Over the years the @LEGO_Group has released five Romans within their Collectable Minifigures range. It is a shame they are all male. They are also all third declension, but I’m guessing that’s just a coincidence.
The Pantheon's dome has been standing for over 2000 years and is still the largest concrete dome that is not reinforced. Imagine the pressure that this dome is exerting and the math that must have gone behind this design and construction.
Who’s ready to rock Back To School Night? This magistra is!!! I’m so excited to partner with our amazing families as we spend the year adventuring through Latin! @WeAreOLu
On #ThisDayinHistory 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of #Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. https://t.co/HaSFjoKvTg
I’ve just found out - gratias tibi ago, @romanhistory1 - that today is the anniversary of the Fall of Troy. This was one of my first attempts at photographing Lego, and is still one of my favourites.
A man speaks [fatur] who first releases from his mouth a sound that has a meaning. From this, children are called infants [lit. the ‘unspeaking’] before they can do this; when they can do this, they are said “to speak”. #Varro