#Roman Age

[llyfrenfys]

Pictures from my first visit to Ceredigion Museum (back in 2022). I realised I never uploaded these here so I decoded to make a post about it.

For those of you who don't know, aside from writing Llyfr Enfys, I'm a Celtic student in the Welsh and Celtic department at Aberystwyth University. As such, I love all things Late Bronze/Early Iron Age!

The first picture is of a mannequin dressed in Iron Age clothes. When I last went to the museum this year they'd taken her down though.

The next few pictures are of Mesolithic-Chalcolithic finds in the Ceredigion area. My favourite thing is the reproduction pot underneath the woodpigeon taxidermy (the museum is full of random taxidermy animals, I like to see how many I can spot each visit!). The original pot is there too and contained remains of a meal of porridge and crab apple. Delicious!

The next four images are of Bronze Age artifacts. Various urns, sherds and bronze axes.

After that is an image I took of two very special spoons from Castell Nadolig. Nobody knows the exact function, but they're often referred to as Iron Age divination spoons. These ones weren't out last time I visited either, they may be on loan or elsewhere for preservation.

And the final image is of some Roman rooftiles. These are the oldest examples of roofing anywhere in the region!

#This has been a whistlestop tour of my favourite exhibits but I'd really recomend a visit if you're in Aber! #welsh #welsh history #ceredigion #cardigan bay #Aberystwyth #luke's originals #Bronze Age #Iron Age #Roman Age #taxidermy #<- just in case #I quite like natural history/taxidermy displays but I know they're not everyone's cup of tea #queue

[cy-lindric]

L'amant et l'Amour

#15th century #le roman de la rose #XVème siècle #middle ages

[galliaestomnis]

Eglise Saint-Nicolas, Blois, France

#church #architecture #middle ages #photo #mine #france #medieval #medieval art #ancient #history #religious art #cathedral #roman architecture #gothic art #gothic architecture #gold #light academia #light academic aesthetic #light academism #ancient art #europe #photos #photography #my photos #photographers on tumblr

[blueiskewl]

‘Incredible’ Mosaics Were Found in an Ancient Luxury Home in Rome

Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has called the works “an authentic treasure.”

Researchers working in the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum in Rome have shared their discovery of luxurious mosaic-tiled rooms found in an ancient home on the site, which they believe may have belonged to a Roman senator. Created from shells, glass, white marble, and Egyptian blue tiles, the mosaics have been described by Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano as “an authentic treasure”.

The “rustic” mosaics, found on the grounds surrounding the Colosseum in the heart of the city, date to the late Republican Age, in the last decades of the second century B.C.E., and show a series of figurative scenes. They once decorated a townhouse, or domus, owned by an upper class citizen. Italy’s Ministry of Culture have said that “due to the complexity of the scenes depicted” and their age, the mosaics are “without comparison.”

One mosaic depicts a coastal city with towers and porticos, with three large ships floating by on the ocean waves. The culture ministry believes this could be a reference to naval victories achieved by the owner of the home, which is believed to have been a Roman senator. This is supported by historical sources describing the area as having been occupied by such high-ranking members of society.

The decorated walls were likely located in the home’s dining rooms, where luxurious banquets would be hosted, and guests at these events were likely wowed with “spectacular water games,” according to the culture ministry, based on the presence of lead pipes set into the walls.

In the reception room, an extremely well preserved decorated stucco featuring landscapes and figures was also discovered. Other designs include vines and lotus leaves flowing from vases, musical instruments, and tridents.

The mosaic walls were first discovered near the Colosseum in 2018, but excavation at the site will continue into 2024, and more rooms could be discovered. Alfonsina Russo, the Director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, has said that once the domus is full uncovered, “we will work intensely to make this place, among the most evocative of ancient Rome, accessible to the public as soon as possible.”

By Verity Babbs.

#‘Incredible’ Mosaics Were Found in an Ancient Luxury Home in Rome #Archaeological Park of the Colosseum #Late Republican Age #second century B.C.E. #mosaic #roman mosaic #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman art

[bynumite]

#roman empire #ants #history #polls #battle of the ages

[aeaeaexxzd]

where the lines blur between shame, fear, guilt, desire, lust and need you'll find him

#roman roy #succession #my screenshots #these had been waiting in a folder on my computer for ages #kieran culkin #suck session #romey #romulus #succession hbo #gerri kellman #jeryd mencken #stewy hosseini

[romans-art]

Mrs. "30 Rock" Danvers reporting for duty o7

#mrs danvers #rebecca das musical #30 rock #roman does art #meme redraw #tw suicide baiting #THAT'S IT THAT'S THE SONG THO #we love a mean ass toxic middle aged lesbian

[shellsnroses]

Comic for “The Ruin” a poem written by an unknown author in the 8th or 9th century

How wondrous, this wall stone,

Shattered by fate.

Castles are smashed,

The work of giants, crumbled.

Ruined are the roofs,

Tumbled the towers.

Broken the barred gates.

Frost in the plaster,

Ceilings a-gaping.

Torn away, fallen,

Eaten by age.

#the ruin #history #poetry illustration #roman ruins #historical illustration #digital art #digital painting #artists on tumblr #art #my art #Roman #myth #dark ages #medieval

[duriens]

so we all agree that kirkwall is both horrifying and fascinating and i wish they'd delved more into its bloody history beyond the snippets we get from the codexes of the band of three. like hello?? three seekers of truth - among which a dalish mage - scurrying about the sewers and lower passages of the city, discovering that kirkwall was designed as some sort of magical symbol, has grooves in the sewers allowing the flood of blood downward for blood magic purposes, and last but not least realizing that its circle of magi had a much higher number of failed harrowings & episodes of blood magic hysteria than basically any other circle in existence??? you cant leave me hanging like that. why was the veil so thin there even before tevinter came? why were they weakening it further?? what was tevinter doing with all those disappeared slaves every year and the huge blood magic ritual involving thousands of slaves and the city itself being a magic symbol??? did the band ever find out if the Forbidden Ones are the same Forgotten Ones of dalish lore??? why was xebenkeck called 'forgotten one'??? hello????? what the fuck is up in kirkwall??????

#i think i need another game set in kirkwall but this time done RIGHT #ALSO what's up with the legions tevinter sent to kirkwall that completely vanished??? #i understand that it's likely a reference to the ninth roman legion that disappeared into thin air #since tevinter is modeled after the roman empire etc etc #but i also want to know WHERE THEY WENT #WHERE'D THEY END UP BIOWARE #why is kirkwall so damn dangerous in the first place #p #kirkwall #dragon age #dragon age 2 #tevinter #the band of three #dragon age meta

[dragonpyre]

Camp Jupiter kid: yeah my grandad was a son of Apollo, so that makes me a legacy

Camp Half-Blood kid: w-what

#“he lived long enough to have kids??? #pjo #like camp halfblood is my og but wtf are the Roman’s doing #HOW are you getting to a child baring age!!?! #Percy Jackson and the Olympians #heroes of olympus #camp half-blood #camp Jupiter

[illustratus]

Chevalier de Montmorency by Pierre Joubert

#battle of bouvines #montmorency #knight #knights #medieval #middle ages #art #pierre joubert #history #france #europe #heraldry #banners #european #french #bouvines #matthieu ii de montmorency #matthew ii of montmorency #holy roman empire #flanders #angevin empire #battle #war

[brother-emperors]

it’s like

And he had great influence, both from the favours which he bestowed and the fear which he inspired, but more from the fear. At any rate, Sicinnius, who gave the greatest annoyance to the magistrates and popular leaders of his day, when asked why Crassus was the only one whom he let alone and did not worry, said that the man had hay on his horn. Now the Romans used to coil hay about the horn of an ox that gored, so that those who encountered it might be on their guard

Plutarch, Crassus

and a redraw of this lmao

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

#komiks tag #roman republic tag #tris homines #this redraw has been sitting in my drafts for AGES bc I couldn’t remember where I saved the screenshots lmaooo

[layla-carstairs]

does anyone else ever think about how in cohf Magnus refers to Jace, Clary, Izzy and Simon as Alec's friends and says that he just puts up with them for Alec. does anyone think about how later in qoaad at their wedding Magnus refers to them as "their closest friends"??? because I think about it a lot

#they're so!!!!! #tmi gang is my Roman Empire im soooooo normal about them #I think I'm more insane about them now then I was at 15 🥴🥴 #the brain rot is getting worse with age #magnus bane #alec lightwood #jace herondale #jace lightwood #clary fairchild #isabelle lightwood #simon lovelace #simon lewis #city of heavenly fire #queen of air and darkness #malec #tmi #tda #the mortal instruments #the dark artifices #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #bella talks

[scholastic-dragon]

Happy birthday doll ;)

Have you considered pussydrunk bay!Leo? Bro's made you come on his tongue like 4 times already, you're overstimulated but he just. Can't. Take. His. Mouth. Off. You. He can't get enough of your taste, of the way you look, all flushed and fucked out and trembling for him. Can't get enough of your plush thighs squeezing his cheeks, of your pretty moans, his name on your tongue and your slick on his, your hands pulling, tugging him closer by his mask as you grind against his tongue.

It's like he can't think beyond what's in front of him, it's so good, so good, he just can't pull away—

BARK BARK BARK

this is now my roman empire

NSFW warning. Minors DNI

Bay!Leo x Fem!reader

You never thought you'd regret letting your boyfriend go down on you.

It had started as an "innocent" after dinner question. He brought up wanting to take your relationship a bit further. Sitting on your couch, your legs over his lap, you both talked about some of your likes and dislikes.

Massaging your calves, Leo sheepishly admitted that he really wanted to go down on you.

What kind of girlfriend would you be if you said no to that?

So you brought him to your bedroom, letting him undress you and touch every freckle and mole he could find.

His eyes were wide as you laid on the bed before him, fully naked with a beautiful blush covering your neck.

Starting at your jaw, he kissed, licked, and nipped his way down your body. Whispering praise into your skin as he went, his voice falling deeper and deeper into lust.

He could smell your arousal, smell how badly your body craved him. He made you feel this way. Your body wanted HIM. It was an addicting feeling that had him palming himself through his pants.

Scooting down on the bed, laying on his stomach, pulling your legs over his shoulders, he finally got a real look at your most sensitive area.

"You're gorgeous, Y/n," He sighs, leaning in and kissing your clit. You whine, hands gripping the blankets under your head.

He starts soft and slow, kissing and licking at your lips, teasing and testing to see what your body liked.

Then his hands grip your thighs tight, his tongue finds your entrance.

"Leo," You moan, rolling your hips.

His tongue plunges inside you, twirling and twisting, pulling every drop of pleasure out of you he could.

He moaned against you, eyes rolling back in his head.

You were a little embarrassed feeling yourself already close to coming. But given how good Leo felt between your thighs, you let the feeling go.

"Leo, leo," You moan, rolling your hips faster. "I'm gonna cum,"

He growls, moving his tongue faster inside you. Flicking it just right and making you scream out.

Your back arched, your body convulsing against his mouth. He pulled his tongue out of you, and you breathed a sigh of relief, just wanting to be held in his arms.

But he quickly moved to suck your clit in his mouth, messily kissing and licking it.

You screamed again as his finger teased your entrance. "Leo!"

You were already so sensitive, so wet. His finger had no resistance as it slipped inside you, moving hard and fast.

You were moaning and groaning so loud the neighbors would complain but you couldn't bring yourself to care.

Curling his finger he hit your g-spot, over and over with hard sharp thrusts.

"LEO!" You see stars behind your eyes, your breathing harsh, chest heaving.

The feeling is so intense and it isn't backing down, only growing and growing. Leo doesn't stop, continuing to finger fuck you hard and fast.

The feeling crests again and you can't tell if it's just a long orgasm or a third one.

Even you couldn't get yourself off this fast.

"Leo, leo," You pant, hitting his hand on your leg. "I can't take anymore, baby,"

"But you taste so fucking good, baby," He moans. He sounds drunk, absolutely lots in the sensation of eating you out.

His second finger teases your entrance.

"Leo." You warn.

He moans again, not putting it in, but simply resting it at your entrance, pulling at the skin.

Your thighs squeeze his head so hard you're worried you'll crack it open like a walnut.

You reach down, grabbing his mask tails, trying to yank him in any direction that isn't directly on your clit.

"I can't, Leo, it's too much,"

"You can," He eyes meet yours, a dangerous look that has your pussy fluttering. "And you will,"

He sucks harder, moving faster.

Shit, he was right. You were going to cum again and it was going to be a big one. Your moans grew louder, your hips bucking into his face. Sweat covered your skin, making you stick to the blankets.

You yanked on his mask again, meeting his piercing gaze. "Cum."

And you do.

Your voice goes hoarse from the scream, you're sure it makes the windows shake. Your body feels like it's floating, a wonderful feeling of letting go and a true release wash over you.

You pant, mewling as he pulls his hand and mouth away, falling to the mattress with heavy limbs.

"Holy fuck," He whispers.

Glancing down, your eyes go wide. He's soaking wet, his mouth literally dripping along with his hand and wrist. There's a puddle under your ass.

"I....holy shit I squirted," You gasp, sitting up toward him.

"That's a good thing, right?" He mumbles, not taking his eyes off you.

"Very good, fuck, that felt amazing,"

He moans, leaning in to kiss you, smearing your release on your lips. "Wanna do it again?"

@thelaundrybitch @turtle-babe83 @m1dnyt3-w0lf @happymoonangel @raphsmuneca @eveandtheturtles @sketchy-loo6195 @leosgirl82 @mysticboombox @kikithedreamerwriter @pheradream-15

#MY ROMAN EMPIRE #bay leo my beloved #pussy drunk leo is good leo #tmnt #tmnt bayverse #tmnt aged up #tmnt leo #tmnt leonardo #tmnt leo x reader #tmnt leonardo x reader #tmnt smut #birthday smut #it is my works #thanks for the ask!

[blueiskewl]

The 'Carnyx' Nightmare of the Roman Soldiers

The Carnyx was a brass musical instrument used as a psychological weapon of war by the ancient Celts between 300 BC and 200AD in western and central Europe and beyond.

The carnyx was once widespread throughout much of Europe, although only a dozen or so fragments are known to us.

It was carried by bands of Celtic mercenaries; it was present at the attack on the Greek sanctuary at Delphi in 279 BC; it defied Julius Caesar in Gaul; and it faced Claudius when he invaded Britain. They are even shown on a Buddhist sculpture in India, proof of the far-flung connections of the Iron Age world.

However, they were not only used by the Celts; they were also used by the Dacians in modern Romania. The term “Celtic” is a complicated one. The concept of a pan-European Celtic culture is a myth; rather, aspects of art and technology were shared across vast distances by diverse cultures. The carnyx was one example of this.

A 12-foot-long, thin bronze tube with right-angle bends on both ends made up the carnyx. The lower end ended in a mouthpiece, and the upper end flared out into a bell that was usually decorated to look like a wild boar’s had. Historians believe it had a tongue that flapped up and down, increasing the noise made by the instrument. The carnyx was played upright so that the boar’s head bell protruded well above the warriors’ heads. Its primary goal was to create more noise and confusion on the battlefield.

The Greek historian Polybius (206-126BC) was so impressed by the clamor of the Gallic army and the sound of the carnyx, he observed that “there were countless trumpeters and horn blowers and since the whole army was shouting its war cries at the same time there was such a confused sound that the noise seemed to come not only from the trumpeters and the soldiers but also from the countryside which was joining in the echo”.

And the Roman historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, “Their trumpets are also of a peculiar and barbaric kind which produce a harsh, reverberating sound suitable to the confusion of battle.”

Archaeologists discovered a hoard of ritually destroyed weapons in 2004, including a dozen swords, scabbards, spearheads, a shield, bronze helmets, an iron helmet shaped like a swan, a cauldron, animal remains, and seven carnyces. Before the Tintignac discovery, the remains of only five actual carnyces had been found.

The finest was unearthed in Deskford, Scotland in 1816. The Deskford carnyx only has the boar’s head bell and is missing the mane, tongue, and tubing. Images of Carnyx players have been found as well. A Roman denarius, dating from 48 BC bears a representation of a Carnyx. Three carnyx players are featured prominently on the Gundestrup Cauldron, which was found in a Danish peat bog.

One of the seven found at Tintignac, on the other hand, was almost entirely complete. The Tintignac Carnyx was broken into 40 pieces. When puzzled back together, it was found to be just an inch short of six feet long with a single missing section of the tube. The bell was a boar’s head with protruding tusks and large pointed ears. Once restored, the Tintignac Carnyx proved to be the first virtually complete carnyx ever found.

By Leman Altuntaş.

Music video by John Kenny.

#The Carnyx #The 'Carnyx' Nightmare of the Roman Soldiers #Iron Age war trumpet #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #celtic mythology #celtic history #roman history #roman empire #roman legion

[bluberryfields]

Sadly, there's not enough room in the poll for the iconic Heaven disguise, but it's always worth sharing

#good omens #good omens 2 #crowley #anthony j crowley #crowley through the ages #crowley's sunglasses #bildad the shuhite #roman crowley #victorian crowley #1601 crowley #1793 crowley #1941 crowley #1862 crowley #1827 crowley #1967 crowley #1970s crowley #nanny ashtoreth #david tennant