Founded in 1910 for the study of Roman history, archaeology, literature and art down to about A.D. 700. Based at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. www.romansociety.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mwqt45liws2tMetal detectorist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in German field https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/22/roman-coins-germany-amateur-archaeologist-silver-denarii30 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqt45liws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mwls5fvyp42oIs this the best known 'Roman' mosaic? Cave Canem - beware of this dog at Pompeii. #MosaicMonday https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/183128 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwls5fvyp42ohttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mwekrqbrna2mA rather fancy doorway inside the Imperial Baths at Trier. https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/114325 Sep 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwekrqbrna2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mwc2bcrjcy2mAn autumnal view of the Roman fort of Caer Gai for #RomanFortThursday https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/215524 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc2bcrjcy2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mw6w3l6hkc2s'Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds' https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/23/archaeologists-clues-suburban-life-roman-times-bath23 Sep 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6w3l6hkc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mw6v5hgsfs2sIsn't this a-doorable? Wall painting of a door from the Villa of Fannius, Boscoreale https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/19723 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6v5hgsfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mw6oqjnkms2sEDIT. This is actually Maximian, who is depicted in the retinue of the emperor (and mislabelled in our IMAGE library). Apologies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6oqjnkms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mw26vcdbas2bAnother emperor (there were a LOT of emperors and usurpers so we're not featuring them all). This time in mosaic form for #MosaicMonday it's Justinian I. The mosaic is from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/153421 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw26vcdbas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvshv7vm4z2rIt was on 18 September 96 CE that Nerva became emperor, after Domitian was assassinated. According to Suetonius, Domitian had decided not to have Nerva murdered because a horoscope foretold the sickly Nerva wouldn't live long. (Nerva in fact survived about another two years before dying of illness.)18 Sep 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvshv7vm4z2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvq3veuk6224While we're posting about emperors. It was probably on 17th September in 14 CE that Tiberius formally took over from Augustus. https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/230517 Sep 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq3veuk6224https://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvnhtyx7xi2l'Rare Roman painting reveals an unusual use of Egyptian blue' https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/roman-painting-reveals-unusual-use-of-egyptian-blue16 Sep 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnhtyx7xi2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvnga7c7n72k'Ancient Rome’s Largest Fresco and Mosaic Complex, Featuring Depictions of a Mysterious Maritime City, Opens to the Public After 2,000 Years' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-romes-largest-fresco-and-mosaic-complex-featuring-depictions-of-a-mysterious-maritime-city-opens-to-the-public-after-2000-years-18098948416 Sep 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnga7c7n72khttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvljgjo3ae2l'Roman man’s tribute to beloved pet cat and dog found in 1,800-year-old mosaic' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-mosaic-turkey-pet-dog-cat-b3045693.html15 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvljgjo3ae2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvlg37qge52r'Ancient marble engravings show how Romans revered lightning strikes' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-ritual-engravings-hadrian-villa-lightning-b3048398.html15 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlg37qge52rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvksnsyeis27'Monumental Roman wall mosaic revealed beneath the Baths of Trajan' - maybe biggest wall mosaic ever found. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/09/monumental-roman-mosaic-revealed-beneath-the-baths-of-trajan/15921515 Sep 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvksnsyeis27https://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvkphwavc227We are in a new-academic-year mood and missed that yesterday (15 September) was the anniversary of the future Pope Gregory XIII introducing the calendar that would replace the version introduced by Julius Caesar (depicted here in statue form -image from IMAGO https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/3057)15 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkphwavc227https://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mvkobd3pms27Starts tomorrow! Still time to enrol. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkobd3pms27https://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mv4dcgoodt2hStarts next Wednesday! Still time to enrol on our new online course, 'Exploring the World of Sappho', with Sam Newington. Live weekly sessions start Wednesday 16 September (6-7.30pm, UK time), or watch the recordings when it suits you! https://www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event-Registration/EventId/2909 Sep 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4dcgoodt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mtyvznbqgs2kRegistration now open for our new online course! Exploring the World of Sappho, with Sam Newington. Live weekly sessions start Wednesday 16 September (6-7.30pm, UK time), or watch the recordings when it suits you! https://www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event-Registration/EventId/2926 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyvznbqgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mu3n7nmrt225'Roman stones said to be Wales’ earliest portraits displayed for first time' https://nation.cymru/news/roman-stones-said-to-be-wales-earliest-portraits-displayed-for-first-time27 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3n7nmrt225https://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mtz4rdoeaq2a'Plans to save 'first of its kind' Roman villa' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93e5exp5l4o26 Aug 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz4rdoeaq2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mtyvznbqgs2kRegistration now open for our new online course! Exploring the World of Sappho, with Sam Newington. Live weekly sessions start Wednesday 16 September (6-7.30pm, UK time), or watch the recordings when it suits you! https://www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event-Registration/EventId/2926 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyvznbqgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mty7cvm4y22f'Britain’s Finest Roman Villa Hid a Gruesome Secret Beneath Its Mosaics' https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a73497750/roman-villa-massacre/26 Aug 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty7cvm4y22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mty6pr4lgk2fDolly, you were nothing less than a muse, a goddess in your inspiration to us all. sit tibi terra levis. [Image of Melpone depicted in mosaic at Trier, Germany from https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/2248]26 Aug 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty6pr4lgk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mst2jq6jm22oSeeing news reports of the horrific wildfires in so many places made us remember this excavation image from the old GPO site on Newgate St, London. It shows traces of a terrifying fire that destroyed a Roman building. https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/282511 Aug 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst2jq6jm22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/theromansoc.bsky.social/post/3mspzk3sp4k2pConsidering the *checks IMAGO database* becoming a fisherman on a dolphin option today. It looks refreshing - to our eyes, at least. The mosaic is from the Yakto complex, at Antioch, Turkey. #MosaicMonday https://www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-Details/id/108610 Aug 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:wrdkxnuo5b7ly6ydlbstyubc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspzk3sp4k2p