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phistorians, 8 months ago to random

#ClassicsTober23 8: Icarus

A devastating myth of a father and son and the tragedy of loss. This painting ‘The Lament for Icarus’ by Herbert James Draper (1898) reimagines the grief at the heart of this myth.

#AncientGreece #History #Myth

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

#ClassicsTober23 6: Medea

Jason owed his heroic successes to Medea. In this moment from their story, Waterhouse reimagines the moment Medea uses her skill in pharmakia to aid Jason on the quests set by Aeëtes.

#AncientGreece #History

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

This scene of a wild hunt has been carefully restored to capture the vibrancy and beauty of the animals. Big cats chase a variety of animals evoking Egypt or further south into Africa.

📍House of the Ceii, Pompeii

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #History

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

#ClassicsTober23 5: Chiron

Known famously as the tutor of Achilles, his wisdom set him apart from the other centaurs. I love the gorgeous artistry of @tylermlockett in bringing together this classic scene complete with astrological reference (a skill of Chiron’s).

#AncientGreece

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

Ahhh the Romans’ most fortunate day of the week. Here we offer dubious honour to Priapus, the god often most found holding a fruit basket. That’s no cornucopia!

🏛 Getty, inv. 73.AB.21

#PhallusThursday #AncientRome #History

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

ClassicsTober is a month of exploration of the ancient world run by Greek Myth Comix with a new theme each day ☺️

#ClassicsTober23 4: Lycaon

Hubris, cursing by the gods, wolves, and city founding… the story of the King of Arcadia has it all. The key moral lesson: never underestimate the divine.

🎨 Catherine Chistyakova

#AncientGreece

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

This terracotta relief shows an animal hunt (venationes) likely to be part of public display in a circus.

🏛 Museo Nazionale, Rome
📍 Campania, c. 45–70 CE
📸 Jamie Heath

#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #History

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

#ClassicsTober23 3: Asterion

Asterion is both the name of Minos’ foster-father and the name sometimes given to the Minotaur. In this poignant portrait by George Frederic Watts (1885), Asterion looks out to beyond the labyrinth that is his prison.

#AncientGreece #ClassicalReception

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

CUTE alert! This depiction of a tiger chasing a goat (or perhaps another animal!) is rendered slightly less fearsome by the faces of both animals. The details of the tiger’s eye and apparent smile add an adorable element to this mosaic.

🕰️c. 400 CE
📍Roman Hucuca

#MosaicMonday #AncientRome

AimeeMaroux, 8 months ago to mythology

It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

Roman sarcophagus with #Selene, the #Moon, in the top left corner with her team of horses and Helios in his quadriga on the right. The scene shows the creation of man by #Prometheus.

🏛️ Roman sarcophagus found in a mausoleum near the ancient Puteoli (Pozzuoli, Naples). Dated to the 4th century CE. Today in the National Archaeological Museum, #Naples.

@antiquidons @mythology
#DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #ancientGreece #GreekRomanArt

phistorians, 8 months ago to random

The Three Graces are Aglaia (Beauty), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Abundance).

Here they are absolutely stunning in this C2nd CE example. This Roman piece is thought to be a reimagining of a Greek sculpture.

🏛 The Met

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

Ahhhhh this is about our latest episode ‘A Wrongheaded Man’ but it does have a certain universal appeal 😅

You can listen in via our website or your preferred podcast platform!

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

This banquet scene shows a couple of important things. First, the absolute gorgeousness of diaphanous gowns (this is stunning!). Second, does that poor attendant only have half a body? Let’s hope it’s just damage over time 😅

📍Herculaneum

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

✨ Brand New Episode - A Wrongheaded Man ✨

We travel back to the years 415 and 414 BCE to bear witness to the downfall of a certain Postumius, a very wronghead man. Join us to learn just how wrongheaded he was!

#AncientRome #Podcast

https://partialhistorians.com/2023/09/28/episode-142-a-wrongheaded-man/

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

✨Early Release on Patreon 🥳

We interviewed the fabulous Dr Emma Southon about her latest book ‘A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women’. It’s a fantastic ride through Rome’s ancient history!

AKA ‘A Rome of One’s Own’ in the US

#AncientRome #Books #Women

The book cover for the US edition: A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire. Image description: A light blue cover with a ancient bust (looks like Augustus!) with a magnifying glass held over it to reveal a stippled portrait of a woman.

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

We not only study history, but every one of us also participates in the making of history.

The true history of Australia is deep and includes at least 65,000 years of First Nations’ knowledge and care of Country.

We’ll be voting yes in the referendum.

Background of pink fading to yellow. Black text reads ‘YES to The Voice to parliament’.

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

This panel from the Ara Pacis continues to tantalise scholars. Variously identified as Aeneas offering sacrifice to the Penates or Numa, the philosopher-king of Rome, what’s for sure is the glorious detail of the artistry.

#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

We’ve got a brand new episode coming out later this week AND a special treat for our patrons as well! Excited to be bringing you more of ancient Rome real soon.

Pictured: just a couple of women who think about the Roman Empire every day 😅

#AncientRome #Podcast #RomanEmpire

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

This C5th CE mosaic depicts an unswept floor scene at a banquet. Diners recline in a triclinium and its appears they may be some hours into their revels while attended by slaves.

📍Chateau de Boudry

#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #Food

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

This loculus relief is known as the ‘Beauty of Palmyra’.

Made of limestone and with traces of polychromy, this relief is thought to date the C3rd CE. There are both traces of red and yellow paint.

🏛 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, IN 2795
📸 A. S. Berg

Interested in polychromy on this piece and others? Consider this article: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/2/63

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

We’re thrilled to present at the Intelligent Speech Conference in November!

We’ll be talking about some of the hazards the Romans faced and how they tried to solve their problems. It might get a little bit messy 😅

We’d love to see you there - we’ll be waking up at the sparrow’s fart to join the online fun from Australia

If you enjoy history podcasts and supporting the indie podcast community, this is the event to attend

Early bird tickets on sale until 30 Sept 🥳

https://intelligentspeechonline.com/

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

A glimpse into daily life with this detailed fresco from the Praedia of Julia Felix at Pompeii. Is this a baker selling freshly baked loaves or a distributor of bread to eligible citizens? Either way, this one’s a beauty!

🏛 MAN Napoli, inv. 9071

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Pompeii

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

While the auction house listed this piece as a rare C1st BCE intaglio, my suspicion is its a fake. Ancient Roman phalluses rarely came with balls when you could have another phallus! Something about the lightning bolts also feels off. What do you think?

#PhallusThursday #AncientRome #History

RonaldVisser, 9 months ago to archaeodons

Wow, the oldest dated #woodworking tools from an #archaeological context! 476,000 years old!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06557-9

#archaeology #wood

@archaeodons

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

This relief depicts Shapur I’s victory over the Roman emperor Valerian in 260 CE. Shapur was known as the ‘king of kings’ and ruled the Sasanian Empire. Earlier Shapur won a military victory against the Roman emperor Philip I.

📍Naqsh-e Rostam
📸 Sahand Ace

#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #SasanianEmpire

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

Do you feel spooky season coming upon you? Let this so-called ‘carpe diem’ mosaic send shivers down your spine! Certainly the jugs suggests some celebration to come 🏺🏺

📍Pompeii
🏛 MAN Napoli, inv. 9978

#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #Halloween

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

This gorgeous scene might be mistaken as part of Livia’s garden fresco but this is a later example. This fresco comes from the House of the Golden Bracelet at Pompeii. The idea of garden decorations such as pillars, masks, and frescoes with frescoes is at play.

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Garden

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

Special Episode - Disney’s Hercules

We take a deep dive into this classic film with the wonderfully knowledgable Professor Alastair Blanchard who’s a renowned scholar of the classics and who has a particular interest in the heroic figure of Herakles - aka Hercules - aka Hunkules 😅

Join us to explore how the tale of Hercules is reimagined by Disney!

#Disney #Hercules #Podcast

https://partialhistorians.com/2023/09/14/special-episode-hercules-1997/

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

Arrrhhh me hearties, it’s a Roman tavern scene near the harbour!

This sarcophagus from Isola Sacra, Ostia offers a slice of life with what appears to be a well-stocked bar with customers to the right and a sailing scene to the left. Is that also a lighthouse?

#ReliefWednesday #AncientRome #Tavern

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

Which dynamic duo of Roman history podcasting have an exciting recording session coming up soon? If you guessed us, you’re totally right!

We love our Roman history and its even more exciting when we get to talk about women! That’s a hint of things to come 🥳

#LadyPodSquad #Podcasting #AncientRome

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

The Three Graces in their classic pose. This mosaic is from the garden of the House of Apollo at Pompeii. Today this scene is held by the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli.

The touches of blue background give a sense of the original richness of the piece.

#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #Pompeii

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

Hellenistic depiction as Isis ~ C2nd BCE

This statuette is thought to represent Cleopatra II, from the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. The knot in her robe is a symbol of Isis

🏛 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
https://www.khm.at/en/object/50205/

#AncientEgypt #History #Goddess @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

How glorious is this fresco with climbing vibes revealing a mask? (Hint: the answer is very!)

📍House of V. Popidius also known as the House of Mosaic Doves, Pompeii
🏛 MAN Napoli

#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Pompeii @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

This maenad is certainly living up to her reputation! As a devotee of Dionysus she appears nude holding a thyrsos staff and touching a disembodied phallus! This C2nd BCE amethyst simply shines!

#PhallusThursday #AncientHistory @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons @AimeeMaroux

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

Funerary relief of Apelles from Herakleia ~ c. 110 BCE

Apelles holds a scroll(?) in his left hand and also rests his left foot on a cylinder, while resting his right hand on a herm with a youthful head.

Inscription reads: Ἀπελλῆ Θεμίσωνος / Ἡρακλεῖε χρηστὲ / χαῖρε (this is for ancient Greek fans, I can’t translate Greek!)

🏛 Kunsthistorisches Museum, inv. I 753

Interested in this artefact? There are more details here: https://www.khm.at/en/object/51788/

#ReliefWednesday #AncientGreece @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

Ummmm exciting news! One of our lovely fans spotted our book on display at Abbey’s Bookstore in Sydney.

Not only is Rex in the window but our mighty tome is also sitting at Number 8! How exciting 🥳

#Books #Rex #AncientRome @bookstodon @antiquidons

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

This panel from a larger mosaic depicts the goddess Diana with two of her nymphs. They appear to have just been surprised by the arrival of the young hunter Actaeon. Things are not about to end well for the mortal!

📍Volubilis, C2nd CE

#MosaicMonday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 9 months ago to random

Flash back to Pompeii!

I’m still in awe of this place - visiting only cemented that feeling and I suspect it’ll never leave me. Studying history deepens such feeling. I’d love to know which historical site (or sites!) have left you feeling profoundly in awe of human capacity.

phistorians, 9 months ago to antiquidons

Woman’s likeness from a stucco coffin ~ C2nd CE

This portrait with stunning colours is thought to come from an Egyptian coffin. Fragments of paint can also be seen on the face.

🏛 Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, inv. 8209

#History #AncientEgypt @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 10 months ago to random

✨New Episode - Divide and Conquer

We’re back in the thick of things with the years 418–416 BCE. Rome struggles with their neighbours, and faces strife from within from tribunes looking to make things right for the little people!

#RomanHistory #Podcast

https://partialhistorians.com/2023/08/31/episode-141-divide-and-conquer/

AimeeMaroux, 10 months ago to random

I caved and joined #BlueSky after a kind friend offered me an invite code.

For now, I think the only thing BlueSky has really going for it is that a lot of my friends have accounts there that never made a #Mastodon account, especially artist friends. Which makes sense because discovery features on Mastodon are only now getting better.

Functionality is super limited, there are no lists, no DMs, no hashtags. But my friends inviting their friends means a large part of my OG community is there.

phistorians, 10 months ago to antiquidons

This C2nd CE Roman relief is part of a celebration of Hadrian’s twentieth year as emperor. A bull is about to be sacrificed. The detail in the relief work is spectacular!

🏛 Uffizi Gallery
📸 Yair Haklai

#ReliefWednesday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 10 months ago to random

Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome is our debut book and it’s very cool!

No bookshelf is complete without this journey through the sources and kingly travails. The ebook is now available as well as limited physical copies from Abbey’s Bookstore, Sydney 🥳

https://partialhistorians.com/2023/08/29/rex-returns-buy-our-new-ebook/

phistorians, 10 months ago to antiquidons

This C2nd CE Roman mosaic suggests the preparation for a feast. On the menu: an array of meats, what looks to be dates (or something else, I’m not sure?), and a good dose of leafy greens!

🏛 Vatican Museums

#MosaicMonday #History #AncientRome @histodons @antiquidons @archaeodons

phistorians, 10 months ago to random

Leaving Rome today! It’s always a bittersweet moment when it comes. I’m eternally grateful I get to spend time with this city up close and revel in all the layers of history written into its fabric.

📸 My own