TIMOTHEVS

I post stuff about ancient Roman culture, art and religion! For my videos, check out http://www.youtube.com/TIMOTHEVS or follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TIMOTHEVS

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🕊 Happy 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀 🍎 My second attempt at colourising an ancient statue:the Venus of Arles (1st century BCE)Original photograph by Rama:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_of_Arles-IMG_9387-gradient.jpg

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For today’s QVINQVATRIA ! More about MINERVA here: https://youtu.be/aWB9J8Xy9Tk?list=PLabDxfGj6LIexV4a_OhT5kzqOE_nzgO1g My first, humble attempt at colourising an ancient statue...(original: Goddess 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐀 bust, 2nd century CE, bronze helmet and 𝐀𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒 were added in the 18th century, British Museum)

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🎄 Christmas in Pre-Christian Britain and Western Europe: Night of the Mothers ( Modranicht )

🎄 Christmas in Pre-Christian Britain and Western Europe: Night of the Mothers ( Modranicht ) Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TIMOTHEVS/ Check...

My video on the Celto-Germanic Mother Goddesses called the  𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐒 / 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐄

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The Pagan Origins of Christmas? Saturnalia (Dec. 17～23): Pre-Christian Holidays in Ancient Rome

Io Saturnalia! The Pagan Origins of Christmas? Saturnalia: Pre-Christian Holidays in Ancient Rome: December 17-December 23! (Cultus Deorum / Religio Romana) ...

⚄ 𝐈𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐕𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀 🕯 Enjoy the holiday season!

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Statue of 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒 / ΔΗΜΗΤΕΡ (Dēmḗtēr) ⌛ 2nd century CE 📍 from Athens (Greece), currently in the British Museum https://www.facebook.com/TIMOTHEVS/

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Archaic - Classical - Hellenistic → Greek (& Roman) Sculpture: How to Tell the 3 Major Styles Apart

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! NEW VIDEO ! How to tell 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗰 - 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 - 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 (- 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻) sculpture apart... I probably spent more time making this one than I should have, but I hope you like it (^_^;) I even added a little quiz at the end!

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Nemoralia: Offering an Oil Lamp to Diana

Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TIMOTHEVS/ More about the Nemoralia here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k_WtbF2O0&list=PLabDxfGj6LIexV4a_...

Made a short video of me offering a 𝐋𝐕𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀 (oil lamp) to 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 for the 𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀! It's a replica of a 2nd～3rd century original with an image of 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 the Huntress on the discus. Bought it a few years ago in a museum shop in Arlon (Belgium), but never got around to dedicating it to Her until now...

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Some more 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐄𝐒 to get in the mood for next Monday! ⌛ 2nd century CE Roman copy of a 4th century BCE Greek original 📍 said to be found at the foot of Mount Vesuvius

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Rare gilded copper statuette of 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐄𝐒 wearing clothes! ⌛ 2nd century CE 📍 said to be found near Hadrian's wall (UK), currently in the British Museum

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𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎 playing the 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀 ⌛ 2nd century CE (probably Roman copy of a Hellenistic original) 📍 currently in the Uffizi Gallery, Firenze (Italy)

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The Witcham Gravel helmet This Roman auxiliary originally consisted of parts made from iron, bronze and tin, but only the bronze part has survived. ⌛ 1st century CE 📍 found in Cambridgeshire (UK); currently in the British Museum

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🏹 ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ【Artemis】 ／ Latin: 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀 🦌 Some other gems I encountered in Kérkyra: archaic votive figurines of ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ with a deer jumping up against Her. The figurines were deposited near Her temple. ⌛ 6th～5th century BCE 📍 currently in the Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας)

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Back from a trip to the Greek island of Kérkyra (or Corfu) in the Ionian Sea! I was fortunate enough to see the remains of one of the earliest known Doric temples. The temple was dedicated to the Goddess of the hunt ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ【Artemis】 (Latin: 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀). The tympanum shows ΜΕΔΟΥΣΑ 【Médousa】 flanked by two lions. ⌛ 6th century BCE 📍 currently in the Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας)

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Graeco-Roman incense burner with an attached oil lamp on a stand on each side. Winged figures may represent the Deities ΥΠΝΟΣ 【Hypnos】 "Sleep" and ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ 【Thanatos】 "Death". ⌛ late 1st century CE 📍 made in Knidos (now in Turkey), currently in the British Museum

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Sculpture of a female that served as a column, ⌛ 140～170 CE 📍 found near the 𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐀, outside Rome, currently in the British Museum

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Silver statuette of 𝐈𝐕𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑・𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐕𝐒・𝐌𝐀𝐗𝐈𝐌𝐕𝐒, ⌛ 150～220 CE, 📍 Gallo-Roman: found in Mâcon (France), currently in the British Museum

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Bronze helmet of a 𝐌𝐕𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎 (type of 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑), ⌛ 1st century CE 📍 Roman, currently in the British Museum More about the 𝐌𝐕𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBy3HCAAJGs&list=PLabDxfGj6LIcG80kg6yLHpm1xVcV_pSdQ&index=8&t=0s More about the different 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 types: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3y2qEcG0k4&list=PLabDxfGj6LIcG80kg6yLHpm1xVcV_pSdQ&index=4