Starting out with TumblrTumblr (3.0; @robcalfee)http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08f5e4a8195523931318522ba9568298/tumblr_mh0b41otmb1rvylgbo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7444ba3c55538baa7093cf475fcf2ffa/tumblr_mh0b41otmb1rvylgbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1e863257e7d1d69a58bb8c60b2daef3/tumblr_mh0b41otmb1rvylgbo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dca8af51e87b0e4fc66ba075320c3f98/tumblr_mh0b41otmb1rvylgbo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dce2f6aa0777a0521c55c9e820c74c73/tumblr_mh0b41otmb1rvylgbo5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0f6c2b92aa428f51045d1bfa3b79586/tumblr_mh0b41otmb1rvylgbo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/51019642421http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/51019642421Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:34 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrwldhjXQv1r1nefho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ancientromebuildings.tumblr.com/post/50601978336/house-of-vestals-rome-ravelscrapbook-rome" class="tumblr_blog">ancientromebuildings</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>House of Vestals, Rome.</strong> <a href="http://travelscrapbook.tumblr.com/post/10507008731"><br/></a></p> <p><a href="http://travelscrapbook.tumblr.com/post/10507008731">ravelscrapbook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rome, Italy</p> </blockquote></blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620679891http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620679891Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:02 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37b3d46f872a59432e0afb9ecd24a1cb/tumblr_mjsyx5XFi61rsw3cdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://romegreeceart.tumblr.com/post/50614073074/gaius-marius-munich-glyptothek-photo-copyright" class="tumblr_blog">romegreeceart</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius"><strong>Gaius Marius</strong></a></p> <p>Munich Glyptothek</p> <p>Photo: copyright Jona Lendering, from <a href="http://www.livius.org">Livius.org</a> with permission</p> <p><span> </span></p></blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620530405http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620530405Thu, 16 May 2013 18:46:08 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3970a51bcb97f190fe242c9a755030d8/tumblr_mgjex4PVQX1qlp8dho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620447130http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620447130Thu, 16 May 2013 18:45:06 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b70e69eed25ea20decec2449d98591a/tumblr_mmwmr7X5M21rsw3cdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://romegreeceart.tumblr.com/post/50615513623/a-greek-gold-coin-depicting-titus-quinctius" class="tumblr_blog">romegreeceart</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>A Greek gold coin depicting <strong>Titus Quinctius Flaminus</strong>, a Roman proconsul and general who defeated Philip V of Macedon and proclaimed Greek city states free.</p> <p>Greece, ca. 196 BC </p></blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620401679http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620401679Thu, 16 May 2013 18:44:31 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7bffb53854063d6d88e5274ea77c525/tumblr_mgcyg68rTB1s2imdho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theangelwiththebrokenwings.tumblr.com/post/40089539458/yay">theangelwiththebrokenwings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>Yay!!</p> </div> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620309519http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620309519Thu, 16 May 2013 18:43:21 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99f159d7e5cbd5ba067a4cf3c90b6e88/tumblr_mmwjl1FbbJ1qfg0tlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620249586http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620249586Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5761366485de1dbb7d29947fdf1aee5e/tumblr_mmvsypfZAY1rqqedro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hadrian6.tumblr.com/post/50619303463/architectural-fantasy-1781-charles-louis" class="tumblr_blog">hadrian6</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Architectural fantasy. 1781. Charles Louis Clerisseau. French. 1721-1820. gouache, pen and brown wash.</p> <p><a href="http://hadrian6.tumblr.com"><a href="http://hadrian6.tumblr.com">http://hadrian6.tumblr.com</a></a></p></blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620227274http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50620227274Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:20 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3e5824d383759aaf28cb878291f850d/tumblr_mgl6wes1rD1rq27uuo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://booksdirect.tumblr.com/post/41014426303/the-writing-process">booksdirect</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“The Writing Process.”</p> </blockquote> (via <a href="http://www.tumbleonapp.com">TumbleOn</a>)http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50387618227http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50387618227Mon, 13 May 2013 18:43:21 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2010b6ea2c3bbb2b907b9c1feb2bf527/tumblr_mglrjfbIzx1s2x1q2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/764baa6024b65a6e81c5d8d4576ac0f6/tumblr_mglrjfbIzx1s2x1q2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6522a755a01d5687cd6bf76d0aaac3ce/tumblr_mglrjfbIzx1s2x1q2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313653914http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313653914Sun, 12 May 2013 19:46:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb9ddee858bfbe1b7be249301b411f00/tumblr_mmk9zsxcnA1r1hgzgo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://suicideisnotanoption4u.tumblr.com/post/50061589601">suicideisnotanoption4u</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. </span><br/><br/><span>That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia. </span><br/><span>Today he is 30</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> years old and married with 2 children. <br/>This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. <br/><br/>The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable. <br/><br/>As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”<br/><br/>Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”<br/><br/>Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.<br/><br/>Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”<br/><br/>I salute Sergeant Briggs!<br/>Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey</span></p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313625684http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313625684Sun, 12 May 2013 19:45:41 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf8d0fe70f4720a1e0f15f48a0394549/tumblr_mljhjuWL1D1ryfivao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ancientpeoples.tumblr.com/post/49531753936/bronze-ornament-from-a-chariot-pole-1st-2nd">ancientpeoples</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Bronze Ornament from a Chariot Pole</p> <p>1st - 2nd century AD</p> <p>Roman</p> <p>This heavy metal ornament, decorated with the head of Medusa and inlays of silver and copper, probably comes from a <em>currus triumphalis</em> (ceremonial chariot) used in processions rather than a lightweight racing chariot.</p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/130011149?rpp=60&pg=24&ao=on&ft=*&when=A.D.+1-500&where=Roman+Empire&pos=1416">The Metropolitan Museum</a></p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313510994http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313510994Sun, 12 May 2013 19:44:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79irgLqYf1qfzis2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79irgLqYf1qfzis2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m79irgLqYf1qfzis2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313497980http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313497980Sun, 12 May 2013 19:44:05 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1od1t9NPZ1qc6peio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theancientworld.tumblr.com/post/20592977757/pair-of-altars-with-aphrodite-and-adonis-greek">theancientworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pair of altars with Aphrodite and Adonis</p> <p>Greek, Taras, South Italy, 400 - 375 B.C. <br/><span class="text-link">Terracotta</span> and <span class="text-link">pigment</span></p> <p>The J. Paul Getty Museum</p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313484635http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50313484635Sun, 12 May 2013 19:43:55 -0700<a href="http://archaeologicalnews.tumblr.com/post/50084191353/plague-helped-bring-down-roman-empire-graveyard">Archaeological News: Plague Helped Bring Down Roman Empire, Graveyard Suggests</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://archaeologicalnews.tumblr.com/post/50084191353/plague-helped-bring-down-roman-empire-graveyard">archaeologicalnews</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/10e0dcb38f2ae04fb3e4ae8660a1526c/tumblr_inline_mmkzy77esi1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p>Plague may have helped finish off the Roman Empire, researchers now reveal.</p> <p>Plague is a fatal disease so infamous that it has become synonymous with any dangerous, widespread contagion. It was linked to one of the first known examples of biological warfare, when Mongols catapulted plague…</p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50093178811http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50093178811Fri, 10 May 2013 08:37:54 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b459716137fc41381ad7acf0206aace1/tumblr_mi6sy1hjve1qewu23o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dwellerinthelibrary.tumblr.com/post/50091446032/p1010260-damas-damascus-museum-by-peguiparis">dwellerinthelibrary</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peguiparis/7687172896/" title="P1010260 - DAMAS - DAMASCUS - MUSEUM">P1010260 - DAMAS - DAMASCUS - MUSEUM</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peguiparis/">peguiparis</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Selene or Luna, perhaps. How mournful she looks!</p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50093117646http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50093117646Fri, 10 May 2013 08:36:38 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea3916aa8b2abf1e57ee7fcb99129a91/tumblr_mml85q5Q2g1r0wwlzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://miscmorgan.tumblr.com/post/50091242272/alexander-the-great-coin">miscmorgan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alexander the Great coin</p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50093101819http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/50093101819Fri, 10 May 2013 08:36:18 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69f0e1cf4d5b234bd83d8c4456d9ab1f/tumblr_mm86p5XNWK1sofsfbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fotoblogturkey.tumblr.com/post/49511810537/fatih-sultan-mehmet-1432-1481-ileri">fotoblogturkey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>FATİH SULTAN MEHMET: (1432 - 1481 ) İleri görüşlülüğü, siyasi ve askeri dehası, cesareti ve İslam’a hizmet idealizmiyle bir cihan padişahı olan Fatih Sultan Mehmet, 19 yaşında padişahlık tahtına oturmasına rağmen büyük başarılar kazanmıştır. Fatih Sultan Mehmet, peygamberimiz (s.a.v.)’e duyduğu derin sevgiyi en güzel biçimde İstanbul’un fethinde ortaya koymuştur.</span></p> <p><span>Peygamber Efendimiz (s.a.v)’ın müjdelediği büyük kumandan! </span><br/><span>Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han mekanın cennet olsun </span></p> <p><span>Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror or </span><br/><span>Fatih Sultan Mehmet (March 30 1432 - May 3rd 1481 ).</span><br/><span>He captured Constantinople in 1453 and put an end to the Byzantium Empire.</span></p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/49632304541http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/49632304541Sat, 04 May 2013 16:26:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d51863fd2c81000d0d7f8a50e9f85476/tumblr_mlmnjrqvI61rxcvjdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wanderthewood.tumblr.com/post/48660955494/chrome-hill-peak-district-england-by-dave-button">wanderthewood</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Chrome Hill, Peak District, England by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davebutton/">Dave Button</a></p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/49632281013http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/49632281013Sat, 04 May 2013 16:25:43 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8bd974df4e7e6ca60eeadc0091b2bdf1/tumblr_mlli53zhYr1rhpvfho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://belongingtoanothertime.tumblr.com/post/49597992962/ancientromebuildings-ruins-of-vindolanda-fort">belongingtoanothertime</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ancientromebuildings.tumblr.com/post/48509195566/ruins-of-vindolanda-fort-in-northern-england-the">ancientromebuildings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Ruins of Vindolanda</strong> <strong>fort in northern England</strong>.</p> <p>The excavations are still going on and news and pictures are available in their <a href="http://vindolanda.blogspot.co.uk/">official blog</a>.</p> <p>And BTW: A letter written by prefect’s wife to her friend can be seen in my “Roman and Greek art” page. </p> <p><a href="http://vindolanda.blogspot.co.uk/" title="Vidolanda blog">P</a>hoto source: Vindolanda excavations official blog</p> </blockquote> <p>I did a paper on this and I’m so glad to hear that excavations are still happening!</p> </blockquote>http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/49631344713http://robcalfee.tumblr.com/post/49631344713Sat, 04 May 2013 16:12:05 -0700