jamie sobolewski

is it nap time yet?

[jamie sobolewski @jamiesobo]

@WildishJanzina Yeah, I remember - they are besties

[World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia]

Today in #history: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. (49 BCE) #OnThisDay

Read more: https://t.co/79IkdKSAWQ

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

I can finally cross this off my "to-do" list.

#BetterLateThanNever

[jamie sobolewski @jamiesobo]

@MrsShaverAPUSH Haha meant toga!

[jamie sobolewski @jamiesobo]

@MrsShaverAPUSH Hamilton still has his yoga on! #romans4eva

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

The most widely-used language in the Roman Empire was Greek and learning it became an essential part of a high-ranking Roman's education.

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

Sacred Geese once saved the Roman Republic from utter destruction when in 390 BC, their honking alerted the Roman defenders on the Capitoline Hill to a group of Gauls trying to stealthily scale the hill.

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline hill was the most important in Rome. Dedicated to the important Capitoline triad — the King of the gods Jupiter "the Best and Greatest", his wife Juno, and daughter Minerva, it played a key role in Roman public life

[jamie sobolewski @jamiesobo]

@MrsShaverAPUSH OMG I knew we were such good friends but you have a snow village too??????

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

Because I was late to the cannibal feast, they gave me the cold shoulder.

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

Monte Testaccio is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of ancient Roman pottery.

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

In 216 BC, at Cannae is southern Italy, Rome suffered one of its most crushing defeats at the hands of Hannibal Barca. The Romans outnumbered Hannibal but he lured them into a trap and destroyed them. Over 50,000 Romans perished.

[Roman History @romanhistory1]

Today 19BC Virgil died at Brindisi, Italy. An ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid.

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

How Clovis Created a Basis for French National Identity in the 5th and 6th Centuries https://t.co/1UjHbPoMtu

[Ancient History Hit @AncientsHH]

The Romans fought at the famous Thermopylae in 191 BC against King Antiochus III. The Romans had read their history books and used the mountain pass to bypass Antiochus' defence, just as the Persians had done nearly three hundred years earlier

[HSHS Latin Club @HSHSLatinClub]

Sic Semper Tyrannis!

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

On this day - April 25 - Romans gathered at the fifth milestone of the Via Claudia to honour Robigus, the god of - wait for it - mildew and grain rust. The Robigalia - as it was called - sadly involved the sacrifice of a rust coloured dog.

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Sure, Thanos is singularly evil. But I bet he flunked Astro 101.

He wants to kill half of all living things to save the other half — due to limited resources.

But the universe has vastly more resources than can possibly be consumed by civilizations that have access to space.

[HSHS Latin Club @HSHSLatinClub]

We will be having a meeting next Monday 4/8 during B lunch in 3612! We will be discussing an upcoming party for Rome’s birthday!!🎉

[Wake County Public School System @WCPSS]

Congratulations to our first of 10 Teacher of the Year finalists! Melissa Richer, Spanish teacher @HSHSnews! We will be tweeting Surprise Patrol visits throughout the day! Stay tuned!