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From Belfast. Fluent in Glaswegian. Tertiary education in England. Married to Wexford woman. Irish Citizen. British Citizen. Professor in Classics, Durham University. All views my own.

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You definitely should: Cardiff has a long and v interesting history

12.09.2025 00:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations to Dr Giulia Bonasio, whose new book was published over the summer!

๐Ÿ“š 'The Unity of the Virtues in the Eudemian Ethics' shows that understanding the philosophical proposal of the EE is fundamental for a full picture of Aristotleโ€™s ethics.

๐Ÿ”— academic.oup.com/book/60082

08.09.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Expanding frontiers: Celebrating the Mothers of Romano-British studies | The Past The early days of Romano-British research are often thought to have been dominated by male excavators, but many female archaeologists also made vital contri ...

Shout out for our pop-up exhibition 'Women of Romano-British Archaeology' on display in the Hellenic and Roman Library at Senate House in London curated by Dr Tatiana Ivleva.

the-past.com/feature/expa...

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03.09.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐ŸŽ‰ Happy new (academic) year, and welcome to three new colleagues!

๐Ÿ’ป We are joined today by Dr Chiara Palladino and Dr Thea Sommerschield, both as Assistant Professors in Digital Humanities and the Ancient Greek World.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿซ Dr Ilaria Bucci joined us back in May as Leverhulme Early Career Fellow.

01.09.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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University of Thessaloniki to Launch 'Alexander the Great' Academic Chair - iefimerida.gr A new academic chair dedicated to the study of Alexander the Great will be established at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, following the signing of a cooperation agreement Friday in the prese...

A new initiative from our colleagues in Thessaloniki - Aristotle to get Alexander to focus on his studies, finally.

www.iefimerida.gr/english/univ...

#ancient #classics

01.09.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of fascicle XI.2.12 of the Thesaurus linguae Latinae, reus-robustus.

Cover of fascicle XI.2.12 of the Thesaurus linguae Latinae, reus-robustus.

The latest installment of the Thesaurus linguae Latinae is finally in print. From "reus" to "robustus".

29.08.2025 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Fantastic to see this

25.08.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today's new arrival, and it's hot stuff!

25.08.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
WHO MAKES THE PESTO? LABOUR, SOCIAL STATUS AND AUTHORSHIP IN THE MORETVM | The Classical Quarterly | Cambridge Core WHO MAKES THE PESTO? LABOUR, SOCIAL STATUS AND AUTHORSHIP IN THE MORETVM

My latest contribution to the ever-growing field (or patch, more like) of Moretum Studies.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

15.08.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1170 pages. Mostly in German. That I now have to read and review. Wish me luck

15.08.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In aula ingenti memoriae meae. Forme di autobiografia nella letteratura tardolatina go.shr.lc/3UsuPiI #freeaccess

13.08.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile Cambridge Core - Classical Literature - Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile

My book is out! Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile, with Cambridge UP @universitypress.cambridge.org.

I am so grateful to the friends, family, colleagues, librarians and archivists who helped along the way. Nervous and excited to see it in the world!

www.cambridge.org/core/books/m...

13.08.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 151    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Cover of book entitled "ko-ro-no-we-sa: proceedings of the 15th international colloquium on Mycenaean studies"

Cover of book entitled "ko-ro-no-we-sa: proceedings of the 15th international colloquium on Mycenaean studies"

First page of chapter entitled "Signs of the times? Testing the chronological significance of Linear A and B palaeography", by Ester Salgarella and Anna P. Judson

First page of chapter entitled "Signs of the times? Testing the chronological significance of Linear A and B palaeography", by Ester Salgarella and Anna P. Judson

Exciting post today!

(Open-access version of Ester's and my chapter:
works.hcommons.org/records/sd1t...)

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23.07.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starts 9th July!! New online course: Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts.

Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available

Information and booking at:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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24.06.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations Roberto!!

21.06.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New online course!! Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts.

Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available

Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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20.06.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New online course!! Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts.

Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available

Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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14.06.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New online course!! Ancient Rome in 50 Monuments, by Dr Paul Roberts.

Each Wednesday from 9th July to 6th August 2025, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available

Information and booking at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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12.06.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mary Beard & Raphael Cormack (SOLD OUT) - Hexham Book Festival Mary Beard - Emperor of Rome and Raphael Cormack - Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age

I fear my discussion with Roy Gibson and young Raph Cormack (a relation) at Hexham next Friday is sold out (there MAY be returns) tinyurl.com/562prnfn. We'll be talking about emperors and 20th century holymen,fakirs, occultists (& the connections??). You can get the book anyway tinyurl.com/44f3h86m

17.05.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We have about 100 Latin authors in total (surviving in whole or whole parts) from before 200 CE, totalling only about 2.2 million words. A tiny corpus representing about 2% of what once circulated. Every word is precious evidence for something (even if it bores us personally)!

16.05.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Hellenic and Roman Library > Events > Event Registration

@hellenicsociety.bsky.social & Roman Society Online Course

Susan Deacy
Myth and Mythology
14, 21, 28 May, 4 and 11 June, 6-7.30

What is mythology? When does classical myth begin? When does it end? Why are its characters such a source of fascination?

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

11.05.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cโ€™mon. You know. The sharks! In the Colosseum!

10.05.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Hellenic and Roman Library > Events > Event Registration Myth and Mythology

Starts on Wednesday! New 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy

Weekly sessions, starting 14 May, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

(Getty Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

07.05.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sidonius Apollinaris

www.propylaeum.de/themen/sidon...

The partner and successor website of sidonapol.org. News and Whatโ€™s up? remain here on the original website.
Bibliographies, Aftermath and Publications have moved to the Propylaeum Platform.

05.05.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
First page of the Sidonius Apollinaris website in the Propylaeum Portal.

First page of the Sidonius Apollinaris website in the Propylaeum Portal.

05.05.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of the new Green & Yellow volume Sidonius Apollinaris, Selected Letters, edited by Joop van Waarden.

Cover of the new Green & Yellow volume Sidonius Apollinaris, Selected Letters, edited by Joop van Waarden.

Sidonius Apollinaris' Letters in the Green & Yellows, forthcoming in December.
www.cambridge.org/highereducat...

03.05.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My brother in Christ - Bruce - and I: we aim to confuse. Actually, we are doing a PhD viva together on Monday in Durham (our second of the year!). But no photos will be taken to prove we were both in the same room.

25.04.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š Congratulations to @carolinebarron.bsky.social on the publication of 'Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Etchings from the Research Collections of the British School at Rome'!

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ This book follows a 2021โ€“4 exhibition at @bsrome.bsky.social co-curated by Dr Clare Hornsby and Dr Caroline Barron

24.04.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Course outline:

Wed 14 May - Myth and mythology
Wed 21 May - Myth and the gods
Wed 28 May - Myth and folktale
Wed 4 June - Myth and the city
Wed 11 June - Myth and 'us'

Each week will include recommended reading which, where possible, will be made available online.

23.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Register now for our 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy!

Weekly sessions, starting Wed 14 May, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

(Getty Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

23.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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