A Traveller in a Classical Land..... ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΑΥΤΟΝ Founder Hellene Travel, Retired HoD & Senior Examiner OCR....many moons ago....once excavated on Delos.
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Some highlights of a jaunt to the Bay of Naples Part II Agnes Crawford
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Aspiring Archaeologist Shares Life on a Three-Week Greece Excavation (Exclusive)
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How the Romans Invented Apartment Living. It Was Brilliant, Brutal, and Often Deadly
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‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
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Sarah retweeted
Isola Sacra necropolis: part of your Ostia Antica ticket. Please make the effort to visit this exceptional site!! @AncientRomeLive
Roman Times: Eagle-Headed Sword Hilt from a Life-Size Sculpture Proclaims Imperial Authority
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East Greek Luxury exemplified by Etruscan Banqueter Sculpture
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Cybele's Blood Bath: The Roman Taurobolium
204 BCE Rome shipped in a stone Mother of the Gods, put a matron's chastity on trial to explain a stuck boat suddenly floated. 3,000yrs later, initiates were climbing into a pit to be drenched in bull's blood.
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On 19 October 2026, the exhibition »Cleopatra and Rome: Crime Scene Ephesus«, organised by the Kunsthistorisches Museum, opened at the Neue Hofburg in Vienna. It will run until 29 March 2027.
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The Imperial Propaganda Hidden in the Aeneid
Written between 29 and 19 BCE, Virgil's Aeneid rewrote Roman origins to solidify Emperor Augustus's rule and legitimize the Julian dynasty's divine power.
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Experts reconstruct face of man from Roman Scotland after 2,000 years
The man’s skull will be displayed alongside digital facial reconstruction in exhibition, Roman Scotland: Life On The Edge Of Empire, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh next month.
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Unique 1,900-Year-Old Sarcophagus with Silenus Relief Identified in Ancient Anatolia
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Around 1500, artists in North India painted six scenes of Alexander the Great for an Iskandarnama manuscript; 526 years later, the illustrations sold in London for £70,760, more than 88 times the highest estimate - The Times of India
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Ancient Revenge Porn: When Sex Became a Weapon
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Sarah retweeted
every play has beautiful art traced from greek vases and friezes. very proud of this stuff.
How Ancient Athens Used Diplomacy to Build Its Mighty Navy With Macedonian Timber
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How an Ancient Greek Tribe Used Homer’s Legacy to Gain Political Power Under Roman Rule
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A pagan temple has been rediscovered in Bulgaria: it may be one of the last Thracian sanctuaries
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Nisyros, Lavreotiki UNESCO Geoparks Partner on Environmental Education
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