Dr Jo Ball
@DrJEBall
Roman & conflict archaeologist; Lecturer in Ancient History @HistoryManMet; University Teacher @LivAncWorlds; Early Career Research Fellow at CIRCA ⛏ ⚔
I have just published a book about Tacfarinas & the war he led against #Rome in North-West Africa during the early years of Tiberius' reign. He is one of the lesser-known rebels in the #Roman world - but his story is a truly fascinating one (a medium-length 🧵...)
A lovely little bronze #Roman mouse figurine, shown holding a morsel of food in his little front paws (a nut or seed maybe?), perhaps about to take a little nibble from it. It is about 1900-2000 years old 🐭 (📷 Christie's) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology
A new AI tool developed to fill in the blanks on partial #Roman inscriptions - used properly this could be great for the field, but I hope it doesn't mean that we stop exploring the inscriptions ourselves... theguardian.com/science/2025/j…
Wint Hill Bowl-300-350 AD Probably made in Cologne in the C4th AD, this decorative drinking bowl was excavated at Wint Hill, (Somerset), in 1956. The engraving is on the outside and intended to be viewed from the..(1/4) 📷2025 #Roman #Archaeology #RomanBritain #EpigraphyTuesday
A beautiful #Roman ridged glass bowl, made from cobalt blue with an irregular marbled white swirling pattern. It was made about 2000 years ago, & is a stunning piece of #AncientGlass that I wish I owned... (📷MFA Boston) collections.mfa.org/objects/154808…
A very good boy guarding his family home for 2,000 years! 🐾 Roman mosaic in the entrance passage of the House of Paquius Proculus, Pompeii. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology
Gustav Klimt would have *loved* this gold band glass alabastron. It was achieved by sandwiching gold leaf between layers of colorless glass, creating a luxury perfume flask for the wealthy Roman patrician class. 1/ #GettyVilla 📸 me
Absolutely beautiful view of the Colosseum, against a wonderful sunset #Roman #Archaeology #AncientRome
Ammirando il #Colosseo dal Colle Oppio, godendoci un tramonto straordinario! We admired the #Colosseum from Colle Oppio while enjoying an extraordinary sunset! 📷 IG: simonjack92 #visitrome
A small wooden #Roman sword - from the size of it, probably a toy rather than a practice weapon, maybe something given to a soldier's child. Found in London, it is easy to imagine a child playing with it some 1600-2000 years ago #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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#RomanSiteSaturday - The Macellum of Pozzuoli (so-called Serapeum), the market building of the Roman colony of Puteoli. It was built between the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, and restored during the 3rd century AD under the Severan dynasty. The Macellum consisted of a square…
The Roman Aqueduct-Bridge of Pont d'Ael in the Aosta Valley, north western Italy. The bridge was constructed in 3 BC to supply water to Augusta Praetoria (modern day Aosta) - a colony founded by Augustus in 25 BC. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday
A #Roman glass bowl, in a beautiful shade of cobalt blue, with vertical ridges all around the outside. It was made about 2000 years ago & ended up in Nijmegen (Netherlands); it was excavated a few years ago in pristine condition #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientGlass
New Magna Mater exhibit of @parcocolosseo allows you to ascend and enter the Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine! What history! 👏👏@AncientRomeLive @SimoneQuilici
First sighting of Tacfarinas in the big, wide world - I hope that readers enjoy his story!
@DrJEBall All set, arrived yesterday. Something new to learn!
Stunning 2,000 year-old Roman emerald green glass bowl 💚 📷 The Met metmuseum.org/art/collection…
A #Roman gold aureus with a side-portrait of the emperor Augustus on one side, & a crocodile on the other, with the words AEGVPT CAPTA ('Egypt captured'. It celebrated Egypt becoming a Roman province following the defeat of Antony & Cleopatra in 31/30 BC - a beautiful coin! 🐊
