Dr Simon Elliott FSA

Extraordinary villa above all for its stunning garden and fountains, designed by Pirro Ligorio who diverted water from the Aniene river to feed the fountains at a rate of 300 litres a second. @BenKaneAuthor @SimonElliott20

Up above Walltown country Park there are some great sections of #hadrianswall #nationaltrail

Do join me on the 21st of August talking about the Severan Dynasty with the fab Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society. Online, 7.30pm! @Archaeology_tea @archaeologyuk @romanarchaeouk @romanhistory1 @TheAncientWorld @penswordbooks @casematepub @Ritterton @DariusAryaDigs…

This free online talk from the Royal Armouries on 6 Aug looks excellent - @SimonElliott20 asks: Did the Romans have special forces? Explore covert ops, recon, espionage & assassinations in the ancient world. royalarmouries.org/leeds/whats-on…

✨ N e w B o o k ✨ 📖 Agricola in Scotland – The Northern Campaigns of Roman Britain’s Great Warrior Governor by @SimonElliott20 🔗 buff.ly/TuXAAs1

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 🧵...)

#hadrianswall #nationaltrail at Cawfields in the @NlandNP

Great stuff! Such an important emperor who restored so many important buildings in Rome (look at the faint inscription on the pediment of the Pantheon). Died in York after spending years campaigning along the Wall. And he has the best ever hair.

Fabulous for Sara, Hector the Archaeological Dog and I to spend time with great friends at the lovely @MaltonMuseum Roman History Festival today!

Really looking forward to joining great mates in the author's tent today @MaltonMuseum Roman History Festival! Do come along and say hi, giving a talk on Severus at 12pm! @penswordbooks @pete_savin @Archaeology_tea @Bolindaaudio @iconbooks @greenhill_books @archaeologyuk…

Wishing my mate and top Roman expert @SimonElliott20 a happy birthday today 🥳

The gateway at the Knag Burn on #hadrianswall #nationaltrail in the @NlandNP

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (16th July) was at 5.11am, sunset is at 9.16pm ☀️

Save 20% off the RRP on this new release from @SimonElliott20: 📖 Agricola in Scotland – The Northern Campaigns of Roman Britain’s Great Warrior Governor 🔗 buff.ly/TuXAAs1

✨ N E W B O O K ✨ A brand new release from the one and only @SimonElliott20: 📖 Agricola in Scotland – The Northern Campaigns of Roman Britain’s Great Warrior Governor 🛒 buff.ly/TuXAAs1

▶️ New from @HistoryHit 👉 Proof Of Lions In Roman Britain 🦁 In this new video Historian @SimonElliott20 has come to the @JewryWallRoman Museum in the heart of Leicester to join the investigation into Leicester’s amphitheatre 🏟️ 🔗 buff.ly/JEERZBI

This engraved scarab gem shows the arming of that murder machine Achilles (Achle in Etruscan), who stoops at right to fasten on a greave over his shin, part of the armor his mother, Thetis, at left, has engaged Hephaistos, center, to produce. 1/ Etruscan, 520-510 BCE. 📸 me

Clearest image ever taken of Mercury NASA

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (12th July) was at 5.06am, sunset is at 9.18pm ☀️

access.historyhit.com/videos/gladiat… Fab to work with ace @thehistoryguy and fab @HistoryHit on this new show! And looking good @GuideGladiator !!! @Ritterton @DariusAryaDigs @Archaeology_tea @romanarchaeouk @penswordbooks @iconbooks @Bolindaaudio