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Fishbourne Roman Palace
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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.
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jpwarchaeology.bsky.social
Just got my official work PPE and now off down the secret passage to my paid government job hiding the evidence for all those ship timbers, swordfights on spiral stairs, and Britain's oldest pub.

THEY don't want you to know but the truth can be found in Youtube comments...
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Cat owners will totally relate to top left.
gettymuseum.bsky.social Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 19h
We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 5 medieval cats.
A collage featuring 5 cats taken from medieval manuscripts. One cat is eating a rat, one is looking left, one is in a tree scared, one is dressed as a pope sitting on a rock, and the last is climbing a tree being chased by a dog.
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Hey, @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social. Friend of yours?

archaeologymag.com/2025/12/egyp...
Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat unearthed in Alexandria’s sunken harbor
A rare ancient Egyptian pleasure barge has been discovered in Alexandria’s sunken harbor, shedding light on elite life in early Roman Egypt.
archaeologymag.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
Front of the Christmas tree vs back of the Christmas tree....
A vintage doll with brown hair, blue eyes, and a pale complexion wears a shiny pink satin bonnet and dress with lace trim. A vintage baby doll with rosy cheeks wears a crocheted dress and booties, sitting on a windowsill with light streaming in
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Between 1828-9 Samuel Hasell excavated a villa at Pitney #Somerset

Sheds were built to protect the villa but sadly they had gone by 1836 and so had the mosaics 😞

All we have left are lithographs like this one by Hasell of Cadmus thrashing a python*

*don't Google this 😬

Happy #MosaicMonday
Lithograph from a watercolour of a Roman mosaic floor depicting a naked man hitting a snake with a big stick
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Serious Pac Man vibes...
#MosaicMonday
An overhead shot of three crouching people cleaning with brushes an stunning Roman mosaic. The mosaic design resembles a maze, picked out in red, with black and white triangles that give a clever 3D effect.
December 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
#SundayHuxley went to the pub and pretended to be a rug.
A bored-looking golden retriever laying right in the middle of the wooden floor of a pub. Anybody who would like to pass is, in his view, welcome to go around him or step over him. Him moving is absolutely out of the question.
December 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
We have recently discovered we have an "I" shortage and far too many "Ys" and "Es".

So to remedy this we are holding an emergency...
🎅*WINTER FAYRE* 🎅

It is absolutely not a Fair, but it is TOMORROW!
It's a flyer for a Winter Fayre. The key information is that it's at Fishbourne Roman Palace, 10am to 4pm on the 6th December. It's 5 pounds for adults and 3 pounds for children and if you visit you can expect to find local craft stalls, a christmas trail, food and drink and festive cheer.
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
While we acknowledge that "Fishbourne Roman Palace" is an anagram of "American Bran Flophouse", We would like to remind our followers that "Durotriges Dig" is an anagram of "Sir Doggie Turd".

Thank you.
durotrigesdig.bsky.social Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 5d
*American Bran Flophouse*

Jus sayin
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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notmoro.bsky.social
It's @romanpalace.bsky.social on Dave with the Hairy Bikers right now lads
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Is this how rumors start? 😳
It's a cloud showing the bluesky profile images of different accounts. The long and the short of it is that @merchantshallyork feature pretty highly.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Look at this! For the first time since it was found, partially excavated and dispersed in the 1950s, someone has digitally reconstructed the 6th century mosaic from Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenacia, Libya. 😮🤯

#MosaicMonday
An ancient mosaic of astonishing complexity and beauty. The design is 10 rows of 5 squares in a grid formation. Each is separated by a coloured twisted rope border. Each square shows a different design - either animals, plants, buildings or people. Wowser.
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Huxley enjoying his walk in the Autumn sun.
Putting the 'Golden' into 'Golden Retriever'. 🥰😘
#SundayHuxley
A golden retriever in his golden years bathed in golden autumn sunshine. He has a faraway look, facing south towards the sun. Good Boy, Huxley.
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
This wonderful Ancient Greek gold coin dates from late 5th-century BCE.

It was issued by the city of Akragas, today’s Agrigento, in Sicily.

The coin features a crab on the reverse, and an eagle standing on a rock, devouring a snake.These symbols were common designs on the coinage of Akragas.
A round Ancient Greek gold coin with irregular edges, in the centre is a figure of a crab and some Greek lettering
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Roman cats from the Palace were part of this research, so we're scientists now. 👨‍🔬🔬🧬

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cats became our companions way later than you think
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
For "reasons" we've been thinking about the Lloyds Bank Turd: the biggest fossilized human poo ever found (it's from Viking York).

It's 8" long and 2" wide. We asked AI what else is that size...

"A large cucumber, a deck of card or a thick smartphone", apparently. 😬
We won't mess with you. This is a poo. It's a bit shiny and held in some kind of perspex mount, but it's undeniably a poo.
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 13d
The rumours are true 😲
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
Photo of two spades against a white surface, the metal blade part has been cut into lace like patterns
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
We were today years old when we learned there's a Lock button on SD cards. 😳🤯
A close up of an SD card with a big red arrow pointing to the lock switch on the side.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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butserancientfarm.co.uk
Join us for our bestselling Celtic fire festival on 2 May!

🔥 Early access for Butser Plus Pioneer & Hero members:
Tuesday 2nd December at midday

🌿 General tickets go on sale:
Wednesday 3rd December at midday

Watch last year's highlights: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/beltain-celtic-fire-festival
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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themerl.bsky.social
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?

We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.

Find out more:

collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
Two students look at objects in the reading room at The Museum of English Rural Life.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Someone needs to get to Buckinghamshire and stop them... NOW! 😐
bucksarchives.bsky.social Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 14d
Fun history fact! If you were born in the 12th century, by now you'd be dead.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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trimontiumtrust.bsky.social
Fancy a #grasshoppers on a ring? The #Romans did.
Between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, grasshoppers seem to have been pretty fashionable amongst the subjects carved on #intaglios.
A grasshopper driving a chariot; credits:https://bertolamifineart.bidinside.com/en/lot/158949/a-roman-carnelian-intaglio-grasshopper-/ A grasshopper driving a chariot; credits:https://bertolamifineart.bidinside.com/en/lot/158949/a-roman-carnelian-intaglio-grasshopper-/ A grasshopper driving a chariot; credits:https://bertolamifineart.bidinside.com/en/lot/158949/a-roman-carnelian-intaglio-grasshopper-/
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
romanpalace.bsky.social
Huzzah! Our favourite journal has landed! 🤩

If anybody needs us for the rest of the day, then tough cheese.
A cup of coffee and a Tunnocks wafer biscuit on a desk next to a publication called "Mosaic - The journal of ASPROM, the Association and Study of the Preservation of Roman Mosaics".
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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maryrosemuseum.bsky.social
Looking for a fully-funded three year PhD, starting in April 2026?

The University of Portsmouth and The Mary Rose Trust are looking for PHD students to undertake correlative multimodal materials analysis of the Mary Rose hull! #PHDOpportunities

Interested? - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
Jobs and volunteering - Mary Rose
Jobs, academic placements and volunteering opportunities at the Mary Rose Trust.
maryrose.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM