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“Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn”

“Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people.”

Equiano’s autobiography is pretty high on my reading list.

Two of the most tragic plaster casts I saw at #Pompeii, a dog curled up seemingly writhing in pain and a person sitting huddled on the ground covering their face. I’ve seen conflicting claims on whether the pyroclastic flow killed people instantly or left them with time to suffer. #PompeiiFriday

I would love to buy some cheap replica busts and some period-accurate paints and try my hand at one of these. Unfortunately that would probably cost a lot 💷. I couldn’t find anyone selling pre-made Roman paints so I’d probably have to mix my own from raw ingredients!

Huh, so there’s evidence they painted marble statues to try and look bronze? What did they do with the bronze statues then? Personally when I see a lot of these reconstructions I suspect the actual Greeks and Romans painted them better. Based on their wall paintings, they clearly knew about shading.

My favorite was seeing it wet at night, you feel like there’s a vampire down every alley.

These old cranes can be found all over #IsleofDogs in #EastLondon a reminder of when the area was one of the most valuable shipping hubs in the world. #CanaryWharf is now a financial district, shopping center and a hotspot for bars so it’s good to have reminders of its working class history.

The Sheep’s Heid Inn is believed to have been founded in 1360, which would make it the oldest pub in #Edinburgh. The current structure however is mostly 18th century. The beer is still delicious. #cheers

No, that huge sword was not meant for actual combat, it was purely ceremonial. #Edinburgh #Scotland #TheNorthRemembers

The Lewis Chessmen at the National Museum in #Edinburgh #Scotland, dating to the 12th century and carved from Walrus Ivory they were found on the Isle of Lewis in a hoard of 94 objects, 78 chess pieces, 14 other game tokens, and a belt buckle. The #BritishMuseum has some as well.

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#Assyrian warrior about to cut out a captive’s tongue 😳

#AncientArt #AncientHistory

On a scale of 1 to “Gut-punching a Centaur” how badass are you?

#Greek #Parthenon #AncientArt #BritishMuseum #Repatriation

St Bartholomew Flayed, by Marco d'Agrate at the Duomo in #Milan. That’s not a cloth he’s draped with, it’s his skin. An easily missed detail, but you can tell by the distorted shape of the fingers at the very end #RenaissanceArt

Damn forgot all about this one. I thought I might have missed it, but sure enough here it is in my photos

The Gordon Boswell Romany Museum is one of #England’s hidden gems, with caravans dating from the #Victorian Era to modern day. It is 100% #Romani owned and operated by the Boswell family themselves. Check out their website for ticket info:

gordonboswellromanymuseum.com

The Machines Lie.

Happy #PompeiFriday! With its vibrant colors and intricate simulation of depth, this stunning wall #painting is an iconic example of #Roman 4th style. #SPQR #ArtHistory

These divots on the steps of the #RomanForum were used to play an ancient game similar to mancala. My professor placed the stones as an example of how it would have been played.

#WWII #Anti-aircraft emplacement in Mudchute Park #London

The tomb of Cestius in #Rome. Built for Roman statesman Gaius Cestius, who clearly had a thing for #pyramids. Scholars debate if the primary inspiration was an #Egyptian or #Nubian pyramid. What do you think?

The #MetMuseum is one of my all time favorites. I actually prefer it to the #BritishMuseum, especially when comparing their #Egyptian sections. While the British Museum has more artifacts, that are more famous, the presentation is like a cluttered store room. The Met’s is beautiful and immersive.

I think the challenge for future researchers will be ingesting and interpreting the massive volume of information we’re now generating every second. They will probably need some sort of AI tool to sort through it all, and a much better one than the slop machines we have now!

I mean classists would salivate if we discovered even one Carthaginian or pre-Roman Gallic autobiography, let alone six!

I was even more stunned when I learned there were six autobiographies written by Romanichals who lived in the 19th century and most historians either ignore them completely or mention them in a footnote saying it’s too few sources to be meaningful.

I felt the same way perusing the British Newspaper Archive to study the history of Romanichals in England.

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.