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Teaching Thursday: Chasing AI As readers of this blog know, I’m intrigued by how AI has become the latest raw material for the outrage factory (on social media). To be clear, I’m not an AI apologist nor some kind of fanboy. I h…

Teaching Thursday: Chasing AI

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How come, Maecenas? Today’s post is mostly about Horace — with some Wyatt and Jonson at the end.

How come, Maecenas?

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Alceste, By Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752), Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne Belle (1722-1806), And Michel Audran (1701-1771) - The Historian's Hut This tapestry, woven by the workshop of Michel Audran (1701-1771) after a design by Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752) and Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne Belle (1722-1806), is titled Alceste and draws…

Alceste, By Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752), Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne Belle (1722-1806), And Michel Audran (1701-1771) - The Historian's Hut

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News - Roman Shipwreck Discovered Off Coast of Southern Italy - Archaeology Magazine PUGLIA, ITALY—ANSA reports that a Roman shipwreck carrying a cargo of amphoras was discovered last […]

News - Roman Shipwreck Discovered Off Coast of Southern Italy - Archaeology Magazine

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Ancient Greek Love Spells: The Dark Magic of Binding and Desire - GreekReporter.com Ancient Greek love spells were aggressive acts of psychological warfare designed to bind, torture, and enslave.

Ancient Greek Love Spells: The Dark Magic of Binding and Desire

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Hannibal's famous war elephants: Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing "war elephants." Yet, no skeletal remains of these war elephants had ever…

Hannibal's famous war elephants: Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence

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Petra aqueduct survey uncovers rare 116-meter lead conduit beside terracotta pipe In a recent study, Niklas Jungmann from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin conducted a survey and investigation of the 'Ain Braq aqueduct of the ancient city of Petra. It was discovered that, unlike…

Petra aqueduct survey uncovers rare 116-meter lead conduit beside terracotta pipe

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Herodotus and History: An Online Course

A Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course Chris Carey Herodotus and History Wednesday 25 February, 11, 18, 25 March, 1 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time) Herodotus is one...

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Pompeii: In Conversation with Dr Sophie Hay & Professor Tom Harrison This lecture will be open to any year group, and is aimed at a general audience about life, society, and culture of the Roman world, and would be great for...

Pompeii: In Conversation with Dr Sophie Hay & Professor Tom Harrison

This lecture will be open to any year group, and is aimed at a general audience about life, society, and culture of...

JACT Classics Camp 2026 Book here Explore the world of ancient civilisations at the JACT Classics Camp, running from July 27th-August 1st 2026, at Denstone, a historic setting in the heart of the Midlands....

JACT Classics Camp 2026

Book here Explore the world of ancient civilisations at the JACT Classics Camp, running from July 27th-August 1st 2026, at Denstone, a historic setting in the heart of the...

Panel on Roman foreign relations Submissions are invited to the panel on Roman foreign relations at the upcoming Celtic Conference in Classics on July 14-17.

Panel on Roman foreign relations

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A new translation of Oecumenius' Commentary on Revelation, plus an article on using your phone to scan articles (and other snippets) A couple of interesting items have reached me this week. Firstly, John Litteral has prepared and published a translation of Oecumenius, "Commentary on the Apocalypse" (CPG 7470).  It's based on the…

A new translation of Oecumenius' Commentary on Revelation, plus an article on using your phone to scan articles (and other snippets)

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Alexander the Great | Rise to Power | The Ancients A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from…

Alexander the Great | Rise to Power | The Ancients

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Archaeologists find evidence of Hannibal's war elephants A small bone discovered in southern Spain may represent the first direct archaeological evidence of the war elephants used by Hannibal Barca during the Punic Wars.

Archaeologists find evidence of Hannibal's war elephants

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the strength of two oaks, deep-rooted and high-crested, not shifting.

Iliad 12.131-6

How Roman Empresses Quietly Shaped an Empire From the Shadows of Power | TheCollector Ancient Rome was a patriarchal society, but the emergence of dynastic rule under the Caesars gave women an important role to play at the heart of Roman politics.

How Roman Empresses Quietly Shaped an Empire From the Shadows of Power | TheCollector

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Ancient Greek Stele Found in WWI Trenches Honored at Thessaloniki Museum - GreekReporter.com Roman-era stele found by WWI trench soldiers is now honored as an Exhibit of the Month at a museum in Greece.

Ancient Greek Stele Found in WWI Trenches Honored at Thessaloniki Museum

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Stars and their Constellations, a Storytelling of Greek Mythology by Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden Be transported into the night sky on the breath of stories that have lit up the darkness for thousands of years. Greek myths of constellations are brought dazzlingly to life...

Stars and their Constellations, a Storytelling of Greek Mythology by Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden

Be transported into the night sky on the breath of stories...

How Ancient Greece Really Ended and Why Its Story Didn’t Stop There | TheCollector Once celebrated as one of the world’s most sophisticated civilizations, what happened to classical Greece, and how exactly did it disappear?

How Ancient Greece Really Ended and Why Its Story Didn’t Stop There | TheCollector

News - Contents of 1,900-Year-Old Roman Vial Analyzed - Archaeology Magazine SIVAS, TURKEY—Live Science reports that archaeologist Cenker Atila of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, chemist İlker Demirbolat […]

News - Contents of 1,900-Year-Old Roman Vial Analyzed - Archaeology Magazine

Greek and Roman Cooking Coexisted in One Ancient City of Italy - GreekReporter.com Archaeologists found Greek and Roman cooking pots in one Roman city were made the same way, revealing shared daily life.

Greek and Roman Cooking Coexisted in One Ancient City of Italy

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Greece and Italy Launch Joint Task Force on Illicit Antiquities - GreekReporter.com Greece and Italy launch joint task force to document and restore illicitly excavated ceramics and manage seized antiquities.

Greece and Italy Launch Joint Task Force on Illicit Antiquities

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a magnificent fire, all-consuming, devouring the forest of a mountain peak, for all to see from afar.

Iliad 2.455-8

The forgotten Alexandria: Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris For centuries, one of antiquity’s most important cities slipped quietly out of human memory.

The forgotten Alexandria: Rediscovering a lost metropolis on the Tigris

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ELCSS Classics Summer School 2026 - The Classics Library 💫 Course overview - please see infographics for more information, and share with students & their families 💫 Half & full bursaries available - please ask 💫 Mon 27 - Fri 31 July 2026 (5-full-days) 💫 Ha...

ELCSS Classics Summer School 2026

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Fast and sacred ships - Kosmos Society The sacred triremes that are the subject of this post are the 5th and 4th century ships of Athens. They served in diplomatic missions, in sacred embassies, and took part in the boat races during…

Fast and sacred ships - Kosmos Society

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Forgotten Ancient Roman Wax Tablets Found In Tongeren, Belgium Finally Deciphered - Ancient Pages Tongeren, recognized as the oldest city in Belgium, is situated in the province of Limburg in the eastern part of the country. Its history dates back to the Roman era, originating from the settlement…

Forgotten Ancient Roman Wax Tablets Found In Tongeren, Belgium Finally Deciphered - Ancient Pages

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Ulysses inside the Wooden Horse A Letter to Penelope

Ulysses inside the Wooden Horse

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the proud cast of a stick, thrown by an oxherd to land at his cattle's feet.

Iliad 23.844-7

Poster for The Ophiolite, a new play at Teatro Technis.

The Ophiolite

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