Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans

An account that celebrates the art, literature and history of the two cradles of Western civilization: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Who is your favourite?🏛️

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

It has been a long and fierce battle between #Greeks and #Romans, but only one could clinch the title of 'best cradle of Western civilization' 🏅🏆

Following our last deciding poll, we can officially crown @Twitter's ultimate 'Classics Clash' WINNER: #AncientGreece! 👑🇬🇷

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

Day trip to #Ovid's home town 💭

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

Today 399BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety

[Pete Savin @pete_savin]

As #OldDoors go these two panels possibly from barrack room doors excavated at @VindolandaTrust must be some of the oldest in the UK at 1900 years old, they still have the numbers still visible #archaeology #hadrianswall

[Pantheon Roma @pantheon_roma]

The dome of #pantheon has no reinforcements yet has stood for almost 2 thousand years.
This probably thanks to the particolar technique used to build it; the mixture of lime and stone fragment was added in small amounts and excess water was drained off immediately

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

Happy birthday to #Roman soldier & politician Mark Antony, born #OTD in 83BC. He was the oldest of 3 sons born to Marcus Antonius Creticus & Julia Antonia, a third-cousin of Julius #Caesar - kinship which, although distant, probably encouraged Caesar's early patronage of Antony.

[Alastair Blanshard @AlastairBlan]

Hercules the furniture mover - one of the lesser known labours @GettyMuseum

[Agnes Crawford @understandrome]

The Caelian Hill seen from the Palatine this morning, with the aqueduct of Claudius in the foreground. Beautiful hazy January light.

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

The “velarium" was an enormous retractable awning made of sailcloth over the Colosseum roof so spectators during the hot days of summer were always in the shade. Over1000 sailors from the Navy would roll down the sections of tent over the ropes which were tight to the top frame

[sententiae antiquae @sentantiq]

“Tell me, why do we live?
I say: to drink.”

τὸ δὲ ζῆν, εἰπέ μοι,
τί ἐστι; τὸ πίνειν φήμ’ ἐγώ. #Antiphanes

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Shots of reflection, #Pergamum Ancient City, Aegean Region, #Anatolia (Photographer: Erkut Gurun)

[token_communities @ancient_tokens]

today is the beginning of the #Roman festival of the #Saturnalia! Here is a #token from #Münzkabiett_Berlin made for the festival showing Victory, 4 wreaths and the legend SAT. The wreaths recall a Republican #coin - https://t.co/2llMRYqapN. #numismatics

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

Please #VOTE: #Greeks or #Romans? 🏛️⚔️

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

#Delphi makes it #AncientGreece 3⃣-3⃣ #AncientRome, which means only one thing: our last @GreeksVRomans poll will determine who wins the entire clash! 🏆

Time to decide, @Twitter: #Greeks or #Romans? Please VOTE and feel free to comment why! 👨‍⚖️
.@sentantiq .@CityofAthens .@Roma

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

Like the later Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, the entrances to Verona's arena (built c.30 AD) were numbered, with 72 entrance arches in total. Pictured are entrances 66 and 67. #roman #architecture

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

Happy #InternationalMountainDay! In ancient #Greek religion and mythology, Mount #Olympus was home to the twelve major Greek #gods: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes and Dionysus 🏔️

[Association for Roman Archaeology @romanarchaeouk]

A painted Roman statuette of the Egyptian goddess Isis, from the Sanctuary of the Alexandrian Gods on the acropolis in Cyrene. In Cyrene Museum, Libya #RomanLibya #RomanArchaeology

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

In #AncientGreece, the wearing of red lipstick was a sign that you were a ”lady of the night.” Under #Greek law, any women who did work in that profession and appeared in public without their designated lip paint could be punished for improperly posing as non-working ladies 💋

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

"So I, if it is possible, do not want my gift to be used up. Let it last, let it stick fast to my friend. Let it live alongside him."

#Seneca with some precious tips on buying gifts this #Christmas 🎁🎄via @sentantiq

https://t.co/V5MzfvshOD

[Classics Clash: Greeks vs Romans @GreeksVRomans]

The @britishmuseum revealed today the details of 1,267 finds across #England, #Wales and #NorthernIreland, including a 2,000-year-old #Roman statuette of a silver-eyed goddess #Minerva that for more than a decade was kept in a plastic margarine tub 🤩
https://t.co/YdpqLRdXFu