Bull's head with swag of pinecones and pears. Wall painting from Villa of Fannius, Boscoreale, Italy. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...

Well a bit of history re-writing is often useful. 'A Newly Discovered Tomb Inscription Rewrites What We Know About the Roman Military' www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

'Find could be 'incredibly rare' carving of a face' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Temple of Venus at Heliopolis (Baalbek) in Lebanon.

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'First bone remain of a brown bear that participated in the spectacles of the Roman amphitheater of Viminacium found in Serbia'

Temple of Bacchus at Heliopolis (Baalbek) in Lebanon.

'Excavating the CA Archive – Roman St Albans'

'‘Extraordinary’ Roman helmet from scene of ancient sea battle unearthed in Mediterranean' www.independent.co.uk/news/science... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'Archaeologists discover first-of-its-kind ancient Roman tomb in Albania' www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

Reminder - starts Wednesday 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain', with Dr Peter Guest. More info and sign-up here: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

The National Museums Collection Centre have asked us to help them share their event. They're looking for people with experience of wearing, making or using regional dress in Greece to join them for a morning in Edinburgh on Tuesday 28 October.

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

'Emily Wilson Explores The Aeneid ’s Influence on the Contemporary Western World' lithub.com/emily-wilson... #ClassicsInternational 🏺

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Roman mummy portrait from the Fayum, Egypt. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-... #ClassicsInternational 🏺

Shout out for our pop-up exhibition 'Women of Romano-British Archaeology' on display in the Hellenic and Roman Library at Senate House in London curated by Dr Tatiana Ivleva. the-past.com/feature/expa... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

'Enlisting the Sick and Dead: Biological Warfare in Antiquity' www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...

'History uncovered at site of former Lidl store in Carmarthen' www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/history... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Shout out for our pop-up exhibition 'Women of Romano-British Archaeology' on display in the Hellenic and Roman Library at Senate House in London curated by Dr Tatiana Ivleva. the-past.com/feature/expa...

'First chance to see newly uncovered Roman villa in Somerset' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Starts 17th September! Our new online course 'Roman Coinage in Britain' with Dr Peter Guest. A 5-week course, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available. More info and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Early morning drone image at #SuffArch25 Only two digging days to go. @uclarchaeology.bsky.social @theromansoc.bsky.social #roman #villa #excavation #archaeology

I understand why Pompeii tends to attract a lot of the attention, but Ostia is also a wonderful site with wonderful parts to it.

'Major Roman discovery unearthed in Manchester city centre archaeological dig'

'Notoriously cruel Roman emperor may have been a plant nerd, archaeologists find' #ClassicsBluesky

Aqueduct and public water tank in the Roman town of Corbridge #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Our friends at the Arbeia Society have asked us to let people know about their Arbeia Society Annual Conference 2025. It's on Saturday 8th November, and on 'Roman baths and bathing in northern Britain: recent discoveries. Full details and application form at:

Two views of the marble fountain in the Nymphaeum degli Eroti, at Ostia. #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-... www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...

Temple of Saturn, Forum in Rome.

'Archaeologists Unearth Traces of an Iron Age Settlement and Roman Villa in England' www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

Deadline to apply is 31st August!

We're looking for submissions from all areas of Roman archaeology - and from across the many different sectors of the field. Deadline is 31 August. At the University of Nottingham. Free event, including sandwiches. Programme and how-to-submit here: www.romansociety.org/Events/Event...

Classics For All are looking for a new trustee! They've asked us if we can share the following info: "Classics for All is recruiting new Trustees to help us expand access to ancient world studies in UK state schools - particularly in areas of disadvantage...

Starts 9th July!! New online course: Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts. Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) and recordings will be available. Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

For #FindsFriday here are some finds in context. Excavations of PERIOD IID, RM.55: GLASS & POTTERY at Verulamium (St. Albans). www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...

Starts 9th July!! New online course: Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts. Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) and recordings will be available. Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

It's #RomanFortThursday and we think a cold dip at Chesters Roman Fort would have been refreshing in a heatwave.

'Rare 1,800-year-old Roman soldier’s wrist purse unearthed in Czech Republic reveals life on the empire’s frontier '

'Archaeologists to uncover more of Roman town' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

'The ancients also had to deal with a cost-of-living crisis. Here’s how they managed' theconversation.com/the-ancients... #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

Starts 9th July!! New online course: Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts. Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) and recordings will be available. Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

📣📣📣Call for contributions! 'Reconnecting Roman Britain' event, 7th to 8th November 2025. Tell us what you’ve been working on! Volunteering, commercial work or research. Reconnecting Roman Britain is all about cross-sector and community connections. #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

Sol Invictus (the Unconquered Sun) dedication at Corbridge feels apt today. Hope everyone in the heatwave is managing to keep cool enough. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-... #ClassicsBluesky

Sol Invictus (the Unconquered Sun) dedication at Corbridge feels apt today. Hope everyone in the heatwave is managing to keep cool enough. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-... #ClassicsBluesky

Starts 9th July!! New online course: Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts. Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

We’re excited to announce our 2nd season at #BodiamCastle with @archsoutheast.bsky.social & @uclarchaeology.bsky.social! A huge thank you to @theromansoc.bsky.social, Society for Medieval Archaeology, MSRG, CBA South-East & Tenterden NTA for their support. #Bodiam100 #SussexDay 🏺

New online course!! Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts. Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event... #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky