Marcus Terentius Varro

Frenemy of Caesar. Writer, and designer of birdhouses. Living in what is literally the worst time to be a Roman. Make Rome great again!

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

The most telling marker of the sheepish group-think of contemporary academia is how *so* many universities decided to abandon their large followings on X and huddle in the pen of BluSky, where they couldn't reach the general public but at least they'd be seen among the in-group.

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

“Asked in 1785, during his interrogation in the Bastille, whether he had any regrets about the life he had led, the Comte de Cagliostro replied that he still felt terrible about the assassination of Pompey the Great.”

I love this sentence so much.

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

My defence against this decline has been one simple policy: buy the books you want and take care and control of that which neither libraries nor digital corporations truly love.

[Jeremy Christiansen @TradVat2]

@nassaujuan Lord, curse me with such a plague!

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

@latinedisce 2

[Eduard Habsburg @EduardHabsburg]

@jordanmcgillis "against whom?"

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

@AntigoneJournal Fabius Pictor or more Varro

[Robert Kearney @Robkearney1981]

"On Monday, 18 May, 2026, the two heads of Churches held a private meeting where they addressed the following issues: ...and THE CONVENING OF A THIRD VATICAN COUNCIL!" 👀

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

tradiderint, posterius propter Tiberinum regem Latinorum mutatum, quod ibi interierit: nam hoc eius ut tradunt sepulcrum.

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

Sed de Tiberis nomine anceps historia. Nam et suum Etruria et Latium suum esse credit, quod fuerunt qui ab Thebri vicino regulo Veientum, dixerint appellatum, primo Thebrim. Sunt qui Tiberim priscum nomen Latinum Albulam vocitatum litteris…

[Magister Iācōbus @latinedisce]

The urge to learn Latin in 2026 AD is real.

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

@free_equal No

[Hermahai @hermahai]

1/ According to the Linear B' tablets found in the Palace of Pylos, Poseidon appears to have held the central position in the religious pantheon, surpassing Zeus in importance. He was the patron of the royal house and the city at large, as well as the main recipient of offerings.

[rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist]

French researcher cracks 4,000-year-old Elamite script from Iran - France 24
https://t.co/phiLjU6KCj

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

@AntigoneJournal @red_loeb @jash147 Oh nooo….

[Marcus Terentius Varro @VarroMarcus]

@AntigoneJournal Varro, aulus gellius, priscian, isidore of seville. Anything of early latin also, or commentary on it. Or a commentary on homeric greek 🕵️‍♂️

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

Time for the Antigone Spring Books Give-away! 40+ books and pamphlets on offer worldwide. Just repost this message and follow us, and on Sunday 3 names will be drawn. 1st chooses 20 things, 2nd 12, 3rd gets the rest. We'll add details of the items over coming days. Good luck all!

[Magister Iācōbus @latinedisce]

I am a proud Roman Catholic.

I love Ancient Rome and the Western Civilisation.

I follow the path of Tradition.

I don't really care much about the rest.

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

Exercises from a textbook designed to prepare 16/17-year-olds for university entrance exams in the 1860s. The full book can be read here: https://t.co/TxfiMQyUOy