Dr Emma Nicholson

The conference was funded by the Institute of Classical Studies and the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, and hosted by the Centre for Hellenistic and Later Greek Studies at the University of Exeter.

Stranger-Kingship in Antiquity This volume introduces the notion of “stranger-kingship” to the field of ancient history and evaluates its use as a new way of thinking about kingship as a political, social, and cultural phenomenon. ...

Publication day! The edited volume arising from the 2022 conference "Stranger Kings in Antiquity", organised by two of Exeter's ex-PhD candidates, Henry Anderson and Julius Guthrie, and supported by me, has now been published with Routledge! Congratulations Julius and Henry!

Congratulations to Exeter's Classics, Ancient History, & related combined honours graduands today! Both undergraduate & postgraduate! I enjoyed teaching you very much. I will be joining you for the celebrations & will toast to bright futures! #exeteruniversity #graduation #classics #ancienthistory

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In Athens for the #antigonidnetwork annual meet and greet again! Lots to talk about after the Roundtable, but also plenty of time for museum and BSA study time. Do say hi if about, we are here until Sunday!

#athens #ancienthistory #ancientmacedonia #antigonids

Exeter HASS UGs: a reminder that the deadline for applying for a Digital Humanities Lab internship is tonight! If you're interested in learning new technologies & would like part-time work on-campus next academic year, apply here: exeter.joinhandshake.co.uk/job-search/1... #digitalhumanities #exeter

Next Tuesday, 17th June, 2-5pm (UK), we are excited to hold our online roundtable on Past, Present, and Future Research on the Antigonids. This concludes the fifth year of #AntigonidNetwork activities. An opportunity to reflect but also to look ahead. #AncientBluesky
Register to join us on Zoom.

Miss being in Greece and even moody #Pella (pictured), especially as I'm now back to marking. But, Athens awaits in mid-June!

#ancientmacedonia #Antigonidnetwork #academiclife

Pella. Museum and site. A long day but an excellent visit to meet a new collaborator.

#pella #antigonidnetwork #ancientmacedonia #ancienthistory

Once more in beautiful Thessaloniki! To meet with old and new Antigonid Network members and contacts from the Archaeological Museum and School of History and Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Plans are evolving and more research and collaboration ahead!

To Pella tomorrow!

The next #AntigonidNetwork event is Tuesday 20th May, 5pm (UK). We will hear about doctoral projects: Hannah Edwards, “Herakles in Hellenistic and Roman Macedonia", & Phillip Höhre, "Crisis, survival, adaptation: Antigonos III Doson, Macedon, and the Aegean world". #AncientBluesky. Register below:

Husband & I were in London on the weekend for our anniversary! Stayed off Russell Square, went to Borough Market, & the spectacular Darjeeling Express in Carnaby for dinner. Sunday - Fortitude Bakehouse & Bread Ahead for breakfast & treats, Kiss the Hippo for coffee, & Hawksmoor for lunch.

Finally able to refocus on writing the next book. Slow but steady. Sometimes distracted by hound who loves snoozing in the sun.

Poster with image of ancient medical tools and text advertising the workshop Ancient Medicine in Macedonia and Northern Greece, Tuesday 8 April 2025, Exeter and online.

Photo of Exeter Cathedral with a blue sky, its west front in the early evening sunlight, with people in the shadow in the foreground.

On the train back home from Exeter after yesterday's very interesting workshop on Ancient Medicine in Macedonia and Northern Greece, co-organised by Rebecca Flemming (Centre for the Study of Science, Technology, Ancient Medicine, and Philosophy) and the #AntigonidNetwork. #AncientBluesky

The commanders in the deadly struggle between Rome and Carthage Few rivalries in history have burnt as brightly as that between the Carthaginian Hannibal Barca and Publius Scipio Africanus, the Roman who finally

Thrilled to share that my review has been published in the Times Literary Supplement! It was a pleasure to engage with Hornblower's Hannibal and Scipio, and I’m honoured to contribute to a publication with such a rich tradition of critical thought.
Link here: www.the-tls.co.uk/classics/rom...

Our magnolia and camelias are in bloom! And the walks with the dog have been stunning recently too. I love this time of year.

Ancient Medicine in Macedonia and Northern Greece New Approaches to the Classical and Hellenistic Periods

The next #AntigonidNetwork event is a workshop on "Ancient Medicine in Macedonia and Northern Greece: New Approaches to the Classical and Hellenistic Periods", Tuesday 8th April 2025, 11am - 5pm, University of Exeter and online. For further details and to register, follow the link. #AncientBluesky

The next #AntigonidNetwork seminar is TOMORROW, 11th March at 5pm (UK). Kalliopi Chatzinikolaou, ‘Ancestral Macedonian Cults through the Minting of the Antigonids and their Predecessors: Possibilities of a Combination with the Cult of the Hero Horseman’. Register below to receive the Zoom link.

Off to Southampton on this gorgeous day for the Antigonid Network's second hybrid seminar! Today we have Maria Stamatopoulou talking to us about the ancient city of Demetrias and it's beautiful painted tombstones. Let me know if you want a link to listen online.

Went to see old friends in Edinburgh and Dunbar this half term. I really miss Edinburgh and would move there in a heartbeat but for the job in Exeter. So much life and good food!

The University of Southampton International Summer School 2025 has now launched! There is a wide range of courses available, including 'Public History: Film, Video Games & Heritage'. Students will also enjoy a day trip to London, a boat trip on Southampton waters, and much more. go.soton.ac.uk/gqc

The next Antigonid Network seminar is on Tuesday 25th February, 5pm (UK). Maria Stamatopoulou, ‘Demetrias and its painted tombstones: self-representation in an Antigonid port city’. This will be at the University of Southampton as well as online via Zoom: Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

Sign the Petition Save Cardiff University Ancient History Degree

Please sign and share widely! After the devastating news about the planned cuts at Cardiff, the students have got the ball rolling to save their Ancient History programme. It is a very fine department: student numbers are strong, the staff team is fantastic. There is no rationale. chng.it/G5SMYxNbMQ

History PhD scholarship Find out about a PhD scholarship in History with Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent.

I know how tough it is out there, but we do have a fully funded PhD scholarship available here at CCCU, with a UKRI-linked stipend and great staff to support you. If you want to pursue a PhD in History, Archaeology, or Heritage; consider applying. We're a friendly bunch and Canterbury is lovely. 🗃️

The next #AntigonidNetwork seminar takes place on Wednesday 22nd January at 5pm (UK). Graham Wrightson will talk about his book,The Third Macedonian War and the Battle of Pydna (2023). To attend this online seminar, register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Current book and new game!

Went to the Council of University Classical Departments (CUCD) subject meeting on Monday in the magnificent Senate House! So lovely to be back in person and meet so many lovely colleagues from across the UK. And I got to squeeze in an ICS research day too!

Went for a walk to Topsham on Saturday. It was gorgeous!

Hello! I hope you enjoyed the course!

The next #AntigonidNetwork seminar will be on Tuesday 10th December 2024 at 5pm (UK). Sophia Kremydi will address the question ‘Why produce autonomous coinages under the Antigonid Kingdom?’ To attend this online seminar, register here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... #AncientBluesky