🏰 Ben Paites 🏛️
Senior Curator at Colchester Museums. Mainly Roman archaeology and LGBTQ+ history. Also cat dad to Artemis and enthusiastic Gaymer. He/Him
Author of 50 LGBTQ+ Finds: amberley-books.com/50-lgbtq-finds.html
Website: www.benpaites.uk
- happy hodgepodge minestrone day
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- Today I am mostly writing about Agricola. But perhaps a slightly less rosy version than this one. “The young officer, Agricola, knew that the only way to rule the people of Britain was to make friends with them.”Ladybird book. “He allowed the enemy no rest, laying waste his territory.” Tacitus.
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- From thunderbolts to unicorn tusks, every object in Mythical Creatures holds a story. Some are ancient. Some are wild. All are waiting. Final chance to see them before the spell breaks on 22 February: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/mythical-creatures
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- In response to the deluge of messages on casting in The Odyssey: Helen was born from an 🥚 Don’t talk to me about historical veracity.
- First set of queer history tours of The British Museum are kicking off this Friday evening! Would be lovely to have you along. I'm keeping in all the messy bits... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-to-s...
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- My first time ever in Greece. And as I check into the ludicrously discounted room, and throw open the curtain, this is my view. 😮😮😮😮😮
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- the cosiest girl in the world 🐈⬛
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- I really struggle to read but I have after 20 years ( lol ) I have been able to read a few chapters of a book. That I am gen interested in. Shocker. I think I have to work myself up to something like “ young mungo “ which my friend still asks me if I finished it….. @sachacoward.bsky.social x
- Dad has been in hospital for 3.5 weeks. I wanted to call something out... something beautiful yet unapplauded. The nurses attending to him are Polish, Indian, Filipino, Nigerian, Ugandan and Somalian. Imigrants. And they treat my sick and confused dad with such respect. /1
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- 'Won't someone think of the children?!!!' Scream the folks who, it seems, think of children altogether too much...
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- My husband made me a gym playlist 🥰 *Hits play* 🎶 Call me Mr Vain 🎶 😐
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- I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
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- Always pleased to see #DiggingForBritain uncovering evidence of historical Playmobil use (this isn’t the first time…) Here is King Henry clearly holding a Playmobil medieval castle. #PlaymobilInfestation #TheyWereAlwaysHere
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- What a shame, how terrible for them.
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