ClassicsTober 3
Today's Ancient History figure is Thucydides, the great Greek historian. This mosaic portrait was made in the 3rd century CE in Jordan, separated from the man himself by more than 900 miles and 700 years #Classicstober2024
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Harmodius and Aristogeiton, the tyrannicides from Athens, who lived and died in the 6th century BC
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ecce Cleopatra Selene, filia Cleopatrae VII et Marci Antonii, captiva Romanorum, uxor Jubae II, regina Mauretaniae (Here's Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra II & Mark Antony, Roman prisoner, wife of Juba , queen of Mauretania)
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ClassicsTober 1: Regina of Arbeia
Minima is reconstructing the tombstone of Regina, British ex-slave and wife of Barates the Syrian. Regina is a non-playing character in the first Minimus book!
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Meleager of Gadara is best known for his love epigrams and his anthology called The Garland, written in Greek. He lived in the 1st c. BCE, was born in present-day Jordan, grew up in Tyre in modern Lebanon, and lived on the Greek island of Kos.
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Now that I'm back from teaching, another #Phryne, this time by Charles-François Marchal, meant to contrast with its partner, the faithful and domestic Penelope. (the original is now lost). #Classicstober2024

fabula murina (mouse story) 302* and ClassicsTober 8
Boudicca, regina saeva Icenorum, militem Romanum oppugnat (Boudicca, fierce queen of the Iceni, is attacking one Roman soldier). auriga parva essedum agit (A small charioteer drives her war chariot).
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ecce Eumachia, negotiatrix felix et patrona fullonum (Here's Eumachia, successful businesswoman and patron of laundry workers). Silvius operarios curiose spectat (Silvius watches the workers inquisitively)
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