#ReliefWednesday - The tombstone of the gladiator Diodorus: ca. Late 2nd Century AD. The text notes that while Diodorus claimed victory, he was cheated of it by the 'summa rudis', i.e. the referee! #Gladiator #Archaeology (1/2)

Image: Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels (A1562)

An oval-shaped agate gem engraved with the image of a mythological figure has been discovered in Italy at the site of Lio Piccolo, a 1,900-year-old Roman villa now submerged in a Venetian lagoon.

archaeology.org/news/11630-230…

Buon #Ferragosto !

Fresco from #Pompeii (possibly from Fullonica of Sestius Venustus) and a unique example of a group of just women celebrating in what looks to be a rather wonderful rowdy dining scene with upturned glassware, music being played and a woman holding aloft a ladle

'Common sense is not so common.'
- Voltaire

Nasty surprise 1800 years ago:

'We regret to inform you that the #property you claim to have inherited from your uncle is not under his name, so your ownership cannot be registered'

Letter from land registry

Medieval Manuscripts Papyrus 940

Parthian cataphract camel units in combat against Roman legionaries at the Battle of Nisibis, 217 AD. Cataphract riders and mounts were almost completely covered in armour, with the smell of the camels also known to panic the horses of Roman cavalry. (Image: Creative Assembly)

#OnThisDay - 13 July 1755 - the stunning south wall fresco of the tablinum of the Praedia of Julia Felix, Pompeii (II.4.10), was discovered. I adore the series of still-life panels in the upper register. #Pompeii #Archaeology

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (8598)

A Roman souvenir from Hadrian’s Wall. So much nicer than a modern-day fridge magnet!🤩

The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, C2nd AD. Celtic-style decoration and inscribed with names of 4 forts on Hadrian’s Wall. Perhaps a souvenir of military service

#RomanFortThursday
#Archaeology

Jul 12 1929 #OTD In Tipaza Province, Algeria, Frédéric Gadmer colour photos, taken 94 years ago, of Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania for Queen Cleopatra Selene II. She was daughter of Greek Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mau…

#OnThisDay in AD 118, Hadrian, Rome's new emperor, made his entry into the capital, after a long journey travelling from Antioch, through Asia Minor and the Danube provinces.
followinghadrian.com/2018/07/09/9-j…

What did warring states people look like?

The answer is not as straight forward as it may initially appear… (1/n)

Cash note from the Ming dynasty. British Museum.

📷 #TravelTuesday

As Confucius said, isn't it delightful to have friends from afar?

Guests Arriving at a Mountain Villa, Zhou Chen, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
🏞️山斋客至图轴 明 周臣

Sake Bottle with Design of Daoist Immortals and a Kirin in a Landscape, Gennai (Shido) ware, 18th century

#ceramics

For the #InternationalKissingDay here is a detail of a satyr and a maenad from the so-called Ara Grimani, Roman base of a statue dating back to the 1st century BC, Giovanni Grimani's colelcrion, on display in room 6.
#museoarcheologicovenezia #archaeologia #art #kiss

This is not an abandoned village in Scotland.
This was a filmset in Berlin.
More information here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2022/02/10/not…

متحف السرايا بطرابلس، فسيفساء جلبت من فيلا النيل قرب مدينة لبدة الكبرى، وتعود لما بين القرنين الثاني والرابع الميلادي
Museum of Saraya, Tripoli: Roman mosaic from The Villa Nile near Leptis Magna, dated back to between 2nd and 4th century AD

This delightful Egyptian (c. 225 BCE - Ptolemaic Period) gold ring inset with an intaglio depicts the Greek goddess Artemis.

Carved on a cabochon carnelian, she leans on a pillar and reaches to pet the head of a stag.

🏛️Getty

#Classics #Greek #Egypt #Art #Archaeology

#ReliefWednesday
Refined relief of boxer in stucco from the thermal baths complex forming a wing of Villa Petraro in Stabiae.
New decorative work just being finished in 79 AD when Vesuvius.....
Now in new Museo Archeologico di Castellammare di Stabia.

#ReliefWednesday

This relief captures a moment from Hercules' 10th labour - facing the three-headed Geryon in order to steal Geryon's cattle. To be honest, we feel for Geryon who was simply minding his own business!

📍Roman villa, Chiragan
📸 Following Hadrian