Belisarius

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. — Marcus Aurelius

[Belisarius @Belisarian]

@NaoimhGheilt @AN_tekoa I am the Emperor Justinian’s Sword, the Magister Militum, and the Last of the Romans. Where the Emperor Justinian had vision, there I took action. I might also be a dinosaur.

[Belisarius @Belisarian]

@whitefeelimgs @tracewoodgrains @CameronCorduroy His private address? Bar sites usually have a public address like an office, and the private office for mail, dues, etc. is *not* public. Is it the same address in this case?

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

So @_Dragases_ has provided some good additions to this list (I'll link his thread at the end) but I wanted to as well.

The issue with this list is that it is all emperors and generals - you will come away knowing a lot of events, but little of Roman society or culture. 1/

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

One of my most favourite #glass vessels: A marvellous #Roman vessel in the form of a #pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd c. AD

Photo: Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln

#RomanArchaeology

[Dr. Michael J. Taylor @DrMichaelJTayl1]

When someone else wished to know why Sparta was without walls, he pointed to the citizens in full armour and said, "These are the Spartans' walls."
(Plutarch Moralia 210 E, trans. Perrin)

By 371 BC, there were fewer than 1000 adult male Spartan citizens (Aristotle Pol. 2.1270a)

[Belisarius @Belisarian]

@James99357 @MattBrownEP Their academic scholarship is guaranteed. Unsure about stipends like housing or food.

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@James99357 @MattBrownEP They can just stay at Colorado and not play football, yes.

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Are stained glass windows the most underrated form of art?

(This is the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, built nearly 800 years ago)

[Belisarius @Belisarian]

@HumanSeasons @HistoryBoomer And you present that argument by appealing the ruling within legal process, not undermining the credibility of the court system

[Following Hadrian @carolemadge]

The sarcophagi room of the new Iznik Archaeological Museum.

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

What a fabulous aerial view of the Acropolis at #Athens - a site I would love to be right now!

Photo: Christos Kapoulas

#Greece

[Arys🏺🪶 @ArysPan]

Mycenaean gold cup with depiction of octopuses.
Midea/Dendra, 15th-14th century BC.

National Archaeological Museum Athens

[Symmachus 📜🏺 @Symmach_]

The Antonine Fountain in Sagalassos, Türkiye.

Built under the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161 - 180 CE), restoration work was completed in 2022, allowing fresh water to once again flow from the ancient reservoir.

#Classics #Roman #History #Turkiye #Archaeology

[Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79]

Predominantly a monochrome mosaic but dotted with flashes of vibrant colour whether it is the red tongue of the panting guard dog, the greenery of the tree’s foliage or the turquoise of a peacock’s plumage.
House of Paquius Proculus, #Pompeii
#MosaicMonday

[Belisarius @Belisarian]

@strxwmxn @LoganFizzle @ElijahSchaffer 1943? Barbarossa was in 1941, so hard to say they joined two years later.

[Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79]

The extraordinary scenes of industrious little cherubs selling wine, as goldsmiths, & making perfume.
Since the recent conservation of this frieze decorating a dining room in the House of the Vettii, #Pompeii the intricate details of each brush stroke pop out at you
#FrescoFriday

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@RossTheBoss617 @ymmvgreatly @aquafreshXTREME @DKThomp Administrators

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@waligore @Mc70599 @M0nkeybus1nesss @glukianoff @StanfordLaw I believe the legal argument would actually be that the admin breached its event speech policy, recklessly or intentionally.

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@BadHippa @masonpelt @Sebastian_Hols @stevanzetti @jessesingal This is ironically a bad HIPAA take.

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@BookofOak @ruhlax_guy @lildustycusty @jessesingal For HIPAA violations?