# ![@DrJEBall Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::942518599171928064.png) @DrJEBall Dr Jo Ball

Dr Jo Ball posts on X about rome, italy, roman, egypt the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

### Engagements: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::942518599171928064/interactions)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::942518599171928064/c:line/m:interactions.svg)

- [--] Week [-------] +65%
- [--] Month [-------] +341%
- [--] Months [---------] +397%
- [--] Year [---------] +23%

### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::942518599171928064/posts_active)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::942518599171928064/c:line/m:posts_active.svg)

- [--] Week [--] +29%
- [--] Month [--] +246%
- [--] Months [--] +26%
- [--] Year [---] +15%

### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::942518599171928064/followers)
![Followers Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::942518599171928064/c:line/m:followers.svg)

- [--] Week [------] +0.34%
- [--] Month [------] +0.47%
- [--] Months [------] +1.10%
- [--] Year [------] +2%

### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::942518599171928064/influencer_rank)
![CreatorRank Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/cr:twitter::942518599171928064/c:line/m:influencer_rank.svg)

### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  24.58% [countries](/list/countries)  16.95% [finance](/list/finance)  1.69%

**Social topic influence**
[rome](/topic/rome) 16.95%, [italy](/topic/italy) 5.08%, [roman](/topic/roman) #81, [egypt](/topic/egypt) 4.24%, [germany](/topic/germany) 2.54%, [luxury](/topic/luxury) 1.69%, [british museum](/topic/british-museum) 1.69%, [austria](/topic/austria) 1.69%, [arms](/topic/arms) 1.69%, [netherlands](/topic/netherlands) 1.69%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@chapps](/creator/undefined) [@antmoose](/creator/undefined) [@fakehistoryhunt](/creator/undefined) [@pompei79](/creator/undefined) [@penswordebooks](/creator/undefined) [@decimusclaudius](/creator/undefined) [@alisonfisk](/creator/undefined) [@optimoprincipi](/creator/undefined) [@csmfht](/creator/undefined) [@susiedent](/creator/undefined) [@forumroman](/creator/undefined) [@suorantaouti](/creator/undefined) [@corningmuseum](/creator/undefined) [@jet2tweets](/creator/undefined) [@annmile71721158](/creator/undefined) [@leefish02442075](/creator/undefined) [@stephen29741](/creator/undefined) [@griffhistorical](/creator/undefined) [@officialnhaynes](/creator/undefined) [@likesmokenoakum](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[MyShell Token (SHELL)](/topic/$shell)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"A beautiful Byzantine necklace (dated C6-7th AD) made of amethyst glass & gold beads linked by delicate gold thread. A lovely piece of ancient jewellery (📷 NY Met Museum)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2019179488643363174)  2026-02-04T22:41Z 41.4K followers, 12.3K engagements


"A #Roman glass bowl in cobalt blue with white irregular swirls; it was made about [----] years ago probably in Italy but ended up in a C1st AD grave in Roman Britain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2018780643245830348)  2026-02-03T20:16Z 41.4K followers, 13.8K engagements


"I love how so many ancient toys look like something that could come out of a toybox today A wooden toy horse from Graeco-Roman Egypt. Part of the collections at Manchester Museum. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #ManchesterMuseum https://t.co/a7uLd1JDfC A wooden toy horse from Graeco-Roman Egypt. Part of the collections at Manchester Museum. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #ManchesterMuseum https://t.co/a7uLd1JDfC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2018955846995341717)  2026-02-04T07:52Z 41.4K followers, [----] engagements


"@chapps I know the one you mean This one is only on digital display at the moment sadly. Enjoy your visit I love the Met Museum so much https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464057 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464057"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2019321820902748304)  2026-02-05T08:06Z 41.3K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @antmoose: #MosaicMonday takes us deep into the #Vittoriano in #Rome to discover a rarely-seen and spectacular late antique #opussectile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2021226995833507928)  2026-02-10T14:17Z 41.4K followers, [--] engagements


"A beautiful #Roman glass bowl cobalt blue with an irregular white swirling pattern - it must have looked fantastic on an ancient table (📷 Bonhams)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1996309482062651396)  2025-12-03T20:04Z 41.4K followers, 11.7K engagements


"One of the cats of #Pompeii chilling on what was once a #Roman fast food counter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2018086817254232486)  2026-02-01T22:19Z 41.4K followers, 11.5K engagements


"The entrance to a building in #Roman #Pompeii - decorated with a beautiful monochrome mosaic #MosaicMonday #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2018328552173924466)  2026-02-02T14:20Z 41.4K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @fakehistoryhunt: Yes I know I post this one too often but it could be worse I'm managing to keep myself from posting it every day. h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2018430798534226147)  2026-02-02T21:06Z 41.4K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @pompei79: A chink of light falls across the wall of the caldarium (hot room) in the womens section of the Stabian baths in #Pompeii. h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2018674288673386810)  2026-02-03T13:13Z 41.4K followers, [--] engagements


"My book about Publius Quinctilius Varus & the Teutoburg Disaster is currently available as an e-book download for just [----] from @PenSwordeBooks - a good opportunity for anyone who wants to read more about one of the most significant #Roman defeats https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Publius-Quinctilius-Varus-ePub/p/49950 https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Publius-Quinctilius-Varus-ePub/p/49950"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2019016837422268872)  2026-02-04T11:55Z 41.4K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @decimusclaudius: A bronze statuette of a gladiator of the murmillo type dated to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD which was found in Tulovo S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2019389609701195778)  2026-02-05T12:36Z 41.4K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @AlisonFisk: Luxury Roman scent bottles made of gold-band mosaic glass. 1st century AD. This opulent glass was made by encasing strips"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2020221763171348760)  2026-02-07T19:42Z 41.4K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @OptimoPrincipi: The last embrace. A poignant ancient funerary lid perhaps depicting a final parting moment with the deceased before th"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2020221796184715439)  2026-02-07T19:43Z 41.4K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @CSMFHT:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2020657655367557178)  2026-02-09T00:35Z 41.4K followers, [---] engagements


"A cute little #Roman brooch in the shape of a hare or rabbit - animal brooches were popular in the Roman world & this may once have been a very treasured possession for someone who lived 1800+ years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2020978326056439855)  2026-02-09T21:49Z 41.4K followers, 20K engagements


"A #Roman arrowhead - but not for just any old arrow but an incendiary fire arrow. Flammable material was stuffed into the 'cage' set alight & the arrow loosed at the enemy (presumably quite quickly) - it must have been terrifying to see them coming at you (📷 NY Met Museum)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2021322706696687919)  2026-02-10T20:37Z 41.4K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @susie_dent: A reminder of one of the loveliest pairs of siblings in the dictionary: muscle and mouse. To the Roman imagination the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/2021692277601566984)  2026-02-11T21:06Z 41.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The tombstone of Gaius Largennius a #Roman soldier in the Legio II Augusta. He died at the age of [--] after serving [--] years in the #RomanArmy. He was originally from Lucca (Italy) but was buried in Strasbourg (France) where his legion was stationed (📷 Ji-Elle) #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1879581458538627415)  2025-01-15T17:28Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@ForumRoman Indeed it is And a very popular stray cat sanctuary now as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1879950816473501776)  2025-01-16T17:56Z 41K followers, [--] engagements


"A #Roman die carved out of rock crystal with traces of gold leaf which once picked out the details of the number dots & decorative elements (including a laurel wreath around the 1) - a very fancy thing to play games of chance with #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1880764869122851127)  2025-01-18T23:51Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The Colosseum in #Rome around sunset seen from the grounds of Nero's Domus Aurea (although Nero never saw it) - sometimes the depth of #Roman history really astonishes me thinking about all the things from Roman history that some of its major figures never knew about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1881787660936917107)  2025-01-21T19:35Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Some awesome almost-life-size Lego #Roman soldiers keeping guard at the frontiers of the Lego shop in #Rome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1882542283616391479)  2025-01-23T21:33Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"A beautiful #Roman glass bowl made of cobalt blue glass with [--] vertical 'ribs' in stripey blue & white running down the lower part of the vessel. It was made just under [----] years ago & was a popular design at the time (📷NY Met Museum) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1882850100864786680)  2025-01-24T17:57Z 40.7K followers, 10.9K engagements


"A #Roman glass bottle in the form of a shell made in a stunning cobalt blue colour. It is about [----] years old - absolutely amazing that it has survived this well for so long #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1887559633197277474)  2025-02-06T17:51Z 40.6K followers, 27.1K engagements


"@SuorantaOuti In the British Museum"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1887604892769902720)  2025-02-06T20:50Z 40.6K followers, [---] engagements


"It might not be #Roman but for me this is one of the highlights of the NY Met Museum collection - a bowl standing on a lovely pair of human feet It was made more than [----] years ago in predynastic Egypt #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1895534588786852249)  2025-02-28T18:00Z 40.6K followers, 16.9K engagements


"A Late #Roman glass bowl decorated with a beautiful & busy pattern of plants flowers insects & different species of birds (including a flamingo on the left 🦩) in a lovely Nilotic scene. It was made 1500-1700 years ago (📷 Corning Museum) #Archaeology #AncientGlass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1897372879211389103)  2025-03-05T19:45Z 40.6K followers, 11K engagements


"It is medieval rather than ancient but what an amazing glass vessel The class is decorated with some weird & wonderful animals (there are [--] of them in total all the same design) with a body of [--] ovals lines for legs tail & neck & a round head with eyes (📷 @corningmuseum)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1904577146649014315)  2025-03-25T16:52Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Some incredibly exciting #Roman conflict archaeology news here: what looks like a Roman-period battlefield burial - a really significant site as we don't ever really find these even on excavated battlefields. It may be related to Domitian's Dacian War https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/03/roman-era-battlefield-mass-grave-discovered-under-vienna-football-pitch https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/03/roman-era-battlefield-mass-grave-discovered-under-vienna-football-pitch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1907783686830874971)  2025-04-03T13:14Z 40.5K followers, 16.7K engagements


"An #AncientGreek terracotta bowl the inside of which is decorated with a pattern of bird heads & what I think are plants maybe reeds It is at least [----] years old & was probably made on one of the eastern Greek islands #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1908196420936425539)  2025-04-04T16:34Z 40.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman carnelian cameo made some [----] years ago carved with the image of a fish (probably a red mullet one of the most prized delicacies in #Rome) - was the original owner a fisherman or did they just like eating them (📷 MFA Boston) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1910665601288126841)  2025-04-11T12:05Z 40.5K followers, 13.5K engagements


"A beautiful selection of colourful #Roman glass vessels including bowls flasks & pots. all made 1700-2000 years ago - they have survived in remarkable condition On display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1912181875797299314)  2025-04-15T16:31Z 40.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The front of a #Roman brooch in the shape of a tortoise still with traces of the enamel decoration which once covered its shell. Animal brooches were very popular in the Roman world - this is a very cute example 🐢 #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1912907702554054846)  2025-04-17T16:35Z 40.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman terracotta flask decorated with an image of two gladiators mid-fight; it was potentially a piece of mass-produced merchandise made for fans of the arena games - just as with merch today but just some 1700+ years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1913271698075377860)  2025-04-18T16:41Z 40.5K followers, [----] engagements


"For #Easter a #Roman metal brooch in the shape of a rabbit (or hare) with traces of its original enamel decoration still adding a splash of colour. Animal-themed jewellery was popular in the Roman world especially brooches 🐇#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #HappyEaster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1913942732478832853)  2025-04-20T13:08Z 40.5K followers, 16K engagements


"A loaf of #Roman bread carbonised in the AD79 eruption of Vesuvius - striking to think the person who made the dough that day had no idea of the disaster that would arrive before the loaf could be eaten #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1915788489217515756)  2025-04-25T15:22Z 40.6K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Some stepping stones across a street in #Pompeii - they allowed the #Roman population to cross the street without stepping in any mess which happened to be on the ground #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #RomanSiteSaturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1916119068870119614)  2025-04-26T13:16Z 40.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A beautiful #Roman glass bowl made of cobalt-blue glass with white marbled decoration. It was made about [----] years ago probably in Italy & was subsequently exported to Britannia ending up in a C1st AD burial #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1917309192735465640)  2025-04-29T20:05Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Two beautiful #Roman glass dishes one in blue-green glass with yellow swirls the other made from deep purple glass with green yellow & red swirls. They were both made about [----] years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1918698973272903797)  2025-05-03T16:07Z 40.6K followers, 16.2K engagements


"A #Roman mould found in #Pompeii in the shape of a pig - perfect for making a novelty pie for the dinner table #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1919859896528277821)  2025-05-06T21:00Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A glimpse into the underfloor structure of the Colosseum in #Rome - engineered to present the most impressive arena spectacles anywhere in the #Roman empire. It included 30+ trap doors to allow wild animals to be released into the arena during combats & hunts #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1920509228130685437)  2025-05-08T16:00Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A mummy portrait from #Roman Egypt depicting a young woman shown wearing a red tunic with her hair piled on top of her head decked out in elaborate gold jewellery including dangling earrings & multiple necklaces. She lived & died [----] years ago; sadly we don't know her name"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1923422946065842370)  2025-05-16T16:59Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman glass jug made of glass with a slight light green hue to it. The working of it is absolutely beautiful especially in some very elaborate curls on the upper handle; the person who made it some [----] years ago was quite the craftsman #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1927405941613285401)  2025-05-27T16:46Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A lovely #Roman necklace made of plaited gold strands set with several garnets & sapphires with a beautiful butterfly pendant hanging from it - its wings are also set with the precious stones. It was made some 1800-2000 years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1927901348063809588)  2025-05-29T01:34Z 40.6K followers, 13.5K engagements


"@jet2tweets I am waiting for flight LS0888 from Prague to Manchester delayed by 2+ hours. I am relying on public transport to get home after the flight but am concerned I will miss my last connections & be stuck in Manchester - what help (if any) can you offer if this happens"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1932079537677832351)  2025-06-09T14:17Z 40.6K followers, [---] engagements


"A #Roman mosaic underwater at Baiae. It once decorated a luxury villa in this town - a playground for Rome's elite especially during the summer - but which is now submerged below metres of water due to local geomorphic change (📷 Antonio Busiello https://www.antoniobusiello.com/stories/baiae-a-dive-into-history#&gid=1&pid=3 https://www.antoniobusiello.com/stories/baiae-a-dive-into-history#&gid=1&pid=3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1933555964676092123)  2025-06-13T16:04Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"'Gladiator Crab' by Emanuele Biggi - a victorious pose is struck in Trajan's Forum (#Rome) by one of the freshwater crabs who live in the Cloaca Maxima Rome's ancient sewer system; they're clearly at home in the city though (📷 Emanuele Biggi) #Archaeology #RomanSiteSaturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1933888908514984378)  2025-06-14T14:07Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"A hoard of over [----] #Roman silver coins found at Falkirk (Scotland); equivalent to 10+ years pay for an ordinary soldier. The coins range in date from 83BC to AD230 & may have been part of a bribe paid by Rome to a chieftain north of the frontier to secure peace #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1935730534954442938)  2025-06-19T16:04Z 40.8K followers, [----] engagements


"A small #Roman figurine of a dog shown with its right front paw raised and its head tilted upwards towards an unknown figure. It was found at Kirkby Thore (England) - fitting as dogs were very popular in #RomanBritain 🐕🐶#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #FindsFriday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1936096707093131377)  2025-06-20T16:20Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"A burned loaf of #Roman bread found in the legionary fortress at Carnuntum (Austria) in the typical round shape of the 'panis quadratus' loaves; it ended up like this because the bakery burned down around it rather than because the military baker wasn't paying attention"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1937924455151571085)  2025-06-25T17:22Z 40.7K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman mosaic of a frog sitting on a lily-pad #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Mosaics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1938315473890009118)  2025-06-26T19:16Z 40.8K followers, 27.3K engagements


"A #Roman brooch in the shape of a dolphin (possibly one of the few examples where they don't look absolutely terrifying in Roman art) - it must have looked lovely adorning the clothing of its original owner some 1700-1800 years ago 🐬 #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1939314157238521962)  2025-06-29T13:25Z 40.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Really thrilled that my second book is now published It explores the life of Tacfarinas a C1st AD auxiliary soldier-deserter-bandit-rebel who came to lead a revolt against #Rome in NW Africa during the early reign of Tiberius. He is a truly fascinating figure in #Roman history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1939632959117463619)  2025-06-30T10:31Z 40.8K followers, 13.2K engagements


"A #Roman relief showing two female gladiators in the middle of combat; the Greek inscription names them as Achilia & Amazon. They are shown fighting in the same kind of kit as male gladiators apart from the helmets which neither is wearing #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1940506137637580967)  2025-07-02T20:21Z 40.8K followers, [----] engagements


"A pair of #Roman earrings made from little gold balls pearls & gems hanging from golden hoops. They were found in Carnuntum (Austria) & first worn 1700+ years ago - when they must have looked amazing #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientJewellery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941173408018100665)  2025-07-04T16:33Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"At some point he joined the Roman army willingly or otherwise probably as a Numidian cavalryman. He was enlisted long enough to learn how the army operated in the field (& crucially its weaknesses especially in desert warfare) & how to train soldiers effectively"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920597367255480)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Before completing his service Tacfarinas deserted from the Roman army for reasons unknown perhaps always with the intention of leading a rebellion against Rome or just because hed had enough of service (it could be a hard life & desertion rates may have been high at times)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920600550765004)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"They largely atacked Roman settlements - likely the wealthiest targets - using hit-and-run tactics which gained substantial material rewards. The Mauretanian client king Juba II probably took initial charge of suppressing Tacfarinas activities but failed to stop them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920609048330733)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"In AD [--] Tacfarinas raiding became such a problem that Rome took over. The resulting war would see four Roman proconsuls of Africa take on Tacfarinas. The first three all thought they had defeated him & were awarded triumphal honours - only for him to return the following year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920612135379069)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The Romans struggled to deal with Tacfarinas use of irregular tactics & knowledge of the landscape he would attack & disappear before the Romans could mount an effective defensive against him. The heavy armed legions struggled especially against Tacfarinas' light-armed troops"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920615130120374)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Like Arminius in Germany Tacfarinas had an insiders view of the Roman army he knew its weaknesses & was able to exploit them. The Romans became so frightened of him that one cohort fled from him in battle leading to them being decimated - one of the last documented times"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920617869000953)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"At one point Tacfarinas tried to negotiate directly with Tiberius saying he would lay down arms in exchange for land he could rule autonomously from Rome; his audacity enraged the emperor who raged about Tacfarinas & seems to have hated him on a personal level"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920620800831628)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The Legio IX Hispana was transferred into Africa to help in the effort against Tacfarinas as were additional auxiliary units at least doubling the provincial army that could be deployed against him him - a sure sign than things were going badly for Rome in the conflict"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920624995098875)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Only when the Roman army started to use irregular tactics themselves did they start to make headway against Tacfarinas dividing their army into multiple small & lighter-armed divisions & staying in the field over winter when they would usually withdraw https://www.twz.com/tacfarinas-made-rome-realize-it-had-to-fight-like-the-enemy-to-win https://www.twz.com/tacfarinas-made-rome-realize-it-had-to-fight-like-the-enemy-to-win"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920627423613155)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Many of Tacfarinas men were killed in the battle Roman anger at the difficulties they had experienced during the war making them unwilling to take prisoners. Tacfarinas himself also died throwing himself onto Roman weapons so that he would not be taken alive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920632729407819)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"After Tacfarinas there was no major resistance to Rome in NW Africa (although there were some small uprisings mainly over taxes) & it became a largely pacified province. Tacfarinas has never been forgotten but perhaps not remembered as well as he should be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920635686412797)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Tacfarinas fascinates me as an individual & a rebel leader & it seems to be that the seriousness of the conflict is underplayed in the ancient historical sources. So I decided to write a book about him - in case you want to know more about him https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tacfarinas-An-African-Rebel-Against-Rome-Hardback/p/52750 https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tacfarinas-An-African-Rebel-Against-Rome-Hardback/p/52750"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1941920637762576525)  2025-07-06T18:02Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A #Roman necklace made from small emerald beads linked by delicate gold loops with a hook & eye clasp fastening - a beautiful piece of ancient jewellery made some 1700-1800 years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Jewellery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1942709282476072964)  2025-07-08T22:16Z 40.8K followers, 14.8K engagements


"A #Roman draco military standard found in Niederbieber (Germany) - the only surviving example of this type of standard (so far) It would have had a flowing fabric tail & probably made a hissing sound when carried at speed #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #RomanFortThursday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1943388135469031608)  2025-07-10T19:13Z 40.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@AnnMile71721158 The photo is from that exhibition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1943409558816235644)  2025-07-10T20:38Z 40.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A #Roman intaglio (incised gemstone) carved with the image of the god Jupiter seated on a throne alongside the goddesses Victory (behind him holding a laurel wreath & palm branch) & Fortuna. The level of detail for such a tiny gem is incredible #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1943696785458749498)  2025-07-11T15:40Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@LeeFish02442075 Yes one of the worst defeats Rome ever suffered [--] legions close to wiped out in an ambush in the Teutoburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1945022557511450715)  2025-07-15T07:28Z 40.9K followers, [---] engagements


"A #Roman gold aureus with a side-portrait of the emperor Augustus on one side & a crocodile on the other with the words AEGVPT CAPTA ('Egypt captured'. It celebrated Egypt becoming a Roman province following the defeat of Antony & Cleopatra in 31/30 BC - a beautiful coin 🐊"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1945159925984059852)  2025-07-15T16:34Z 40.9K followers, 11.6K engagements


"@Stephen29741 I haven't really looked into this particular question in great depth outside of the Christ instance; it would probably depend how public the Praetorium was as mass visibility was very important in Roman punishment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1945937142162629104)  2025-07-17T20:02Z 40.9K followers, [--] engagements


"A #Roman glass bowl in a beautiful shade of cobalt blue with vertical ridges all around the outside. It was made about [----] years ago & ended up in Nijmegen (Netherlands); it was excavated a few years ago in pristine condition #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1946301235398689105)  2025-07-18T20:09Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"A small wooden #Roman sword - from the size of it probably a toy rather than a practice weapon maybe something given to a soldier's child. Found in London it is easy to imagine a child playing with it some 1600-2000 years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1947003821684625562)  2025-07-20T18:40Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"A lovely little bronze #Roman mouse figurine shown holding a morsel of food in his little front paws (a nut or seed maybe) perhaps about to take a little nibble from it. It is about 1900-2000 years old 🐭 (📷 Christie's) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1948079718273544629)  2025-07-23T17:56Z 40.9K followers, 10.1K engagements


"A section of a garden-themed #Roman fresco which once decorated the dining room of a villa belonging to the empress Livia - painted over [----] years ago #FrescoFriday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1948798394266263762)  2025-07-25T17:31Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"If someone could please excavate or otherwise discover a copy of Pliny the Elder's "History of the German Wars" I would be very grateful please & thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1949481904777871676)  2025-07-27T14:48Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"An #AncientGreek terracotta vessel with painted decoration giving it what seems to be an owl face. amazingly it was made more than [----] years ago 🦉 #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1950985850851909675)  2025-07-31T18:24Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"A beautiful #Roman glass bowl with four main quarters in cobalt blue plum purple bright yellow & colourless with a fused-on garland decoration in each section. Almost hard to believe that it is more than [----] years old #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1951345685564928280)  2025-08-01T18:14Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@GriffHistorical The NY Met Museum - they have such an amazing collection of Roman glass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1951951495693234532)  2025-08-03T10:21Z 40.9K followers, [--] engagements


"A #Roman tile fragment with some dog pawprints impressed into the clay while it dried before firing #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1952790140851749321)  2025-08-05T17:53Z 40.9K followers, [----] engagements


"This mummy portrait from #Roman Egypt depicts a young woman who (based on her clothing & hair) lived & died about [----] years ago. She was presumably part of a family of some wealth as she is shown wearing a lot of gilded jewellery including earrings a necklace & a wreath"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1954664779651428746)  2025-08-10T22:02Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"I'm not sure how happy these two individuals would be to sit alongside each other on a bookshelf even [----] years after their deaths. Varus probably didn't know Tacfarinas but Tacfarinas certainly knew who Varus was - there are a fair few connections between the two. 🧵#Roman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200196150808632)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Varus was the proconsul of Africa Proconsularis in 8-7 BC overseeing the area in which Tacfarinas grew up. There were a lot of administrative changes in the region during Augustus' reign many of which were detrimental to the indigenous population (📷 CNG)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200201867636847)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"A lot of the irregular tactics Tacfarinas used against Rome were similar to those used in the Illyrian Revolt & by Arminius in the AD [--] Battle of the Teutoburg - or 'Varus Disaster' where Varus & [--] of his legions had been ambushed & close to annihilated (📷 Osprey)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200205126586673)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"The Teutoburg may even have partly inspired Tacfarinas to take up arms against Rome as it demonstrated that the Roman army could be beaten under the right circumstances. Tacfarinas like Arminius in Germany was an ex-auxiliary. Without Varus would Tacfarinas have acted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200208515535166)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"During his later campaign against Rome Tacfarinas improved the morale of his troops by citing abandonment of territory in the Roman empire due to state weakness - probably referring to the withdrawal from the territories east of the Rhine [--] years after the Teutoburg (📷 Osprey)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200211191554451)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"The war against Tacfarinas was eventually ended in AD [--] under the command of Publius Cornelius Dolabella - Varus' nephew. Was the fate of his uncle in Dolabella's mind as he used a range of irregular tactics himself determined that he would not meet the same fate. (📷 SIRAR)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200214836339023)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"Dolabella returned to Rome from Africa & a few years later joined in the prosecution of his cousin Publius Quinctilius Varus the younger for treason & impiety. We don't know the outcome of the trial but Varus Jr vanishes from history so it probably resulted in his death"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200217319411744)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"So for two individuals who never met Varus & Tacfarinas were actually fairly connected; Varus especially had a significant (indirect) influence on Tacfarinas. What a small world the #Roman empire could be If you want to know more about Tacfarinas. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tacfarinas-An-African-Rebel-Against-Rome-Hardback/p/52750 https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tacfarinas-An-African-Rebel-Against-Rome-Hardback/p/52750"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955200219521359989)  2025-08-12T09:30Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"@officialnhaynes After [--] flights I developed a fear of flying & didn't step foot on a plane for nearly [--] years. A fellow Romanist got me onto a plane by buying us a trip to Rome to celebrate starting our PhDs - the lure of a first visit to the Eternal City was enough to get me on that plane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955593478773338145)  2025-08-13T11:33Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"One of the best #Roman mosaics (or certainly one of the most memorable) - from Aldborough of the she-wolf who saved Romulus & Remus - would like to wish everyone a very happy #InternationalWolfDay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1955611138202521825)  2025-08-13T12:43Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman mosaic in the city of Sabratha (in modern Libya) with the Mediterranean Sea as a beautiful backdrop #MosaicMonday #Archaeology (📷 squirrelsnuts)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1957515519181091066)  2025-08-18T18:50Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"@likesmokenoakum He gets a significant discussion in a lecture I give on the protection of antiquities - students tend to think of the issue in terms of restoration or display rather than people like Khaled Al-Asaad who literally put their lives on the line to do so. I hope no one else has to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1957821245254152532)  2025-08-19T15:05Z 41K followers, [---] engagements


"A #Roman mosaic floor at the city of Sabratha (modern Libya) - amazing to think of all the feet that have walked across it over the millennia #MosaicMonday #RomanArchaeology (📷 luisarR2898HH)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1960007007290945821)  2025-08-25T15:51Z 41.1K followers, 12K engagements


"@redhistoria Is this my photo of this pan Apologies if not but it looks exactly like mine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1961358332565786946)  2025-08-29T09:20Z 41.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A #Roman mosaic panel showing Achilles dragging the body of the defeated Hector behind his two-horse chariot; it was laid some 1800-1900 years ago #MosaicMonday #Archaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1962537179244384342)  2025-09-01T15:25Z 41.1K followers, 46.6K engagements


"Artistic perfection of a kind in this fragment of #Roman pottery. Which ancient work of art came closest to 'perfection' Which ancient work of art came closest to 'perfection'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1963013046378377571)  2025-09-02T22:55Z 41.1K followers, 43K engagements


"A #Roman two-handled glass cup in a beautiful cobalt blue with white chips on the outside for extra decoration. Those Romans really knew a thing or two about glassware"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1965534107833897307)  2025-09-09T21:53Z 41.1K followers, 11.1K engagements


"A wild tortoise wandering through the ruins of the Library of Hadrian in Athens. wonderful that these ancient sites are still lived in #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #RomanSiteSaturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1966918429295997219)  2025-09-13T17:34Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman tile stamped with the maker's mark of the infamous & somewhat mysterious 9th Legion Hispana #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1967708305176035774)  2025-09-15T21:53Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman marble sculpture of two dogs playing or grooming together; found in Monte Cagnolo (Italy) & made 1800-2000 years ago. The Romans loved dogs just as much as many of us still do today 🐶 #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology (📷 British Museum)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1967996974495592643)  2025-09-16T17:00Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"An #AncientGreek chicken on wheels - a child's toy made & first played with at least [----] years ago in ancient Athens. If it wasn't made of terracotta it could probably pass for a modern toy; apparently the things kids find fun has not changed much in over two millennia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1969168445053768062)  2025-09-19T22:35Z 41.1K followers, 11.2K engagements


"A Late #Roman mosaic (C4th AD) with a beautiful (& a bit hypnotic) circular geometric pattern; very simple but lovely #Archaeology #MosaicMonday (📷 Christies)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1970166449869123963)  2025-09-22T16:41Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@chapps I know the feeling. I have to search out content I want - my timeline is full of awful rhetoric that I have no interest in. No one I'm interested in makes my timeline anymore. And none of my posts seem to reach anyone anymore either"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1970259550352875979)  2025-09-22T22:50Z 41.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The tombstone of a #Roman gladiator named Apollonios; the portrait identifies him as a retiarius armed with a trident & fishing net. He was obviously good at what he did with the inscription - dedicated by his wife Zosime - revealing that he won [--] combats in his career"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1971284281919144351)  2025-09-25T18:42Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements


"A #Roman glass bowl in amber-brown & blue glass with white irregulat spots running through. A beautiful piece of ancient glassware made about [----] years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1972322460768088235)  2025-09-28T15:28Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A beautiful #Roman mosaic wall-niche containing a garden scene with lush plants & birds including a peacock. About [----] years ago it decorated the garden or courtyard of a luxurious home in Baiae (near Naples Italy) #MosaicMonday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1972716563511091326)  2025-09-29T17:34Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Some lovely #Roman glass vessels from the Netherlands in a variety of colours; these Romans really knew their stuff when it came to glasswork"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1974159511272501733)  2025-10-03T17:08Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Thinking today about some less well-known (but still important) ancient #Roman deities: Cardea: goddess of door hinges Suadela: goddess of persuasion Fornax: divine personification of ovens & properly-baked bread Verminus: god who protected cattle from worms #MythologyMonday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1975250076608938404)  2025-10-06T17:21Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@TSHamiltonAstro That is exactly the temple good eyes It is a lovely little corner of Rome & as you say so often overlooked even by those who are in the city wanting to connect to its ancient past. I'm glad you finally got to see it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1975261237857636438)  2025-10-06T18:05Z 41.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Wow #Roman tombstones really do get around - this one was rediscovered in New Orleans after being transported across the Atlantic by unknown persons in the aftermath of WW2. #Archaeology https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/07/new-orleans-ancient-roman-grave-marker https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/07/new-orleans-ancient-roman-grave-marker"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1975507795601465532)  2025-10-07T10:25Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements


"The story deepens We now know the person who brought a #Roman tombstone to New Orleans was a US soldier stationed in Italy during WW2; I like to think that Sextus Congenius Verus - the tombstone 'owner' & a military man himself - would have understood. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/mystery-solved-roman-grave-marker-came-from-new-orleans-soldier https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/mystery-solved-roman-grave-marker-came-from-new-orleans-soldier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1976617379518947574)  2025-10-10T11:54Z 41.2K followers, [----] engagements


"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) 🐶"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/1977366141183103362)  2025-10-12T13:30Z 41.2K followers, 18.6K engagements


"The looting of Jerusalem in AD70 by #Titus is a textbook example of #Roman post-siege looting: economic acquisition mixed with maximum psychological impact with a side of dehumanisation of the enemy set aside against future necessity #BattlefieldArchaeology #ConflictArchaeology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DrJEBall/status/994498913494294528)  2018-05-10T08:46Z 42K followers, [--] engagements

Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing