For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to a huge pile of #trash - Monte Testaccio in #Rome. A huge artificial hill located next to the Tiber River. It was made up of millions of broken amphorae (mostly oil amphorae from southern Spain) during the first three centuries AD.

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Working women are frequently attested in the #Roman empire: the funerary stele of Sentia Amarantis depicts the deceased tapping wine from a barrel. She was an inn-keeper and died at the age of 45. The stele was set up by her husband. From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, 3rd c. AD.

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A dental forceps, according to the museum label for upper tooth extraction. 🦷😬

Found in the military camp at Augsburg Oberhausen, late 1st century BC.

On display at Römerlager im Zeughaus, Augsburg.

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For #RomanSiteSaturday let's go to Leptis Magna on the coast of #Libya. It's one of the best preserved #Roman cities.
The city was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians. In Roman times it became one of the most important cities of North Africa and a major trading post. Leptis Magna was the birthplace of the emperor Septimius Severus.

📷 Georg Steinmetz

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What a great picture: A Roman dolium (a large vessel used to store and transport wine and foodstuff) discovered off the coast of the island of Elba. It is believed to be connected to a so-called dolium ship, a merchant vessel that was used to transport large quantities of wine.

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One of my favorite #Roman objects: World's oldest known "Swiss army knife", including a hinged knife, fork, spoon, spike, prick, spatula.

Unfortunately, there is no provenance of this multi-tool, but it’s not a unique item: There are a few more examples, e.g. one was found in a Roman tomb in Albintimilium, Italy, dating 2nd/3rd century AD.

📷Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

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A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. The site comprises a substantial assemblage of amphorae, in association with two lead anchor and an additional lead structure, the function of which remains to be determined.

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For this week's #MosaicMonday, here is a mosaic from Trier depicting the philosopher Anaximander of Miletus (c. 610–c. 546 BC), who is credited with inventing the sundial. The mosaic dates to the 3rd century AD.

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Egyptian blue pigment found in Augusta Raurica, Switzerland. The pigments were used in wall paintings. In Roman times, Egyptian blue was distributed throughout the Empire in a more or less standardised form of small balls of 15-20 mm in diameter. The painter could define the respective grain size and thus the shade of blue and the covering capacity of the ground up artificial pigment himself.

On display at Museum Augusta Raurica
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A late Roman ridge helmet, dating back to the mid-4th century AD. The nasal guard and cheekpieces are missing. Gilded helmets were typically worn by high-ranking officers.
Found in Augsburg, on display at the Römerlager im Zeughaus in Augsburg.

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Beloved #toys: a pair of #Roman ivory #dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little #girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Ljubljana/Slovenia.

The majority of the dolls in Roman times were made of less valuable materials such as clay, wood or linen.

The two dolls that could be dressed with clothes must have been very precious to the girl who died far too young.

Dating 2nd half of the 3rd c. AD.

📷 National Museum of Slovenia

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For #MosaicMonday a detail of a #Roman mosaic in Volubilis/Marocco depicting Medusa, the snake-haired mythical creature whose sight turns everyone to stone.

Medusa’s head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.

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The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st c. BC.

📷Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici Emilia Romagna

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Fascinating world of ancient #glass!
This marvellous blue #Roman glass vessel with a white base and white handles dates back to the 3rd/4th century AD. It was found in an early medieval burial from the 6th century AD. in Hüfingen - already an antique piece at the time.

📷 Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

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Apparently, it's #WorldToiletDay: the public latrines in #Ostia are among the best-preserved #Roman latrines. The benches are made of marble, they run along three walls - no stalls, there was no privacy in toilets in Roman times.

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A life-sized horse's head made of gilded bronze, discovered in a well in the #Roman settlement of Waldgirmes, that was occupied from 4 BC to 16 AD. The horse’s head probably belonged to a bronze equestrian statue of emperor Augustus that stood in the forum of Waldgirmes. When emperor Tiberius decided to suspend all activities beyond the Rhine in 16 AD the statue was destroyed and partly disposed of in the well.

Photo: hessenARCHÄOLOGIE im Landesamt für Denkmalpflege

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Working #women are frequently attested in the #Roman empire: the funerary stele of Sentia Amarantis depicts the deceased tapping wine from a barrel. She was an inn-keeper and died at the age of 45. The stele was set up by her husband.

From Augusta Emerita/Mérida, Spain, dating 3rd century AD.

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A #Roman wooden sword found in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort. It was probably a child's #toy influenced by the military in the nearby fort - maybe it belonged to a 'military brat' who liked to mimic the exploits of the father.

Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg

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#Roman bird-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside and the tip of the tail had to be broken to remove the perfume. This one is still intact and filled with the scented content!

The vessel was found in a burial at Rovasenda, Italy.

Photo: Musei Reali Turino

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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: unique #Roman flasks in the shape of sandals. They were used to hold oil or perfume.
Found in a woman's burial in Cologne, dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD.
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln

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