After surviving exposure at birth, these unconventional academics realised they were destined to found the greatest Ancient Roman History podcast! 🏛📯⚔️ 📘‘Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire’ is out now! https://linktr.ee/ThePartialHistorianshttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mkz6mtwvxs2y✨Monday Medusa✨ We sincerely hope your week is off to a better start than this Gorgon, who’s looking supremely not okay with the situation. Pretty understandable really as we can’t imagine being trapped inside an otherwise geometric mosaic design is anyone’s idea of a good time… #MosaicMonday04 May 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz6mtwvxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mkrsqcowms26✨The concern of Silenus✨ Hopefully your Friday goes better than Silenus’! Known to move in the circles of Dionysus, Silenus is an older satyr who has maybe seen a little more than he’d like… #FrescoFriday01 May 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrsqcowms26https://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mkrsqcowms26✨The concern of Silenus✨ Hopefully your Friday goes better than Silenus’! Known to move in the circles of Dionysus, Silenus is an older satyr who has maybe seen a little more than he’d like… #FrescoFriday01 May 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrsqcowms26https://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mkpalilmh223✨Brand New Episode - Septimius Severus with Dr Simon Elliot ✨ We chat with the delightful @simonelliott20.bsky.social to dig into the life and times of the African emperor: Septimius Severus! Catch all the details here: https://partialhistorians.com/2026/04/30/special-episode-septimius-severus-with-dr-simon-elliott/30 Apr 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpalilmh223https://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mkmm5nnr6k2w✨The Maenad of Dionysius✨ The dance of the maenads in worship of the god of wine, Dionysius, is often described as frenzied. And the sense of frenzy is evident in the way this maenad seems to emerge from stone turning to face us. #ReliefWednesday29 Apr 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmm5nnr6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mkhhrmnq4223✨Opus sectile floor, Herculaneum✨ This #MosaicMonday we travel back in time to Herculaneum to delight in this gorgeous opus sectile floor. The use of bespoke cut materials to create designs marks this style of mosaic out from the use of tesserae to create patterns and images from small cubes.27 Apr 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhhrmnq4223https://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mk5ltckops2z✨The Partial Recap - The 390s BCE✨ The 390s were an action-packed decade! In our Partial Recap we give you a swift overview of the main events of the decade that was. Great for catching up on the big news in Rome. #AncientRome #Podcast https://partialhistorians.com/2026/04/23/the-partial-recap-390s-bce/23 Apr 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5ltckops2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mka4fpcyh22y✨Dancing with Apollo✨ This stunning Roman fresco comes from the Villa Moregine which is located just outside Pompeii. The figure wears gorgeous diaphanous robes in blues and seems to float against the red background while strumming a lyre. #FrescoFriday24 Apr 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka4fpcyh22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mk5ltckops2z✨The Partial Recap - The 390s BCE✨ The 390s were an action-packed decade! In our Partial Recap we give you a swift overview of the main events of the decade that was. Great for catching up on the big news in Rome. #AncientRome #Podcast https://partialhistorians.com/2026/04/23/the-partial-recap-390s-bce/23 Apr 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5ltckops2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mk2zotefic2k✨Dionysus and Spes (Maybe)✨ Dionysus is dressed in his panther-skin best and wears a garland to boot. He’s joined by a smaller figure more archaic in style which is thought to represent Spes, the personification of hope.22 Apr 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2zotefic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjwbop2ll22z✨Lion versus Leopard✨ This mosaic immediately captures your attention - the direct gaze of the lion forcing the leopard into submission is hard to miss. The mosaic has suffered some damage from subsistence over the years but feels acutely compelling even with the rough edges. #MosaicMonday20 Apr 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbop2ll22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjwbop2ll22z✨Lion versus Leopard✨ This mosaic immediately captures your attention - the direct gaze of the lion forcing the leopard into submission is hard to miss. The mosaic has suffered some damage from subsistence over the years but feels acutely compelling even with the rough edges. #MosaicMonday20 Apr 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwbop2ll22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjm2xuxkyk2a✨Brand New Episode - A New Republic?✨ As we emerge, bleary-eyed and slightly peckish from the Gallic Sack of Rome, we find ourselves in a new era – a new Republic, one might say! It is 389 BCE and Rome is in its rebuilding era.16 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm2xuxkyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjoqn6lt5c2t✨Riot at the arena!✨ This fresco depicts a riot at the arena in Pompeii. The fresco likely depicts the riot that broke out in 59 CE between Pompeians and the neighbouring Nucerians.17 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoqn6lt5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjm2xuxkyk2a✨Brand New Episode - A New Republic?✨ As we emerge, bleary-eyed and slightly peckish from the Gallic Sack of Rome, we find ourselves in a new era – a new Republic, one might say! It is 389 BCE and Rome is in its rebuilding era.16 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm2xuxkyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjjlyuibfs23✨Titus Aelius Evangelius✨ This relief is thought to be from a sarcophagus depicting the freedman Titus Aelius Evangelius who was a woolworker. While other scenes appear to show him and his wife Gaudenia Nicene sharing wine, this scene shows Titus at work. #ReliefWednesday15 Apr 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjlyuibfs23https://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mjejqmqvdk2n✨Thalassa, divine personification of the sea✨ Thalassa is thought to have mythological connections to the Mesopotamian goddess Tiamet, as well as the Titan Tethys, which further connects Thalassa as a potential mother of Aphrodite. #MosaicMonday13 Apr 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjejqmqvdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mj4qs6bpes2j✨Venus✨ In stunning delicacy, Venus sits on a throne while wearing a crown. Before her stands the diminutive Cupid holding her staff. Behind her is one of her attendants (one of the Graces) who is busy securing Venus’ veil.10 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4qs6bpes2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mj2ccumjlc2z✨Happiness lives here✨ This #PhallusThursday we take a swing by Pompeii. This relief is inscribed with the phrase ,“hic habitat felicitas”, which translates as “happiness lives here”. In its original context, this upright message adorned the entrance to a bakery in Pompeii.09 Apr 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2ccumjlc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3miv4ook2js24✨Belated #MosaicMonday with a mosaic thought to personify Autumn✨ We must confess to enjoying the long weekend and entirely missing Monday, but we’re back now! In our corner of the globe, autumn is upon us - though it might very well be the warmest autumn in quite some time.07 Apr 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miv4ook2js24https://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mili6bp7r22o✨Venus, House of Venus - Pompeii✨ What a way to celebrate Friday with this gorgeous depiction of Venus. She appears to glide across the sea as she reclines in a shell. She is accompanied by a nereid riding a dolphin and Cupid shyly hanging back behind the shell. #FrescoFriday #AncientRome03 Apr 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mili6bp7r22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/partialhistorians.bsky.social/post/3mili6bp7r22o✨Venus, House of Venus - Pompeii✨ What a way to celebrate Friday with this gorgeous depiction of Venus. She appears to glide across the sea as she reclines in a shell. She is accompanied by a nereid riding a dolphin and Cupid shyly hanging back behind the shell. #FrescoFriday #AncientRome03 Apr 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:fzftkz72itvlldzauh2gdxpz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mili6bp7r22o