Down with the king!

Rome’s birthday can only mean one thing, Romulus and Remus are on everyone’s mind. Tired of thinking about the Roman empire? We’ve got your back, take a change of scene with the Roman regal period. A time of myth and legend (as they’d say in the opening of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), and a time of remarkable tales of Rome’s earliest history according to them!

Check out the link in our bio for where you can pick up a copy of our foray into Rome’s early history: “Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome”

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Happy Birthday, Rome! It’s a long time since the founding of the city, but we pay our reverence always to the greatest She-wolf who ever lived and the fantastic mosaic she inspired!

The #ancient, late antique opus sectile #marble floor of the #roman senate house. #rome #archaelogy #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory

May your days be filled with ripe figs and all such delicious delights! This #FrescoFriday we celebrate this very tempting bowl of figs that was part of a fresco from the Villa of Poppaea in Oplontis.

The Villa Poppaea was preserved in the aftermath of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. Oplontis was very close and just to the north-west of Pompeii. Finds from the site suggest the villa may have been connected with Nero’s wife Poppaea Sabina. If so, this may explain the exceptional frescoes and mosaics discovered there.

Brand New Episode - The Fall of Veii: Part III

After ‘ten’ years of noble resistance, the Etruscan city of Veii has fallen to the Romans. This major moment in Rome’s history not only prompts a triumph but unleashes some unexpected consequences… Tune in for all the details!

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https://partialhistorians.com/2025/04/17/episode-160-the-fall-of-veii-part-three/

The relief panels from the Sebasteion in Aphrodisias are incredible on their own but seeing them in context truly strengthens their impact. The central panel here shows Aeneas carrying his father away from Troy.

In the photo below, which of us is Rome and which is Veii? In other news, our third and final episode on the events of 396 BCE is out later this week

An #ancient #roman Corinthian capital in the #roman forum, #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome

A fishy mosaic? Well, marine life was a popular subject for ancient Roman mosaics! This beauty depicts a range of different fish as well as shellfish (perhaps a lovely northern hemispherite can identify them).

One of the large #ancient dining courts in the imperial palace the domus Augustana on the Palatine Hill, #rome. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory

An #ancient #roman column shaft of pink Egyptian granite and a mutilated capital, reused and embedded in a later wall next to a bar. #rome #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #archaeology

Herakles saves Prometheus from his horrific punishment for giving the gift of fire to humankind in this relief from the Sebasteion in Aphrodisias. Herakles has shot the eagle sent each day to gnaw on Prometheus’ liver and seeks to undo Prometheus’ manacles.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on our book, ‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’. Available now for your ancient Roman pleasure!

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For #MosaicMonday we travel to Herculaneum and the gorgeous fresco that gives its name to the location: the House of Neptune and Amphitrite. The divinities pose while elegantly draped in light blue cloth while surrounded by stunning patterns.

Gathering flowers to add your cornucopia is clearly the very best way to enjoy a spring day. This fresco fragment is often identified as Flora and was found in the Villa of Ariadne in Stabiae. Now held in the MAN Napoli.

While the chill of autumn is in the air over in the Antipodes, we long for the spring of our neighbours in the northern realms.

Brand New Episode - Gladiator II with Professor Martin M. Winkler

We were honoured to discuss Gladiator II with Professor Winkler whose work on Rome on screen spans over thirty years. Tune in for all the details!

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https://partialhistorians.com/2025/04/03/special-episode-gladiator-ii-with-professor-martin-m-winkler/

This relief is from an ossuary designed to commemorate a freedman, Epaphra, by Lucius Cornelius Atimetus. They seem to share a business relationship involving the production of knives and this scene shows the shop where they sell the knives.

Oh hey there, it’s just us being excited about out new episode that comes out later this week. We sat down with Professor Martin M. Winkler to chat about Gladiator II, and what a treat it was given his expertise on the the original Gladiator film!

Spring in the #roman forum. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #ruins #flowers #spring

Hopefully your Monday is going better than this poor fish, who seems to be in a bit of a funk. An observation made all the more reasonable by the fact that they only have two clams for company and appear to be swimming over a fish graveyard