The insult that got hurled at Caesar most consistently, per the sources, was the allegation that he had bottomed for the king of Bithynia
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The insult that got hurled at Caesar most consistently, per the sources, was the allegation that he had bottomed for the king of Bithynia
And can we take a moment to appreciate Roman Emperor Hadrian's Greek twunk boyfriend from Bithynia, Antinous?
July 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
And can we take a moment to appreciate Roman Emperor Hadrian's Greek twunk boyfriend from Bithynia, Antinous?
The Queen of Bithynia
March 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Queen of Bithynia
C'EST UN BITHYNIA !!
Des gens qui s’y connaissent en cagouilles aquatiques ? J’ai ça dans un de mes bacs et aucune idée de l’espèce.
5 mm environ.
Je tagge @lerasbo.bsky.social et @eyrisson.bsky.social mais di vous avez des billes c’est le moment de briller
5 mm environ.
Je tagge @lerasbo.bsky.social et @eyrisson.bsky.social mais di vous avez des billes c’est le moment de briller
April 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
C'EST UN BITHYNIA !!
julius was bottoming in bithynia when roman soldiers were only allowed to top. they were gonna put him down eventually because he couldn't keep his legs closed.
idk why they k!lled him smh
Cesar did his big one with that salad
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
julius was bottoming in bithynia when roman soldiers were only allowed to top. they were gonna put him down eventually because he couldn't keep his legs closed.
Theater masks from gate of the walls of Iznik/historic Nicaea in Bithynia (modern Bursa Province)
Photos from last weekend's visit
Photos from last weekend's visit
April 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Theater masks from gate of the walls of Iznik/historic Nicaea in Bithynia (modern Bursa Province)
Photos from last weekend's visit
Photos from last weekend's visit
Galatian warrior, foe of the kingdom of Bithynia, 2nd century B.C.
July 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Galatian warrior, foe of the kingdom of Bithynia, 2nd century B.C.
Amazing study! Bithynia opercula are the trapdoor-like structures of small freshwater snails, in case, like me, you were wondering:
We’re really privileged to be part of this study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/..., working on the exceptional Schöningen site to try to narrow down its age. We analysed Bithynia opercula from excavation blocks taken from the spear horizon, looking at their intra-crystalline amino acids. 🧵 1/5
July 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Amazing study! Bithynia opercula are the trapdoor-like structures of small freshwater snails, in case, like me, you were wondering:
Astonishing! Rare footage of @emmatheem.bsky.social emerging from their natural home has been captured, quite unexpectedly! Emma is known to spend much of their time deep within the Great Bithynia, and the sight of them was quite unexpected by our team!
#SizeSky
#SizeSky
October 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Astonishing! Rare footage of @emmatheem.bsky.social emerging from their natural home has been captured, quite unexpectedly! Emma is known to spend much of their time deep within the Great Bithynia, and the sight of them was quite unexpected by our team!
#SizeSky
#SizeSky
Pumpkin Spice Bithynia
October 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Pumpkin Spice Bithynia
Incredible densities of Common Bithynia (Bithynia tentaculata) coating aquatic vegetation of Little Ouse & also Leach's Bithynia (Bithynia leachii) with only 4 whorls. Also plenty of those stalwarts, Lister's River-Snail (Viviparus contectus) & (Wandering Snail Ampullaceana balthica). #MolluscMonday
August 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Incredible densities of Common Bithynia (Bithynia tentaculata) coating aquatic vegetation of Little Ouse & also Leach's Bithynia (Bithynia leachii) with only 4 whorls. Also plenty of those stalwarts, Lister's River-Snail (Viviparus contectus) & (Wandering Snail Ampullaceana balthica). #MolluscMonday
🪷 #Lanuvium relief shows #Antinous and dog. 30 March is the ancient Armenian feast of the dog goddess Baba and the haralez ghost dogs who lick dead warriors back to life. #Antinoos likely knew of these Bithynia/Armenia "perpetual lickers" spirit dogs: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/03/anti... 🪷
March 29, 2026 at 10:48 PM
🪷 #Lanuvium relief shows #Antinous and dog. 30 March is the ancient Armenian feast of the dog goddess Baba and the haralez ghost dogs who lick dead warriors back to life. #Antinoos likely knew of these Bithynia/Armenia "perpetual lickers" spirit dogs: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2026/03/anti... 🪷
Ruins of Damastris Palace in Sancaktepe/Istanbul, Aydos Kalesi (Aetos Castle) in Sultanbeyli/Istanbul, Seyrek Castle (historic Astrabeke) in Kocaeli, and Harmantepe Castle in Sakarya
Photos from recent excursion to the historic region of Bithynia
Photos from recent excursion to the historic region of Bithynia
August 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ruins of Damastris Palace in Sancaktepe/Istanbul, Aydos Kalesi (Aetos Castle) in Sultanbeyli/Istanbul, Seyrek Castle (historic Astrabeke) in Kocaeli, and Harmantepe Castle in Sakarya
Photos from recent excursion to the historic region of Bithynia
Photos from recent excursion to the historic region of Bithynia
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Mithradates VI of Pontus and Bithynia https://www.artic.edu/artworks/5773/
June 6, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Mithradates VI of Pontus and Bithynia https://www.artic.edu/artworks/5773/
Byzantine castle and Early Ottoman mosque at Tophisar/Bursa, probably Lentiana in historic Hellespont
Photos from recent excursion to Bithynia and the Hellespont (modern Bursa, Yalova, Bilecik, and Balıkesir)
Photos from recent excursion to Bithynia and the Hellespont (modern Bursa, Yalova, Bilecik, and Balıkesir)
September 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Byzantine castle and Early Ottoman mosque at Tophisar/Bursa, probably Lentiana in historic Hellespont
Photos from recent excursion to Bithynia and the Hellespont (modern Bursa, Yalova, Bilecik, and Balıkesir)
Photos from recent excursion to Bithynia and the Hellespont (modern Bursa, Yalova, Bilecik, and Balıkesir)
Harmantepe Castle is a castle in Bithynia (modern Sakarya)
It was probably part of the fortification system on the Ottoman border along the Sangarios River built by Michael VIII, which was captured by the Ottomans in subsequent decades.
With @gaborfodor.bsky.social
It was probably part of the fortification system on the Ottoman border along the Sangarios River built by Michael VIII, which was captured by the Ottomans in subsequent decades.
With @gaborfodor.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Harmantepe Castle is a castle in Bithynia (modern Sakarya)
It was probably part of the fortification system on the Ottoman border along the Sangarios River built by Michael VIII, which was captured by the Ottomans in subsequent decades.
With @gaborfodor.bsky.social
It was probably part of the fortification system on the Ottoman border along the Sangarios River built by Michael VIII, which was captured by the Ottomans in subsequent decades.
With @gaborfodor.bsky.social
Pliny in Bithynia. Each episode starts with a voiceover of him writing to Trajan and then he's interrupted by whatever this week's crisis is.
December 5, 2023 at 12:35 PM
Pliny in Bithynia. Each episode starts with a voiceover of him writing to Trajan and then he's interrupted by whatever this week's crisis is.
I like this pic of a Common Bithynia (Bithynia tentaculata) at the end of the rainbow. With more River Nerites (Theodoxus fluviatilis) & their eggs, Acute Bladder Snail (Physella acuta), plus Common River-Snail (Viviparus viviparus) & chomping Great Ram's-Horn (Planorbarius corneus). #MolluscMonday
September 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I like this pic of a Common Bithynia (Bithynia tentaculata) at the end of the rainbow. With more River Nerites (Theodoxus fluviatilis) & their eggs, Acute Bladder Snail (Physella acuta), plus Common River-Snail (Viviparus viviparus) & chomping Great Ram's-Horn (Planorbarius corneus). #MolluscMonday
Why is AAR (Amino Acid Racemisation; by implication #palaeoproteomics) so often overlooked for #geochronology?
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
December 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Why is AAR (Amino Acid Racemisation; by implication #palaeoproteomics) so often overlooked for #geochronology?
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
Early AD 124 – Hadrian spends the winter in Nicomedia, tours Bithynia and “meets” Antinous #Hadrian1900
followinghadrian.com/2024/02/27/e...
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Early AD 124 – Hadrian spends the winter in Nicomedia, tours Bithynia and “meets” Antinous (#Hadrian1900) FOLLOWING HADRIAN
After sailing along the southern Black Sea coast, possibly visiting the Pontic towns of Amisus, Sinope and Amastris (see here), Hadrian is thought to have spent the winter of 123/4 in Nicomedia or …
followinghadrian.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Early AD 124 – Hadrian spends the winter in Nicomedia, tours Bithynia and “meets” Antinous #Hadrian1900
followinghadrian.com/2024/02/27/e...
followinghadrian.com/2024/02/27/e...
Over the past few weeks, I've been working very hard on my new #Hadrian1900 blog article about Hadrian touring the province of Bithynia. Hopefully, it will be published soon!
February 7, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Over the past few weeks, I've been working very hard on my new #Hadrian1900 blog article about Hadrian touring the province of Bithynia. Hopefully, it will be published soon!
May 21: Eastern feast day of Helena, mother of Constantine. She was born around 248-250 CE in Bithynia & worked as a stable girl along the imperial post route. But she was mostly “remembered” for having the True Cross found. Read @writinghelena.bsky.social’s epic bio: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
May 21, 2026 at 11:27 AM
May 21: Eastern feast day of Helena, mother of Constantine. She was born around 248-250 CE in Bithynia & worked as a stable girl along the imperial post route. But she was mostly “remembered” for having the True Cross found. Read @writinghelena.bsky.social’s epic bio: global.oup.com/academic/pro...