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And this is precisely why Jacqueline is the person reviewing Hades 2 for our Zine. Coming soon xo

Man, that sucks! And it’s for exactly that reason that we put the book together. (Neither of us got access to Classics in our state schools either. 😡)

Newspaper article about the Working Classicists Guide to National 5 Classical Studies, in today’s Courier (Dundee).

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Book Review: You Are Odysseus — Working Classicists A book for nayone who ever thought Odysseus could have made better choices. A glowing review of L. Jenkinson-Brown’s, “You Are Odysseus”, from Carlotta Vincenzi.

✨NEW ARTICLE!✨

Our book reviewer, Carlotta Vincenzi has lost themselves in @lejenksbrown.bsky.social’s awesome new book, You Are Odysseus.

www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...

Treated ourselves to a physical copy of our Nat 5 textbook! 🎁📕

Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔

Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.

www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...

The PDF version will always be free to download, but if you’re from an organisation or a school and you’d like to buy at least 10 physical copies, get in touch via email and let us know 😊

Treated ourselves to a physical copy of our Nat 5 textbook! 🎁📕

Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔

Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.

www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...

This wonderful book is out TODAY!!! What a treat!

Being Odysseus Last week I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of a book I’ve been looking forward to for years – and I’m glad to report that it didn’t disappoint! You are Odysseus isn’t a regular book,…

My review of You Are Odysseus, the forthcoming Choose Your Own Adventure book from @greekmythcomix.bsky.social (it's brilliant, by the way!).

Being Odysseus – Classical Studies Support classicalstudies.support/2025/09/08/b...

✨ICYMI✨

We have released a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, the first book of its kind, and it’s FREE to download.

Please share!

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Elefsina: Ancient Eleusis in Modern Greece — Working Classicists Once the source of the famous religious cult, Elefsina (formerly Eleusis) has become something quite different. Neil Middleton explains how this post-industrial town’s spiritual connections have had t...

Giving our latest Zine article another push here because it is absolutely great. Get your eyes on it tout suite!

www.workingclassicists.com/zine/eleusis...

I believe @rikworth.bsky.social wrote this thinking it'd make for a quick double page spread, but my inner kid started to fixate on it and it ended up taking me twice as much time.

Elefsina: Ancient Eleusis in Modern Greece — Working Classicists Once the source of the famous religious cult, Elefsina (formerly Eleusis) has become something quite different. Neil Middleton explains how this post-industrial town’s spiritual connections have had t...

✨NEW ARTICLE ✨

Ever wondered what happened to Eleusis, town of mystery and mysteries?

Neil Middleton has had a look at the town today, and the art its history has inspired.

www.workingclassicists.com/zine/eleusis...

The first Scottish textbook in 20 years: Guide to National 5 Classical Studies ##AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋

Excellent work

Cover of the book featuring feescoes from the Villa of Mysteries

✨ We are SO delighted to release our guide to National 5 Classical Studies. ✨

It's completely free (unless you'd like to make a donation) and is the first Classics textbook written for the Scottish education system in two generations! ✊⚡

www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...

Front cover: National 5 Classical Studies. Images taken from frescoes in the villa of mysteries.

I finished writing this tonight. It’s a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, the first of its kind.

I’m not sure but I think the last Scotland-specific Classics textbook for schools came out in 1983.

Anyway, it’s 220 pages long and will be available for free/donation from tomorrow.

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George has been working SO hard on this. There hasn’t ever been a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, let alone one that is freely available and accessible.

So proud of him, and this, and Working Classicists in general. 🥹

Cover image for National 5 Classical Studies textbook

We've been busy with this for a while but it's very close to launch 👀

CALL TO ACTION | EAA Leadership Overturns Democratic Vote Following Threats Intimidation Tactics Force Archaeological Association to Abandon Gaza Solidarity Last week the executive board of the European Association of Archaeologists took the decision, in light of the ongoi…

📢 CALL TO ACTION | EAA Leadership Overturns Democratic Vote Following Threats

Intimidation tactics forced the EAA to abandon solidarity with Gaza.

Archaeologists:
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Check out some of @contubernales.bsky.social offerings, as suggested by our book reviewer!

Looking for recommendations... I want to do some reading on infanticide in antiquity - exposure, sacrifice, and abortion /murder of infants. Any book recommendations?
@theclassicslibrary.bsky.social @workingclassicists.bsky.social @chrissieplastow.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social

One of the key points I make in "Heritage and Healing in Syria and Iraq" is about the roles and ethical responsibilities of archaeological and heritage organisations in conflict areas. In the following skeets is the text of my acceptance speech 1/n

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✨Pre-orders of You Are Odysseus are now open! ✨
Search for it wherever you order your books! (My favourite links are up in a mailing list post on my personal site.)

Hooray! It made it! ❤️

Society for the Study of the Past – Annual Meeting – Call for Papers Society for the Study of the Past – Annual Meeting – Call for Papers ‘Beyond Methodological Nationalism’ Methodological nationalism – or the idea that “the nation/state/society is the natural social a...

Don’t forget we have a conference coming up - a good place to present work that is explicitly pro-Palestine, anti-occupation and anti-colonial more generally - especially if you are tired of the apathy of existing subject organisations! 🍉

For more details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Why do we need a new Society for the Study of the Past? The brilliant George Connor of @workingclassicists.bsky.social explains!

This is excellent! All great advice & information. We tried a lot of this at the Our Voices in Classics conference at Columbia back in Feb of 2020. We didn’t get everything right, but I like to think we helped show what was possible. Thank you @workingclassicists.bsky.social for doing this work! ❤️