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WOW!!
Honoured!
Thank you to all the Theodora stans out there

OMG!! Wowwww!!! 😭😭😭🥹🥹🥹 this is so cool. Theodora stans unite!!
Thank you Ben!! 🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳

Absolutely thrilled that the panel I’ve organised for #LeedsIMC2026 has been accepted! Our panel focuses on agents of memory & memory as agent between #LateAntiquity and #Byzantium. Myself & my colleagues are so ready to meet everyone & listen to some incredible papers. #LeedsIMC #historian

28th OUBS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE CONFERENCE - Call for Papers

Decline and Flourish: new Paradigms of Decline and Renewal in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.

Find the full CfP here! oxfordbyzantinesociety.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/2...

Submit your abstracts by Nov 29th - we can't wait to see them. 🦅

Just 6 days left to apply to the 28th OUBS Graduate Conference! Full CfP is on the OUBS website!! Get those abstracts in!! #byzantium #byzantinestudies #oxford #graduatestudent #cfp #callforpapers #abstracts

If you’re a #graduatestudent looking to present at an informal, fun #conference then the OUBS conference is for you!!
Share far & wide!
#history #historicalresearch #oxforduniversity #doctoralstudent #mastersstudent #byzantinehistory #lateantiquity

Reading @empressofbyzantium.bsky.social's recent post about Theodora convinced me I need to read The Secret History.

Ben you’ve actually got to!!! It’s one of the best, craziest, most horrifying historical texts ever in my opinion

Wonderful but rainy trip up to Norwich to present at the #ChaseMEMRN 2025 Winter Conference. Fantastic panels & brilliantly pulled off by the organising team. Can’t wait for next year’s, when I’ll make sure it’s less of a whistle stop journey. #byzantinehistory #academic #academia

The OUBS has already received some great submissions… keep sending them in! Until November 29th!! Graduate students at all stages of study & independent scholars are welcome to send in their abstracts! 🫵🏼🫵🏼

Sign the Petition Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa!

Please sign & share widely!
The #UniversityofOttawa has abruptly cut admissions for its #Greek & #Roman studies programme. This will end teaching of #Greek & #Latin at the university, with no consultation with staff, students, or the community impacted.

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Getting φρίκη (phrikē) Some spoooooky Late Antique & Byzantine finds

Happy Byzantoween!!! I posted about some spoooooky & *phrike* Late Antique & Byzantine stuff over on Substack… check it out — if you dare!

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Calling all Late Antiquist Byzantinist or interdisciplinary friends!
All graduate students are welcome to submit an abstract for the OUBS’ 2026 conference: DECLINE AND FLOURISH.
I’m SO excited to be organising this. Please share widely! Cannot wait to read submissions. ❤️❤️

As ever Ben is being the coolest & nicest.
If you’re not listening to his pod yet you’re probably (definitely) missing out.

!!!! THANK you Ben!!! Quite literally whatever terminology you wish to use ☺️☺️

😇😇😇

OUBS Member Dr. Chloé Agar has recently been involved in 2 great digital humanities projects: creating an archive of Egyptian graffiti and contributing to the Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity database. Have a gander below!
portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/Graffiti_Gaz...
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Definitely… especially when combined with seeing the news daily…!! But finally got some energy back so hopefully going to be putting out more fun stuff soon!! 😁😁😁

Support sooo appreciated as ever Ben!! Been on a mini social media hiatus and just getting back into the swing of it all!!

Caught up on Empress of Byzantium's articles this morning. @empressofbyzantium.bsky.social

Very appropriate word of the day from the TLG: συγχωνεύω / “to melt down.”

Not inspired by any current events, I’m sure!

Sooo exciting Ben! Hope you have the most wonderful time!!

I absolutely will!! I have already had a cheeky flick through the first chapter and I can tell I’m going to love it.

It’s my perfect holiday binge read haha!!! I can’t think of anything better, so we’re the same in that regard! :)

Finally got my hands on this beauty! @rhigarthjones.bsky.social
Going to be binge read on my holiday & I can’t waiiit 😇😇😇
#romanhistory #classics

Byzantium for Beginners V: By this sign, conquer. 312 AD, Reflected and Refracted.

Realised I forgot to share my latest #substack piece! It’s on the reflections & refractions of 312 AD, and it’s my favourite #ByzantiumforBeginners that I’ve written yet! Hope you enjoy!!
#history #byzantium #historian #byzantinehistory #constantine
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Next week is vacation! Time to catch up on two Substacks!!! @mduperouzel.bsky.social @sarahebond.bsky.social

🥹🥹🥹🥹 soo appreciative — thanks Ben!

Thank youu Rhiannon!

Thanks Ben!! ☺️