Haberdashers’ Adams Classical Civilisation

Classical Civilisation at @HabsAdamsGS, a selective state boarding school for boys (11 - 18) & day school for girls (16 - 18).

[Dr Hannah Platts, FRSA 💙💛 @chattyplatty]

https://t.co/1czRVhLfmm Such exciting discoveries at Pompeii’s recent excavations.👇

[Haberdashers’ Adams Classical Civilisation @HA_CivDept]

Year 12 are enjoying the wonderful artefacts of the British museum.

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

Fun Facts: the Latin for Werewolf is Versipellis. This is an amalgam of ‘versus’ (turned) and ‘pellis’ (skin). The ‘were’ in Werewolf comes from an Old English word, ‘wer’ meaning ‘man’. And Lycanthrope contain the Greek words λύκος (wolf) and ἄνθρωπος (person). Boo!

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

https://t.co/Q8BsMEg3iY

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

🔗 Take a closer look at who's who in the ancient Greek and Roman pantheon here: https://t.co/IIVVgT0He0

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

Colores in #Latin

Posting this, I’m reminded of @aylosro1 suggestion for the translation of pride; ferocia. Mensis Ferociae felix tibi sit.

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

Welcome to June or - in Latin - mensis Iunius. There were 3 theories among the Romans explaining the month’s name. 1. It came from the goddess Iuno, queen of gods 2. It derived from iuniores, young people 3. It celebrates Lucius Junius Brutus, founder of the Roman republic.

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

This #MythologyMonday, I'm recognising some of the more obscure #Roman deities:

Cardea, goddess of hinges
Fornax, goddess of ovens
Mefitis, goddess of poisonous volcanic & swamp gases
Sterquilinus, god of agricultural fertiliser
Verminus, a god who protected cattle from disease

[Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79]

It has been really poignant and a privilege to witness firsthand the excavation of the room with the two newly discovered skeletons in #Pompeii and to follow the piecing together of the story of their tragic and violent deaths told through painstaking archaeological work.

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

On this day - May 9 - Romans awoke at midnight to usher in the Lemuria. The eldest male would walk through the house throwing black beans over his shoulder, hoping that they would distract the lemures, undead spirits that had come to carry off members of the family.

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

One last post for #MayThe4th. haec non sunt droida quae quaeris : these are not the droids you’re looking for

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

On this day - May the Fourth - the ancient Romans gathered in feast to commemorate the end of the Bella Stellaria (Stellar Wars) and to celebrate the fall of the Imperium. NUMEN TECUM SIT : MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU #MayThe4thBeWithYou

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Good luck to everyone running the #LondonMarathon today!

According to Herodotus, the original ‘marathon runner’ was a messenger called Pheidippides, who ran from Athens to Sparta to ask for help against the Persian forces, covering 260km in two days 🏃‍♂‍https://t.co/hAmp2ARGCd

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

On this day - April 5 - the Romans celebrated a most special day, the festival of Fortuna Publica. This goddess cares for the good fortune of all peoples and all communities. sit dies esse felix omnibus vobis, sodales.

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

Beware the Ides of March!

[Haberdashers’ Adams Classical Civilisation @HA_CivDept]

A great trip to the British Museum with my lovely Class Civ group. Really enjoyable day!

[Gabriel Zuchtriegel @GZuchtriegel]

New excavations in #pompeii , regio 9, insula 10 : 2nd floor-walls begin to appear, looks exciting! 👍

[The Classics Library @StephenJenkin]

Hercules on the Appian Way!

Ancient statue of Hercules emerges from Rome sewer repairs | Italy | The Guardian https://t.co/10qEgo0Edx

[The Classics Library @StephenJenkin]

What Are Alexander the Great’s Most Important Accomplishments?

https://t.co/kEjvPkvFWc