#antiquidons — Public Fediverse posts

New post: Achaemenid round targets and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. This has Amazons, Cretans, and despots with taste. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/08/22/achaemenid-round-targets/ #archaeology #histodons #ancMedToot #antiquidons #armsAndArmour

New post: Achaemenid round targets and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. This has Amazons, Cretans, and despots with taste. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/08/22/achaemenid-round-targets/ #archaeology #histodons #ancMedToot #antiquidons #armsAndArmour

New post: Achaemenid round targets and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. This has Amazons, Cretans, and despots with taste. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/08/22/achaemenid-round-targets/ #archaeology #histodons #ancMedToot #antiquidons #armsAndArmour

New post: Achaemenid round targets and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. This has Amazons, Cretans, and despots with taste. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/08/22/achaemenid-round-targets/ #archaeology #histodons #ancMedToot #antiquidons #armsAndArmour

Guys! Classicist Spencer McDaniel has an illustrated essay on the Greco-Roman dragon, the Gothic dragon, and the modern dragon! Important for all dragon-friends, dragon-tamers, and taxonomists. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/12/how-medieval-are-the-dragons-in-house-of-the-dragon-really/ #dragon #antiquidons

Guys! Classicist Spencer McDaniel has an illustrated essay on the Greco-Roman dragon, the Gothic dragon, and the modern dragon! Important for all dragon-friends, dragon-tamers, and taxonomists. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/12/how-medieval-are-the-dragons-in-house-of-the-dragon-really/ #dragon #antiquidons

Guys! Classicist Spencer McDaniel has an illustrated essay on the Greco-Roman dragon, the Gothic dragon, and the modern dragon! Important for all dragon-friends, dragon-tamers, and taxonomists. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/12/how-medieval-are-the-dragons-in-house-of-the-dragon-really/ #dragon #antiquidons

Guys! Classicist Spencer McDaniel has an illustrated essay on the Greco-Roman dragon, the Gothic dragon, and the modern dragon! Important for all dragon-friends, dragon-tamers, and taxonomists. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/12/how-medieval-are-the-dragons-in-house-of-the-dragon-really/ #dragon #antiquidons

Classsicist Spencer McDaniel has an excellent longform review of Nolan's Odyssey. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/ #antiquidons #ancientWorldInFilm

Classsicist Spencer McDaniel has an excellent longform review of Nolan's Odyssey. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/ #antiquidons #ancientWorldInFilm

Classsicist Spencer McDaniel has an excellent longform review of Nolan's Odyssey. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/ #antiquidons #ancientWorldInFilm

Classsicist Spencer McDaniel has an excellent longform review of Nolan's Odyssey. https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/ #antiquidons #ancientWorldInFilm

My article "Get to the Point: What Questions Should We Ask About a Spear?” is finally published with Marine Corps University Press (long story). It is available in open-access at https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/The-Many-Faces-of-War-and-Peace/ #wma #archaeology #histodons #antiquidons

My article "Get to the Point: What Questions Should We Ask About a Spear?” is finally published with Marine Corps University Press (long story). It is available in open-access at https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/The-Many-Faces-of-War-and-Peace/ #wma #archaeology #histodons #antiquidons

My article "Get to the Point: What Questions Should We Ask About a Spear?” is finally published with Marine Corps University Press (long story). It is available in open-access at https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/The-Many-Faces-of-War-and-Peace/ #wma #archaeology #histodons #antiquidons

My article "Get to the Point: What Questions Should We Ask About a Spear?” is finally published with Marine Corps University Press (long story). It is available in open-access at https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/The-Many-Faces-of-War-and-Peace/ #wma #archaeology #histodons #antiquidons

@rogueclassicist Hellenistic military camp in Uzbekistan? C/o Agade-liste https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/03/geophysical-survey-reveals-ancient-greek-military-camp-uzbekistan/ #classics #antiquidons

@rogueclassicist Hellenistic military camp in Uzbekistan? C/o Agade-liste https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/03/geophysical-survey-reveals-ancient-greek-military-camp-uzbekistan/ #classics #antiquidons

@rogueclassicist Hellenistic military camp in Uzbekistan? C/o Agade-liste https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/03/geophysical-survey-reveals-ancient-greek-military-camp-uzbekistan/ #classics #antiquidons

@rogueclassicist Hellenistic military camp in Uzbekistan? C/o Agade-liste https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/03/geophysical-survey-reveals-ancient-greek-military-camp-uzbekistan/ #classics #antiquidons

As promised, my review of the Indian kopis sword from Deepeeka. Working with shops in low-wage countries gets a historical process but not a historical product, while working with a nerd in a high-wage country can get you a historical product but a process that involves a lot of archaeological drawings and calipers. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/07/04/an-indian-kopis-from-deepeeka/ #sword #antiquidons #ancMedToot

As promised, my review of the Indian kopis sword from Deepeeka. Working with shops in low-wage countries gets a historical process but not a historical product, while working with a nerd in a high-wage country can get you a historical product but a process that involves a lot of archaeological drawings and calipers. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/07/04/an-indian-kopis-from-deepeeka/ #sword #antiquidons #ancMedToot

As promised, my review of the Indian kopis sword from Deepeeka. Working with shops in low-wage countries gets a historical process but not a historical product, while working with a nerd in a high-wage country can get you a historical product but a process that involves a lot of archaeological drawings and calipers. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/07/04/an-indian-kopis-from-deepeeka/ #sword #antiquidons #ancMedToot

As promised, my review of the Indian kopis sword from Deepeeka. Working with shops in low-wage countries gets a historical process but not a historical product, while working with a nerd in a high-wage country can get you a historical product but a process that involves a lot of archaeological drawings and calipers. https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/07/04/an-indian-kopis-from-deepeeka/ #sword #antiquidons #ancMedToot

Juvenalia, or blast from the past: Some Thoughts on Wealth in Greece and Mesopotamia (2007) https://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/showthread.php?tid=8973 #economicHistory #economics #histodons #antiquidons #cuneitoot #ancMedToot

Juvenalia, or blast from the past: Some Thoughts on Wealth in Greece and Mesopotamia (2007) https://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/showthread.php?tid=8973 #economicHistory #economics #histodons #antiquidons #cuneitoot #ancMedToot

Juvenalia, or blast from the past: Some Thoughts on Wealth in Greece and Mesopotamia (2007) https://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/showthread.php?tid=8973 #economicHistory #economics #histodons #antiquidons #cuneitoot #ancMedToot

Juvenalia, or blast from the past: Some Thoughts on Wealth in Greece and Mesopotamia (2007) https://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/showthread.php?tid=8973 #economicHistory #economics #histodons #antiquidons #cuneitoot #ancMedToot

W.V. Harris "Revisionist View of Roman Money" Jnl. Rom. Studies 2006 is very good, although the first section is a catalogue of learned people saying things which are contracted by most of their sources (Aristotle and the Roman jurist Hermogenianus are explicit that money can be coins, goods valued in coins, or a promise). #antiquidons #economics #ancMedToot #economicHistory

W.V. Harris "Revisionist View of Roman Money" Jnl. Rom. Studies 2006 is very good, although the first section is a catalogue of learned people saying things which are contracted by most of their sources (Aristotle and the Roman jurist Hermogenianus are explicit that money can be coins, goods valued in coins, or a promise). #antiquidons #economics #ancMedToot #economicHistory

W.V. Harris "Revisionist View of Roman Money" Jnl. Rom. Studies 2006 is very good, although the first section is a catalogue of learned people saying things which are contracted by most of their sources (Aristotle and the Roman jurist Hermogenianus are explicit that money can be coins, goods valued in coins, or a promise). #antiquidons #economics #ancMedToot #economicHistory

W.V. Harris "Revisionist View of Roman Money" Jnl. Rom. Studies 2006 is very good, although the first section is a catalogue of learned people saying things which are contracted by most of their sources (Aristotle and the Roman jurist Hermogenianus are explicit that money can be coins, goods valued in coins, or a promise). #antiquidons #economics #ancMedToot #economicHistory

I expanded some comments on David Sim's theory about ancient roller mills for making sheet metal #archaeology #antiquidons #archaeometallurgy https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/04/06/on-trip-hammers-and-rolling-mills/

I expanded some comments on David Sim's theory about ancient roller mills for making sheet metal #archaeology #antiquidons #archaeometallurgy https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/04/06/on-trip-hammers-and-rolling-mills/

I expanded some comments on David Sim's theory about ancient roller mills for making sheet metal #archaeology #antiquidons #archaeometallurgy https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/04/06/on-trip-hammers-and-rolling-mills/

I expanded some comments on David Sim's theory about ancient roller mills for making sheet metal #archaeology #antiquidons #archaeometallurgy https://www.bookandsword.com/2026/04/06/on-trip-hammers-and-rolling-mills/

An article in the Roman praetor Quintus Antistius Adventus Postumius Aquilinus https://www.livius.org/articles/person/antistius-adventus/ #romanEmpire #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

An article in the Roman praetor Quintus Antistius Adventus Postumius Aquilinus https://www.livius.org/articles/person/antistius-adventus/ #romanEmpire #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

An article in the Roman praetor Quintus Antistius Adventus Postumius Aquilinus https://www.livius.org/articles/person/antistius-adventus/ #romanEmpire #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

An article in the Roman praetor Quintus Antistius Adventus Postumius Aquilinus https://www.livius.org/articles/person/antistius-adventus/ #romanEmpire #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

In the last winter of the Before Times, I told a cheerful winter story about a hundred years of scholars repeating what a German professor told them not what any ancient source actually says https://www.bookandsword.com/2019/12/21/herodotus-meyer/ #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

In the last winter of the Before Times, I told a cheerful winter story about a hundred years of scholars repeating what a German professor told them not what any ancient source actually says https://www.bookandsword.com/2019/12/21/herodotus-meyer/ #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

In the last winter of the Before Times, I told a cheerful winter story about a hundred years of scholars repeating what a German professor told them not what any ancient source actually says https://www.bookandsword.com/2019/12/21/herodotus-meyer/ #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

In the last winter of the Before Times, I told a cheerful winter story about a hundred years of scholars repeating what a German professor told them not what any ancient source actually says https://www.bookandsword.com/2019/12/21/herodotus-meyer/ #histodons #antiquidons #ancMedToot

Want to hear what a conference on Alexander the Great was like in the before times? Check it out here https://www.bookandsword.com/2018/06/23/monarchy-and-power-in-ancient-macedonia/ #histodons #classics #antiquidons #alexanderTheGreat

Want to hear what a conference on Alexander the Great was like in the before times? Check it out here https://www.bookandsword.com/2018/06/23/monarchy-and-power-in-ancient-macedonia/ #histodons #classics #antiquidons #alexanderTheGreat

Want to hear what a conference on Alexander the Great was like in the before times? Check it out here https://www.bookandsword.com/2018/06/23/monarchy-and-power-in-ancient-macedonia/ #histodons #classics #antiquidons #alexanderTheGreat

Want to hear what a conference on Alexander the Great was like in the before times? Check it out here https://www.bookandsword.com/2018/06/23/monarchy-and-power-in-ancient-macedonia/ #histodons #classics #antiquidons #alexanderTheGreat

Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka #Tyrsday 🗡️

"You must know victory-runes
if you want to know victory. Carve them
into your sword's hilt, on the blade guards
and the blades, invoking Tyr's name twice."
Poetic Edda, Sigrdrífumál

🏛 Gold bracteate from Trollhättan, #Sweden

#DayOfAres #mythology #Tyr #history #antiquidons

Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka #Tyrsday 🗡️

"You must know victory-runes
if you want to know victory. Carve them
into your sword's hilt, on the blade guards
and the blades, invoking Tyr's name twice."
Poetic Edda, Sigrdrífumál

🏛 Gold bracteate from Trollhättan, #Sweden

#DayOfAres #mythology #Tyr #history #antiquidons

Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka #Tyrsday 🗡️

"You must know victory-runes
if you want to know victory. Carve them
into your sword's hilt, on the blade guards
and the blades, invoking Tyr's name twice."
Poetic Edda, Sigrdrífumál

🏛 Gold bracteate from Trollhättan, #Sweden

#DayOfAres #mythology #Tyr #history #antiquidons

Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka #Tyrsday 🗡️

"You must know victory-runes
if you want to know victory. Carve them
into your sword's hilt, on the blade guards
and the blades, invoking Tyr's name twice."
Poetic Edda, Sigrdrífumál

🏛 Gold bracteate from Trollhättan, #Sweden

#DayOfAres #mythology #Tyr #history #antiquidons

Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka #Tyrsday 🗡️

"You must know victory-runes
if you want to know victory. Carve them
into your sword's hilt, on the blade guards
and the blades, invoking Tyr's name twice."
Poetic Edda, Sigrdrífumál

🏛 Gold bracteate from Trollhättan, #Sweden

#DayOfAres #mythology #Tyr #history #antiquidons

Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

Is there a Norse god who fills a similar role to Dionysos?
The Norse did not have theatre nor wine. There is no god of mead or beer as far as I know. There is no god or goddess of festivities I think but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

🏛 #Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, from first half of the 1st century CE Italy

#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday

Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

Is there a Norse god who fills a similar role to Dionysos?
The Norse did not have theatre nor wine. There is no god of mead or beer as far as I know. There is no god or goddess of festivities I think but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

🏛 #Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, from first half of the 1st century CE Italy

#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday

Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

Is there a Norse god who fills a similar role to Dionysos?
The Norse did not have theatre nor wine. There is no god of mead or beer as far as I know. There is no god or goddess of festivities I think but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

🏛 #Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, from first half of the 1st century CE Italy

#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday

Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

Is there a Norse god who fills a similar role to Dionysos?
The Norse did not have theatre nor wine. There is no god of mead or beer as far as I know. There is no god or goddess of festivities I think but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

🏛 #Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, from first half of the 1st century CE Italy

#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday

Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 🍇

Is there a Norse god who fills a similar role to Dionysos?
The Norse did not have theatre nor wine. There is no god of mead or beer as far as I know. There is no god or goddess of festivities I think but I'm happy to be proven wrong!

🏛 #Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, from first half of the 1st century CE Italy

#antiquidons #history #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Dionysos #Satyrday

Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka #FriggsDay aka Friday.

"Frigg, I believe,
knows all that happens,
although she says it not."
Freyja in Lokasenna

🏛 Frigg or Valkyrie, Tuna, Alsike, Uppland, Sweden

#DayOfAphrodite #MedievalArt #Frigg #antiquidons #history

Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka #FriggsDay aka Friday.

"Frigg, I believe,
knows all that happens,
although she says it not."
Freyja in Lokasenna

🏛 Frigg or Valkyrie, Tuna, Alsike, Uppland, Sweden

#DayOfAphrodite #MedievalArt #Frigg #antiquidons #history