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The Lycurgus Cup, probably made in Rome, 300s CE

This remarkable cup is the only complete example of a very special type of glass, known as dichroic, which changes colour when held up to the light

Source: The British Museum

#the worst thing about this?#it's just on display in a random case #with like no information on it #it's visible from only one side #like WHY TF is there not a big brightly coloured sign #explaining how cool and unique this thing is?#what's the point of a museum owning world class beautiful objects #if they're just going to let them gather dust #their wonder reserved only for those who know about them in advance and seek them out?#who is the curator of the british museum #i need to have words with them

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Jellycat of the Day | 16th June 2026

↳ Bartholomew Bear Hiking Outfit

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Bonus Bartholomew Bear Hiking Outfit 🥰

#the way i shrieked when i saw him in the little sleeping bag #AURGHHGHG

I was reading Catullus 31 as I looked out over Lake Garda and a bird shat on me. What does this mean? Any augurs on here?

#catullus

#i yelled #this was in verona #catullus

catilinas

ciceroclodiusslopolis inscription / Mura repubblicane – Porta Romana / the city walls / Cicero and Clodius Together: The Porta Romana Inscriptions of Roman Ostia As Cultural Memory

#omg yess i went insane about this #like it's not the stone he set up but it's a copy of the stone he set up and that's good enough for me #having any archeological trace of my blorbo is fun #there were lots of lizards living in the inscription hehe #but the fact clodius and cicero appear together? intriguing #beautiful #marcus tullius cicero #ooh and thank you for the zevi stuff about it being mentioned in cicero's writings #i didn't know that

catilinas

many such cases :/

catilinas

this was the inscription btw

#lolll he really tried to muscle in on the glory #cringe maxsimus #latin #latin language

plangentia

i hate living in the uk!!!!!

#literally #surrounded by racist idiots #uk elections

Been staring at this line of Latin for ages and just can't seem to work out the scansion:

omnibus in morem tonsa coma pressa corona (Aeneid 5, Line 556)

Online scanned texts seem to have the final 'a' of coma as short to make it work, but how can it be if followed by 'pr'?

If someone who can actually do scansion sees this, I'd be super grateful for the answer

#latin #my terrible scansion skills #aeneid

yaoi-hate-machine

have u ever been to The ClubTM

no (21-25)

no (26-30)

no (31+)

yes (21-25)

yes (26-30)

yes (31+)

under 21 button 🤡

Voting ended onApr 17

#only the goth club #which is a lot chiller #but still super overstimulating #it's great for the first hour #i get to do my weird dances to my fav tunes #and see other people in cool outfits #but after an hour it's just too much most of the time #wish i had more capacity to survive in these environments #but brain says no

yrbeecharmer

giving myself a merit badge that says SURVIVED MARCH

yrbeecharmer

oh fuck. I’m so sorry. listening and learning

That little pinch of salt is what really makes a jammy dodger. Exquisite. 🍪♥️

#found out they're vegan and haven't been the same since

Hearing the English version of a song you've only heard in Simlish is such an odd experience. Like you're singing it wrong dude. The words are 'glorby fwib'

#the sims

pompeiusliker

a version in colour

#aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa #cicero #atticus

locutus-sum

a cat just ran into my flat when i opened the front door to go shopping. it's not my cat. it's currently napping on my sofa. i'm too scared of getting scratched to try and make it leave. plus she's too cute to disturb. what do i doooo

locutus-sum

to be clear she has done this before. And every time I'm too nervous to try and remove her so Her Majesty always gets to stay for as long as she likes. In fact she's notorious in the building for doing this a lot, particularly in winter. I guess either her house doesn't have a catflap or she just has no particular loyalty because she's happy to sleep anywhere that's warm.

she will sometimes sit on your lap which is lovely. I just feel bad because I sort of feel like I'm kidnapping her. Although really she's the one kidnapping us. Snoozing through her reign of cute fluffy terror

#like you're soooo cute but please. you can't stay here

a cat just ran into my flat when i opened the front door to go shopping. it's not my cat. it's currently napping on my sofa. i'm too scared of getting scratched to try and make it leave. plus she's too cute to disturb. what do i doooo

#i feel like this is a standoff and she's winning #bf offered to go shopping instead so i could stay with her

thoodleoo

adding yet another thing that insects on roman gems can do (which also includes riding in a chariot and gladiatorial combat): playing the double flute

#adorable #ancient rome

making the oratorical gesture for sadness every time i say something today so everybody knows i'm the appropriate amount of sad over the loss of our chickpea

#marcus tullius cicero

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