Immortals

Immortals is a re-enactment group specialising in the Persian forces of the Greco-Persian wars, 5th century BC.

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

@genia_in_tauris @HistoricEchoes That is really quite excellent! We appreciate the effort and talent that has gone into such a beautiful piece.

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📌 Mark your calendar to join SASA’s 2nd Birthday Bash Fundraiser!

🗓 April 6th - 12th, 2022

🥳 Our goal for this crowdfunding campaign is $6,000. Including up to $1,500 pledged funds from our generous matching donors!

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

Week 2 is over and the Babylonian Rebels have taken it!

This week is Phoenecian (681-539BC) versus Libyan (549-301BC)! Let us know who you think will win.

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

Week 1 is over! We are proud to say the Persians won, progressing to round 2! Next, we have Babylonian Revolts (522-482 BCE) vs. Skythians/Saka (550-301 BCE). Historically unlikely, but it's possible the Persians used Skythian troops to put down a revolt. Good luck contenders!

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

New discovery: helmets and weapons found in a sanctuary on the acropolis of Elea, Italy. They are probably offerings made after the naval battle of Alalia (540 BC)

https://t.co/Cd2LkAIi7S

#archaeology

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

This week is Arab (1000-313 BC) vs Achaemenid Persian (545-481 BC) – perhaps an Arab border raid on the southern reaches of the empire. Let us know who you think will win this round!

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We're running a Fields of Glory tournament! We will have set nations each week and our members play as many games as they like as those nations, against as many opponents as they can find.

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The results will be reported at the end of the week and tallied. Whichever nation has the most victories will go on to the next round, until we get a final winner! Weeks will run from Saturday 6pm GMT, after which we announce the results.

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

These are excellent! More little glass dogs should feature in our living history displays.

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Egyptian/Phoenician Glass Dog Head Bead, 6th-4th Century BC. Private Collection.

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Ancient Athenian Horses

A thread about horse bones from thousands of years ago
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[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

Here at Immortals we're trying to compile a "shopping guide" for our members and fellow ancient reenactors. If you have any good sources for equipment, materials, clothing, books etc for a budding 6th-4th Century BCE reenactor, drop them in the comments!

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If you're an aspiring scholar or student, SASA is providing free three-week Reading Groups this January, completely free of charge. These will be in a discussion format lead by SASA educational ambassadors. See the original post and links for more details.

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📚 SASA Reading Groups are here!

✨ FREE 3-week Reading Groups, are a great way to get involved with specialist aspects of the ancient past without any prior knowledge requirement.

➡️ Click here to RSVP now, limited spots available: https://t.co/rJvXHoqexA

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

In their final episode of covering the game 'Hades', SASA will be talking to the creative director and writer, Greg Kasavin. Be sure to check out this installment of the SASA archaeogaming series tomorrow, 2pm EST.

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🤩 We are thrilled to announce Greg Kasavin (@kasavin), Creative Director & Writer @SupergiantGames is joining SASA Gamers Kate Minniti (@ammit_) & @Alex_Vandewalle at AIMS!

🗓Dec. 17 @ 2pm EST

➡️Register, here: https://t.co/jyi1W2uOzM

➡️Follow SASA: https://t.co/hNASTSIQFc

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

On of our committee members has made an incredible effort on an impression of Persian iron scale armour. The design is based on scale finds in the Achaemenid empire as well as the imagery on Greek pottery of armoured Persians from the 5th Century BCE. Well done!

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

We are now officially a society for over a year today! We have had our first show, transitioned from fully online activity, acquired insurance, teamed up with @AncientSave, hosted talks from academics, and welcomed many new members. We're looking forward to year 2!

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

The SASA Halloween bash fundraiser starts today! Be sure to go check out their free events!

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👻 SASA Halloween Bash Fundraiser begins TODAY! For the next 10 days, SASA will be presenting new and exciting Events exploring the ancient world, absolutely FREE!

🗓 October 25th - November 3rd, 2021

➡️ Learn more about the Halloween Bash, here: https://t.co/uS1OFKumHo

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

Our partners at SASA are starting a 10 day Halloween bash on the 25th to celebrate their success. The events are free and open to the public, with lots to check out!

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🎃We are thrilled to announce SASA’s Halloween Bash fundraiser!

🗓 October 25th - November 3rd, 2021

➡️Click here to learn more about SASA’s Halloween Bash fundraiser: https://t.co/uS1OFKumHo

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

We have members who are making their own scale armour, and we look forward to showcasing their efforts in the future!

Source: https://t.co/EDORGeevKP

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

For this week’s #ObjectThursday we present an example of Achaemenid era armour. Pictured are some of the two thousand iron armour scales, recovered in a room of the Palace of Apries, at Memphis. These are dated to around 525 - 304 BC by the excavator.

[Immortals @Immortalsgroup]

These are typical of descriptions and other finds of Achaemenid armour, similar to previous scale armour of the Neo-Assyrians. Common features of Achaemenid scale are the rounded bottom, small size, bronze or iron, and 2 or more holes to fix the scales to a leather backing.