#Roman

Nina WillburgerThis charming red marble hippo was part of a fountain that stood in a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> garden. The water was led from the front left leg to the mouth From Rome, dating 2nd century AD.On display at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> #<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerA <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> bronze figurine of a dormouse holding a nut (height 2.7 cm). The edible dormouse was a delicacy in Roman times. It was considered a delicious dish of the rich and a symbol of prosperity.From Oberstimm, Bavaria, ca. 100 AD. On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München. 📷 me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerA toxic toy? A <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> lead figure of a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/camel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camel</a>, presumably a kid's toy (height 5.08cm, length 7.62cm). Dating probably 1st century AD,  from Lower <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a>. On display at the British Museum📷 me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerFor <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/ReliefWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReliefWednesday</a> a representation of Minerva, the <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> goddess of wisdom, arts, crafts, and warfare. She's carrying the helmet, a lance, and a shield. The deity is accompanied by an <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/owl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#owl</a>, her sacred animal. Found in Burgstall an der Murr. Dating 2nd/3rd century AD.

Nina WillburgerFor <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/epigraphytuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epigraphytuesday</a> a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> military belt mount with openwork decoration depicting the Latin word SPES - hope. Found in Biriciana, present-day Weißenburg, Bavaria, dating 2nd/3rd century AD. On display at Römermuseum Weißenburg 📷 by me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerFor <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/MosaicMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MosaicMonday</a> a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> mosaic with a mesmerizing 3D effect. Domus Romana, near Rabat and Mdina, <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Malta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Malta</a> , dating 100 BC. 📷 <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerThe <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Italian</a> town of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Lucca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lucca</a> with its Piazza dell' Anfiteatro. It's elliptical because it was built on the remains of a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> amphitheatre. 📷 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160282910342249&id=141391897248" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160282910342249&id=141391897248</a>#<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerAn amazing miniature portrait of the <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> empress Agrippina Minor (15-59 AD), made from chalcedony. Agrippina was the mother of Nero, and married to her uncle, emperor Claudius. It was rumoured that she poisoned her husband with a dish of mushrooms.Photo: by me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerFascinating world of ancient <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glass</a>: This <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> flask in the form of a fish was found in Cologne, 3rd c. AD. We don't know what is was used for, maybe the shape relates to the content (fish sauce), maybe it was used to hold oil.Photo: me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/R%C3%B6mischGermanischesMuseumK%C3%B6ln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RömischGermanischesMuseumKöln</a>

Nina WillburgerA <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> bronze medicine box, with a sliding lid and separate compartments to store medical substances like herbs and mineral products.Found in Nida, present-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim, dating 2nd/3rd century AD. On display at Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt. 📷 by me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Nina Willburger<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> helmets with face masks found at various sites in southwestern Germany. They were worn by cavalry soldiers during parades and tournaments.Photo: Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Nina Willburger<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanSiteSaturday</a>: The Porta Nigra in Trier is the best preserved <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> city gate North of the Alps. It was built around 170 AD and converted into a church in the Middle Ages. The Porta Nigra was restored to its original state in 1804 at Napoleon's behest.<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerFor <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/FindsFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FindsFriday</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> bronze figurines of deities from the ‘Treasure of Weißenburg’, one of the most important hoards north of the Alps, consisting of around 150 objects, e. g. votive plaques, figurines of deities and various vessels. It's believed to be the inventory of a temple. The hoard was buried in the 3rd century AD and discovered in 1979 by chance during gardening work.Photo: Archäologische Staatssammlung München<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Des Livres Rances[CHRONIQUE ROMAN] Magnifique roman sur l'itinéraire d'un amérindien "civilisé" et "éduqué" par les Blancs au milieu du XXe siècle. Il y rencontrera soumission, racisme, ségrégation, mais aussi l'amour du hockey sur glace... ⤵️ <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/VendrediLecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VendrediLecture</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Litt%C3%A9ratureAm%C3%A9rindienne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LittératureAmérindienne</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Am%C3%A9rindiens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amérindiens</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/MastoLivre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoLivre</a><a href="https://deslivresrances.blogspot.com/2025/02/richard-wagamese-jeu-blanc.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://deslivresrances.blogspot.com/2025/02/richard-wagamese-jeu-blanc.html?m=1</a>

Nina WillburgerRoman <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monopoly</a> piece? A bronze figurine of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dog</a> found at the <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> roadside station on the Brandsteig, Aichhalden-Rötenberg, where a votive altar dedicated to Diana Abnoba was found. <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dogs</a> were associated with Diana. The figurine may have been an offering to the goddess.📷 me<a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerFor <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/ReliefWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReliefWednesday</a> a relief from a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> funeral chest depicting a shoe last, a hammer, an ascia (a form of adze), and a rasp. The deceased produced shoe lasts, it was important to show the source of income. Found in Neumagen, 3rd c. AD <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

Nina WillburgerA <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glass</a> flask in the shape of a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fish</a>. We don't know what flasks in the shape fishes were used for. Maybe the shape relates to the content (garum/fish sauce),maybe they were used to hold oil.On display at Pierides Museum, Larnaka, Cyprus. Photo: Jeff Amadon via Flickr

Nina WillburgerFascinating world of ancient <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glass</a>: a stunning <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> flask in the form of a shell. Flasks such as this were popular in the Rhineland during the 3rd and 4th century AD. Found in Cologne. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanArchaeology</a>

Sally MA<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lirelirelire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lirelirelire</a>  L'autrice livre un <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roman</a> sensible et original. Blaise est un bourgeois infirme. Visage et corps détruits par la Grande Guerre. Sa femme se dévoue depuis 20 ans, mais elle obéit à son injonction, se remettre à sortir, à vivre. Alors c'est la petite bonne qui s'occupe de lui, jeune femme pauvre avec ses propres drames intimes. L'amitié improbable jaillit... Deux êtres humains si différents se regardent et s'écoutent. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lecture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/litterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#litterature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handicap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#handicap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lapetitebonne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lapetitebonne</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VendrediLecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VendrediLecture</a>

Nina WillburgerThis marvellous life-sized horse head made of gilded bronze belonged to a figural group of a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roman</a> emperor in a quadriga or a biga (a chariot drawn by four or two horses). Found in Augsburg, dating 1st/2nd century ADPhoto: Römisches Museum/Andreas Brücklmair <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/romanarchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#romanarchaeology</a>

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