TheRomandressPhD

Name's Anique. Doing a PhD in 🏛Roman dress @UvA_Amsterdam
Seamstress and reenactor.
Designer of Roman jewellery as 'JustClassic'

[Caithness Broch Project @TheBrochProject]

We're never going to pay for a blue tick
We're never going to promote our posts
We're never going to spam anyone who doesn't want to be spammed by brochs

but damn it, we will continue to post about brochs

And we'd appreciate a wee RT to help people learn all about the CBP :)

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

Sums up the current crisis in Dutch government neatly

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@TakkenRemco @JonaLendering @AnneMariedejon5 Ha! Ik ken zelfs de meeste van die termen niet! 😅

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@SASpeksnijder Hm zwart wit is zo ouderwets 🤔. Maar goed ik ga eens kijken of het bruikbaar is

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

Request for help: I'm looking for a map of Roman Britain ( 2nd/third cent.) with major settlements on it and preferably with administrative borders of civitates. No other stuff or screaming colours. So far I have not found a suitable one online. Tips are welcome!
#romanbritain

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@SASpeksnijder Hey! Dat ga ik eens bekijken. Ja ik heb t boek wel gelezen, maar toen was ik niet actief op zoek naar een kaart dus heb ik dat niet opgeslagen....

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@Durotrigesdig They were just great lovers of mutton I guess

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

The remains of a monumental Roman mausoleum have been found in Soutwark, London. An amazing find!

[Following Hadrian @carolemadge]

The remains of a Roman mausoleum “with an astonishing level of preservation” – believed to be the most intact structure of its kind discovered in Britain – have been unearthed in London.
#RomanBritain #Londinium https://t.co/BAjQIygmzO

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@chapps @ChasingAphrodit I'd like that high-res picture too! Beautiful scene!

[Dr Lacey Bonar Hull @LaceyBonarHull]

I'm doing a bit of reading on medieval cosmetic usage & thought I'd share a bit to dispel the "medieval people were dirty & smelly & didn't care for their bodies" narrative

A more "natural" look was preferred in 13c Italy where a neutral base, pink rouge, black eyeliner,

(1/6?)

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@LaceyBonarHull Please tell us more about beard bags! This is fascinating stuff!

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@quidamabo Look suspiciously like decorative corners from a funerary monument. Definitely not imperial portraits or portraits at all. Wonder what else they'll find!

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

I asked the National Gallery how much money they make from image fees (the licensing cost if you want to publish works in their collection). After initially refusing to answer, they confirmed that actually they lose money. 1/3

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@duxBritanniarum @HoutenPieter @carlosfnorena @abby_fecit Balls of wool look rather dicferently on other reliefs. From personal viewing of these stelae of Nehalennia, I am sure these round shapes are apples/pears.

[Jip Barreveld @BarreveldJip]

So for those of you who aren't tired of reading about monarchy yet, here is my latest blog on early medieval kings and their palaces:

https://t.co/buLuYPKYf9

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@bashoogland De oostertoren ziet er prachtig uit! Het sits behang is mijn favoriete stijl print! ❤️ ik heb er jurken en tassen in ❤️❤️❤️

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@marinamaral2 I feel weirdly challenged to try this now.

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@pete_savin Loved that bar! They serve some sort of honey-beer. Delicious!

[TheRomandressPhD @JSieraden]

@archae_delle Perhaps you can have someone perform a ritual to chase the demons out of your laptop 😉