Paul Franzen
@pfranzen.bsky.social
Archaeologist and historian; thinking of Romans every single day.
The Limes, heritage management, small finds, GIS, politics and armed conflict ab urbe condita until now. And more.
The Limes, heritage management, small finds, GIS, politics and armed conflict ab urbe condita until now. And more.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Impressive. US Embassy Copenhagen.
One Danish flag per Danish soldier that died in Afghanistan, fighting alongside US soldiers.
📸 h/t @onkelmikkel.bsky.social
One Danish flag per Danish soldier that died in Afghanistan, fighting alongside US soldiers.
📸 h/t @onkelmikkel.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Impressive. US Embassy Copenhagen.
One Danish flag per Danish soldier that died in Afghanistan, fighting alongside US soldiers.
📸 h/t @onkelmikkel.bsky.social
One Danish flag per Danish soldier that died in Afghanistan, fighting alongside US soldiers.
📸 h/t @onkelmikkel.bsky.social
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Vanaf morgen (24 januari) kun je op de late zaterdagavond op NPO 2 de Deense serie de #Excavation zien. Deze fictieve #tv-serie over #archeologen geeft volgens bijgaande recensie een realistisch beeld van alles dat speelt rond een #opgraving en is ook spannend. /1
www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/42866...
www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/42866...
Recensie 'The Excavation': sublieme Deense miniserie maakt archeologie erg spannend
Een opgraving van grote historische waarde zorgt voor strijd binnen de wetenschap én het gezin. Regie: Dagur Kári | Cast: Lene Maria Christensen (Ester), Anders W. Berthelsen (Michael), Fanny Leander ...
www.serietotaal.nl
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Vanaf morgen (24 januari) kun je op de late zaterdagavond op NPO 2 de Deense serie de #Excavation zien. Deze fictieve #tv-serie over #archeologen geeft volgens bijgaande recensie een realistisch beeld van alles dat speelt rond een #opgraving en is ook spannend. /1
www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/42866...
www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/42866...
So….
Special military operation American style.
As the three day Russian SMO is somewhere over 1400 days and counting, let’s see how long this version will last.
Also: how’s the feeling in Taipei, Ottawa, Nuuk and Copenhagen?
Special military operation American style.
As the three day Russian SMO is somewhere over 1400 days and counting, let’s see how long this version will last.
Also: how’s the feeling in Taipei, Ottawa, Nuuk and Copenhagen?
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
So….
Special military operation American style.
As the three day Russian SMO is somewhere over 1400 days and counting, let’s see how long this version will last.
Also: how’s the feeling in Taipei, Ottawa, Nuuk and Copenhagen?
Special military operation American style.
As the three day Russian SMO is somewhere over 1400 days and counting, let’s see how long this version will last.
Also: how’s the feeling in Taipei, Ottawa, Nuuk and Copenhagen?
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The way to actual tech sovereignty from the US? Extremely interesting talk by Cory Doctorow.
pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The way to actual tech sovereignty from the US? Extremely interesting talk by Cory Doctorow.
pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
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Any person from any place on Earth can help Ukraine by donating directly. I use monthly this official fundraising initiative: u24.gov.ua. When politicians fail to do the right thing, people can take matters in their own hands.
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
December 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Any person from any place on Earth can help Ukraine by donating directly. I use monthly this official fundraising initiative: u24.gov.ua. When politicians fail to do the right thing, people can take matters in their own hands.
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If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
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Peace plan from Sanna Marin Former Finnish PM and your daily reminder how to stop this war .
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Peace plan from Sanna Marin Former Finnish PM and your daily reminder how to stop this war .
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Antifa Terrorist
September 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Antifa Terrorist
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
‘My conscience is clear’: Prince Harry on Ukraine, his family and the media
Exclusive: The duke talks about the cost of war, his portrayal in the press and boxing as the Guardian joins him on a visit to Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
A quiet Sunday morning, the sparrows having breakfast at the back of the garden
#timelinecleanser
#timelinecleanser
August 31, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A quiet Sunday morning, the sparrows having breakfast at the back of the garden
#timelinecleanser
#timelinecleanser
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Because, we will.
Because, we will.
Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome (BBC Television Theatre, London - June 5, 1965)
YouTube video by John1948SevenB
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August 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Because, we will.
Because, we will.
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Everything you need to know about any "guarantees"
August 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everything you need to know about any "guarantees"
Bathing utensil Roman style:
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
August 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Bathing utensil Roman style:
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös.
AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
Tombstone of T. Flavius Bassus, a trooper in the ala Noricum.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
July 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Tombstone of T. Flavius Bassus, a trooper in the ala Noricum.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling!
From this point of view he looks at you directly.
Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior.
Pics: me.
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Earlier this month, the Agroberichten platform of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature published an article about how nets from the flower and fishing industries are being used as protection against Russian drone attacks in Ukraine. shorturl.at/Ms0nM
Dutch nets saving lives in Ukraine
The 5 R's of sustainability are Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle brought together the needs of Ukraine and capacity of the volunteers from all over the Europe.
www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl
July 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Earlier this month, the Agroberichten platform of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature published an article about how nets from the flower and fishing industries are being used as protection against Russian drone attacks in Ukraine. shorturl.at/Ms0nM
July 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hyvemind:
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
June 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hyvemind:
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
#Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context.
2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer.
Anyone seen this before?
#archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
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#RomanFortThursday The Gateway to Roman Britain - the massive Triumphal Arch of Rutupiae (Richborough in Kent), clad in white Carrara marble from Italy, was a statement of Roman power at the entrance to Britannia
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#RomanFortThursday The Gateway to Roman Britain - the massive Triumphal Arch of Rutupiae (Richborough in Kent), clad in white Carrara marble from Italy, was a statement of Roman power at the entrance to Britannia
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
Art by Peter Lorimer
#archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
Trooping the Colour 2025
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
June 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Trooping the Colour 2025
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA
And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday!
#London #washington #DC #USA