Armchair Classicist (Ryan Schaller)
@armchairclassicist.bsky.social
Ancient history and lit, photos of my cats. Writer, reader, fantasy, sci-fi, 🏳️🌈Ally, No🚫GenAI content. Lawyer by day.
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"Armchair Classicist: The Page" on FB
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One of my posts earlier this week has been shared 500+ times over the past few days. So if you're looking at the page for the first time, here's a pin status explaining what this page is:
I am not a professional Classicist or historian. I am an enthusiastic amateur who works by day as a lawyer
One of my posts earlier this week has been shared 500+ times over the past few days. So if you're looking at the page for the first time, here's a pin status explaining what this page is:
I am not a professional Classicist or historian. I am an enthusiastic amateur who works by day as a lawyer
Fresco of Atalanta and Meleager from Pompeii:
By ArchaiOptix - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
By ArchaiOptix - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Fresco of Atalanta and Meleager from Pompeii:
By ArchaiOptix - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
By ArchaiOptix - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Learned today that a "haut-boy" is actually an old name for an oboe.
[insert obvious joke]
[insert obvious joke]
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Learned today that a "haut-boy" is actually an old name for an oboe.
[insert obvious joke]
[insert obvious joke]
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Some archaeological finds may appear unremarkable and ordinary, yet they often are more interesting than any treasure, such as this Roman glass square bottle remarkably containing a rare find – preserved ointment. The waxy mass of fatty acids and glycerine contains plant fibres from...🧵1/3
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November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Some archaeological finds may appear unremarkable and ordinary, yet they often are more interesting than any treasure, such as this Roman glass square bottle remarkably containing a rare find – preserved ointment. The waxy mass of fatty acids and glycerine contains plant fibres from...🧵1/3
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November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"we provide new insights about the victims of a catastrophic event occurring in the second half of the 3rd century CE near Roman period Mursa by presenting new radiocarbon, bioarchaeological, isotopic and genomic data on the individuals recovered from a mass grave."
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Multidisciplinary study of human remains from the 3rd century mass grave in the Roman city of Mursa, Croatia
During excavations in 2011, a peculiar archaeological feature representing a mass grave with seven completely preserved skeletons was discovered at the site of the Roman period city of Mursa (modern-d...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"we provide new insights about the victims of a catastrophic event occurring in the second half of the 3rd century CE near Roman period Mursa by presenting new radiocarbon, bioarchaeological, isotopic and genomic data on the individuals recovered from a mass grave."
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Great book about the build-up to the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. Colgate professor Robert Garland analyzes all of the sources and evidence for the Athenian evacuation and provides insights into how the logistics of the operation worked. Short and informative read.
📚💙 #HistoryBookChat
📚💙 #HistoryBookChat
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great book about the build-up to the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. Colgate professor Robert Garland analyzes all of the sources and evidence for the Athenian evacuation and provides insights into how the logistics of the operation worked. Short and informative read.
📚💙 #HistoryBookChat
📚💙 #HistoryBookChat
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Started reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke yesterday and already half way through. Engaging story and world.
This edition is by @foliosociety.bsky.social I think it’s my favorite design by them over the past couple of years. Very lovely.
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This edition is by @foliosociety.bsky.social I think it’s my favorite design by them over the past couple of years. Very lovely.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Started reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke yesterday and already half way through. Engaging story and world.
This edition is by @foliosociety.bsky.social I think it’s my favorite design by them over the past couple of years. Very lovely.
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This edition is by @foliosociety.bsky.social I think it’s my favorite design by them over the past couple of years. Very lovely.
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I love a good marbled paper book cover.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I love a good marbled paper book cover.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Weighted and heated blanket. It occasionally grumbles though.
🐈⬛📷 #CatsOfBlueSky
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November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Weighted and heated blanket. It occasionally grumbles though.
🐈⬛📷 #CatsOfBlueSky
🐈⬛📷 #CatsOfBlueSky
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM