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Archaeologists at the Roman Magna Fort near Hadrian’s Wall have unearthed a 2,000-year-old leather shoe measuring 32cm long—possibly the largest Roman shoe ever found in Britain.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/magna-fort-shoe-0022193
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Daedalus, Icarus, and Pasiphaë
This #MosaicMonday we celebrate this gorgeously detailed mosaic panel. Pasiphaë, attended by a young woman and Trophos, watch on as Daedslus and Icarus work on a wooden effigy. Eros with a cheeky bull’s head are hidden under Pasiphaë’s stool.
The 19th century statue of the late #medieval #Roman tribune Cola di Rienzo, on a base made from #recycled #ancient architectural and sculptural fragments, on the Capitoline Hill. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
Brand New Episode - Shirts Off for Virtus!
We continue to follow the adventures of that most amazing of Romans: Marcus Furius Camillus! This is one of his real shining moments of virtus. Join us for his adventures with a Faliscan school teacher 
#AncientRome #History #Podcast
https://partialhistorians.com/2025/06/12/episode-162-shirts-off-for-virtus/
A late #BumDayMonday to start the work week after Whit Monday.
This painting by Jacque-Louis David, depicts Romulus' bum in the "Intervention of the Sabine Women". The Sabines, neighbours of early Rome, attack the Romans to take back the women they abducted. The women intervene, pleading the warriors on both sides to stop the bloodshed. It was painted 1796-1799 as a plea for the people to reunite after the bloodshed of the French Revolution.
It’s theatre time this #MosaicMonday with a troupe offering a comedic performance (the smiling masks are the giveaway!). The play itself we’re not sure about but the tambourine, small cymbals, and the double flute share a connection with the goddess Cybele.
The mosaic was found in the so-called Villa of Cicero near Pompeii and is now held in the MAN Napoli.
A belated #FrescoFriday with this beautiful golden hued fragment that depicts Urania, the muse of astronomy. This gorgeous fragment comes from the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii and is now held in Louvre Museum, Paris.
Varro Varius by D.J. Butterfield, 2020
Rome produced no man more erudite, eclectic, and energetic than Marcus Terentius Varro (116-24 BC). Over a long and busy life, set against the backdrop of near-constant social and political upheaval, Varro studied and codified almost every conceivable topic for intellectual enquiry.
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#ancient #roman sculptural group of the Niobids, killed by the gods Artemis and Apollo, discovered near Ciampino just outside #rome in 2011. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #ancientart
The Gladiator Mosaic
The stunning detail of the Gladiator Mosaic uncovered in 1834 on the Via Casilina outside Rome are now held in the Villa Borghese.
It’s #FrescoFriday and today we honour Agriculture in all her divine manifestations. This figure with her basket of first fruits and the hints of a plough is fairly strutting into the weekend!
Brace yourselves! We have a brand new episode coming out later this week. We’ll be talking to Dr Jane Draycott about her latest book ‘Fulvia: the woman who broke all the rules in ancient Rome’. Fulvia lived during the turmoil of the late republic and what a life she led!
This #MosaicMonday we travel to the ancient theatre as two women visit a witch - whatever the witch has heard does NOT seem to please her!
Villa del Cicerone, Pompeii
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Part of an basalt quarry (the stone used for paving #roman roads) on the via Appia, near the #ancient tomb of Caecilia Metella. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory
10 MILLION views!
We’re celebrating a milestone today! Dr G’s TED-Ed collaboration on the Vestal Virgins has reached over 10 million people across the globe. Just goes to show how these amazing priestesses continue to capture our fascination thousands of years after the closure of the aedes in the forum.
The eternal flame of Vesta continues to burn in our hearts.
Huge kudos the animators and production team who helped bring this project to life - the artistry is still something I admire to this day. You can check out the video and the lesson that accompanies it in the link in our bio 
#ancient #roman terracotta water pipes reused in the windows of a 20th century villa on the via Appia (now the archive of Antonio Cederna at Capo di Bove). #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome @parcoappia
Pan and Hermaphrodite
Pan and Hermaphrodite take centre stage this #FrescoFriday. Found in the House of the Dioscuri at Pompeii, Pan tries to turn away from Hermaphrodite while Hermaphrodite tries to hold Pan closer…
MAN Napoli, inv. 27700.
New Episode - ¿Por Qué No Los Dos?
It’s 395 BCE in ancient Rome! The Romans ended 396 BCE on a high with their success against the southern-most city of the Etruscans, Veii. But is all well in the Roman world? That may depend on which god you talk to…
https://partialhistorians.com/2025/05/15/episode-161-por-que-no-los-dos/
