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Lindsay Powell FRHistS
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Historian. News editor at Ancient History and Ancient Warfare magazines. Author of 14 books, including MARCUS AGRIPPA, GERMANICUS and TIBERIUS. Appeared on History Channel, HistoryHit and The History Network. FRHistS. Website: https://lindsay-powell.com
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · Nov 8
Welcome to my new followers. To be clear, I share news from the world of archaeology, history, ancient warfare, and write about my articles and books. I do not comment on politics or religion.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 10h
Watching The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum on Secrets of the Dead on PBS. And you can too! #AncientBluesky
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The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum ~ About the Episode | Secrets of the Dead | PBS
The Colosseum: the jewel of Ancient Rome. It wowed vast crowds with extraordinary battles. It pushed the boundaries of technology. It exhibited Rome’s vast wealth and power. Roman leaders spread the C...
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 20h
What they're saying about TIBERIUS. #TIBERIUSbio
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social @casematepublishers.bsky.social
What they're saying about TIBERIUS. #TIBERIUSbio @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @casematepublishers.bsky.social
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 1d
Update: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two men arrested following burglary at St Fagans museum
The men are in custody in Northamptonshire as police continue to search for the stolen jewellery.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 1d
Meanwhile, over on @Facebook, a content creator posting on the Roman world cannot recognize Romans. The late Peter Connolly will be spinning in his grave. 😵‍💫 #AncientBluesky
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 1d
What they're saying about TIBERIUS.
#TIBERIUSbio @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
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What they're saying about TIBERIUS. #TIBERIUSbio @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @casematepublishers.bsky.social @ancientwarfare.bsky.social
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 1d
The headstone dedicated to a circa second-century AD Roman sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus mysteriously taken to the USA is to return to Italy. #EpigraphyTuesday #AncientBluesky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard
Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to Italy
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 2d
#OnThisDay - 7 October - ca. 14 BC Drusus the Younger, son of the Emperor Tiberius, was born. His death in AD 23 was thought natural, though it was later alleged that he had been poisoned by Sejanus. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: RIC Tiberius 45; ANS 1957.172.1519. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....
Obverse of a Roman as: Head of Drusus, bare, left. Reverse of a Roman as: Legend surrounding large S C.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 2d
Despicable.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 2d
“Bronze Age gold jewellery and other items have been stolen from one of Wales' national museums, police have said.”
FFS!
#AncientBluesky
www.bbc.com/news/article...
St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem
Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.
www.bbc.com
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 6d
“The Oseberg longship [built by Vikings] – considered one of the most important historical discoveries of the Viking age — voyaged to its final destination last month.”
www.npr.org/2025/10/02/n...
A more than 1,000-year-old Viking ship goes on a very short, final voyage
It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 6d
"Anastasi brought workmen [and] had them pry sections of plaster from the walls of an ancient tomb chapel carved into the limestone hills during the 18th Dynasty, before 1350 BC. [The fragments] are considered one of the high points of Egyptian artistic history," www.history.com/articles/anc...
What Outdoor Recreation Looked Like in Ancient Egypt
A 3,000-year-old fresco idealizes outdoor leisure time.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 6d
'Vindolanda Excavations 2025: Video Diary #8' (the last one) from @vindolandatrust.bsky.social for #RomanFortThursday #AncientBluesky
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Vindolanda Excavations 2025: Video Diary #8
YouTube video by VindolandaTrust
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 7d
Germane: the-past.com/feature/cook...
Cooking Recipes and Drink Preparation in Ancient Egypt | The Past
Barbara Gai investigates the diet of ancient Egyptians and the ways in which their meals were prepared.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 7d
Qar and Edu go hunting: the official Qar stands in front of the scribe Idu, who maybe his son. Painted limestone. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Pepi I or later. Dated 2332-2283 BC. From Giza, Tomb of Qar. In the collections of @hmns.bsky.social (06.2013.102). #AncientBluesky #ReliefWednesday
Qar and Edu go hunting: the official Qar stands in front of the scribe Idu, who maybe his son. Painted limestone. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Pepi I or later. Dated 2332-2283 BC. From Giza, Tomb of Qar. In the collections of @hmns.bsky.social (06.2013.102). Photo is my own. #AncientBluesky #ReliefWednesday
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 8d
Blimey! TIBERIUS is selling out fast in the USA! @casematepublishers.bsky.social is "Temporarily out of stock" and Amazon has "Only 6 left in stock". Better be quick if you want a First Edition! Published by @penandswordbooks.bsky.social. #TIBERIUSbio #AncientBluesky
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Tiberius: From Masterly Commander to Masterful Emperor of Rome
Amazon.com: Tiberius: From Masterly Commander to Masterful Emperor of Rome: 9781473837973: Powell, Lindsay, Goodman, Penelope J.: Books
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 9d
"The remains of the wooden elements of the ship, dates back to the 1st - 2nd centuries ... about 12.5m long, also contains many elements of the ship's superstructure, which represents a rather rare find of naval architecture."
#AncientBluesky
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Istraživanja antičkog brodoloma u Sukošanu - ICUA
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 9d
Review here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1QqC...
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 9d
A wonderful review of TIBERIUS by Armchair Classicist: "Powell's book hits the 'scholarly sweet spot' for me for lack of a better term. If you are researching Tiberius, you probably love the copious amount of endnotes and bibliographical info in the back." www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 9d
Watching 'Ancient Rebellions, Lasting Echoes' presented by Barry Strauss.
#AncientBlueSky
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Webinar: Ancient Rebellions, Lasting Echoes - Jack Miller Center
Join JMC for our webinar "Ancient Rebellions, Lasting Echoes" featuring a conversation with historian Barry Strauss about his new book.
www.jackmillercenter.org
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 10d
Einblicke in die Ausgrabungen auf der Stülper Huk:
luebeck.de/de/presse/pr...
Lübeck.de – Offizielles Stadtportal für die Hansestadt Lübeck
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 10d
"The findings from the excavation ... suggest that in the late Iron Age (approx. 1-400 CE) a significant fortified site existed at the Stülper Huk [near Lübeck]."
#AncientBluesky
www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/n...
An Iron Age Rampart on the River Trave
Archaeologists from Lübeck and Kiel investigate early fortifications at the “Stülper Huk” near Travemünde.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 10d
Searing review of Stephen Fry's 'Odyssey' by a libertarian critic: libertarianism.uk/2025/09/28/s...
Stephen Fry’s Odyssey: The Case for Not Reading - The Libertarian Alliance
The copy my aunt has given me for my birthday is already skimmed with disgust and thrown into the dustbin: it is too disgusting for the charity shops.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 10d
"Around 30,000 years ago, a hunter-gatherer left behind what may be a "personal toolkit" in what is now the Czech Republic, a new study finds. ... The "kit" contains 29 stone blades and bladelets that were found clumped together."
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
30,000-year-old 'personal toolkit' found in the Czech Republic provides 'very rare' glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer
Archaeologists have found an extraordinary cluster of Stone Age artifacts that may have been the personal gear of a single prehistoric individual.
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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 11d
Thank you, dear readers! Four of my books appear in the Top 100 Best Sellers in Ancient Rome Biographies list on Amazon today! I appreciate every one of your book purchases. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @casematepublishers.bsky.social #AncientBluesky
Thank you, dear readers! Four of my books appear in the Top 100 Best Sellers in Ancient Rome Biographies list on Amazon today! I appreciate every one of your book purchases. @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @casematepublishers.bsky.social
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 11d
Tollund Man

A 'bog body' dating to c. 405-380 BC, Tollund Man appears to have been ritually killed before being laid in a fetal position.

His last meal, eaten 12-24 hours before death, consisted of burnt porridge of barley, flax, wild seeds, and sand.

My 📽 | Ref. Museum Silkeborg - Hovedgården
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