„Ich versichere Sie.“
Die Philosophen des Krieges (276) #anthonypowelltogether
Thank you, @literatureSC — you and Jenkins guided me skillfully through the WW2 years!
Die Philosophen des Krieges (276) #anthonypowelltogether
Thank you, @literatureSC — you and Jenkins guided me skillfully through the WW2 years!
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May 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
„Ich versichere Sie.“
Die Philosophen des Krieges (276) #anthonypowelltogether
Thank you, @literatureSC — you and Jenkins guided me skillfully through the WW2 years!
Die Philosophen des Krieges (276) #anthonypowelltogether
Thank you, @literatureSC — you and Jenkins guided me skillfully through the WW2 years!
Day 73, July 26, Fri - p527 EPILOGUE, THE FIRST ROMAN MILLENNIUM, “In 212 CE the emperor…” to p534 “…and another writer.” #SPQRtogether
July 26, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Day 73, July 26, Fri - p527 EPILOGUE, THE FIRST ROMAN MILLENNIUM, “In 212 CE the emperor…” to p534 “…and another writer.” #SPQRtogether
Day 72, July 25, Thurs - p516, Christian Trouble, “The problems with understanding…” to p525 “…it was possible to be both Greek and Roman.” END OF CHAPTER #SPQRtogether
July 25, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Day 72, July 25, Thurs - p516, Christian Trouble, “The problems with understanding…” to p525 “…it was possible to be both Greek and Roman.” END OF CHAPTER #SPQRtogether
monte testaccio. landfills. the romans did it first (maybe) and best. #SPQRtogether
www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/mont...
www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/mont...
Monte Testaccio: The 2,000-year-old Garbage Dump in Rome
www.amusingplanet.com
July 24, 2024 at 12:23 PM
monte testaccio. landfills. the romans did it first (maybe) and best. #SPQRtogether
www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/mont...
www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/mont...
Day 71, July 24, Wed - p511, They create desolation and call it peace. “There was certainly some strong opposition to aspects of Roman rule.” to p516 “…by Roman writers themselves.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 24, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Day 71, July 24, Wed - p511, They create desolation and call it peace. “There was certainly some strong opposition to aspects of Roman rule.” to p516 “…by Roman writers themselves.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
Day 70, July 23, Tues - p502 Free movement, “The cultural intersection…” to p510 “…in whose world they lived?” #SPQRtogether
July 23, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Day 70, July 23, Tues - p502 Free movement, “The cultural intersection…” to p510 “…in whose world they lived?” #SPQRtogether
the gauls (french) owe their wine culture to the romans??? #SPQRtogether
July 23, 2024 at 1:58 AM
the gauls (french) owe their wine culture to the romans??? #SPQRtogether
Day 69, July 22, Mon - p494 Romanisation and resistance “The historian Tacitus…” to p502 “…Greece had lost to Rome.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 22, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Day 69, July 22, Mon - p494 Romanisation and resistance “The historian Tacitus…” to p502 “…Greece had lost to Rome.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
managing an empire? was there a need for that? seems like nobody really cared who was emperor or under whose flag they lived.
#spqrtogether
#spqrtogether
July 21, 2024 at 5:39 PM
managing an empire? was there a need for that? seems like nobody really cared who was emperor or under whose flag they lived.
#spqrtogether
#spqrtogether
Day 68, July 21, Sun - p487 The management on empire, “In practice, if not in the Roman imagination…” to p494 “…the experience of becoming Roman.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Day 68, July 21, Sun - p487 The management on empire, “In practice, if not in the Roman imagination…” to p494 “…the experience of becoming Roman.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
Day 67, July 20, Sat - p480 The boundaries of empire, “The expansion of the empire…” to p486 “…barbarians now going on.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 20, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Day 67, July 20, Sat - p480 The boundaries of empire, “The expansion of the empire…” to p486 “…barbarians now going on.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
Day 65, July 18, Thurs - SHORT DAY p468 Swallows and serpents, “Given the huge gulf…” to p473 END OF CHAPTER #SPQRtogether
July 18, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Day 65, July 18, Thurs - SHORT DAY p468 Swallows and serpents, “Given the huge gulf…” to p473 END OF CHAPTER #SPQRtogether
Day 64, July 17, Wed - p461 Putting up and making do, “Four thousand sesterces…” to p468 “…under the judges’ noses.” WHITE SPACE
#SPQRtogether
#SPQRtogether
July 17, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Day 64, July 17, Wed - p461 Putting up and making do, “Four thousand sesterces…” to p468 “…under the judges’ noses.” WHITE SPACE
#SPQRtogether
#SPQRtogether
board games with slogans staring you in the face. reminds me of barthes' essay on abstract wooden blocks versus plastic figure toys and state propaganda #SPQRtogether
July 16, 2024 at 11:16 AM
board games with slogans staring you in the face. reminds me of barthes' essay on abstract wooden blocks versus plastic figure toys and state propaganda #SPQRtogether
last week + 4 days of #SPQRtogether starts tomorrow! thank you for reading together!
July 16, 2024 at 11:06 AM
last week + 4 days of #SPQRtogether starts tomorrow! thank you for reading together!
Day 63, July 16, Tues - p455 Bar culture, “Elite Romans were often…” to p461 “…the social order.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 16, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Day 63, July 16, Tues - p455 Bar culture, “Elite Romans were often…” to p461 “…the social order.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
pliny is full of colorful stories. but does anybody read him today? #spqrtogether
July 14, 2024 at 11:20 AM
pliny is full of colorful stories. but does anybody read him today? #spqrtogether
Dormice became a food of the upper classes. #spqrtogether reminds me of the david foster wallace's essay on maine lobster feast reminding us that a century or so ago, lobsters were considered low-class and they were 'tossed to criminals'.
July 14, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Dormice became a food of the upper classes. #spqrtogether reminds me of the david foster wallace's essay on maine lobster feast reminding us that a century or so ago, lobsters were considered low-class and they were 'tossed to criminals'.
Day 61, July 14, Sun - p442 Degrees of poverty, “The 50 million or so…” to p448 “…from petty crime to pain and sickness.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 14, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Day 61, July 14, Sun - p442 Degrees of poverty, “The 50 million or so…” to p448 “…from petty crime to pain and sickness.” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
to all the arrivistes, what's your roof tile count? i'm nowhere near the 1,500 required to be a local councillar. #SPQRtogether
July 13, 2024 at 1:16 PM
to all the arrivistes, what's your roof tile count? i'm nowhere near the 1,500 required to be a local councillar. #SPQRtogether
catching up myself. a four month old declared a god? hope somebody made some money off that. #SPQRtogether
July 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
catching up myself. a four month old declared a god? hope somebody made some money off that. #SPQRtogether
Day 60, July 13, Sat - p435 start CH 11 THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS, Rich and poor “Rich Romans had a lifestyle…” to p442 “…where else can we turn?” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
July 13, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Day 60, July 13, Sat - p435 start CH 11 THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS, Rich and poor “Rich Romans had a lifestyle…” to p442 “…where else can we turn?” WHITE SPACE #SPQRtogether
so many great details i've been meaning to post. a new emperor sometimes a marble makeover, changing the bust of the prior emperor to resemble the new one! #SPQRtogether
July 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM
so many great details i've been meaning to post. a new emperor sometimes a marble makeover, changing the bust of the prior emperor to resemble the new one! #SPQRtogether
so many great details i've been meaning to post. a new emperor sometimes a marble makeover, changing the bust of the prior emperor to resemble the new one! #SPQRtogether
July 12, 2024 at 11:14 AM
so many great details i've been meaning to post. a new emperor sometimes a marble makeover, changing the bust of the prior emperor to resemble the new one! #SPQRtogether