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#LatinForTheDay - 17 January

"Aeneas, quamquam et sociis dare tempus humandis
praecipitant curae turbataque funere mens est,
vota deum primo victor solvebat Eoo.
ingentem quercum decisis undique ramis
constituit tumulo fulgentiaque induit arma,...

Painted and gilded glass medallion, ca. Mid-3rd Century AD.

This glorious portrait is thought to represent Marcia Otacilia Severa, the wife of Marcus Julius Philippus 'Arabus' - Philip the Arab - who was Roman emperor AD 244-249. #Roman

Image: Palazzo Madama, Turin (0094 / VD)

#LatinForTheDay - 11 January

"“ne trepidate meas, Teucri, defendere navis
neve armate manus; maria ante exurere Turno
quam sacras dabitur pinus. vos ite solutae,
ite deae pelagi; genetrix iubet.” et sua quaeque
continuo puppes abrumpunt vincula ripis...

Bronze statue of a 'Victorious Youth', the so-called 'Getty Bronze', ca. 3rd-2nd Century BC, described as being "found in the sea in international waters" in 1964. #Greek

Plus a shot for the benefit of @museumbums

Image: J. Paul Getty Museum (77.AB.30)

#LatinForTheDay - 26 December

"quale solet silvis brumali frigore viscum
fronde virere nova, quod non sua seminat arbos,
et croceo fetu teretis circumdare truncos:
talis erat species auri frondentis opaca
ilice, sic leni crepitabat brattea vento....

Io Saturnalia!

Yes, it's been a strange year, but #ClassicsTwitter and #MuseumsUnlocked have been real sources of solace for me. So my thanks to you all and my best wishes for the season!

Image: 'The Romans in their Decadence', Thomas Couture - 1847 (Musée d'Orsay: 3451)

Amethyst intaglio signed by the artists Dioskourides, ca. 25 BC. #Roman

The gem is typically claimed to depict the Greek orator Demosthenes. Provenance extending back to ca. 1602, once owned by Sir Arthur Evans.

Image: J. Paul Getty Museum (2019.13.15)

#ClassicsAdventCalendar - 8 December

The Terme Boxer, or 'Boxer at Rest', a glorious Hellenistic bronze statue that was found on the Quirinal Hill in Rome, in 1885.

Image: Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Right... Time to log off and curl up with Cthulhu for a little while... To be more specific, the first play of 'Reign of Cthulhu'. Toodles!

#MuseumsUnlocked - Storms

Not my usual stuff, but I'm also a massive comic fan, so...

Here's Halle Berry's Ororo Munroe/Storm Costume from the 2014 film 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'.

Image: National Museum of American History (2014.0076.02)