Ons laatste Laat-Romeinse draadje. Of hoe Constantijn het fundament legde voor overleven van het Romeinse Rijk in het oosten voor nog eens een millennium. Of hoe Istanboel, ooit Byzantium, door hem Constantinopel werd. Een stad die mee de wereldgeschiedenis bepaalde tot diep in vroegmoderne tijd.

Onze laatste Laat-Romeinse dag is aangebroken. We zullen kijken naar de hervormingen van Constantijn I, mogelijk meest invloedrijke Romeinse keizers allertijden. Omwille van enerzijds zijn begunstiging van 't christendom, anderzijds zijn keuze om van Byzantium nieuwe keizerlijke residentie te maken.

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Sorry, was cruel of me not to post the pretzel pics. 11th century illustration of the last supper complete with pretzel:

Oooooooooh

Salon en Provence

Bonjourrrr

That’s too good for someone like me writing a book about the news culture: “DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL NEWS IS CONFIRMED A look back at the PM's political career”

The planned closure of the Archaeology institute at Humboldt-Universität Berlin is still on the table. So if you haven't signed the petition yet, please do (and share). Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität's academic tradition for almost 200 years weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...

Before #WW1, Fred Fyfe was a press photographer who covertly used a pocket camera for courtroom images. #OTD 16 June 1915, during an attack near Ypres with the Liverpool Scottish, he lay on the German parapet with a bullet in his leg. He got out his camera & took these photos. Source: IWM (see Alt).

Bought a tiny (<2inch) #sketchbook and am using it to chronicle our #Dragonbane #TTRPG games in real time while playing. Here are some of tonight's drawings. Hoping to keep this up for the whole campaign.

I have arrived in Thuin and the place I am staying has an excellent view on the bridge that will be captured in the early hours tomorrow. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Back on the right bank on the Sambre as the outposts of the Prussian 2nd brigade fall back via Montigny-le-Tilleul. French cavalry and Reille’s 2nd corps on their heels.

My first stop as I dig up some of the communication that’s being sent. Zieten is sending messages in French to the Allies and in German to Blücher. The brigade commanders also sent messages between them and to the corps commander.

45,84 km later or 62.619 steps. I introduce you to von Borcke. Yes, my framing could have been better. I made more clips during the day but BlueSky didn’t want those. You’ll have to see them on X 🙊

My hot take is that they should probably ban social media for *everyone*, and hand out handmade paper sheets, ink pots, quills, and stamps.

Project "Fear" = Project Fact. Brexit has made the UK poorer. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Man Like You. Patrick Watson created A Magic Night @Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden7

Two works stand out as foundational resources for understanding the training and employment of Black soldiers in WW2. The first, written by Prof Ulysses Lee in the decade after the war, is a landmark work because it was a volume of the Official History written by a Black scholar in the late 1940’s.

In WW1, the U.S. deployed two divisions of Black troops to France. One was broken up and given to the French. The other, poorly trained, indifferently led, and held to a higher standard than a white division, remained under U.S. command. The former distinguished itself under fire. The other did not.

Missed this earlier? The Great Wargaming Survey 2025 reveals why 34% of wargamers struggle to find local opponents. Lack of awareness and mismatched interests lead the way. Explore the findings and solutions here. https://tny.app/rekrizkz #wargaming #wargaming

A reconstruction of the Imperial Fora, Rome by illustrator Rocío Espín Piñar for @ancienthistory.bsky.social magazine. #RomanSiteSaturday

Good fun trying the Gun Runner scenario for The Full Nelson. Surprising French victory. And we have a few questions for the designer, so thiscounts as a success

"We have to create. It is the only thing louder than destruction." Andrea Gibson, The Madness Vase

Have a great day, everyone… youtu.be/KcfAqKogSKk?...

Nog een jongje vrouw die overleden is en diepe indruk achterlaat

Verdrietig nieuws, ook al wist je dat het een keer ging komen. Vooral De Volgende Scan Duurt 5 Minuten maakte grote indruk op mij. Dank je wel Lieke Marsman nos.nl/artikel/2617...

For those who didn't know, the fantastic documentary, "The Grim and the Dark - The Search for John Blanche" is available to watch free on YouTube. I watched it last week, and it is fantastic! RIP John youtu.be/SBJefwNkLqo?...

Most Americans, who take part in a 250th event will not be doing so in Washington, DC or as part of the president's "Freedom 250" propaganda machine. They will join neighbors in the their own communities as part of an event organized locally. There are so many positive and meaningful events...

{{New paperback}} Medieval France at War by John France www.arc-humanities.org/978180270447...

So, I thought that what the world needs today is a list of mobile medieval queens in Europe, 950-1150. I count 84. #Skystorians, tell me: who have I missed out? blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2026/...

I wish you all a happy Pride month free from troubles. Love is love. Trans rights are human rights. Be kind out there, lots of folks are struggling right now.

Hou je van oude handschriften, wil je historisch onderzoek doen of ben je gewoon gek op puzzelen? Met collega's van de UU en @hetutrechtsarchief.bsky.social organiseer ik deze workshop! Met korting voor studenten! Er is beperkt plek, dus schrijf je vlug in. hetutrechtsarchief.nl/ontdekken/ag...

I rarely quote/repost because I feel it can be a little intrusive but in this case I’ll take the risk…Peter is a top bloke & has been missed of late…this tells us why…if you like scale modelling & sensible fellows maybe give him a follow…👍❤️?

Had a great day playing Silver Bayonet with a bunch of friends on 4 different tables. Great company, and the talent displayed in painting miniatures and terrain and designing scenarios was awe inspiring.

Much like Belleau Wood, the #history of the fighting around the town of Château-Thierry, which began #OTD in 1918, is shrouded in nationalist myth.

Bir Hakeim, 27 mai-11 juin 1942 open.substack.com/pub/michelgo...

This is a fantastic discussion. Highly recommended to any military historians looking at public history/battlefield tours and staying involved in up to date academic debate. It's a #WW2 focus, but applicable to whatever your topic of choice may be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh7C...

Ook raadpensionaris Johan de Witt was wel eens ziek. Maar gewoon schrijven dat hij hoopte snel beter te worden? Dat deed hij natuurlijk net even anders. Marinka Joosten vertelt erover: youtube.com/shorts/0VLEU... #dewittfluencers

Machine-gun Tactics 1910! A brilliant book on how machine guns were used around the world prior to the First World War. Available in full as PDF and JPG for members of the Vickers MG Supporter Corps on Patreon. Join for £5 (plus applicable VAT and Patreon fees) per month.

#Fiets | Vergelijking fiets #Infrastructuur Amsterdam-Londen: citygeographics.org/2026/02/27/c... 💧Rond A’dam vooral verbetering mogelijk in omliggende gemeenten en 30-km-zones, in Londen in uitbreiding netwerk en gescheiden fietsroutes cc @fietsersbond.nl @filmendefietser.bsky.social

I had some real screw ups in my twenties but at least I didn’t blunder into a world war.

It amazes me that people were still doing dangerous underground work dressed in short-sleeve shirts and shorts as late as the 1970s. These miners were trying to drain an underground aquifer 700 metres underground at Konkola Mine in Zambia.

Tussen 1808 en 1838 was Pierre du Pui stadssecretaris van de stad Leiden. Na zijn dood in 1838 kwam zijn opvolger erachter dat Pui in de jaren dat hij het ambt bekleedde, met een paar ondergeschikten grootschalige fraude had gepleegd door geld aan de gemeentekas te onttrekken

Just published! My article "The Military Orders in the Holy Land: Three Unanswered Questions" In: As Ordens Militares do Convento e da Guerra para o Mundo Edited by Isabel Cristina F. Fernandes

The Great Wargaming Survey 2025 reveals why some gamers face opponent deserts. Is it about location, group size, or hidden barriers? A deep dive into the data offers surprising insights. #greatwargamingsurvey https://tny.app/q0z90ai7 #wargaming #wargaming

THIS. Do I worry about the effects of social media on my 11-year-old? Obviously yes. Do I think she should be banned from it any more than young men falling into the manosphere on Reddit, middle-aged ladies being dragged into transphobia on Mumsnet, or pensioners radicalised by Facebook? 100% no.