early -B, culture.

A nice feature on this one is that the consular number has clearly been edited. Note the misaligned final digit and the obvious extension to the lintel mark. Perhaps reflecting that the stone was shipped in AD 99, but by the time it arrived, Trajan had begun his third consular term.

#EpigraphyTuesday comes to us from #Florence this week, where we find this #altar with a dedication by a head postman to the Undefeated Sun and #Mithras from 183 CE. It first appeared in the #Maffei collection in #Rome and then entered palazzo #Medici #Riccardi. #AncientBluesky 🏺

'Emperor Caesar Nerva #Trajan Augustus. Conqueror of #Germany, son of the #God #Nerva, high priest, with tribunician power, father of his country, consul for the third time the 2nd Augustan #Legion dedicates this.' #RomanBritain #Isca #Caerleon #Archaeology #EpigraphyTuesday

#TombTuesday Trefignath burial chamber is located on sacred Holy Island, and in its most complete form it included a large cairn covering three stone tombs, set on a small knoll. See Alt. For more Details. #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

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Early 14th century floor tile from St. Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury. The tile was produced locally at Tyler Hill in the Forest of Blean - a major centre for tile production during the medieval period. The tiles are on display in the abbey museum. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday

#TombTuesday Trefignath burial chamber is located on sacred Holy Island, and in its most complete form it included a large cairn covering three stone tombs, set on a small knoll. See Alt. For more Details. #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

An Anglo-Scandinavian hogback from the Church of St. Michael and All Angels at Addingham in Cumbria. Dating to the C10th, hogbacks are generally considered as grave markers or stylised 'houses' for the dead. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Addingham #Cumbria

For the final #TombTuesday of 2025, a panorama across Barpa Langais Neolithic passage grave on North Uist, showing the prominent but remote setting of this mighty cairn. Well worth a visit 👌 www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk/see-and-do/b... 📽️ My own, May 2024

In the ancient #Roman world, even steelyard weights (counterbalances) could be made with first class artistry. Here, this bronze weight is shaped into the bust of a man, perhaps a Greek philosopher (or maybe the merchant!). 🏺 1/ Romano-British, 1st or 2nd c. CE, from London. #BritishMuseum 📸 me

Sarmatian bottle and lid (1st century CE, reproduction) Metropolitan Museum of Art #AncientBlueSky🏺

#MosaicMonday Sacred #Choir Mosaic from Temple of #Diana Tifatina at Monte Tifata (modern S. Angelo in Formis). 3rd C. CE Campano museum Capua #Art #Artwork #Roman #History

Head of Herodotos; Greek inscription. ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟϹ -Hērodotos- Roman copy of the Imperial era (A.D. 2nd century) after a Greek bronze original of the first half of the 4th century B.C. From Benha (ancient Athribis), Lower Egypt. MMA Department of Greek and Roman Art, Gallery 162. (See Alt for more)

#MosaicMonday Sacred #Choir Mosaic from Temple of #Diana Tifatina at Monte Tifata (modern S. Angelo in Formis). 3rd C. CE Campano museum Capua #Art #Artwork #Roman #History

#SaxonSunday 10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but has parallels 8th C Jerusalem. Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939 then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969. Faith Museum, Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland.

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Head of Herodotos; Greek inscription. ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟϹ -Hērodotos- Roman copy of the Imperial era (A.D. 2nd century) after a Greek bronze original of the first half of the 4th century B.C. From Benha (ancient Athribis), Lower Egypt. MMA Department of Greek and Roman Art, Gallery 162. (See Alt for more)

Gold scythian belt title from Mingachevir, Azerbaijan. (ancient Scythian kingdom), Azerbaijan, 7th-4th century BC 📸 Urek Meniashvili #AncientBlueSky #Artwork

#StandingStoneSunday how were natural megaliths in the landscape viewed by our prehistoric ancestors? This prominent, natural propped slab lies next to the mountain path up to Aran Fawddwy from Cwm Cywarch & has the appearance of an ancient sub megalithic tomb 📷 My own, Christmas Eve