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Easily the coolest thing I've read on Twitter today.

Part of Hadrian’s Wall discovered in Newcastle city centre theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…

Edges of Empire: Rome's Northernmost Town pod.fo/e/b43d9

So, so awesome: theguardian.com/world/2021/aug…

Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay theguardian.com/world/2015/aug…

An austere place perhaps, withdrawn, some might say desolate. But silence compels. It is very old silence. The wilderness is here. To me the wilderness is not a place. It is the indefinable essence or spirit that lives in place. 📖 On the Essex Coast, J A Baker 📸 Mundon, Essex

Still one of my favourite finds from #Roman Britain - the Silchester Eagle, dated to the C1st-2nd AD, & discovered in 1866. It was once thought to be a legionary eagle (inspiring Sutcliff's "The Eagle of the Ninth"), but was more likely part of a bigger statue #FindsFriday

Retweeting this cos I thought it was well funny, but none of my 8 followers appreciated it 😔

Sadly overlooked Harlow Roman Temple must easily be the top ancient ruin in an Essex industrial estate #ClassicsTwitter #ClassicsTwitter youtu.be/nqyRp13NUGI

I used to work here. It's amazing to stand at the side of the road and picture the traffic, trade and daily pottering about.

I've got a joke about the Underworld, it's long so Styx with me #ClassicsTwitter

Tomb of Julius Caesar- in the Roman Forum

Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad. He gave 50 years to Palmyra and was beheaded 6 years ago today for cultural heritage to which he devoted his life. Despite all tortures of ISIS, he did not tell the location of the artifacts and today that city is free from terrorists.

"Opposition there was none: the boldest spirits had succumbed on stricken fields or by proscription-lists; while the rest of the nobility found a cheerful acceptance of slavery the smoothest road to wealth and office..." ~ Tacitus Annals 1.2 #AugustanAugust

Pompeii

A student of mine once asked about studying Classics at a UCAS fair. She was aerily dismissed and told "it wasn't for her" because she didn't have Latin A-Level. She walked away crushed and resentful.

I'm on the campaign trail now at @JamesBryanSW9. Less tweets about ruins and Romans, more tweets about politics. IA. BRYAN. AED. V. P. LABOR. FAC. ET ILLE TE FACIET