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"*Memnon is the King of Aethiopia and an ally of Troy. Sometimes depicted in Greek vases with other mythical figures such as Heracles as in the case below. This double-headed kantharos was made around 480-470 BC in the Attic Peninsula. 📸 by me at the Vatican Museums"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"2/2 accepted as a lifetime portrait (on display at the Museum of Antiquities in Turin). The Chiaramonti Caesar (in the Vatican Museums) was probably made after the Ides of March between [--] and [--] BC as per the museums' website. The third bust was discovered in [----] in Arles France and is currently displayed in the Muse de l'Arles antique. Likely created during the Augustan period just a few decades after Caesar's assassination the Arles bust sparked significant debate over its dating. In an article for The Times Mary Beard described proponents of a Caesar's lifetime dating as "desperate." I"
X Link 2026-01-19T18:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"16/16 📸 by me at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"1/2 Made between [----] and [----] BC the Vapheio Gold Cups are two masterpieces of Minoan-Mycenaean craftsmanship. Despite their similarities some experts believe they are the work of two different artisans. Let's talk a bit about them and see their details in seven close-ups. 📸 by me at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Both pieces were discovered in [----] at the Vapheio beehive tomb (tholos) in the Greek region of Lakonia (the territory of the later Spartans in the southeastern Peloponnese Peninsula). The first four photos are from the "Peaceful Cup." It depicts a bull being"
X Link 2025-12-08T18:38Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements

"1/2 Ferrucci's marble bust of Julius Caesar. Florence c. 1512-14. Height: [--] in. (68.6 cm). On display at the MET. Three ancient busts of Caesar have generated debate on whether they date to Caesar's lifetime. The Tusculum portrait is generally Eight 📸 and close-ups by me"
X Link 2026-01-19T18:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"6/16 Together with some bits of wood the Antikythera mechanism was found as one lump of corroded bronze which after conservation efforts was divided into [--] large fragments and [--] minor pieces for a total of [--] bronze fragments"
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"13/16 Many ancient authors cited his works: Cicero Livy Plutarch Strabo Seneca the Younger and Diodorus Siculus"
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"14/16 Between 87/86 BC he served as an ambassador in the city of Rome where he met Pompey Magnus. Pompey greatly admired Posidonius and decades later visited him twice in Rhodes"
X Link 2026-02-11T00:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"2/16 The Antikythera mechanism is currently on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Recovered from the seabed at a depth of roughly [---] feet (55 meters) it was found in [----] off the Greek island of Antikythera hence its name"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"13/16 Many ancient authors cited his works: Cicero Livy Plutarch Strabo Seneca the Younger and Diodorus Siculus"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"14/16 Between 87/86 BC he served as an ambassador in the city of Rome where he met Pompey Magnus. Pompey greatly admired Posidonius and decades later visited him twice in Rhodes"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@HeraklesCithare Wow this is amazing. Where is it on display"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A fantastic masterpiece. My favorite phrase: "La libertad Sancho es uno de los ms preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos; con ella no pueden igualarse los tesoros que encierra la tierra ni el mar encubre; por la libertad as como por la honra se puede y debe aventurar la vida y por el contrario el cautiverio es el mayor mal que puede venir a los hombres." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022948754853175542 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022948754853175542"
X Link 2026-02-15T08:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@HeraklesCithare At the MET 😉"
X Link 2026-02-14T18:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Teotihuacn (c. [---] BC - AD 800) was for centuries the superpower of Mesoamerica. Around c. AD 600s a wave of destructive violence left more than one hundred central structures burned. Evidence of smashed and scattered sculptures indicates the city's mortal decline and the weakening of its governing structures which did not recover. Many centuries later impressed by the grandeur of the ruins the Mexica (Aztecs) named the place Teotihuacan in their language Nahuatl: "the birthplace of the gods." The central road the "Avenue of the Dead" is [--] meters wide (148 ft) and [--] kilometers long (1.24"
X Link 2026-01-31T04:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"7/16 As per the Museum: It contained at least [--] gears dials scales axles and pointers. The Greek inscriptions on the surface of many fragments refer to astronomical and calendar calculations as well as instructions for their use. (.)"
X Link 2026-02-11T00:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"1/5 This is the Sarcophagus of Saint Helena (c. AD 246-c. 230) mother of Constantine I ("the Great") and Augusta (wife) of Constantius I ("Chlorus"). Let's explore this special piece in five 📸. By me at the Vatican Museums"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:57Z [----] followers, 21.7K engagements

"On display at the MET this pair of eyes is made of bronze marble quartz and obsidian. Probably Greek and made in the 5th century BC or later they were part of an over-life-size statue. Ancient sculptures made of marble and wood were painted and anointed with perfumed oils. Furthermore the museum's description reads: "Lips and nipples were often inlaid with copper and teeth with silver. Eyes were usually made separately and set into prepared sockets." 📸 by me. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020215787915542788 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020215787915542788"
X Link 2026-02-07T19:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Here's Emperor Claudius' colossal statue housed in the Vatican Museums. The museums description reads: "Found at Lanuvio in [----] this piece originally decorated the theatre in this Roman settlement. Claudius is shown as Jupiter wearing the civil crown of oak leaves and with the eagle at his feet." He holds a scepter in his left hand symbolizing his sovereign rule while in his right hand he offers a plate symbolizing his magnanimity. The eagle the Aquila was Jupiter's bird; in Roman culture and imperial ideology it symbolized strength immortality and power. 📸 by me. Check @nonregemesse's post"
X Link 2026-01-25T16:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"It seems that history AI slop is back. A reminder that if you are tired of it and opportunistic ragebait Visuals of the Ancients is your page for History and Art with zero drama. Here is a collage with some posts from the last month"
X Link 2026-02-04T00:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"1/16 Dubbed as the worlds first computer the Antikythera mechanism accurately calculated the position of the Sun the Moon and the five planets known to the ancient Greeks: Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. Today lets see this special piece in [--] 📸"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"15/16 In his twenties Cicero attended his lectures and they continued to correspond. Cicero referred to him as my friend and my teacher"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"After covering some examples of public games in The Cobra Effect Podcast let's talk about their main types. Today: the naumachiae. The following is a fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair The public games. "(.) This recreation of a shipwreck full of beasts brings me to another game the naumachia meaning naval combat. Although celebrated on very special occasions this extravagant and expensive game involved reenacting famous naval battles of the past. In the year [--] BC to celebrate his victories in the civil war in addition to the usual games Julius"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Bas-relief fragment with the head of the pharaoh Amenhotep I (c. [----] [----] BC). New Kingdom Dynasty [--]. Limestone. Probably from the Temple of Karnak. Amenhotep meant Amun is satisfied. Amenhotep IV the heretic pharaoh was the last ruler with this name after he changed it to Akhenaten meaning Aten is satisfied or Effective spirit of the Aten. Aten (or Aton) is the sun disc monotheistic/monolatrist religion of the Amarna Period. 📸 by me at the MET"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Horrible: the before the during the after and the surroundings. This is AI slop on steroids. This timelapse shows the history of the Colosseum from its construction to today https://t.co/QNXegp4oMG This timelapse shows the history of the Colosseum from its construction to today https://t.co/QNXegp4oMG"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"After covering some examples of public games in The Cobra Effect Podcast let's talk about their main types. Today: the chariot races. The following is a fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair The public games. "(.) As a final type of game we have chariot racing. This was the real deal. When we think of Roman games we immediately think of gladiators thanks to Ridley Scotts masterpiece movie Gladiator (the first part) but charioteers were the superstars of the time. Let me put it in perspective Michael Jordan is the richest athlete of this time. Business"
X Link 2026-02-14T15:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The museums description reads: Unlike moai transported to temple platforms along the coast this figure was brought to Ahu O Pepe one of the few inland ahu (platform temple). Moai represented illustrious ancestors who brought benefits to their living descendants. () Most of the moai were toppled before the first Western contact in [----] probably during internal social disturbances. A [----] National Geographic article estimates the number of Moai on Rapa Nui at [----]. Another article from the Smithsonian in [----] estimates that roughly half of them are at Rano Raraku the quarry where they were"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"1/16 Dubbed as the worlds first computer the Antikythera mechanism accurately calculated the position of the Sun the Moon and the five planets known to the ancient Greeks: Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. Today lets see this special piece in [--] 📸"
X Link 2026-02-11T00:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Still corrupting the youth I see"
X Link 2026-02-16T05:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Let's see in [--] 📸 this exceptional Moai from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and today part of Chile. It was made between c. [----] and [----] of volcanic tuff from the Rano Raraku the volcanic crater and main quarry that supplied around 95% of the islands statues. There are only two original Moai in the US both part of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in DC. Weighing about [--] tons and measuring 6.6x3.3 ft (2x1 mt) this one is currently on display at the entrance of the museum by Constitution Ave. The second is a head about 3.3x3.3 ft (1x1 m) and is"
X Link 2026-02-16T16:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"In [----] Jared Diamond published Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. In this bestseller he argues that the islands inhabitants felled palm trees at an unsustainable pace to clear land for agriculture gather firewood and transport their statues ultimately triggering ecological collapse. Consequently by the time Europeans arrived in the 18th century the population had dwindled dramatically. Although I recommend this book this theory has since been challenged multiple times. The podcast Fall of Civilizations has an episode on Easter Island. Highly recommended. Let's see in [--] 📸"
X Link 2026-02-17T03:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Unapologetic reminder that if you are tired of AI slop and opportunistic ragebait Visuals of the Ancients is your page for History and Art with zero drama. Here is a collage with some posts from the last month"
X Link 2025-12-21T15:39Z [----] followers, 31.2K engagements

"@RussianUFOlogy I'd love to see this piece I think it's in Sofia Bulgaria. I know it was temporarily exhibited at the Getty Museum in California some years ago"
X Link 2025-12-22T15:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"For more information such as sources etc. you can visit The Cobra Effect Podcast website: You can also find it listed on platforms such as Amazon Music iHeartRadio Podchaser Overcast Deezer Pocket Casts and others https://thecobraeffectpodcast.com https://thecobraeffectpodcast.com"
X Link 2025-12-25T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Background 📸 by me at The Art Institute of Chicago lent by the Getty Museum. Portrait head of Emperor Diocletian. Marble made between AD 295-300. Belonged to a complete statue of Diocletian and may have been part of a group of the Tetrarchs similar to the one in Venice"
X Link 2025-12-25T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"1/17 Dated between [---] and [---] BC the Monteleone Chariot is one of the best preserved chariots of the ancient world. On display at the MET this marvel of Etruscan art depicts scenes from the life of Achilles. *reposting for half my followers since this post. 📸 by me"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:30Z [----] followers, 67.3K engagements

"2/17 Three major panels display scenes of the War of Troy through the Greek hero. In the central panel Achilles (on the right) receives a shield and helmet from his mother Thetis (on the left). Thetis was helping to replace Achilles' armor"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"3/17 In a previous episode of the Trojan War Patroclus had used Achilles' first armor to fight the Trojan prince Hector. After emerging victorious Hector ended Patroclus' life taking Achilles' first armor"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"15/17 ancient times by its master sculptors in bronze. Monteleone controlled a major route through the Apennine Mountains which suggests a local notable commissioned this chariot to someone from Vulci who was skilled in metalwork and influenced by Greek art and mythology"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"16/17 On the floor of the left panel stripped of his armor lies Antilochus the son of the Greek king Nestor. Antilochus broke the news of Patroclus' death to Achilles. He was in turn killed by the Trojan Memnon while covering his father Nestor's retreat"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@HistoryWJacob Haynes Baked Beans commercial with the Moon monster and the astronauts. A classic. Although I read somewhere that it was a fake commercial. In any case the back-and-forth commercials between Coke and Pepsi are great"
X Link 2025-12-28T02:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@FriendlyHelot Absolutely Glad you liked this post 🫡🤝"
X Link 2025-12-28T02:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Before becoming Augustus being the undisputed victor of two decades of civil war leaving Rome a city of marble being deified and considered the quintessential model of a Roman emperor for centuries. the angry mob pelted Octavian with rocks in the Roman Forum. Why Grain. 👇 Roman emperors and governors were not safe from popular anger. (.) We have to transport ourselves two thousand years back in time to understand that grain was to antiquity what oil is to our modern world. Let me illustrate this with some examples. The 2nd-century AD Roman https://t.co/ZSP6dQ8K88 Roman emperors and governors"
X Link 2025-12-29T00:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@HistoryWJacob Indeed and this is a classic: the mob that used to grant power high office the legions everything curtails its desires and reveals its anxiety for two things only bread and circuses. Juvenal"
X Link 2025-12-29T03:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"1/2 This large volute krater made of terracotta dates to c. [---] BC and was found in the Italian region of Apulia. Let's see its details in [--] 📸. Volute kraters have distinctive scroll-shaped handles (volutes). First produced in Athens in the 6th century BC it soon became popular in the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia (modern Southern Italy and Sicily) especially in Apulia (the heel of the Italian boot). Monumental Apulian red-figure manufacturing developed and peaked between [---] and [---] BC. They were used as mixing bowls for wine and water during drinking parties (symposia) or as grave goods."
X Link 2025-12-29T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Nine close-up 📸 shots of St. Marks horses and their history. These magnificent four horses probably stood as part of a decorative quadriga in the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Modern scholars believe they were made between the late 100s and early 200s AD. However carbon dating indicates they were made much earlier during the 2nd century BC. Constantine I the Great and his successors famously relocated ancient artworks and architecture to Constantinople after the city rose to prominence in the early AD 300s. These reused these pieces to aggrandize their own monuments in Rome (e.g."
X Link 2025-12-31T20:21Z [----] followers, 37.4K engagements

"A city grows only if it can feed itself and the Cura Annonae to the city of Rome was a massive well-oiled machine. For more than [---] years the Roman state fed the equivalent of the world's largest cities of the time. 👇 The Cura Annonae was the Roman state-sponsored system of food distribution. Initially it was grain (mostly wheat) to the city of Rome and later on other food staples and other cities. How many people were fed by the free grain How does this compare to other ancient cities https://t.co/nsuCO9MNUy The Cura Annonae was the Roman state-sponsored system of food distribution."
X Link 2026-01-02T06:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"In this second part well see [--] full-body 📸 shots of St. Marks horses and the rest of their history. In the previous post with the close-up shots we saw the origins of St. Marks horses. Some scholars believe they were made between the late 100s and early 200s AD. Charles Freeman suggests they were made in Constantinople itself (then known as Byzantium) under the direct instructions of Septimius Severus (AD [---] - 211). Byzantium had sided with Pescennius Niger during his civil war with Septimius Severus. Once victorious Severus ordered the construction of a triumphal arch with a quadriga to"
X Link 2026-01-02T19:19Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements

"@aniketos0 That was a bargain congrats on the coin I loved seeing the 8-point star Macedonian shield in Delphi as part of Aemilius Paullus' monument"
X Link 2026-01-04T22:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@aniketos0 There's one at the MET that reads "Of King Demetrius" and the description says "may refer to Demetrios Poliorketes." One of my favorite pieces at the MET"
X Link 2026-01-04T23:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"After examining the origins and expansion of the Roman state-sponsored food distribution system it's time to talk about how it all ended. This is how the Cura Annonae dried up with the Western Empire's death throes. The following is a fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair of The Cobra Effect Podcast. "(.) Emperor Constantine The Great granted the right to a free grain dole to new houses in Constantinople with the intention of populating the new capital in the East. Constantinople then known as Nova Roma New Rome received grain from Egypt while the city"
X Link 2026-01-05T18:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@mclo_Bridger Absolutely you may enjoy my project The Cobra Effect Podcast. I'm releasing an 8-part series on the history/economy of the Roman Early Empire and I cover many of these topics. Cheers"
X Link 2026-01-05T19:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"1/3 Wine horn with gazelle protome (forepart). Sasanian period 4th century AD. Silver and gilt. Let's see its details in nine 📸. By me at the Smithsonian Asian Art Museum. This Sasanian rhyton is a rare piece. The museum's description reads: "Vessels made entirely or in part in the shape of an animal in both metal and ceramic versions have a long history in ancient Iran. Only a few examples of this vessel type however have surfaced among artifacts of the Sasanian period." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009291142534193642 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009291142534193642"
X Link 2026-01-08T15:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"2/3 The liquid probably wine was dispensed through the spout in the gazelle's mouth. This piece was made in a royal workshop as its craftsmanship suggests. Dimensions: H x W x D: [----] x [----] x [----] cm (6 1/8 x [--] x [--] 9/16 in)"
X Link 2026-01-08T15:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"After seeing the origins expansion and end of the Cura Annonae it's time to discuss how the Roman state paid for it all. The following is a fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair of The Cobra Effect Podcast. "(.) First most of the grain was collected as a form of tax from Sardinia Sicily Northern Africa and Egypt. One may think Oh then nobody was actually paying for it. Well these regions were paying for it. Someone had to cultivate the soil and harvest all that grain. This meant labor and resources. So instead of paying actual money like silver or gold"
X Link 2026-01-08T22:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@CMaclean96 Earlier last year I visited Harlan J Berk in Chicago. Aaron kindly let me hold two of these sestertii and man I got nervous. Obviously I wasn't going to buy them (lol) and they were in a holder"
X Link 2026-01-09T21:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"We already saw the origins expansion and end of the Cura Annonae the Roman state-sponsored food distribution. We also discussed the cost how it was paid for and how it was a tool of espionage. Now you probably heard this was a "social safety net" well not exactly. The following is a script fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair of The Cobra Effect Podcast. "(.) Now you may think that all of this effort was to help the poor. After all the Cura Annonae was designed during the Republic to prevent starvation in times of crisis. Well no. I mentioned before"
X Link 2026-01-10T19:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"In the 1960s deep below Bernini's Baldacchino at the heart of the Catholic Church a wall graffiti was discovered: Petros Eni Peter is here. Years earlier bones wrapped in purple cloth with gold threads were found there as well. This is a deep dive in [--] 📸. It's Sunday and if you have time to read this is the history of that remarkable discovery and of St. Peter's Basilica itself through its layers of forgotten constructions stretching back to the Roman Empire. Let's also explore in detail one of Berninis artistic triumphs. One of Bernini's masterpieces is at the center of St. Peter's"
X Link 2026-01-11T16:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Have you ever wondered why Roman coins lost their beauty over time Decline seems the obvious reason but there's much more to it. The following is a script fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair of The Cobra Effect Podcast. "(.) One could say that in general as inflation crippled the Roman economy and the empire itself Roman coins lost their artistic beauty. When you compare a piece issued by Emperor Trajan (AD [--] - 117) in the early second century to another issued by Honorius (AD [---] - 423) in the early fifth century you can clearly see that something"
X Link 2026-01-12T19:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"📸 by me from my small collection. Trajan's coin is a denarius and Honorius' is a nummus. The denarius stopped being minted in the mid-3rd century AD and the nummus began being minted decades later. Both coins here are certified and classified as XF (extremely fine) so we are comparing two coins in the same condition. Furthermore if we had compared one of Honorius' siliqua (a larger denomination than the nummus) the impression would have been the same. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010800044438413353 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010800044438413353"
X Link 2026-01-12T19:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@romanhelmetguy Sorry man but we need to read both primary sources and new books with the caveat that one must be aware of the shortcomings of the Historia Augusta and whoever is the current most "popular" author. I don't think this should be controversial at all"
X Link 2026-01-13T22:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ricklithan Petra is at the top of my bucket list; it's so much more than what we see in the movies"
X Link 2026-01-14T18:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@TimothyEveland Happy Birthday Here's to another year staying fueled 🍻🍻🍻"
X Link 2026-01-15T18:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Perseus with the head of Medusa. Marble. Author: Antonio Canova. Date: 1804-6. 📸 by me at the MET. 1/2 Eight photos and close-ups of Bernini's bust of Medusa. Made of marble somewhere between [----] and [----]. Size [--] cm (27 inches). 📸 by me. On display in the Capitoline Museums. https://t.co/GEicoX5WPZ 1/2 Eight photos and close-ups of Bernini's bust of Medusa. Made of marble somewhere between [----] and [----]. Size [--] cm (27 inches). 📸 by me. On display in the Capitoline Museums. https://t.co/GEicoX5WPZ"
X Link 2026-01-15T20:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@TimothyEveland It's a fantastic piece. The MET also did a great job with the lights"
X Link 2026-01-16T04:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Eros with a dolphin. 2nd century AD. National Archaeological Museum of Naples. 📸 by me. Remember to check The Cobra Effect Podcast for some History and Economics through stories of unintended consequences. See link in Bio to your preferred podcast platform"
X Link 2026-01-17T18:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@Shabbosgoy Thanks for your support John. 🤝🤝"
X Link 2026-01-20T21:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@HistoryWJacob Glad you liked the photos Jacob 🤝"
X Link 2026-01-21T01:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"This is a more traditional "zun." It dates back centuries to the Western Zhou dynasty (1046 - [---] BC) long before our bird-shaped zun. The Zhou Dynasty was divided into two periods Western and later Eastern. Curiously notice how the decorations are birds. 📸 me. Chicago Art Inst. 1/2 The ancient Chinese were masters of metallurgy as demonstrated by this curious lidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird made [----] years ago. Lets see its details in [--] 📸. By me at the Smithsonian Asian Art Museum. It was made of bronze with gold inlay https://t.co/XoMxesRvmn 1/2 The ancient"
X Link 2026-01-22T01:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@AnnMile71721158 Indeed. Perhaps the most underrated of ancient Greek sites/temples imo"
X Link 2026-01-22T18:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@AnnMile71721158 Absolutely. I am saving those photos for another day because they are special. That's why it's the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in the world. The temples of Paestum are amazing but having the roof is truly remarkable"
X Link 2026-01-22T19:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"4/5 Cupids and victories hold garlands while Roman cavalry subdues captured barbarians. Some scholars suggest this militaristic motif indicates the piece was perhaps originally made for Helena's husband or for Constantine I himself"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I tried to put some info together for this post but it was a bit confusing so I decided not to. But this is what I had: Originally when she died she was placed in this sarcophagus in the Tor Pignattara (Tower of Vases) near the Vatican in Rome. Tor Pignattara is also known as the Mausoleum of Helena. In the mid-12th century Helenas remains were replaced in the sarcophagus with those of Pope Anastasius IV. She was sent to Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of Saint Mary of the Altar in Heaven) on the Capitoline Hill in Rome where she remains to this day. The sarcophagus was moved to the"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@mclo_Bridger @497ai I also read that at some point her remains were taken to Constantinople and later on during the 4th crusade she was brought to Venice. Her son Constantine the Great was for sure buried in Constantinople in the Church of the Holy Apostles. Cheers"
X Link 2026-01-24T02:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Anc_Aesthetics @MemoryMedieval Nonsense. I bet you cannot name a single reason why Chile is more "Western" than Costa Rica. I also bet you cannot say why they are "close.""
X Link 2026-01-24T05:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It's worth noting that cavalry units (pl. vexillationes and alae depending on the time and context) were increasingly used during the Crisis of the Third Century. When St. Helena's sarcophagus was made the cavalry was probably one-third of the Roman army. 1/5 This is the Sarcophagus of Saint Helena (c. AD 246-c. 230) mother of Constantine I ("the Great") and Augusta (wife) of Constantius I ("Chlorus"). Let's explore this special piece in five 📸. By me at the Vatican Museums. https://t.co/35jft2nCrA 1/5 This is the Sarcophagus of Saint Helena (c. AD 246-c. 230) mother of Constantine I ("the"
X Link 2026-01-24T19:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"What I found was that in [----] she was sent to Santa Maria in Ara Coeli on the Capitoline Hill where she remains to this day. In [---] a monk who visited Rome took some of her remains to Paris where they rest in the glise Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles. Although the Venetians claim to possess her remains after the 4th Crusade arguing that she was previously brought to Constantinople. I guess it's up to us. I also read that after the Lateran the sarcophagus was brought to the Vatican for restoration in [----] but I could not find where the remains of Anastasius IV were sent."
X Link 2026-01-25T01:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Reposting for half my followers since I originally wrote this thread. Hope you enjoy it and welcome Today we'll see the "Ram in the Thicket" one of the most famous ancient Sumerian masterpieces. This is a thread about British spies the Royal Cemetery of Ur human sacrifice and Agatha Christie. 📸 by me at the Penn Museum. https://t.co/6SUkg6uILE Today we'll see the "Ram in the Thicket" one of the most famous ancient Sumerian masterpieces. This is a thread about British spies the Royal Cemetery of Ur human sacrifice and Agatha Christie. 📸 by me at the Penn Museum. https://t.co/6SUkg6uILE"
X Link 2026-01-26T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ParkTheBus15 @nonregemesse Lol i cannot remember if the sources mentioned it but I'd like to believe it was a Molossian hound (extinct btw). I have a pic of a statue in the Vatican Museums but I'd had to find it in my laptop. Cheers"
X Link 2026-01-10T18:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"1/2 Eight photos and close-ups of Bernini's bust of Medusa. Made of marble somewhere between [----] and [----]. Size [--] cm (27 inches). 📸 by me. On display in the Capitoline Museums"
X Link 2026-01-14T19:56Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements

"Its sunset and an airplane flies high above the Temple of Hephaestus. A marvel of modern human ingenuity pays homage to the ancient god of metallurgy and craftsmanship. Athens April 2024"
X Link 2026-01-22T18:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"2/5 This monumental red porphyry sarcophagus is [----] metres (7.9ft) tall and [----] metres (8.8ft) x [----] metres (6.0ft) wide"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"3/5 Also known as St. Helen of Constantinople she is revered by Catholics Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Lutherans and Anglicans"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@chapps @antmoose That's crazy and it's a pity because the Vatican Museums are worth visiting every day for a full week"
X Link 2026-01-25T16:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@tommydragna Hope she gets 100% better soon 🙏🙏🙏"
X Link 2026-01-29T04:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Trajan ascended to the imperial purple in AD [--] and his anniversary passed sometime between yesterday and the day before. He gained popularity among the common people by skillfully using public games as a propaganda tool. Here's what Pliny the Younger tells us: What generosity went to provide this spectacle And what impartiality the emperor showed unmoved as he was by personal feelings or else above them. Requests were granted unspoken wishes were anticipated and he did not hesitate to press us urgently to make fresh demands; yet still there was something new to surpass our dreams. Obviously"
X Link 2026-01-29T16:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Idk what photos to post today. Let me know in the comments what civilization you want to see and in a few hours that will be my post"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Glad you liked them Lots of theories and the usual suspects: environmental stress caused by the eruption of the Lake Ilopango volcano in El Salvador in AD 535-536* and an extended drought. This caused foreign invasions and internal turmoil. Famine did the rest and the city went from 200k inhabitants at its peak in the 400s AD to barely 30k between AD [---] - [---]. All of this is a point of debate. *Some relate this eruption in El Salvador to the beginning of the Late Antique Little Ice Age. Together with the eruptions of another volcano in Iceland and/or Southeast Asia this caused the famine"
X Link 2026-01-31T04:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"You have heard that the Romans enjoyed many things especially a good party. But have you wondered how many types of public festivals they had The following is a fragment of Episode [--] Part [--] Emperor Diocletians price control on camel hair The public games. "(.) The feriae publicae were public holidays usually with a religious background and connotation during which some or most businesses were suspended. There were three types of feriae publicae: the feriae stativae which were held every year on a fixed date; the feriae conceptivae which were held every year on days appointed by priests or"
X Link 2026-01-31T19:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@mclo_Bridger Indeed also vultures feathers and loincloths of first second and third quality. It was a list of [----] products and salaries. A really really detailed list that ended up being useless. Tune in for more"
X Link 2026-01-31T23:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Regarding the reasons for Teotihuacan's fall there are lots of theories and the usual suspects including the eruption of the Lake Ilopango volcano in El Salvador in AD 535-536 and an extended drought. This caused foreign invasions and internal turmoil. Famine did the rest and the city went from 200k inhabitants at its peak in the 400s AD to barely 30k between AD [---] - [---]. All of this is a point of debate. Some relate this eruption in El Salvador to the beginning of the Late Antique Little Ice Age. Together with the eruptions of another volcano in Iceland and/or Southeast Asia this caused the"
X Link 2026-02-01T01:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@DrGregLittle2 @occamsrazor22 It's an interesting story. However he was wounded by the Calusa and died of his wounds in Havana Cuba. His remains are in Puerto Rico now"
X Link 2026-02-02T04:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@mclo_Bridger Indeed check these ones at the MET made of bronze marble quartz and obsidian. The museum says: "probably Greek c 5th century BC or later.""
X Link 2026-02-02T21:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"To understand the genius of Lysippus and the fame of the Farnese Hercules we need a 360-degree perspective. Bringing the golden apples of the Garden of the Hesperides to King Eurystheus was Hercules most challenging feat and the penultimate of the twelve labors"
X Link 2025-07-14T20:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"17/17 Above Achilles and the Trojan Memnon fight. A bird deflects the blow of Memnon to Achilles' head while Achilles pierces the heart of the Trojan with the spear. End. Remember to check The Cobra Effect Podcast. Link in Bio There's a new episode about the Roman Empire"
X Link 2025-12-26T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@nonregemesse One of my favorite emperors. Given time he would have ranked top together with Trajan. Btw check this photo I took of his bust in the Vatican Museums. His reincarnated soul was right there"
X Link 2026-01-01T17:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Set to the task Hercules defeated the aquatic god Nereus freed Prometheus by breaking his chains killed the hitherto invincible giant Antaeus defeated the hundred-headed dragon Ladon and held on his shoulders the celestial vault as did the titan Atlas"
X Link 2025-07-14T20:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"1/ By the 1st century AD approx. 800k inhabitants lived in the "Eternal City." The imperial grain dole went to 200k of them every month. This was a logistical nightmare for the port city of Ostia. The solution The Harbour of Claudius. A feast to the eyes 🧵 of 📸 below"
X Link 2025-04-29T20:39Z [----] followers, 70.4K engagements

"📢 "The Cobra Effect Podcast" explores the intersection of history and economics through stories of unintended consequences. The topics covered so far are related to the Malian Emperor Mansa Musa (c. [----] c. 1337) the California Gold Rush of [----] and the utopian collectivist town of New Harmony in Indiana all combined with issues such as inflation collectivization and foreign aid. If you have an easy Sunday and want something new to listen to three episodes of "The Cobra Effect Podcast" are now available on all platforms (Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube etc.). You can find links to each app"
X Link 2025-11-02T13:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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