Assoc for Scottish LiteratureMar 15

At last we have them all well fooled, well tamed;
they use our baths and lard themselves with oil,
truss up their souls and bodies in the toga…

—William Neill (1922–2010), “Despatches Home”
from DESPATCHES HOME (Reprographia, 1972)

A poem for the Ides o fMarch

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #20thcentury #Roman #RomanBritain #IdesofMarch

PugJesusMar 13
Roman villa at Chedworth, UK, 4th century AD
Kevin WilbrahamMar 8
A lovely oil lamp from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) with its lion motif. Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #Cirencester
Kevin WilbrahamMar 7
Looking east onto Milecastle 39 - a fortlet on Hadrian’s Wall, located to the northeast of Once Brewed in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #HadriansWall #RomanBritain #Northumberland
World History EncyclopediaMar 2
Claudius (10 BCE to 54 CE) was the fourth Roman emperor, who reigned from 41 to 54 CE. #History #RomanEmpire #RomanEmperor #RomanBritain #Nero #Claudius #Caligula #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-674-en/
The Ostracized Laughingstock Who Became Roman Emperor

Claudius (10 BCE to 54 CE) was the fourth Roman emperor, who reigned from 41 to 54 CE. Though a member of the imperial Julio-Claudian Dynasty, his rise to power had always seemed unlikely. Indeed, for...

World History Encyclopedia
Kevin WilbrahamFeb 28
The remains of the Roman amphitheater at Cirencester. Built during the 2nd century AD, it is estimated that the amphitheater would have held around 8000 people. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Cirencester
Kevin WilbrahamFeb 28
Face pot from Roman Colchester (Camulodunum) - now part of the collections at Colchester Castle. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Colchester
PugJesusFeb 27
Ruins of Post-Roman Canterbury, (formerly) Roman Britain
Kevin WilbrahamFeb 23
Part of a bronze headdress from Roman Bath (Aquae Sulis) which was possibly worn by a priest serving the goddess Sulis Minerva. Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #Bath
jpFeb 22
Centurion asks us to root for the occupiers because they sound like us. Boudica: Queen of War mythologizes rebellion until it turns history into fantasy.
#Centurion #Boudica #RomanBritain #HistoricalFilms #FilmAnalysis #History #Myth #Tacitus #Nero #Storytelling #MovieReview
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/02/22/the-palimpsest-of-empire-aestheticized-violence-and-ideological-distortion-in-centurion-and-boudica-queen-of-war/
The Palimpsest of Empire: Aestheticized Violence and Ideological Distortion in Centurion and Boudica: Queen of War

The cinematic representation of Roman Britain serves as a persistent site for the negotiation of contemporary political anxieties, the aestheticization of historical trauma, and the perpetuation of…

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