Two Roman lighthouses flanked the harbour at Dubris (Dover), the main base of the Roman fleet ‘Classis Britannica’. Here’s the ruin of one of the Roman lighthouses at Dover, still standing after almost 2,000 years! It’s the tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain! 1st-2nd century AD 📷 by me

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Carved in marble in the 4th c. BC, this owl once served as a support for a seat in the Odeion of Perikles in Athens It depicts a little owl (Athene noctua), a species that still inhabits the Acropolis area, linking ancient and modern Athens. On display at the Acropolis Museum 📷me

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Neolithic entrance to one of the passageways at Skara Brae on Orkney. Occupied from around 3100 to 2500 BC, the prehistoric settlement is one of the best preserved in the British Isles. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #SkaraBrae #Prehistory #Orkney

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The reconstructed North Gate of the Roman Fort at Castlefield in Manchester (Mamucium). The reconstruction depicts how the gateway would have looked in around AD 200. 📸 My on. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Manchester

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Criminal fraudster Rick Scott, who is responsible for the largest medicare fraud scheme in US history at the time, warns that deranged chaos agent RFK Jr and pill pusher fake doctor Oz will lose their positions if Democrats take control of the Senate. Sounds great to me, let’s add prison to that.

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