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It's #PhallusThursday and time to party! I'm wearing my party outfit of a cloak, a wreath crown, and absolutely nothing else; I'm bringing an #amphora and an enormous #Roman sausage! From c. 50 BCE, in a fresco possibly from the #necropolis of #VillaPamphili. #AncientBluesky 🏺
DIONYSIAC FIGURE, C. 50 BCE. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. This detail of a fresco bought from a French nobleman in 1873 shows part of a Bacchic dance in a garden, in a fresco that is said to have come from the necropolis of Villa Doria Pamphilj and probably does. This mostly naked man with right arm upraised in celebration is already drunk and in movement, carrying an amphora in the crook of his arm. His lineaments are sketched in with red paint and this is almost more of a drawing than a painting, but it's all expertly done with great economy. He's nude from his navel down, and his long phallus is delineated by a line that ends in a dot at the tip of his foreskin. Remember that for the Romans, you were not offensively naked unless the foreskin was retracted.
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ November 27, 2025 – rogueclassicism
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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ November 27, 2025
=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Ancient remains in Sapanca Lake may date back to Late Antiquity Scoro…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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A Remarkably Rich Roman-Era Funeral Pyre Discovered in Southwestern France - Arkeonews
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A Remarkably Rich Roman-Era Funeral Pyre Discovered in Southwestern France - Arkeonews
A remarkably rich Roman-era funeral pyre was discovered in Dordogne, France, revealing a rare 1st–2nd century cremation structure with luxury
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November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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(693) Israel Archaeology Land Seizure Sparks Outrage - YouTube
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Israel to Seize 445 Acres in West Bank for Ancient Biblical Site
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November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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(693) The sarcophagus in the Great Pyramid is too big! - YouTube
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The sarcophagus in the Great Pyramid is too big!
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November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Oedipus on Broadway: A Greek tragedy for the disinformation age | CNN
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Oedipus on Broadway: A Greek tragedy for the disinformation age | CNN
Revered British actors Lesley Manville and Mark Strong re-imagine “Oedipus Rex,” the ancient world’s most famous tragedy, as a contemporary political thriller.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The Suspicious Death Of Consul Afranius Dexter And The Chaotic Trial Of His Suspected Killers - The Historian's Hut
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The Suspicious Death Of Consul Afranius Dexter And The Chaotic Trial Of His Suspected Killers - The Historian's Hut
Around the year 105, during the reign of Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117), a high-profile death investigation rocked the Roman Empire. Afranius Dexter, a Roman consul—the highest Roman government position u...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Socrates and Alcibiades, by Kristian Zahrtmann (1843 – 1917) - The Historian's Hut
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Socrates and Alcibiades, by Kristian Zahrtmann (1843 – 1917) - The Historian's Hut
This painting, by the Danish artist Kristian Zahrtmann (1843 – 1917), features the famous philosopher Socrates (on the left) and one of his more infamous pupils, Alcibiades (on the right), who both li...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Marguerite Yourcenar's lyrical excavations - Apollo Magazine
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Marguerite Yourcenar's lyrical excavations
Best known for her 1951 novel ‘Memoirs of Hadrian’, the writer also applied her gift for summoning the past to essays on Dürer, Michelangelo, Piranesi et al., writes Tim Smith-Laing
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November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Graham Hancock Searches for His Lost Civilization in the Sahara - JASON COLAVITO
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Graham Hancock Searches for His Lost Civilization in the Sahara
​In social media postings earlier this week, Graham Hancock said that his new book, set to be published in the spring of 2027, will explore the claim that evidence for an advanced lost civilization...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Archeologists Showcase Greek Warrior-Princess Finds
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November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The World's Oldest Letters - The Ancients | Acast
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The World's Oldest Letters | The Ancients
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November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Episode 167 - The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 2 - The Partial Historians - Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
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Episode 167 - The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 2 - The Partial Historians - Ancient Roman History with smart ladies
The Romans and Gauls meet at the Battle of the Alia in 390 BCE. We explore how the battle ends and what happens in the wake of the clash.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Crime Scene Ephesus - Cleopatra and Rome
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Crime Scene Ephesus - Cleopatra and Rome
The exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna will open on October 20, 2026 and run throufh March 29, 2027.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Hera Sanctuary on the Sele River reopens with new archaeological trail
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Hera Sanctuary on the Sele River reopens with new archaeological trail
After eleven years of closure, the sanctuary of Hera Argiva is accessible again thanks to a project of the Archaeological Parks of Paestum and Velia. The
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November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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AI Set to Transform Archaeological Protection at Vindolanda Roman Fort
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AI Set to Transform Archaeological Protection at Vindolanda Roman Fort
A new pilot by the Vindolanda Trust, Kassandra and the UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) will use AI to turn millions of data points into real-time insights about what is happening beneath the ...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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ANE Today, 27 November 2025 - The Ancient Near East Today
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ANE Today, 27 November 2025
Animal Dung and Energy, Excessive and Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible, plus the usual round-up of news and media.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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[paywalled] What did the Romans ever do for us? They brought cats to Britain
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November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The Mask of Agamemnon in China: Ancient Artifact Meets 3D Technology - GreekReporter.com
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GreekReporter.com - Greek News from Greece and the World
Greek news from Greece and the world, get the latest updates on business, economy, Greek travel, recipes, Ancient Greek culture and more.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Roman mosaic to go on permanent display in Colchester
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Roman mosaic to go on permanent display in Colchester
The project in Colchester is expected to be completed by the second half of next year.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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(692) 10 Ancient History Myths Busted in 2025 - YouTube
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10 Ancient History Myths Busted in 2025
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November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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[paywalled] Using iconodiagnosis to introduce medical students to dwarfism: the case of an ancient Greek chous | springermedicine.com
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November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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How can white marble provenance studies change our perception of the stone trade in the Roman Empire: analysing inland Thrace, a terra incognita | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
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How can white marble provenance studies change our perception of the stone trade in the Roman Empire: analysing inland Thrace, a terra incognita - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - How can white marble provenance studies change our perception of the stone trade in the Roman Empire: analysing inland Thrace, a terra incognita
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November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Pompeii, RePAIR The research project for the reassembly of fragmented frescoes using an “intelligent robot” comes to an end - Pompeii Sites
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Pompeii, RePAIR The research project for the reassembly of fragmented frescoes using an “intelligent robot” comes to an end - Pompeii Sites
Pompeii, RePAIR The research project for the reassembly of fragmented frescoes using an “intelligent robot” comes to an end Research and experimentation in Pompeii between archaeology, artificial inte...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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If ancient Romans didn't understand calories, how was their theory of nutrition so accurate? | HistoryExtra
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If ancient Romans didn't understand calories, how was their theory of nutrition so accurate?
The people of ancient Rome didn’t have access to modern science, but they still developed complex – and incredibly intuitive – theories on how nutrition worked
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November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM