Show threadRasmus SindumJan 21
@joshbuddy @mjj @DanmarkSkifter Sure. Lets be carefull not to make it an infight. #whathavetheRomanseverdoneforus
SpikeAug 4, 2023

The Pantheon, Rome.

#picoftheday #photooftheday #photographoftheday #thepantheon #pantheon #whathavetheromanseverdoneforus #rome

KarenFeb 20, 2023
love that my fave local museum is saying "nah its a dildo mate" rather than the embarrassed silence historians so often display @vagina_museum have you seen this? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/20/its-not-a-darning-tool-its-a-very-naughty-toy-roman-dildo-found #vindolanda #dildo #Romans #whatHaveTheRomansEverDoneForUs #history #
It’s not a darning tool, it’s a very naughty toy: Roman dildo found

Two thousand-year-old object found at Roman fort in Northumberland in 1992 has been reassessed by archaeologists

The Guardian
Theophile EscargotFeb 17, 2023
TIL the first "ringing" of #birds was done by the Roman army of Marius, who took two vultures as mascots after the birds learned that following them guaranteed a meal
https://antigonejournal.com/2023/02/roman-army-vultures/
#WhatHaveTheRomansEverDoneForUs
The Roman Army’s Trusty Vultures: The World’s First Banded Birds

ADRIENNE MAYOR When birds join the war effort.

Antigone
grateful wolfDec 31, 2022
"We're gettin' in through the underground heating system here, up through into the main audience chamber here, and Pilate's wife's bedroom is here. Having grabbed his wife, we inform Pilate that she is in our custody and forthwith issue our demands. Any questions?" - Francis #HypocaustGate #WhatHaveTheRomansEverDoneForUs #LifeOfBrian