Following our introductory course, A Taste of Latin, we are running a survey for people interested in taking language courses in Ancient Greek or Latin. If you think you may be interested, please complete the survey here by Friday 20 February.

Erotes fishing from boats and rocks. 📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda. #MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

#RomanSiteSaturday The bathhouses of Mactaris, Tunisia, with it's lovely mosaic floor and archways still intact 📸 Mine #archaeology #romanempire #photooftheday 🏺

CA/Harrow School – Coutts Lecture in Classics: “Pompeii: In Conversation with Dr Sophie Hay & Professor Tom Harrison” 💻 Free #webinar. 📆 3 March, at 5pm. 🔗 View details and sign up: classicalassociation.org/events/ca-ha...

Come & meet a #Roman soldier on Saturday 14th February! 🛡️ From 10.30am to 4pm, our #Legionary will be in the #Trimontium museum showing you the kit needed & maybe even a few handy battle tactics!⚔️🏛️ Suitable for all & free with entry to the museum. A great way to start the holiday!

For #FindsFriday we’re celebrating the Roman festival of Fornacalia, the Feast of Ovens, held each February. Baking hearths were honoured as the goddess Fornax to ensure good bread & large ovens in the City of London show how commercial baking fed Roman London, with an iron shovel found with them.

Roman penknife with gladiator handle found at Piddington, 3rd century AD, portraying a secutor, beside a modern reproduction. Oh, for a museum shop that sold the replica… British Museum #FindsFriday

If you are a teacher, student, author, publisher, or enthusiast of the ancient world and you need photos, please do check out my Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/mumbl... You'll find just over 36,000 photos of predominantly Roman museums, exhibitions and monuments from several countries.

🚨 Love history? Obsessed with uncovering ancient stories? 🚨 Applications are now OPEN for Oxford Archaeology’s ACE (Archaeological Careers Experience) in Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster! 📅 1st & 2nd April 2026 👥 Must be between 16-18 years old 📍 Oxford, Cambridge, or Lancaster. 🪙 FREE

Museums incorporate “scent of the afterlife” (aromas of mummification balms) into Egyptian exhibits. “Smell added an emotional and sensory depth that text labels alone could never provide.” arstechnica.com/science/2026...

Your periodic reminder that you can start learning ancient Greek right now, free of charge!

Call for Abstracts! We invite submissions for its 6th Annual Free Public Virtual Conference, Opening the Ancient World 2026, that will take place on Sunday–Monday, July 19–20, 2026 Conference Theme: Fashion Forward: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Apparel Abstract Deadline: March 31 2026

Join us for a lecture and food tasting with renowned chef and food historian, Sally Grainger! 'Roman food, taste and perception of quality' Tues 24 February, 7-9pm, at Senate House. Event in aid of The Hellenic & Roman Library. Booking essential. www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Large Roman cemetery excavation at Brougham reveals diverse burial practices on Britain’s northern frontier Archaeologists from Oxford Cotswold Archaeology completed a large-scale excavation of a Roman cemetery linked to the fort and settlement at Brougham... archaeologymag.com/2026/01/roma...

Tomorrow! Please re-skeet.

If you’re enjoying Bridgerton and all the visual delights (ahem) that #Georgian London has to offer, then why not delight your ears too and catch up with our Georgian podcast series! 🎩 We talk fashion, balls, coffee, gin and much more… #bridgerton #georgianlondon #georgianfashion #georgiannavy

One of the best examples of ancient #polychromy that I know of is this terracotta thymiaterion - incense burner - in the form of a group of colorfully dressed women sitting around a wellhead. The iconography reflects a local cult, perhaps of Demeter and Kore. 🏺 1/ 4th c. CE. #MetMuseum 📸 me

Our open access database features 1300+ entries of verified sources on topics related to all fields of Ancient Studies. Find articles, sources, and exciting new projects and topics. Search by keyword, category, and cost. Most sources are free! saveancientstudies.org/online-resources

#ancientbluesky #history #roads #romans What have the Romans ever done for us, apart from … road signs! You see them every day, but never really notice them. Which is, after all, entirely the point of them. Read more here - shorturl.at/Qwxk9

✨Gladiators!✨ If you’re in the UK and have been keen to catch us in the National Geographic documentary ‘Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World’ you’re in luck as it’s out now!

‘So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters’ Hear from gorgons, gods and mortals for just 99p on Kindle. 🐍 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VGZJ8R...

Happy #Imbolc 🌟 Beginning on 1 Feb, Imbolc marks the transition toward spring, with roots that may reach back to the Neolithic. The festival is linked to #Brigid , also associated with Brigantia, whom the #Romans connected with Minerva & Victory, & who later passed into Christianity as St Brigid.

The entrance to a building in #Roman #Pompeii, decorated with a beautiful monochrome mosaic - makes a very good first impression! #AncientBlueSky #AncientRome ##Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

Hear the rare sound of an ancient Roman water organ enchant a 21st century audience - The Music Man www.themusicman.uk/ancient-roma...

More on #Roman water, here is a video showing just how LOUD some of these features could be in ancient Roman gardens 🎧 Catch up in our latest episode ’Water water everywhere!’ 🎥Us, Villa D’Este, Tivoli #classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #historypodcast #sensoryhistory #classicalstudies #ancientrome

As promised in our latest episode on ancient #Roman water, here is a video of the monumental summer dining room at Emperor Hadrian’s Villa. Dishes floating around while you recline surrounded by💧 🎥Us, Villa Adriana #classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #historypodcast #sensoryhistory #classicalstudies

A musical start to the weekend with this wonderful sistrum - sacred to the goddess Isis (who also invented it) 🎶 📸 Us, National Museum of Musical Instruments in #Rome #FindsFriday #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

We’ve still got a few open places for this brilliant hands-on mosaic making training event next week at @ics.bsky.social in London! Come along to have fun making, while thinking about ancient/modern practice and research with leading experts Ruaidhri Ryan and Will Wootton. @sas-news.bsky.social

#ReliefWednesday - Relief from Praeneste, an ancient city in Latium, depicting a scene from Trajan's posthumous Parthian triumph. Trajan’s triumph and the official ceremony of his apotheosis occurred after the return of Hadrian to Rome in July AD 118. National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina.

From the delights of floating dinner dishes to terrifying toilet trips. We bring you the story of water in Ancient Rome. Join us for episode 5...💧 "Water Water, Everywhere!" #ancientrome #classicsteacher #sensory #ancientbluesky #skystorians #classics #Roman #ancienttoilets

Funerary urns for cremations might be buried in the ground or protected from the elements with simple structures. This is an example of the latter from the Roman necropolis at Cimiez. 📸 Us, Musee Romaine #Nice #Archaeology #TombTuesday #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome #Classics #Roman

#ancientbluesky #history Augurs predicted the future by watching the #birds eating and flying, but what did the haruspices do in #ancientRome? Includes free #horoscope for every reader!! jamescoverley.substack.com/p/what-were-...

Funerary urns for cremations might be buried in the ground or protected from the elements with simple structures. This is an example of the latter from the Roman necropolis at Cimiez. 📸 Us, Musee Romaine #Nice #Archaeology #TombTuesday #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome #Classics #Roman

We are currently taking applications for our next Graduate Trainee Library Assistant🎉 Find out more here: www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... and apply by Sunday!

Colosseum's Commodus Passage reopens after extensive restoration work www.euronews.com/culture/2026... #Rome #archaeology @euronews.com

Three centuries of Roman limescale reveals a dirty secret about Pompeii’s public baths | Opinion | Chemistry World www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/thre...

Mosaic Monday - What to do when you get bored of the old floor… 📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda. #MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

(674) Lava up: New mineral study reveals buried 'dirt' about bath time in ancient Pompeii - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjF...

Postgraduate students! Scholarships are offered by the Lemmermann Foundation for students needing to conduct research in Rome on topics related to Rome and Roman culture. Application deadline: 31 March 2026. Further details and application form are available here

A simply wonderful limestone funerary stele in the shape of a huge tomb door - to honour a Dalmatian soldier called Epicadus Velox from the Ligurian cohort. 1st Century C.E. 📸 Us, Musee Romaine #Nice #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome #Classics

Hidden beneath the #Rome Ring Road (GRA) lies the Ninfeo della Lucchina.Originally constructed in the 3rd century CE as a tomb, it was transformed in the 4th century into a nymphaeum with stunning mosaics and frescoes.It was likely part of a grand villa owned by the Ottavi family #MosaicMonday 📸 MiC

Ancient Greek coins with a water theme. Pieces from the 5th to the 3rd century BC 🌊 From the crab of Akragas and the seashell of Taras, to Arethusa of Syracuse, Poseidon, and other sea creatures. Each coin carries the maritime spirit of the ancient Greek world. #coins #history #sea #water

#Hispania #Roma 9 monumentos romanos de España que merecen que los visites cuanto antes. De monumentos para el espectáculo a conjuntos arquitectónicos completos, el Imperio Romano dejó un huella imponente en buena parte de nuestro país. www.huffingtonpost.es/life/viajes/...

A miniature marble altar, dedicated by a slave called Adeptus to fulfil his vow to Apollo ‘willingly & rightly’. Adeptus / Apollini / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito) 📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua 1st Cent C.E. #FindsFriday #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

Christmas may be over but the celebrations continue! "The Romans II - Wedding Belles"👰🏻‍♀️ And it's very much what you might expect...a quick sheep sacrifice & some rude jokes, plus the flourish of a flame-coloured cape.🔥 #ancientrome #classicsteacher #sensory #ancientbluesky #skystorians #classics

Nice job for an early-career heritage professional! 😀 Assistant Museum Manager £28,142 (pro rata) 21 hours a week rustingtonpc.org/rustington-p...

For #FrescoFriday, fresco fragments from Palestrina, #Rome. 1st century BCE, currently on display at Museo Archeologico di Palestrina. #archaeology #history

For the first #PhallusThursday of the year, a perky specimen to bring us all luck. This is one of a number of phalli in the wonderful Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport.

An imposing stele from the 1st Century BCE to celebrate #TombTuesday. This impressive chap is Minucius Lorarius, hailing from the Martia Legion (associated with Mars). We can just about see his centurion's ring (left hand) and vine staff (right hand). 📷 us at the Musei Civici Eremitani, Padua.