Peter Maskell

Head of Classics. Tweeting about Latin, Greek & Ancient History. All views my own.

[Eduardo García-Molina @eduardo_garcmol]

Some of you owe Caligula an apology for questioning Incitatus’ qualifications for consul.

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

The Roman 'Cannibal'. While this marble statue might initially seem to show a cannibal tucking into a human arm, it is in fact just one half of a larger statue group depicting two boys playing the popular ancient game of knucklebones. Quarrelling over the game, one of the boys bites the arm of his (now missing) opponent. 1st century AD, found in the Baths of Titus, Rome.

[Ira @lingoira]

Learned something fascinating today! 🤯

Spanish nouns derive from Latin nouns in their accusative form, whereas Italian nouns generally derive from Latin nouns in their nominative form.

Well, that clarifies things! 🤓

#langtwt

[Peter Maskell @pmmaskell]

Saw the door of St Edwards in Stow-on-the-Wold and thought of yew.

[Stephen Kelly @StephenPKelly]

Genuinely impossible not to read this in the voice of Gonzo

[Gary Delaney: On tour @GaryDelaney]

Actually Frankincense was the name of the perfume’s creator.

[A.Benítez-Burraco @abenitezburraco]

Are all human languages equally complex? 👇
Meta-analyses of 28 complexity metrics applied to texts written in overall 80 typologically diverse languages:
- partially support the trade-off hypothesis
- fully support the equi-complexity hypothesis
https://t.co/lWfGvoeU0U

[Peter Maskell @pmmaskell]

@SimmonsLondon Hello - I visited your Putney bar early on 10 Dec. I paid to leave my Barbour peacoat in the cloakroom, but when I came to collect it turned out to have been lost. I left my contact details with the manager but have heard nothing further. Could you investigate? 🙏

[Kris Wilson @_KrisWilson_]

It's that time of year where I post this one

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

The continents can be arranged to look like a chicken

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

hey who wants to see my costume, it's—wait no don't actually look

[Chapps @chapps]

I *finally* got to visit the Roman houses on the Celian Hill. The property began as an insula with shops and storehouses and evolved into a large single house. In the Room of the Genii, frescoes of winged young men appear with Erotes harvesting grapes and a variety of birds. 1/

[𝔇𝔯 𝔈𝔪𝔪𝔞 𝔍. 𝔚𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔰 @Emma_J_Wells]

This is such a fantastic idea (non-invasive yet clear): Using luminous light shows via drones to illuminate the footprints of the destroyed aspects of historic monuments — by Cyberdrone Drone Shows.

[James Corke-Webster @jcorkewebster]

Thing I have learned today: the word ‘money’ comes the Temple of Juno Moneta, in which the Roman Republican mint was located. Mind blown, and it’s only 10am.

[Peter Maskell @pmmaskell]

Wonderful that the art direction of Pan’s Labyrinth continues to inspire ❤️

[ArtNouveauDeco @NouveauDeco]

Can watch this over and over again.120 yr old clip of the Wuppertal Suspension Railway in Germany, 1902. The footage is colorized and speed adjusted. The "Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" opened in 1901. It is still in use, moving 25 million passengers annually.

[PL @lemesipa]

Looking for a Latin teacher at Harris Chafford Hundred - secondary state school to start immediately this September due to the increase demands of Latin. If you know anyone who might be interested, direct them to me @classicsforall @Classical_Assoc @Caecilius_CLC @TheRomanSoc

[Peter Maskell @pmmaskell]

A high watermark for this website 😅

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

It's nice but do you have any sans-seraph fonts?