Manolis Pagkalos

Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

In the service of the Demos: civic religion and politics in early Hellenistic Athens This paper examines the role of “civic” religion in shaping Athenian cultural identity during the early Hellenistic period, with a particular focus on how religion and symbolism were used to negoti...

Fresh from Production, although online only for now: In the service of the Demos: civic religion and politics in early Hellenistic Athens: Intellectual History Review (Read Online) | Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#publication #Hellenistic #history #HellenisticAthens

Interesting article by A. Hardwick on teaching the Iliad in translation at undergraduate level. Freely available in The Journal of Classics Teaching:

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Pasts Imperfect (2.5.26) This week, medievalist and historian of race Cord J. Whitaker discusses the National Park Service's removal of an exhibit on American slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. T...

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Medievalist & historian of race @profcwhit.bsky.social discusses NPS' removal of plaques documenting slavery in Philly 🔔 Then, the ceramics of Roberto Lugo, a new DH project on the artifacts of refugees, ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more

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16 Necromancing Ancient Heroes and Heroines in the Fate Anime Series Nicole Becklinger and Jeremy Swist C16P1 C16P2 The shōnen subgenre is one of the most commercially and globally successful forms of Japanese anime, especially among its traditional target audience of boys and adolescent men.1 Particularly popular are series centered on battles and tournaments involving various forms of martial arts, futuristic technology, and/or special beings summoned to fight on a competitor’s behalf. But what if, instead of animals like Pokémon, those beings were human figures from world mythology, history, or literature? Such is the premise of the Fate franchise, whose growing popularity in Western markets can be attributed in part to the scores of ancient Mediterranean heroes and heroines among its dramatis personae, including the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great, the Arcadian warrior-­ woman Atalante, and the Roman emperor Nero. These three figures will serve here as representative case studies on the Fate series’ adapta-

Received proofs for my first co-authored publication! Nikki & I discuss classical reception in the Fate anime series, using Alexander, Atalanta, & Nero as case studies. This will appear in the @academic.oup.com volume "Animation & the Ancient World," edited by Chiara Sulprizio & Toph Marshall.

~70% of PHerc. 172 is now digitally unwrapped Automatic unwrapping is starting to kick in

~70% of PHerc. 172 is now digitally unwrapped
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Dwelling on the Margins of Empire by Lisa Binkley considers histories of home from the margins, highlighting the perspectives of displaced, colonised, and disenfranchised groups in imperial and settler colonial contexts.

Out now! https://bit.ly/4iGA0GO

Watercolour drawn direct with the brush showing Trinity Street, Cambridge during May Week. Sold a while ago.

Another Cambridge street painting. I think these old views of people dressed up and thronging the streets in celebration of their exams being over are a bit of an antidote to what's going on now (original sold a long time ago). Direct watercolour no predrawing.
#art #watercolour #mayweek

Day 2; SCS/AIA 2026 – the first full day of discussion. Solid sessions, covering a good range of topics both in Classics and Archaeology. The discussions during Q&A have been particularly engaging. Nice to be back in an academic setting, exchanging ideas with colleagues.

#SCS #AIA #SanFrancisco

One more year is coming under wraps, looking forward to 2026! Not because it will be a good year, but because we really need to stand against the currents of the world, which seems to spiral towards all that is wrong.

Solidarity, humanity, and understanding. Come together and stand stronger!

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The Journal of Hellenic Studies Vol. 145 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @hellenicsociety.bsky.social @claudeeilers.bsky.social @cjudson.bsky.social

Fresh from the press, my review of (K.) MAWFORD and (E.) NTANOU (eds) Ancient Memory: Remembrance and Commemoration in Graeco-Roman Literature. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 2021 in the Journal of Hellenic Studies, 145, 268-270.

#JHS #Review #Classics #AncientHistory #Literature #Memory

Front Cover: West wall (wall 38) and floor of the marble room south of Late Antique wall 24, from the east. Photo C. A. Pfaff; courtesy Corinth Excavations; © Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development (H.O.C.RE.D.)

New issue of Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens Vol. 94, No. 4 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56090 @projectmuse.bsky.social
@jennifersacher.bsky.social

The new Volume (#4) of Pnyx: Journal of Classical Studies is nearly ready to be published, with three articles, two book reviews and two interviews. Here is the freshly published editorial of Volume 4, by our own Manolis Pagkalos (@immanump.bsky.social), Editorial: πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει

#Pnyx

2-day blast with IHAC-NENU (Changchun, PRC) & EURAXESS China: Ps.-Aeschines' Letter Commentary/Edition book drop, EU researcher huddle, & Prof. S. Günther on ancient fake news. Big thanks to Kārlis, the IHAC crew & student squad. Next adventure loading…

#EURAXESS #IHAC #NENU #Academia #Research

Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms of criminal activity – but now efforts by the UN and law enforcement agencies across the world are helping...

Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking | UN News
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Very pleased to see the WCC UK restate its commitment to the support of trans and non-binary folk in the discipline, particularly in light of the current political climate.

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New volume of Opuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome Vol. 18 (2025) #openaccess publicera.kb.se/opuscula/iss... @ecsiathensrome.bsky.social

We are fighting with you, even not present!

#solidarity #universitiesarenotcompanies

Announcement from the Journal of Roman Archaeology stating that from 2026, all research content will be open access.

📢 Did you know the the Journal of Roman Archaeology is flipping to #OpenAccess?

All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq

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Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire - Scientific Data Scientific Data - Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire

Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire | Scientific Data
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Book Launch tomorrow at London @histmat.bsky.social with @redprof.bsky.social , Gargi Bhattacharya, Pepijn Brandon, and Charles Post.

Saturday 11/8, 14:30-16:15, B103 SOAS Brunei Gallery

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New issue of The Classical Review Vol. 75 , No. 2 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @universitypress.cambridge.org @debscavator.bsky.social
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Amazing how many people in universities have imbibed metrics as the only marker of value. It needs to change.

Definitely great to be back to another @saveancientstudies.bsky.social event! Excellent stuff, I thoroughly enjoyed it - kudos to the SASA Team and Habiba for the hosting. Let's do something similar again!

#SASA #HalloweenBash #Masterclass #AncientGreek #Epigraphy #inscriptions #curses #Epidauros