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The Devil Kitty

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Cat and dog lover, history graduate, reader, gamer, cross stitcher, baker. If you're unsure you should interact with me, know that I once literally told a co-worker who felt the need to comment on religion to me "Mind your tongue, lest I cut it out."

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The Devil Kitty @thedevilkitty.myatproto.social · Apr 4

I've seen people outside the US complaining the residents of the US are doing nothing. That perception is because the media largely isn't covering what's happening around the country. Not that it's a comfort to the rest of the world, but things ARE happening. Here's a thread about what I can confirm

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 2d

A #Roman figurine of a dog, shown lying down with its back legs curled underneath, looking at something behind it. Dogs feature quite prominently in Roman everyday art, associated with loyalty & healing, & valued for their companionship (just like today!) 🐶 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #Archaeology

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Hannah Okon @han-okon.bsky.social · 1d

A fierce #MosaicMonday with this #gladiator from the Bignor Villa. A rudarius (umpire) holds a wand of office (rudus) as he watches a fight between a secutor and retarius.
📷Gaius Cornelius/wikimedia
##AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #archaeology #Roman

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Brittunculus @brittunculus.bsky.social · 1d

For #MosaicMonday, a rather lovely peacock made using blue and green glass tesserae to simulate iridescent plumage. Found in Fenchurch Street, London in 1858 and now in the British Museum.
#RomanBritain #AncientBluesky

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 17h

#ancientbluesky #history #archaeology

There'll be a new video out on YouTube tomorrow with as much blood and gore as I'm allowed, and more about what was going on behind the scenes after Nero's death via my newsletter Acta Populi on Thursday. So sign up!

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Potentially Interesting Roman History | James Coverley | Substack

A Roman historian answers the weird, scandalous, and overlooked questions your schoolbooks were too polite to print. Click to read Potentially Interesting Roman History, by James Coverley, a Substack ...

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 8d

#OnThisDay - 7 October - ca. 14 BC Drusus the Younger, son of the Emperor Tiberius, was born. His death in AD 23 was thought natural, though it was later alleged that he had been poisoned by Sejanus. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: RIC Tiberius 45; ANS 1957.172.1519. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

Obverse of a Roman as: Head of Drusus, bare, left.

Reverse of a Roman as: Legend surrounding large S C.

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 8d

#ancientbluesky #history #skystorians #archaeology #domitian

Here, in all its finger-shredding, eye-gouging, blood-soaked, assassin-screaming, enraged-emperor glory, is the final day of the emperor Domitian!

No terrified slave boys were terrified in the making of this terror

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The Death of Domitian

The thing about tyrants, autocrats, power-mad demagogues and political bullies is that, in the end, someone will always come for you.

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Brian Foster @glassalmanac.bsky.social · 6d

Did you know? Long before your morning latte, humans fought an epic battle with lactose! 🥛💪 Discover how dairy dominance took over Europe 5000 years ago—unveiling the ancient secret behind your cheese addiction! 🧀 #LactoseRevolution #AncientHistory

Lactose Tolerance Spread Across Europe 5000 Years Ago!

Individuals with the ability to digest lactose had a 4% higher chance of producing offspring, a significant evolutionary advantage conferred by a genetic mutation that spread…

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mikedimmerbooks.bsky.social @mikedimmerbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Uncovering the rituals of the Hongshan culture — the only Neolithic society in China known to create artifacts from human bone.

#AncientHistory #Archaeology #NeolithicChina #HongshanCulture

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Zeb Cyrus @zbcy.bsky.social · 4d

Statue of Boreas the Greek god of the North Wind abducting Orithyia the daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens, National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece

#photography #Hellas #Greek #Hellenism #travel #art #AncientGreece

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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 2d

An acting troupe and their aulos player are our pick this #MosaicMonday. This panel comes from the House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii and is held by the MAN Napoli. The sense of festivity is a delight!

#AncientRome

The panel depicts seven figures who appear to be getting ready for a play. One wears a theatrical mask pushed up onto their crown, one plays the aulos, while another figure sits before a tray of masks - this figure may be a choregos. The touches of light blue in the borders adds a sense of lightness to the scene.

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay - 13 October - in AD 54 the Emperor Claudius died. Tacitus (Annals 12.67.1) reports the popular version that he was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina with a dish of mushrooms. #AncientHistory 🏺

Image: RIC Claudius 80; ANS 1954.256.6. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

Obverse of a Roman aureus: Head of Claudius, laureate, right.

Reverse of a Roman aureus: Bust of Agrippina the Younger, draped, right, wearing a crown of corn-ears; hair in a long plait behind.

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 1d

As cold blustery winds herald an incoming storm to Southern California, I’m bundled up like this little bronze Silenos figurine (we share the same hairstyle, in fact). Brrr! 🥶

Bronze, 1st c. CE. #BritishMuseum #Ancientbluesky 🏺

Small bronze figurine of a somewhat dwarf-like Silenos, the bald, bearded elderly companion of the god Dionysos-Bacchus. He’s tightly wrapped up in his himation (cloak), his hands pulling the garment tight around his chest. He wears an ivy wreath around his head and is barefoot.

British Museum, London (1824,0480.4)

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 1d

#skystorians #ancientbluesky #nero #history #archaeology

In which Nero dies and then everyone spends a year in total panic, followed by pretending that whatever happened next is exactly what everyone had intended all along. Politics then, basically.

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The Death of Nero

They say that history is written by the victors, or at least Winston Churchill said it.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 17h

“When it comes to the almost 2,000 Palestinians who were released by Israel as part of the deal… there has been silence from much of our mainstream media.”

Read five stories about Palestinian hostages released from Israeli detention following the Gaza ceasefire agreement: zeteo.com/p/five-pales...

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Izzy (girl type tuxie) @izzytizzy.bsky.social · 16h

Curled up and cozy on #TuxieTuesday

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

So First Amendment rights can now be snatched away if you [checks notes] celebrate?

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🧡Biskitty Boy 🍁 the good cat‬ 🇨🇦 @biskittyboy.bsky.social · 16h

Beautiful Paisley at Reskue! She available for interviews at BC SPCA in West Vancouver!

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Felinária @felinaria.bsky.social · 16h

Too tight Batman! 📦😽🐨🐾

Gato cinza dentro de uma caixa de papelão

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 16h

New Stand Up Set youtu.be/mX85JmYVswQ?...

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Tampa Bay resister 🇺🇸🇨🇿🇨🇴🏴‍☠️⚡️🐶🎧 @depechemodefan101.bsky.social · 17h

WTF?

ARE PIGS FLYING?

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Greene: ‘There’s a lot of weak Republican men’

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hit back at fellow Republicans over the backlash she’s faced for breaking with the party on high-profile issues ranging from its positions on the government shutdow...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.