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Classicist, Archaeologist, Sci-fi / Horror nerd, (crucially) Ginger. Oh, and... "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". #EdgyPedlar #AncientStuff

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Ancient Coin of the Day: A Fourth-century tetradrachm of Ephesus; the Obverse shows the typical bee emblem of Ephesus (Melissa), the Reverse the palm and stag, as well as a magistrate's name (Zoilos).

Image: American Numismatic Society (1944.100.46012)

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Ancient Artefact of the Day: Perseus frees Andromeda from her fetters: a fresco from the House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii (VI.9.6), probably after a fourth-century Greek original by Nicias.

Image: Naples Archaeological Museum

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The Amores continue Ovid's love-affair with love poetry, until he is tempted to leave his elegiac Muse for her 'worthier' tragic sister. This moment from Amores 3.1 was brilliantly drawn for me by and it now hangs on my office wall.

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Ancient History Quote of the Day: "But it was above all when the senate was assembled in the chamber that the task of steering a course between Scylla and Charybdis presented a continual hazard" (Tacitus, Histories 1.85).

Image: Henry Fuseli's 'Odysseus' (1794-6)

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This ten year thing...

Cravats occurred.

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I'd never noticed how Bacchus' leopard is lapping up the drips/libation from his kantharos.

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Just because they're gorgeous... The Riace Warriors. Two life-sized Greek bronzes, c.460 BC. The intended identities of the figures are unclear, but the quality of the craftsmanship is undeniable.

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If you are unfamiliar with the amazing Mythology-inspired art of , then you have missed out!

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