Derek Sparks

Blessed Husband & Father, Longhorn for life 🤘🏼, History Aficionado, Martial Arts & Bruce Lee fan

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

Two beautiful #Roman necklaces, made from gold with pearls & emeralds for decoration; these were originally worn by women in Roman Spain some 1700-2100 years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

A #Roman mosaic octopus, found in a villa at Villaquejida (Spain) - laid some 1800-1900 years ago, but still looking fabulous today #MosaicMonday

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

(Augustan) Arch of the Sergii in Pula, Croatia. @AncientRomeLive

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

Amphitheater by the sea today: Pula

[Following Hadrian @carolemadge]

#ReliefWednesday - Side A of the two-sided relief in red sandstone depicting Mithras the hunter on horseback, galloping and shooting arrows. From a Mithraeum found at Dieburg (Germany).

This side is divided into eleven panels by horizontal and vertical rims. In its centre, a representation of Mithras, a horseman in a short tunic and a flying cloak. The god, whose head is damaged, shoots an arrow from his bow. Before the horse stands a tree. On either side, a torchbearer in Oriental dress stands cross-legged upon a krater. The left one lifts a torch with both hands; the right one holds a torch upwards with his left hand and points it downwards with his right hand. Next to the right torchbearer, an animal with long ears (probably a hare) is represented. Mithras, as a horseman, is accompanied by three large dogs. Around this main scene are various other representations depicting the life of Mithras.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/jQIUOer23b

Museum Schloss Fechenbach, Dieburg, Germany.

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

Underneath the Villa of Diocletian in Split - these subterranean vaults are some of the best preserved features of the residence. @AncientRomeLive

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

From above- well preserved Temple of Jupiter (converted into a baptistery) nearby the peristyle of the retirement villa of Diocletian in Split. @AncientRomeLive

[Following Hadrian @carolemadge]

#AmphitheatreSaturday - The semi-amphitheatre of Andesina (Grand, France) is a massive, 149-metre-long Gallic-style arena. Built around AD 80 and carved into a natural hillside, this unique half-oval structure could seat roughly 17,000 spectators. Sections of the massive outer walls, axial corridors, animal cages, and sacella (small chapels) remain visible.

The structure was an integral part of a massive pilgrimage site dedicated to Apollo Grannus, a Celtic-Roman healing god. Pilgrims visited to seek healing and perform rituals at a nearby magical water source.

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

A #Roman gem, once set into a ring, which is carved with the image of a left foot - not the most common design for this type of gem, but a lovely piece of work nonetheless! #Archaeology

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

Rome raised a Germanic boy, trained him, made him an officer. They trusted him.

In 9 AD he led three legions into Germania — and turned on them. None came back.

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"Teutoburg Forest" by historyreforged

[Following Hadrian @carolemadge]

#EpigraphyTuesday - Monumental inscription from a triumphal arch dedicated to Hadrian, discovered near the camp of the Sixth Legion at Tel Shalem in Judea.

The inscription, in three lines, had belonged to a large triumphal arch erected, presumably in AD 136, by order of the Roman Senate to commemorate the suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt. A proposed reconstruction of the inscription was prepared in 1999 by Professor Werner Eck of the University of Cologne, a renowned scholar of ancient Roman history. According to W. Eck, the inscription reads (with the expansion of abbreviations):

Imp(eratori) Cae[s(ari) divi T]ra[iani Par]/th[i]ci f(ilio) d[ivi Nervae nep(oti) Tr]aiano [Hadriano Aug(usto)] / pon[t]if(ici) m[ax(imo) trib(unicia) pot(estate) XX? imp(eratori) I]I co(n)s(uli) [III p(atri) p(atriae) s(enatus) p(opulus)q(ue) R(omanus)?]

“To the Emperor Caesar, son of the deified Trajan Parthicus, grandson of the deified Nerva, Trajan Hadrian Augustus, chief priest, holder of tribunician power for the twentieth time (?) , acclaimed imperator for the second time, consul for the third time, father of the fatherland, [the Senate and People of Rome (?)]”

The impressive dimensions of the inscription – about 11 m wide – and the size of the letters – 41cm high in the first line – show that the inscription belonged to a monumental arch similar to the Arch of Titus in Rome, erected after his death to commemorate his conquest of Jerusalem.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

Today 421AD The Eastern Roman/Byzantine Emperor, Theodosius II married Aelia Eudocia. Also known as Saint Eudocia, she is important for her literary work which entwines her pagan upbringing with her conversion to Christianity

[Texas Softball @TexasSoftball]

lit the tower for our back-to-back national champions 🤘

#HookEm

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

Underground House of Venus, Bulla Regia- a unique housing development in the ancient world.

[HornSports @HornSports]

Light it up @TexasSoftball. Again. #HookEm

[Sarah @Sarah404BC]

Rare Roman ring found in field will go on display in Somerset

https://t.co/ldsAi7mL31

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

In 212 AD, Caracalla did what no emperor had dared: he made every free man in the empire a Roman citizen — millions, in one decree.

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"CAESARS | CARACALLA" by Neural_Fiction

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man."

A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.

Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

From the archive: Known as the Mazarrón II, the ship was located just six feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean, roughly 200 feet away from a beach called Playa de la Isla. https://t.co/xH1ldSAp5T