If you’re at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year then simply DO go and check out our resident composer, Alice Keys, in her fabulous, heartwarming and joyous show. #edinburghfringe #fringefestival #fringe2026 #eltonjohn

Happy #findsfriday Tile fragment with a beautifully clear imprint of the 'CL BR' logo for the Classis Britannica, the branch of the Roman navy that patrolled the English Channel, protecting the province of Britannia. 📸 us, Battle Museum of Local History #romanbritain #archaeology #skystorians

Carrying on the shoe vibe for #findsfriday🩰... We saw these in the Battle Museum of Local History near Hastings. Well worth a visit. Very apt as we chat decorative shoes in our Vindolanda episode released yesterday! The studs gave traction. Style + function 👌. 📸 us #romanbritain #archaeology

Out now! Episode 1 of our Hadrian's Wall miniseries: Wonders of the Wall - Vindolanda Part 1 Because we visited Vindolanda on every day of our trip, and it wouldn't all fit in 1 episode... We begin with wigs, shoes & toilets 🚻 . #romanbritain #hadrianswall #archaeology #romanmilitary #ancientrome

This #ReliefWednesday we have Mars, God of war, ready for action with spear in hand. A fitting tribute to battle which originally adorned the headquarters building of Housesteads #Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall. 📸 Us Chesters Museum #romanbritain #archaeology #ancientrome #Housesteads #Hadrianswall

The impressive funerary monument of the Volumnii is the most significant to be found in Padua & dates from the time of Augustus. Publius & Lucius, sons of Gaius Volumnius, built the monument. 📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua 1st C. #Archaeology #TombTuesday #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

The ancient Kardaki Temple overlooks the sea on a stunning cliffside in #Corfu. Dating to the late Archaic period (c. 500 BCE) it’s unclear which deity was worshipped here. #AncientSiteSunday 📸 Us, Mon Repos Park #skystorians #ancientbluesky #AncientGreece #archaeology #classicsbluesky

#FindsFriday - a marvellous Pan antefix (roof adornment) was thought to ward off evil forces and protect the building through his fierce, furrowed appearance 🏛️ Terracotta 📸 Us, Allard Pierson Museum. Amsterdam. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky #Roman #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome #AncientGreece #Pan

It's #tombtuesday, and here we have an image of a standard bearer from a 3rd century CE tombstone, on display at the museum in Chesters Roman Fort. The standard itself is held proudly aloft in the bearer's right hand 🚩. 📸 us #romanbritain #hadrianswall #archaeology #romanmilitary #ancientrome

Tombstone of Vellibia Ertola, at Corbridge #Roman Town, Hadrian’s Wall Who 'lived most happily for four years and six days' She is shown holding a ball & the holes above the inscription maybe held hooks for hanging garlands. 📸 Us #romanbritain #archaeology #ancientrome #Hadrianswall #TombTuesday

Celebrating #findsfriday with this beautiful glass flask & stopper, on display at the museum in Corbridge Roman Town. The bluey green glass is gorgeous 🩵💚, but the best bit? Definitely the abstract dolphin handles 🐬. 📸 us #romanbritain #vindolanda #archaeology #romanmilitary #ancientrome

Celebrating #ReliefWednesday with a mini altar depicting a #frog or #toad 🐸 Found at Chesters #Roman Fort, home to a cavalry regiment on Hadrian’s Wall. Worth an offering or two to stay cool in the heat wave! 📸 Us, Chesters Museum #romanbritain #archaeology #ancientrome #Chesters #Hadrianswall

This fine #EpigraphyTuesday we wanted to share this inscribed bronze tablet - which shows a mortgage contract for a house, between two women 🤝 1st half of the 2nd C. BCE. 📸 Us, Archaeological Museum of Corfu #skystorians #ancientbluesky #AncientGreece #archaeology #classicsbluesky

A nereid rides in style on a mythical sea creature. This mosaic adorned the room of a Roman house in Verona, 3rd Cent C.E. 📸 Us, #Roman Theatre Museum, #Verona #ancientbluesky #archaeology #skystorians #ancientrome #classicsbluesky #mosaicmonday

Here is a reconstruction, demonstrating how it would have decorated the bowl. The ship itself is believed to have been a small merchant vessel, less than 20 meters long, carrying roughly 300 amphorae and other bronze pieces. It’s an important shipwreck for understanding Roman trade routes.

Found in a shipwreck off the French coast near Cannes, this Bronze Silenus head decorated a large drinking bowl. Silenus is crowned with ivy & grapes - befitting a friend of Dionysus 🍇 📸 Us #Roman Museum in Nice 1st C. BCE. #Archaeology #Skystorians #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

A pebble #Mosaic floor depicting Papposilenus holding a rhyton (drinking vessel). Papposilenus was tutor to and a (drinking) companion of Dionysus. Hellenistic period. 📸 Us, Archaeological Museum of Corfu #skystorians #ancientbluesky #AncientGreece #archaeology #classicsbluesky #MosaicMonday

Celebrating #romansitesaturday with Chesters Roman Fort, home to a cavalry regiment of c.500. A barrack held 32 men + horses, a living area housed 3 men & 3 horses. A tad cramped! 🐎 Compare that to the garrison commander's house with bathhouse & underfloor heating... #romanbritain #archaeology

Here is a wonderful souvenir from a day out at the arena! This #FindsFriday why not go home with a little model of your favourite #gladiator🗡️ N.B. The sword isn’t original but would it have been removable!? 📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua #Archaeology #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

Happy #phallusthursday! We found this cheeky image (maybe representing a protective amulet?) in the museum at Chesters Roman Fort. Open since 1896, it showcases lots of finds from #hadrianswall, collected by antiquarian John Clayton. Do visit if you can! #romanbritain #skystorians #archaeology

This dedicatory bronze inscription to the household gods is damaged but probably reads something like ‘so that matters may proceed well, [he/she] placed this for [the gods] and the Lares’ 📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua 1st C. #Archaeology #EpigraphyTuesday #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

Just a group of soldier pals on watch duty at Housesteads Roman Fort, keen for the end of shift when they could finally hit the tavern! (Which was conveniently located just outside one of the main gates... 😉🍻) #romanbritain #romanmilitary #archaeology #hadrianswall #skystorians #ancientbluesky

Happy #FindsFriday! A beautifully decorated 'gladiator glass', on display at the Vindolanda Museum. Expensive & probably imported. Love the vibrant blue 💙, & the fact that the fragments were found during 2 different digs, 15 years apart! 📸 us #romanbritain #vindolanda #archaeology #romanmilitary

Happy goaty #FindsFriday 🐐 Bronze goat from 1st or 2nd Century C.E. 📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua #Archaeology #Roman #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

One just isn’t enough this #PhallusThursday... Here we have no fewer than 5 in one display at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social museum. In all shapes and sizes. Plus a lovely little pair of *ehem*, shall we say, accoutrements.. 📸 Us #romanbritain #romanmilitary #hadrianswall #vindolanda #archaeology

#ReliefWednesday brings us Mercury - the god of trade & commerce but also thieves. Naked except for the essentials - a cloak draped over his arm, winged hat (petasus), staff (caduceus) & money bag. 📸 Us, #Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium) #romanbritain #romanmilitary #hadrianswall #archaeology

A section of mosaic at the #Roman villa in the town of Desenzano del Garda. Plus a reconstructed image. Enjoy! #MosaicMonday #Archaeology #AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

Lovely little #FindsFriday from the Roman Army Museum at Magna Fort on #hadrianswall. A brass cavalry harness brooch dated to AD40-125. Beautiful shine & detail. Style points to the cavalry! #romanbritain #romanmilitary #archaeology

Double whammy for #PhallusThursday & #RomanFortThursday... Lovely clear stone carving on display at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social museum. The phallus proudly takes centre stage, protecting the garrison from evil! #romanbritain #romanmilitary #hadrianswall #vindolanda #archaeology

A windy but beautifully sunny day at Vindolanda, checking out the strong room - the garrison's treasury & bank combo 💰💰💰. #ancientbluesky #skystorians #romanbritain #romanmilitary #ancientrome #hadrianswall #archaeology @vindolandatrust.bsky.social