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Sistory History Podcast
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History podcast with a sensory focus hosted by Classics graduate sisters.

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Series 4 - Romans II


Series 1 - Imperial Rome
Series 2 - Classical Greece
Series 3 - Georgians


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Hair Piled to the Gods: Decoding Ancient Roman Hairstyles - Italy Segreta
Explore the hidden language of ancient Roman hairstyles, from imperial curls to braided crowns, discover 8 iconic hairdos and what they mean.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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rogueclassicist.bsky.social
Roman inkwell discovery reveals advanced ink chemistry 300 years earlier than expected | Chemistry World
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Roman-era ink reveals surprising chemical complexity
2000-year-old residue indicates the Romans wrote with iron-gall inks hundreds of years earlier than expected
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December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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rogueclassicist.bsky.social
Ancient Greeks Engineered a Divine Light Show Inside the Parthenon, Oxford Study Reveals
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November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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sapinuwa.bsky.social
Quickly photographed fancy floors of Villa Farnesina in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
#MosaicMonday 🏺
Mosaic in black lines on white background, leaf patterns and birds. On the walls are plain fescoes in different tones of cinnabar. On the floor b&w geometrical pattern mosaics, leaves and birds. On the white plastered walls are red lines and unrecognizable human figures.
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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candidamoss.bsky.social
My latest for National Geographic on the pervasive myth that everyone in the ancient world was ableist and eugenist. Featuring the work of @debscavator.bsky.social

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@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Did the ancient Romans really abandon people with disabilities?
New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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tessellae.bsky.social
#MosaicMonday
#ClassicsBlueSky
#AncientBlueSky
Found only last year in #Eretria on the island of Evia in an andron where symposia would have taken place. With two satyrs, cronies of Dionysos, one of whom is playing the aulos and the other presumably dancing
Dated mid 4th cent, composed in tetrachromy and located near its more famous House of Mosaics
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
sistoryhistory.bsky.social
Riding into December like an Eros drives his wild-cat chariot.

📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.

#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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workingclassicists.bsky.social
Yes, we’re doing a Christmas giveaway as usual this year

No, we didn’t quite get it organised for the 1st

Yes, it’ll still be twelve bundles/gifts

No, you don’t have to do anything arduous to enter - just an entry form and a follow

Yes, we’ll have it up as quick as we can 🫡
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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wantedinrome.bsky.social
Museums in Rome will be filled with music until late tonight with an entry fee of just €1.
Musei in Musica: Night of Music in Rome Museums
Rome city museums stay open late for Musei in Musica 2025. Musei in Musica returns to the Italian capital on Saturday 29 November, with Rome's city-run museums staying open until 02.00 to host more th...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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
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wantedinrome.bsky.social
New exhibition in Rome
Exhibition in Rome showcases Ancient Greek treasures
La Grecia a Roma, from 29 November to 12 April, explores the legacy of Greek art within Roman culture. Rome's Capitoline Museums present an exhibition titled Greece in Rome, the second event in the se...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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sistoryhistory.bsky.social
Here to brighten up your #FrescoFriday with some summery tones and alpine flowers.

📸 Us, #Roman Villa in Desenzano del Garda.

#Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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JOB | Teacher of Classics (Maternity Cover), Tiffin Girls’ School

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Tiffin Girls' School
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
sistoryhistory.bsky.social
Here to brighten up your #FrescoFriday with some summery tones and alpine flowers.

📸 Us, #Roman Villa in Desenzano del Garda.

#Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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14.5 cm in diameter, this #Roman Iron flask was found at #Trimontium in the #ScottishBorders . It dates to AD140-180 & is a very rare example of a metal #flask from this period. This would have been issued to a soldier who was stationed at the fort over 1,800 years ago.

@National Museums Scotland
Iron flask described in the post over a gradient grey/white background
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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wantedinrome.bsky.social
A quick guide to the best events and things to do in the Eternal City in December.
Best things to do in Rome in December 2025
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in December. December is perhaps the most magical time to visit Rome as the Eternal City prepares for the festive season with twinkling decorations, church concert...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
sistoryhistory.bsky.social
Simple but effective - monochrome mosaic (with bonus hypocaust wall flume). Perfect for a chilly Monday morning 🔥

At the wonderful #Roman villa on Lake Garda.

📸 Us, Desenzano del Garda

#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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The Vindolanda military standard.
Dated to c. AD200-212, it may have been part of the standard of a cavalry troop, and seen service beyond the Wall in the brutal campaigns of Septimius Severus.
#FindsFriday
On display at the brilliant @vindolandatrust.bsky.social museum.
Model in bronze of a walking horse on top of a narrow tubular finial.
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Ancient Roman pool in Turkey revealed as a healing sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius

Archaeologists in central Turkey have rewritten the history of one of the most iconic Roman-era structures in the ancient city of Tyana: the so-called “Roman Pool...

More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/11/roma...
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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partialhistorians.bsky.social
✨Augustus in colour✨

The Prima Porta Augustus is one of the most famous sculptures of ancient Rome. Earlier depictions of the sculpture noted the remnants of colour but the craze for cleaned statuary meant much detail was lost to the casual gaze.

#AncientRome #History
This image shows a partial colour reconstruction of the Prima Porta Augustus including a cuirass in reds, blues, and golds. Military dress in red, and purple toga details.
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
sistoryhistory.bsky.social
Season 4 continues!

"The Romans II - Behind the Curtain"

Where we take a rollercoaster ride through the Ancient Roman beauty cabinet. From the highs of saffron & gold dust to the lows of leeches & sheep grease...🐑

#imperialrome #classicsteacher #sensory
#ancientrome #ancientbluesky #skystorians
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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pottedhistory.bsky.social
In Sandi Toksvig's Hidden Wonders, with Raksha Dave @rakshadigs.bsky.social you'd have seen a Venus figure like this from Magna Roman Fort. I'm running a Lamp & Deity workshop at Magna this Saturday where you'll make your own figurines Roman Lamps. Book here www.vindolanda.com/Event/potted...
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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rogueclassicist.bsky.social
A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Inkwell Found in Portugal Contains a Technological Recipe That Shouldn’t Exist - Arkeonews
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A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Inkwell Found in Portugal Contains a Technological Recipe That Shouldn’t Exist - Arkeonews
A 2,000-year-old Roman inkwell found in Conimbriga reveals an advanced mixed-ink formula, challenging what we know about ancient writing
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November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A view of the Roman drain now fully uncovered at the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavation just south of #HadriansWall, stone robbers have removed a section but it’s still impressive #Archaeology
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Marble clad toilet seats in an ancient #Roman latrina in Ostia Antica - Toilets were shared spaces.

Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.

#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology

📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM