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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 2d

🎃Join us for a riveting adventure into the world of the Bronze Age! #SASA Bookclub looks at 1177 B.C.: ‘A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed’, by Eric Cline and Glynnis Fawkes.

🗓October 26th @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

https://www.saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash

#Books

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 3d

🎃Join us for LIVE Halloween Bash Master Class: ‘Healing, Dreams and Curses: Unveiling The Supernatural In Ancient Greece, led by Dr. Manolis Pagkalos.

🗓October 31st, 12:00 PM to 13:00 PM EDT

➡️Click here to RSVP now! saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash

#Halloween #AncientGreece #SASA

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 3d

🍪 Before trick-or-treating…there was souling.
Designed by former volunteer Sarah Hahn (IG: @sarah_corvus / @corvifex), our collection honors this powerful moment of connection.

🛍️ https://ow.ly/265E50X4snO

#Samhain #HalloweenHistory #SpookySeason #SASABazaar #SupportSASA

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 4d

🎃Join us for LIVE Halloween Bash Master Class: ‘Death From Above! In the Babylonian Astronomical Omens’ led by E.L. Meszaros!

🗓 Oct. 27th @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

➡️Click here to RSVP now! saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash

#HappyHalloween #SASA #Education #AncientHistory

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 5d

Join us TODAY for a powerful journey into myth reimagined with author @zoe.tavares.bennett as she discusses her new novel: “The Song of Gaia”.

🗓️ 12-1 PM EDT

➡️ More: https://ow.ly/lsJJ50X4rFa

#BookClubLive #SASAReads #GreekMythology #ClassicalStudies

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 6d

🎃Join us for an #Expert Panel Discussion: ‘Banquet for the Dead’

🗓 Saturday, October 25th @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

👻 saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash

✨Help us reach our goal by becoming a recurring donor of SASA for as little as $5 per month!

#Halloween #HappyHalloween #Mythology

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 6d

🎃We are thrilled to announce SASA’s Halloween Bash fundraiser!

🗓 October 24th - 31st, 2025

➡️Click here to learn more about SASA’s Halloween Bash fundraiser: saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash

#Halloween #HappyHalloween

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 6d

🎮⚡ Join SASA Gamer Madigan Shepard for Archaeogaming LIVE playing Assassin's Creed Mirage!

🗓️ TODAY - October 3rd @ 3:00pm EDT

➡️ Watch LIVE & Subscribe on Twitch- twitch.tv/saveancientstudies

#GameStudies #ClassicalReception #VideoGame #Learning

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 7d

🗝️ Sometimes, finding your past means rewriting the myths that shaped it.
Join us for this month's SASA's Book Club event: "The Song of Gaia" by @zoe.tavares.bennett!

🗓️ Sunday, Oct 5, 12-1 PM EDT

➡️ More: https://ow.ly/1T2o50X4q2W

#BookClubLive #SASAReads #GreekMythology #ClassicalStudies

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 8d

👻The rest of our Halloween Bash live events!

https://www.saveancientstudies.org/events

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 8d

🎃Check out the full lineup of FREE live streamed spooktacular events during our Halloween Bash Fundraiser 2025! Make sure not to miss your favorite topics and speakers!

🗓 October 25-31, 2025

➡️ Click here to learn more: saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash 👻

#Halloween #History

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 8d

🎃 Before pumpkins...there were turnips.
Designed by former volunteer Sarah Hahn (@sarah_corvus / @corvifex), our Halloween Collection pays homage to these eerie origins. Every purchase supports our mission!

🛍️ saveancientstudies.org/bazaar

#SASABazaar #SpookySeason #Samhain #SupportSASA

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 8d

🌕 As Persephone returns to the Underworld, we descend into a season of hauntingly good updates for October 2025.

📩 Want to be the first to know what's coming?
Visit saveancientstudies.org and drop your email at the bottom of the page!

#SpookySeason #Archaeology #SASAOracle #NewsletterSignUp

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 9d

🗝️ A hidden city. A mother’s secret past. A myth that could shake the gods.
Join us for this month's SASA's Book Club event: "The Song of Gaia" by @zoe.tavares.bennett!

🗓️ Sunday, Oct 5, 12-1 PM EDT

➡️ More: https://ow.ly/1T2o50X4q2W

#BookClubLive #SASAReads #GreekMythology #ClassicalStudies

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 12d

🎮 CALLING ALL EDUCATORS! Check out our FREE Archaeogaming #Education Module (#AEM) - Introduction to Ancient Pottery: The Material World of #AncientGreece

➡️ saveancientstudies.org/archaeogaming-modules

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 13d

🎮⚡ Join SASA Gamer Madigan Shepard for Archaeogaming LIVE playing Medieval Dynasty!

🗓️ TODAY - September 26th @ 3:00pm EDT

➡️ Watch LIVE & Subscribe on Twitch- twitch.tv/saveancientstudies

#GameStudies #ClassicalReception #VideoGame #Learning

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 13d

‼️The Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced in July the shutting down of a huge sweep of academic programs across the state’s public universities!

https://bryanalexander.org/horizon-scanning/academic-closures-mergers-cuts-summer-2025-update/

#Education #USColleges #FundingCuts

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 19d

📖 If you're curious about today's Book Club, don’t let the journey end there.
Grab your copy and join us! Plus 10% of your purchase supports our mission.

➡️ Get the book here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

#Iphigenia #MythRetelling #GreekMythology #HistoricalFiction #SASAReads

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 19d

📖 Join us TODAY for live Q&A with author J. Susanne Wilson on “The Death and Life of Iphigenia”!

🗓 11:00 AM ET

➡️
Twitch: twitch.tv/saveancientstudies
Youtube: @SaveAncientStudiesAlliance
Facebook: @SaveAncientStudies

#AncientGreece #ClassicalStudies #Archaeology #History #GreekMythology

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 27d

‼️Concordia University is shutting down most of its Ann Arbor campus programs!

Starting in June 2025, the institution will offer just nine in person programs - all in medical related fields, down from 53 programs.

bryanalexander.org/horizon-scan...

#Education #Closures #Humanities #College

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SASA Inspires @sasainspires.bsky.social · 29d

✍️ Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Ancient FanFiction Writing Contest:

🏅 Most Creative: Servilia’s Pearl by Zoe Bennett
🏅 Best Researched: As The River Flows by Yasi Zhu
🏅 Best Overall: Conversations With An Immortal by Dawn French

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎮CALLING ALL EDUCATORS! Check out our FREE Archeogaming Education Module (#AEM) - Medieval Medicine

➡️saveancientstudies.org/archaeogaming-modules

#Archeogaming #NEH

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · Aug 28

📱 Love history? Imagine exploring it anytime, anywhere.

📢 Our partner @worldhistory.org is launched a fundraising for a free mobile app to engage users with trusted and inclusive content.

➡️ ow.ly/lejI50WMbMm

#Education #Archaeology #History #Fundraiser #WorldHistoryEncyclopedia #Donate

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢⚕️ We are now 🔴LIVE!
Welcome to the second day of our 2025 free Virtual Conference on "Body and Medicine in Antiquity: Health Care, Knowledge, and Practice"! Come and join us!

We're also livestreaming on our website and on Twitch.

#VirtualConference #History #Archaeology #Medicine

SASA Virtual Conference 2025 - Day 2 - Body and Medicine in Antiquity

YouTube video by Save Ancient Studies Alliance

www.youtube.com

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · Jul 21

#VirtualConference #AncientMedicine #Learning

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