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Fishbourne Roman Palace

@romanpalace.bsky.social

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Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos. We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Nov 29

We're on here.
But so are Very Many Others who are worth a follow.
go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 2h

Stick your face in a dog. It will help. 🥰

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 2h

😂😂😘

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 2h

Isn't it?!
Shame they didn't finish painting it though. 😉

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 13h

His spirit animal.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 13h

Yes. Very small ones.

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 13h

Isn't Mild a professor by now?

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 13h

Just an average *Monday* morning.

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 15h

Strawberry. But it's not ripe yet.

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 16h

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 16h

Agreed. But maybe not the top light on traffic lights. 😬

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 16h

Actual scenes...

a sloth is laying on its back on a cobblestone street

ALT: a sloth is laying on its back on a cobblestone street

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, Okay. The Bogey Bird is pretty green too.

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 16h

We remember it well.

a green monster with big eyes is standing on a sandy beach .

ALT: a green monster with big eyes is standing on a sandy beach .

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 16h

This might be the greenest thing we've ever seen.
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 16h

This extraordinarily vibrant green-glazed jar was made in China in the 8th century.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 17h

Google "Charley Harper cross-stitch". You will not be disappointed.

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 19h

Sounds like it hasn't changed a bit since the 90s. Exeter to Dublin last year was 12 hours!

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 19h

Have you ever travelled by Sailrail?
The tickets look like this. Even today.

(also, something about the Romans, blah, blah).

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 20h

Want to see all of the archaeological fish scale ever found at Fishbourne Roman Palace?

Of course you do.

(biro for scale)

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

We can't comment on the species, but we're sure this heron can't remember anything between the years 1967 - 1971. 😵‍💫

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

Show. Us. The. Tattoo. 😐

(please, depending on where it is 😳)

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

We're going out on a limb here, but we're guessing you can't eat porphyry either?

Also...

a man in a hat is standing in front of the ocean with the words welcome to the group below him .

ALT: a man in a hat is standing in front of the ocean with the words welcome to the group below him .

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

We're pretty sure... no.

a woman sits on a couch with a little girl

ALT: a woman sits on a couch with a little girl

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

Love you! 🥰

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the clarification.
We're assuming that you're happy to accept it's Blackadder, though.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

And what's going on with that tickle fight on the right? 🤔

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