For #EpigraphyTuesday and #TilesOnTuesday I’m sharing a 2,000 year old joke from a Roman roof tile (tegula).
The cursive inscription reads: “VENTVRAM / TERRIS / VID(es me)” – “Now that you see me, I’ve fallen to the ground.”
From Vienna, on display at Römermuseum Vienna
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A late Roman ridge helmet, dating back to the mid-4th century AD. The nasal guard and cheekpieces are missing. Gilded helmets were typically worn by high-ranking officers.
Found in Augsburg, on display at the Römerlager im Zeughaus in Augsburg.
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The Porta Nigra in Trier is the best preserved Roman 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.
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'Chic' #FotoVorschlag
Frisur aus der Römerzeit
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rom
#foto #photo #photography #mywork #roma #archaeology #romanarchaeology
Fascinating world of ancient #glass!
Delicate #Roman unguentaria, vessels used to hold perfume or oil.
Dating 1st century AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
A charming #Roman enamelled fibula (a pin for fastening garments) in the form of an #owl.
Found in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort.
Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg / Peter Knierriem
Archeological find in the Neuchâtel lake.
#neuchatel #Neuenburg #switzerland #archeology #romanarchaeology
In Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, archaeologists have recovered a shipload of more than 1,000 very well preserved ceramic artefacts and swords dating from 20 to 50 AD. To avoid looting, the spectacular find was initially kept secret.
Nina Willburger
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🔏 Matthias Wiesmann