We’re pleased to announce this year’s #CLASSICSTOBER theme: KATABASIS Running this year on Instagram, Tumblr, and Threads and BlueSky periodically. See you there! ✨STRICTLY NO AI ✨ (obviously)

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Hey guys, all these new followers are great but it’s a bit of a lost cause as there won’t be any new posts on this account until next year and the next ClassicsTober. And that’s only if there’s still anyone on this platform. In the meantime➡️ @GreekMythComix @drcorabeth

Basically, if you learned something or saw something interesting, you’ve won! We hope it was fun. See you next year x #classicstober24 #classicstober

Thanks for joining us for #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober24 this year! With the world being what it is right now, everyone is just tired. We thought this would be the best way to run things this year, with some real-people-in-history, known and unknown, and take the pressure off.

27 October Menander I Soter - #India #Map #ClassicsTober Opetaia Foa’i & Lin- Manuel Miranda - We know the way (Moana)

#Classicstober: Parthian horse-archers harass the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae. #Crassus, seeking military glory, was commanding the Roman army at this battle, and ultimately lost his life amidst a spectacular defeat. More on Carrhae in AW XI.1:  https://t.co/kwzgOYaSVt

#Classicstober: Fragments found at the Roman fort of Vindolanda. It is a piece of correspondence to #FlaviusCerialis, a soldier stationed here. Among other things, the writer is asking for beer. All about the Vindolanda tablets in AH 40:  https://t.co/ln0cWxRQ8E

30 October Nearly to the day #FlaviusCerialis #Hadrian’sWall #ClassicsTober #Vindolanda #Batavian -National anthem of the Netherlands - Navy Band

#Classicstober: #Sejanus gained prominence under his friend, the emperor Tiberius. In Tiberius’ absence, Sejanus sought to manoeuvre himself into important positions of power, and was thus executed. Read more about Tiberius’ reign in AH 51:  https://t.co/UUv17lXows

Gruta de Sejano en Pausilypon © Qtravel #ClassicsTober24 31 Sejanus

Seeing a bit of Roman fresco from Southwark reminded me that fowlers used pounded mistletoe berries to make sticky birdlime to catch birds. An oscillum from the House of Caecilius in Pompeii might illustrate this fable of Aesop! @ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober24 #Aesop #mistletoe

Well, we missed the first day of the month so we've gone for the last to mention our star object. Here's Regina undergoing a little light dusting by our curator Alex. #ClassicsTober24 #HadriansWall #RomanoBritish #SouthShields

#ClassicsTober24 day 31st: Sejanus (and his daughter Aelia Iunilla) i miss him so bad guys im not even joking … seianus 2025

#ClassicsTober24 Day 31 - Sejanus

#ClassicsTober24 Day 31: Sejanus. The last figure of #ClassicsTober: Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC-AD 31), a soldier who remodelled the Pretorian Guard, went to govern Rome when Tiberius withdrew to Capri. He became a consul in AD 31, but was accused of conspiracy & executed.

That concludes #classicstober #classicstober24. Scroll through my posts to learn about the fascinating people included in this year's line-up.

#ClassicsTober24 #ClassicsTober Day 31: Sejanus Tiberius's right hand man, Sejanus fancied himself emperor until ruthless ambition caused his downfall. BUT imagine if the excellent Jean Luc Picard had been at the helm of the empire.. Things would have been a whole lot better!

Day 31 of #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober24: L. Aelius Seianus (c. 20 BC–AD 31) was prefect of the Praetorian Cohorts and a confidant of Emperor Tiberius for 17 years until his execution for 'maiestas' (treason).

… FALL (off a cliff) … PURGE … DAMNATIO MEMORIAE 4/4