Colin Gough

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

A statue created from knives that have been handed in to keep crime off the streets

The ‘Knife Angel’ in Welwyn Garden City today. Impressive.

Autistic StoryTime You may have noticed that I haven’t been around much this year. I used to post on this blog every week, but now I post very rarely. I used to be on all sorts of Classics-related committees, but ear…

Here's a tale for anyone who'd like to know what I've been up to over the last year... and if you're able to help/share, I'd really appreciate it.

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Small, beautifully formed and packs a punch Some museums can be just like the last one, blending into one another, buildings with rooms of artifacts in display cabinets too close to each other, surrounded by people so it is difficult to get a good view - but not this one. It might not be the biggest but is one of the best, the Corfu Archaeological Museum in Corfu Town.

My latest random thoughts - enjoy

Rethinking Euripides’ Bacchae – is history repeating itself? I love everything about Greek drama, what it tells us about concerns, questions and tensions in ancient times and how, through reception, it can be relevant throughout the ages to modern times. I a…

Latest blog post. I am very nervous about this one as I feel it's a bit 'out there' but it is how my mind works sometimes. But then I very much enjoyed thinking about it and writing it and you never know it might not be as barking at I think.. but there again.
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#ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober25 is here again.
Day 1: Hypnos

Silent river flows,
Hypnos drapes the world in shade—
dreams bloom, soft as dusk.

I am now age assured whatever that means on Bluesky now. That was fun although getting the facial recogition to work was a bit of a bind.

Homeric Tears Sophocles’ tragic play Ajax was performed in Athens probably in 442 or 441 BCE. Tragedy was invariably, apart from Aeschylus’ Persians, set in ancient and mythical times so distancing the audience …

My latest musings. Don't know how good it is but I enjoyed it which is the point I suppose and I did find it a bit of an eye opener.
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The 2,000-Year-Old 'Perfume Garden' in the Ancient City of Pompeii Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once used the plants to experiment with new scents

Something else for the list at Pompeii

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Deep red patio Clematis flower

Patio Sweet Peas in several colours

A long time coming but for the first time we’re having a concerted effort to grow patio clematis and sweet peas in pots, and they’re just beautiful. Why did we wait so long? #tinyjoys

In all honesty I seem to be leaving most of the garden to lie fallow

Wild flowers, yellow and cornflowers for next door’s bee hives

In the middle of the wild flowers there’s a beautiful, small red flower.

Next door have got a couple of bee hives so we thought we’d grow some wild flowers for them. There seems to be quite a lot if the same except in the middle there’s this one red flower, no idea what it is but I think the colour is beautiful. Does anyone know? #tinyjoys #flowers

Back to Albania A family wedding meant that it was a trip back to one of our favourite counties – Albania. As opposed to last year’s trip we stayed more to the north and decided to have a few days next to the beac…

My latest blog effort - a bit of a travelog, some Roman archaeology and a couple of personal photos.
Any comments gratefully received #archaeology #classical #roman
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I don't know why all the media are saying Mt Etna is erupting when they should know it is just Typhon getting restless #classical #myth

A bee busily feeding on a purple Sage flower in our herb garden

A bee busily feeding on a purple Sage flower in our herb garden

A bee busily feeding on a purple Sage flower in our herb garden

Our Sage is flowering in the herb garden and so many busy bees #tinyjoys

Sounds too racy for me

Pretty caterpillar of the Brown-tailed moth showing the orange spots on its back

Apparently very common and the hairs can irritate but it’s so pretty. Brown-tailed moth caterpillar (I think)

I love the sound of a cuckoo, this is from five years ago but I heard one this morning - the sound feels so English countryside #tinyjoys

A Carnival of Classics — Working Classicists A Carnival of Classics is a celebration of all things classical studies.  It’s a poem for anyone unfamiliar with the discipline, anyone like 16 year-old me who saw classics on a course option for...

✨📜NEW POETRY!📜✨

We love this concise reminder of why we love the ancient world, from @smallemily.bsky.social

A brilliant antidote to... well... *indicates in all directions*

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I just haven’t got the capacitor to resistor it - so I’ll open the windows and power on.

Not sure about that but my mum, Althaea, said “when you’re finished throw another log on the fire son”

Tiny white flower under our weeping cherry tree that wasn’t there last year

Finding a new plant that wasn’t there last year bravely jostling with the other foliage under the weeping cherry tree, don’t know what it is (although I’m sure someone does) or how it got there #tinyjoys

Naked Heroes, Angry Gods: 'The Odyssey' with Alex Horne It's All Greek (and Latin) To Me · Episode

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Yaayyyy first trip to Athens being booked as we speak and am looking for recommendations for hotels within walking distance of the Acropolis gratefull received. Thanks in anticipation. #Athens #Acropolis

Why So Many MAGA Men Look Like Joe Rogan The slim-fit uniform of grindset entrepreneurs and right wing podcasters can be traced back decades.

I want to give credit to my editors, who asked me to write 2,000 words on why Andrew Tate wears such tight pants. I submitted 3,700. They asked if I really needed to start with a story about the industrial revolution and I said "yes, absolutely don't cut."

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Two days in Deva Victrix Modern day Chester, has its roots in Roman Britain with the establishment of the legionary camp Deva Victrix.. Plan of the fort from the Grosvenor Museum View from the Eastgate Arch Founded in 79 C…

Last week we spent a couple of days in Chester and here are my thoughts with a selection of places and objects that caught my eye. I hope it is a memory jogger for those who have been and might prompt those who haven't to go - it is definitely worth it
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Ancient History Hound: Ancient Sicily (pt7). Dionysius I: Poetry and Politics. Bad poetry, bad behaviour and a bizarre use for heated walnut shells. In this episode I pick and and finish with Dionysius I of Syracuse. It's quite a rollercoaster with a dramatic finish. Episode not...

New episode out - bad poetry, bad behaviour and hot walnut shells. Time to continue with Dionysius I of Syracuse. #ancientgreece #sicily

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Trump tariffs: A bitter price hike in US coffee shops Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.

Hey dumbass - tariffs aren’t payed by suppliers. Who’d have thunk it?
Belt up and hang on, this is just the start

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Trump tariffs: A bitter price hike in US coffee shops Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.

Hey dumbass - tariffs aren’t payed by suppliers. Who’d have thunk it?
Belt up and hang on, this is just the start

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Have a great day 👏👏👏

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