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arthistoryiscooliguess · 7 months

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yk what I love? that the first text we have written by a woman in England was a Roman woman inviting her best friend to her birthday

#the first words written by a woman were ones of love #she called her 'my dearest soul'#i just love women #so much #roman empire #vindolanda #hadrians wall #ancient history #history #archaeology #art history

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thesilicontribesman · 7 months

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The Temple of Mithras, Carrawburgh, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland

#roman #roman army #roman living #mithraism #mithras #mithraic #archaeology #roman temple #roman belief #roman culture #roman empire #hadrians wall #ancient craft #altar #outdoors #landscape #Northumberland #relic

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flaroh · 1 year

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Somewhere along the Limes Britannicus… 🌲❤️‍🔥🌨️

I drew this piece last year for my December 2021 patrons! It's of a Roman couple gathering materials for their Saturnalia decorations in Hadrians Wall country 🧡

#roman britain #roman archaeology #hadrians wall #tagamemnon #vindolanda #roman history #ancient history #ancient rome #light acamedia #classical studies #classics #flaroh illustration #historical interpreter

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thevideowall · 7 months

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Some absolute cunt has cut down the most iconic tree in my region, probably in England

The sycamore has stood at what's known as Sycmore Gap, the spot where Hadrian's Wall dips from one hill to the next, for around 300 years. It was made famous after featuring in the Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie in 1991 and gets hundreds of visitors a day, even in the middle of winter

Countless people have got engaged there and had their ashes spread at the beloved spot

What was surely the most photographed individual tree in Britain is now gone

#sycamore gap #sycamore #tree #vandalism #hadrian's wall #hadrians wall #robin hood

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spaceguy44 · 7 months

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Damn they were FAST with updating the marker on Google Earth

#sycamore gap #hadrians wall #tree law #google earth #england #rip tree #I only learned about the tree today and i already greatly miss it

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medievalistsnet · 7 months

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#history #hadrians wall #sycamore gap

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dopescissorscashwagon · 27 days

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Hadrians Wall National Trail looking east towards the Whin Sill from Birdoswald

📸 by @HWpath / via Twitter

#Hadrians Wall #National Trail #@HWpath #Nature #Travel #Photography

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museeeuuuum · 7 months

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Welcome to the news wrap-up, where I cover a wide variety of current affairs in the history, archaeology, and museum-related realms.

In this video, I discuss the Pokémon x Van Gogh exhibition, some great repatriation news, Mischief at the Mütter Museum, and more!!

#history #museum #youtube #mütter museum #national museum of scotland #vincent van gogh #pokemon #archaeology #the sycamore gap #hadrians wall

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chronicallyuniconic · 7 months

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I cannot believe some person(s) have felled the Sycamore Gap Tree at Hadrian's Wall.

Such a crime, to nature, humanity, poetry, art, history.

It's left me mainly without words, it's such tragedy? Yes I have shed some tears over this tree.

I cannot stop thinking about a many-hundreds-of-years-old tree and the life it has had, the things it has seen, the air it has breathed, the rains it has tasted, the winds that caressed it's foliage, the hands it has felt hug its trunk, the animals it has sheltered, the dry summers it burned, the long winters it suffered, the many seasons it went through yet endured, the thousands of lives a tree has touched & been touched by, where we have scattered ashes of our loves, brought new life to see, you could have a picnic if you wanted, pop the question if you pleased, it really was a place where you could just be.

All of it, gone. I'm so sorry❤️

#sycamore gap #Sycamore tree #hadrians wall #i speak for the trees

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vox-anglosphere · 1 year

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Built to repel the Scots, Hadrian's Wall runs 78 miles across England

#Hadrians Wall #Northumberland #Britannia #Roman Empire #English countryside #78 miles #Carlisle #Wallsend #122 AD

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thealanwrightblog · 7 months

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This is Sycamore Gap, which forms part of Hadrians Wall in Northumberland.

This iconic tree is over 200 years old and is visited regularly. It received notoriety throughout the world after it was chosen as a location in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which starred Morgan Freeman and Kevin Costner.

A mindless 16 year old thug thought it would be fun to take a chainsaw to it and two nights ago, presumably when his parents thought he was in bed, the tree that was a source of pleasure to millions, was hacked to the ground. Since it was destroyed the teenager and a second person - a 60 year old man - have been arrested.

I’ve gone way past sadness and am angry. Extremely angry.

It’s symptomatic of what a screwed up world we live in. A society in which no-one gives a toss.

#Hadrians wall #northumberland #Robin Hood #prince of thieves #sycamore #sycamore gap #vandalism

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thesilicontribesman · 1 year

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Roman Gold Ring with Greek Openwork Inscription ('The Love Token Of Polemius'), Corbridge Roman Town Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland

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flaroh · 1 year

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Saturnalia in Vindolanda 🪔🌨️🌲🏺

✨Get your own download file, postcard print, and/or sticker on my Patreon! I've also done a write-up on the inspiration and research behind this piece✨

December's illustration is a cozy scene of the vicus' neighbours coming together for a boozy Saturnalia 🥂 From December 17-23, Romans celebrated the god Saturn by feasting, exchanging gifts, lighting lamps, and switching up the normal societal class structures 🪔🪴🥧

#saturnalia #tagamemnon #ancient rome #ancient history #archaeology #flaroh illustration #hadrians wall

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illustratus · 1 year

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The Romans cause a Wall to be built for the Protection of the South (One of a series of eight oil paintings illustrating the history of the English Border)

by William Bell Scott

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everylittlethingshedoesismagic · 1 year

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#hadrians wall

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archaeolorhi · 1 year

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Starstruck by Mithras

On my recent trip to Newcastle, I was overjoyed to see these beautiful images of Mithras in person, at the Great North Museum! Mithras and his cult were among my favourite topics to study at uni, so finally seeing the physical carvings - rather than photos - was brilliant! (I very nearly cried)

Both hail from Housesteads Roman Fort, along the line of Hadrian's Wall. Pictured above is the Birth of Mithras from an egg (or rock) into the cosmos - surrounded by the Zodiac symbols!

Not much is known about the inner workings of his cult, but he was worshipped across the Roman Empire - despite seeming to have further eastern origins!

Another fun fact - he shares his birthday with Jesus, and was perhaps the biggest rival cult to early Christianity!

The Tauroctony scene is iconic Mithraic imagery (and was usually fully painted). This image would form the centrepiece to all his temples, which were usually constructed underground. However, it's symbolism is complex, layered and in all honesty, unknown to us.

But we have THEORIES! There is definitely some form of astronomical/cosmological significance, as he is always flanked by the sun and moon, with stars painted onto his cape. He always looks away from the bull, and is usually joined by a snake and or dog, who aid in the attack. Some believe that the image depicts Mithras slaying a primordial evil, others believe he served as a sort of star map.

There is still so much to uncover about the cult of Mithras. However, its nature as a mystery cult and limitation to initiated members means we're unlikely to never know the full truth about the God, his followers or his purpose :( x

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