Meggie Macdonald

Independently fussing around in classical scholarship, researching gladiators and domestic Roman art. #roundup and #deadlinks projects on the go. Enjoy!

[Meggie Macdonald @gladiatorgirl]

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[King of Megcenae @agameganon]

Well yes of course it is - it’s a Hollywood film.
I think all Classicists should be banned from talking about the movies if all they have to say is ‘well it’s not historically accurate’ or to explain ‘what actually happened’ because that’s an inane and worthless contribution.

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

A #Roman double-handled vessel made of a lovely pale blue glass. It was made about 1900-2000 years ago, & was subsequently used in a burial as a container for cremated remains (Photo: Sothebys) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

A Cycladic idol, 2500-2000BC.
During the Early Bronze Age figurines were made from marble on the Cyclades, islands in the Aegean Sea. The most common are female figurines with folded arms. Most of them were found in graves.The intended purpose of these figurines remains unknown

[Tom Gauld @tomgauld]

My cartoon for the @GuardianBooks autumn reading special.

[🇬🇷Eᴘɪʀᴜs•Mᴀᴄᴇᴅᴏɴɪᴀ•Tʜʀᴀᴄᴇ🇬🇷✨🫒 @greece_northern]

The Mycenaean tomb known as "Treasury of Atreus", 1250 BC

[Angela O'Brien @GrecianGirly]

🏛 Visited the ancient site of Termessos today. Spectacular! Here is a video of the theatre. The original Hellenistic theatre was built in the early 2nd century BCE. Renovations were made during the time of Augustus, (ca 62 BCE – 14 CE), with further modifications being made in the 2nd and 4th centuries CE. The capacity was about 4,800. The theatre was destroyed and the city of Termessos abandoned in the 5th century CE following a devastating earthquake.

[Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb]

Just received my editor copy of ‘Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World’. A pleasure to work with Greg, Karolina, and @chrissieplastow, our contributors, and the amazing @clare_litt for @LivUniPress @AntiquityWomen Details: https://t.co/3WdoVh0CPw #Classics

[Angela O'Brien @GrecianGirly]

🏛 Had the most amazing day at Sagalassos yesterday. What a fantastic site! It has everything! Kudos to the archaeologists who are doing a most wonderful job there. One of the most spectacular sites I have ever been to. https://t.co/OcknFOaS2D

[Dr Jo Ball @DrJEBall]

A #Roman gladiatorial helmet. In 1766 it was found in the gladiator barracks at #Pompeii where it had lain since the eruption of #Vesuvius in AD 79 (I hope the gladiator(s) who once wore it managed to get away safely!) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

[Meggie Macdonald @gladiatorgirl]

@ancientlyric Oh congrats! A dream of mine too!

[RoaminTheEmpire @roamintheempire]

#ReliefWednesday; from the Archaeological Museum of #Thessaloniki, a funerary stele for the gladiator Lupercus by his wife Theodora. A boy, Apollonis, holds his helmet on the right. Dated to the 2nd half of the 2nd century CE.

#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Greece

[Amanda Wong @amandawtwong]

Oh my god I love him, I love that 4900 years ago the artist captured the human experience: a bellybutton and existential horror

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

'There is no better learning for life than the study of history – for nothing can more readily teach us how to bravely endure the fickleness of Fortune than the record of other men's misfortunes.'

- Polybius, Histories 1.1.

[Ticia Verveer @ticiaverveer]

A 8,000 year-old clay statuette has been discovered at the Neolithic site of Ulucak Mound in Izmir, western Türkiye.
https://t.co/Frn0QV3HwF

[Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome]

Rome mayor slams the latest act of vandalism at the Colosseum, saying there can be "no space for hooligans and idiots" in a city whose treasures are the heritage of humanity.
https://t.co/ComD7eeREd