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@anthonymajanlahti.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:21 PM

The *other* holy trinity is our focus for today's #SarcophagusSaturday. This late C2 CE #sarcophagus in the #VaticanMuseums shows three distinct Dionysi in one relief: the mythological lover, the ecstatic sponsor of #theatre, and the solemn object of worship. #AncientBluesky 🏺

MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS WITH DIONYSUS AND ARIADNE, C. 180-190 CE. VATICAN MUSEUMS A Roman marble sarcophagus resting on two carved lion-footed pedestals. The front relief features a continuous narrative dividing his worship into three scenes. On the far left, a young, drunken, nude Dionysus leans on his lover, the boy-satyr Ampelos, as he discovers the sleeping Ariadne, portraying both his homosexual and heterosexual loves. In the bustling centre, a second Dionysus commands the mystery cult; he holds a theatrical mask aloft and cradles a tragic mask in his left arm, symbolising his role as patron of drama, while a panther rears at his feet. Finally, on the far right edge, a third iteration of the god receives offerings. Depicted as a bearded, luxuriously-dressed Dionysus-Sardanapalus type, he represents the sacred cult statues worshipped in temples. This solemn idol provides a sharp theological contrast with the active figures on the left.
@pierocastellano.comOct 10, 2026, 4:05 PM

"According to the researchers, the sword dates from the 13th century BC during the Late Bronze Age and is remarkably well preserved, with the cutting edge still retaining its sharpness after more than three millennia underwater."
#AncientBluesky
#Archaeology
🏺
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@matthiashoernes.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:38 PM

Daily life captured in clay: a woman bathing a child; another grinding grain and protecting it from an animal; and a third mixing food in a bowl. Three stunning figurines from two subadult burials on Lipari, 475–450 BCE. 🏺 #AncientBlueSky #archaeology

@pottedhistory.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:56 AM

Roman Pannonian figure flagons, waiting for a place in the next replica kiln firing at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social Sat 24th of October 2026. ⚱️🏺 We'll be starting early in the morning and going on all day. Don't tell anyone but it gets more exciting later in the day #AncientBluesky #Archaeology

@drjeball.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:12 AM

A selection of #Roman necklaces, in gold chain with various different gems & precious stones, including emerald, garnet, carnelian, & onyx. All of them still look incredible, & would not look out of place if worn today... #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

@archaeoten.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:57 PM

Archaeoethnologica: Writing and Ritual in the Hymettos Mounth / Escrita e Ritual no Monte Himeto

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/10/escr...

#Archaeology #ClassicalArchaeology #HistoryofReligions #Antiquity #epigraphy #Greece #greekreligion #ritual #talks #online #AncientBlueSky

@archaeoten.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:57 PM

Archaeoethnologica: Writing and Ritual in the Hymettos Mounth / Escrita e Ritual no Monte Himeto

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/10/escr...

#Archaeology #ClassicalArchaeology #HistoryofReligions #Antiquity #epigraphy #Greece #greekreligion #ritual #talks #online #AncientBlueSky

@archaeoten.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:56 PM

Archaeoethnologica: Writing and Ritual in the Hymettos Mounth / Escrita e Ritual no Monte Himeto

+INFO in: archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/10/escr...

#Archaeology #ClassicalArchaeology #HistoryofReligions #Antiquity #epigraphy #Greece #greekreligion #ritual #talks #online #AncientBlueSky

@gnomai.comOct 9, 2026, 6:20 PM

And stories that had been told and heard previously, but not really confirmed through established fact, became not unbelievable.

τά τε πρότερον ἀκοῇ μὲν λεγόμενα, ἔργῳ δὲ σπανιώτερον βεβαιούμενα οὐκ ἄπιστα κατέστη.

Thuc. 1.23.3

#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

@anthonymajanlahti.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:31 PM

"You can tell the sun in his jealous sky / When we walked in fields of gold." For #FrescoFriday, the House of #Livia on the #Palatine. Painted c. 30 BCE during the ascendancy of #Augustus, this Second Style wall depicts his Golden Age of perpetual abundance. #AncientBluesky 🏺

FRESCO WITH GARLANDS AND COLUMNS, HOUSE OF LIVIA, C. 30 BCE. PALATINE HILL A section of ancient Roman fresco displaying the Second Style of wall painting. Though Livia only inhabited this house after Augustus's death in 14 CE, it was decorated circa 30 BCE, contemporary with the nearby House of Augustus. The flat wall is painted to create a three-dimensional illusion, with fluted columns framing a central panel. Suspended between them is a heavy garland of pine foliage, leaves, and round fruits. Crucially, these plants are shown fruiting and flowering simultaneously, defying the seasons. This impossible ripening is a visual manifesto of the Augustan Aurea Ætas or Golden Age of perpetual abundance. The artist painted subtle cast shadows behind the ribbon-tied garland to enhance the depth. Above is a horizontal yellow frieze featuring faintly-sketched, monochrome sacro-idyllic landscapes showing rural shrines.
@classicsgc.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 12:20 PM

NYU IFA Classics Lecture
Wed, Oct 14 6:00 pm EST

"Lessons From a Lost Republic and Writing about the Ancient World for the Public"
Professor Michelle Berenfeld, Pitzer College

See link to RSVP
shorturl.at/fjWLN

#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #IFA #NYU

Promotional flyer from the Graduate Collective for Ancient Studies for a guest lecture and workshop by Michelle Berenfeld titled "Lessons from a Lost Republic and Writing About the Ancient World for the Public," featuring an image of her book "Lessons from a Lost Republic" with a cracked gold coin on the cover, co-sponsored by Expanding the Ancient World, with event details for Wednesday, October 14th, 6:00–7:00 PM at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, and a QR code to RSVP.
@romanpiso.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:35 AM

#Discover #Pliny #PlinyTheYounger @paulinsc.bsky.social #RomanEmpire #AncientHistory #What'sHistory🗃️ #AncientBlueSky #History #Ancient #AncientRome #EpistlesOfPaul #EpistlesOfPliny #NT

Free Book: 'Pliny The Younger: His Words & Phrases' (Pliny As The NT Paul)
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@matthiashoernes.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:56 AM

Lipari's material culture has won me over, with its strong island identity and far-reaching Mediterranean ties. Once again, terracotta figurines loom large: a puppet with its miniature pottery set, as well as a grotesque old nurse with a badly behaved baby.🏺 #AncientBlueSky #archaeology

@romanpiso.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:08 PM

#Discover #AncientHistory #What'sHistory🗃️ #AncientBlueSky #EduSky🍎 #AcademicSky #Anthropology/Archaeology #PsychSciSky #Ancient #AncientRome #WritingandBooks #PrepForAncientStudies #NewForensicMethdologyForAncientStudies #AncientHistoryAndReligion #Christianity #Religion #AtheistSky #Atheist/Atheism

@classicsgc.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 3:17 PM

Tonight! 5:30pm EST
In person at the GC AND via Zoom

Please RSVP to Rachel Kousser at [email protected]

#ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center

Tan and black flyer for the CUNY Graduate Center's 2026 Classics Program Lecture Series, featuring Prof. Nicole Lopez-Jantzen, Associate Professor of History at Borough of Manhattan Community College, titled "Goths, Huns, and Romans: Race and Gender at the End of the Western Empire, in the Historical Writings of Ammianus Marcellinus and Jordanes," with her photo, a talk description, and event details for Thursday, Oct 23rd, 5:30 PM EST, Room 7395 or via Zoom, RSVP to RKousser@gc.cuny.edu.
@matthiashoernes.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 2:27 PM

0/4 The Morgantina Treasure: an incredible story in four episodes.🏺 #AncientBlueSky #archaeology

@anthonymajanlahti.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:39 PM

For #ReliefWednesday, this C5 BCE Athenian stele is a physical fragment of Phidian brilliance and a historical fragment of the dispersed Giustiniani collection. Breakage stimulates the imagination. As Sondheim wrote: "Nothing's changed / Only maybe slightly rearranged." #AncientBluesky 🏺

ATHENIAN FUNERARY RELIEF OF A HORSEMAN, C. 430-420 BCE. MUSEO GREGORIANO PROFANO A fragmentary marble funerary relief showing a bearded man in profile facing right, holding the reins of a horse. The man wears an exomis, leaving his right shoulder bare. The heavily muscled horse occupies the right side, its mane carved into crisp ridges. The jagged edges highlight its breakage. The carving radiates the influence of Phidias, echoing the Parthenon. Top right is the engraved mark "1823.C.C. 30", struck when the Cardinal Camerlengo rescued this piece for the Vatican following the dispersal of the C17 Giustiniani collection. This physical fragmentation mirrors the scattering of that great collection. While we deplore such losses, breakage stimulates our imaginations. Dispersal rearranges fragments into new contexts, creating a new kaleidoscopic vision of works of art. To quote Sondheim: "Everything's different / Nothing's changed / Only maybe slightly rearranged."
@mihalyfy.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:42 PM

Coming out this fall -

"Divine Power in Human Hands: Essays on Ancient Magic and Religion for Roy D. Kotansky," edited by Drs. Clare Rothschild and Robert Matthew Calhoun.

#Egyptology #Classics #AncientBlueSky
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@mandalee.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 12:28 PM

This isn't a hillfort, but I'm posting it on #ancientBluesky anyway... Incredible amphora/dolia with friezes representing the Trojan War. Love the warriors peeking out of the horse on the neck of the vessel! Some of the scenes below are v violent though 😬 At the Mykonos Archaeological Museum, 📸mine

@maskflowerprince.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:57 AM

For #31DaysOfHalloween. The Skull Wall (tzompantli) from the Aztecs' Great Temple in Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City (2015). #mesoamerica #mexico #indigenous #art #archaeology #WallsOnWednesday #photography #ruins #Aztecs #AncientBlueSky #mexicocity #cdmx #ciudaddemexico #EastCoastKin #ECK #WCK

This photo shows a tight, detailed view of the Tzompantli, a prominent archaeological relief wall located at the ancient Aztec Templo Mayor ruins in Mexico City, Mexico. The structure is composed of tightly grouped, repeating rows and columns of carved stone human skulls. It serves as a stylized architectural representation of a traditional Mesoamerican skull rack used to display sacrificial victims.
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