Now that I'm back from teaching, another #Phryne, this time by Charles-François Marchal, meant to contrast with its partner, the faithful and domestic Penelope. (the original is now lost). #Classicstober2024

Photo of Minimus, Minima and Silvius the Latin mice, re-enacting Boudicca's Revolt. Minima, resplendent in a long ginger wig, tartan skirt and cloak and a gold torc, is standing in her war chariot and brandishing her spear. Silvius (in a pair of tartan trousers) is driving the chariot. Minimus is the sole representative of the Roman legions, but he is standing his ground. *Yes, the numbering has gone completely wrong. me paenitet!

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Boudicca, regina saeva Icenorum, militem Romanum oppugnat (Boudicca, fierce queen of the Iceni, is attacking one Roman soldier). auriga parva essedum agit (A small charioteer drives her war chariot).
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Monochrome photo of playmobil Harmodius and Aristogeiton, in the poses of the famous statue pair, with a backdrop of pillars and a view of the ancient Athenian Agora

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Harmodius and Aristogeiton, the tyrannicides from Athens, who lived and died in the 6th century BC
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Drawing of Meleager writing an epigram while mosquitoes fly about and bite his girlfriend, who is trying to sleep on a couch. The poem reads "O shrill-voiced mosquitoes, you shameless pack of bloodsuckers, Night's flying beasts of prey, let Zenophila sleep a little in peace..."

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Meleager of Gadara is best known for his love epigrams and his anthology called The Garland, written in Greek. He lived in the 1st c. BCE, was born in present-day Jordan, grew up in Tyre in modern Lebanon, and lived on the Greek island of Kos.
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Photo of playmobil Cleopatra Selene and her husband Juba, watching two elephants emerge from the tall grass. Juba was a keen student of North African wildlife, and wrote a book which included elephants

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ecce Cleopatra Selene, filia Cleopatrae VII et Marci Antonii, captiva Romanorum, uxor Jubae II, regina Mauretaniae (Here's Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra II & Mark Antony, Roman prisoner, wife of Juba , queen of Mauretania)
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Third century Roman era mosaic of Thucydides, with his name written in Greek above the figure

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Today's Ancient History figure is Thucydides, the great Greek historian. This mosaic portrait was made in the 3rd century CE in Jordan, separated from the man himself by more than 900 miles and 700 years #Classicstober2024
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Eumachia was a wealthy businesswoman and public priestess of Pompeii, who constructed a large building for the fullers' guild (wool industry - dyers, cleaners, manufacturers). In this photo, Silvius the little Latin mouse is watching the (playmobil) laundry workers who are hanging up washing and treading dirty clothes in urine to remove grease. Silvius is helpfully offering his own chamberpot as a donation to the cause. Eumachia, as a statue, is watching over the business from her pedestal. https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/classicstober-2024.html

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ecce Eumachia, negotiatrix felix et patrona fullonum (Here's Eumachia, successful businesswoman and patron of laundry workers). Silvius operarios curiose spectat (Silvius watches the workers inquisitively)
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Minima is dressed as Regina. Her underdress has a ruffled neckline, and the overdress is shorter. She has a necklace, bracelets and earrings. She's holding a distaff to show that she worked in wool, and there's a basket of spun wool by her feet. At her other side is a strongbox for jewellery or the household budget.

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Minima is reconstructing the tombstone of Regina, British ex-slave and wife of Barates the Syrian. Regina is a non-playing character in the first Minimus book!
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