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Andy Keen

@keenerclassics.bsky.social

Teacher of Greek, Class Civ, Latin, Cuneiform, Middle Egyptian, EPQ. Bristol, UK

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A partial floor mosaic, with a column behind and various other museum exhibits in Corinium museum, Cirencester UK

A partial floor mosaic, with a column behind and various other museum exhibits in Corinium museum, Cirencester UK

A large snail in the grass by a Roman wall

A large snail in the grass by a Roman wall

Today, Chedworth Roman villa (and its snails) and Corinium museum, with 28 students and 4 staff! #classicsbluesky

23.10.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Off on a residential school trip tomorrow morning, visiting Chedworth, @coriniummuseum.bsky.social, @britishmuseum.bsky.social, @bignorvilla.bsky.social, @romanpalace.bsky.social, and @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social! #ClassicsBlueSky

22.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bristol Grammar School | St George's Bristol

β€œThe 1st half introduces the characters of Dido, Aeneas, and the mischievous gods through song, music, and visual projections. The 2nd half features a full performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, re-imagined with traditional harpsichord and continuo.” www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

22.10.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Metamorpheus, with Oliver Taplin and Tony Harrison
YouTube video by John Kimon Metamorpheus, with Oliver Taplin and Tony Harrison

youtu.be/WgV0SG3sqs4?...

27.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad news. A brilliant poet and playwright. And he and Oliver Taplin made the best documentary ever about Orpheus about twenty years ago…

27.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death -- Foreign Spam Network | Lead Stories Did singer Bob Dylan just "ignite a firestorm" with a single sentence about Charlie Kirk and was that sentence "If...

leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

27.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death -- Foreign Spam Network | Lead Stories Did singer Bob Dylan just "ignite a firestorm" with a single sentence about Charlie Kirk and was that sentence "If...

leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

27.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death -- Foreign Spam Network | Lead Stories Did singer Bob Dylan just "ignite a firestorm" with a single sentence about Charlie Kirk and was that sentence "If...

leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

27.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death -- Foreign Spam Network | Lead Stories Did singer Bob Dylan just "ignite a firestorm" with a single sentence about Charlie Kirk and was that sentence "If...

leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

27.09.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fact Check: Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death -- Foreign Spam Network | Lead Stories Did singer Bob Dylan just "ignite a firestorm" with a single sentence about Charlie Kirk and was that sentence "If...

leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

27.09.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tom Finally Convinces Dominic To Go To Chatham High Street
YouTube video by The Rest Is History Tom Finally Convinces Dominic To Go To Chatham High Street

Podcast on Chatham High Street made me think of you, @bandages.bsky.social! youtube.com/watch?v=NO2r...

26.09.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow, Islam Issa, Janina Ramirez, Greg Jenner, and David Olusoga! #GloucesterHistoryFestival

20.09.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today at the #GloucesterHistoryFestival I shall mainly be focusing on Lyse Doucet and cider… (I didn’t get a ticket for Alice Roberts πŸ˜”)…

20.09.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Rather excited to be going to Gloucester today for the #GloucesterHistoryFestival with talks today and tomorrow.

20.09.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
YouTube video by Arhangel Gavril Bogovesnik Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

Heaven 17: We Don’t Need this Fascist Groove Thang youtu.be/lV5dbcOmw6I?...

14.09.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose

Woody Guthrie: All You Fascists Bound to Lose youtu.be/VwcKwGS7OSQ?... (or the Billy Bragg and Wilco cover youtu.be/dWBeGK96pVQ?...)

14.09.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And it is such a brilliant, funny, informative talk. Love Natalie Haynes! #ancientbluesky

13.09.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so wonderful and affirming that the place is full for this! If you write great books and say funny stuff, people will come and watch!

13.09.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A stage at Komedia Bath. There is a microphone at the front. The screen at the back of the stage saying β€œNatalie Haynes No Friend to This House. Post-show book signing in foyer” and a picture of the book front cover

A stage at Komedia Bath. There is a microphone at the front. The screen at the back of the stage saying β€œNatalie Haynes No Friend to This House. Post-show book signing in foyer” and a picture of the book front cover

Here now!

13.09.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A train table (one of the ones that drops down from the seat in front) with a Costa caramel latte can, a bottle of water, and a hardback copy of No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

A train table (one of the ones that drops down from the seat in front) with a Costa caramel latte can, a bottle of water, and a hardback copy of No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes

On my way to Bath to see @nataliehaynes.bsky.social

13.09.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks - yes, sad times! Isn’t it great. 😊

05.09.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Classics In Our Time Podcasts This is a list of podcasts from BBC In Our Time. I originally posted this as a Blog Post in 2017, but now updating it to a Page to make it easier to edit. Latest update:Β 4 September 2025 Greek…

Given the news about Melvyn Bragg stepping down from In Our Time, now might be a good time to share this list (thanks to Paul Cartledge for the reminder!) keenerclassics.wordpress.com/classics-in-...

05.09.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blair joins White House meeting with Trump on post-war Gaza The talks come as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City as a step towards full control of the territory.

β€œauferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.” - Tacitus www.bbc.com/news/article...

27.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear β€œmight be blessing (or blessed in a?) temple…”

26.08.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New podcast from two women with a shared intellectual project: classics from the ancient world to now…theatre, architecture, history, film, you name it

20.08.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Are you sure this isn’t a piece of ginger?

19.08.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A beer pump. Black sign with β€œPLINY THE ELDERFLOWER” on it.

A beer pump. Black sign with β€œPLINY THE ELDERFLOWER” on it.

A pint of amber coloured ale on a table

A pint of amber coloured ale on a table

An excellent @coriniummuseum.bsky.social beer!

10.08.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

α½ Ο‚ γὰρ σ’ ἴδω Ξ²ΟΟŒΟ‡Ξ΅αΎ½, α½€Ο‚ ΞΌΞ΅ Ο†ΟŽΞ½Ξ±Οƒβ€™ οὐδὲν αΌ”Ο„αΎ½ ΡἴκΡι,
ἀλλὰ ΞΊα½°ΞΌ ΞΌα½²Ξ½ γλῢσσα αΌ”Ξ±Ξ³Ξ΅, λέπτον δ’ αὔτικα χρῷ πῦρ α½‘Ο€Ξ±Ξ΄Ξ΅Ξ΄ΟΟŒΞΌΞ±ΞΊΞ΅Ξ½.

β€œFor whenever I look at you, my voice can say nothing;
my tongue breaks, and a thin fire races under my skin.”

09.08.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great sentiment but not actually written by Sappho as far as I can tell…

09.08.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Struggling. Home/Block - residential locations??? So… β€œWhich 2011 song by Adele describes a return to her past self and surroundings after heartbreak, emphasizing emotional roots and familiarity?”

Answer:
β€œHometown Glory”

05.08.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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