Alexandra Sills
@belovedofoizys.bsky.social
Ancient Historian. Writing a book about gladiators in greek provinces. Public history devotee. ADHD + ClusterC. Sweary. Expect typos. Birkbeck and Leicester alum
www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
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(PDF) Venues for Spectacle in the Greek East: Architectural Adaptation and Cultural Adoption
PDF | The scarcity of canonical amphitheatres in the culturally Greek eastern parts of the Roman empire has been used as evidence to suggest a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...
www.researchgate.net
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Worth mentioning: if you are (or know) a student, ECR or independent scholar who is looking for a welcoming, inclusive place to publish, please check out Melita Classica. Peer reviewed, and with a very kind and encouraging team. Perfect for anyone starting out.
classicsmalta.org/publications...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Worth mentioning: if you are (or know) a student, ECR or independent scholar who is looking for a welcoming, inclusive place to publish, please check out Melita Classica. Peer reviewed, and with a very kind and encouraging team. Perfect for anyone starting out.
classicsmalta.org/publications...
classicsmalta.org/publications...
Saying the quiet part out loud here: www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-stadiu...
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud here: www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-stadiu...
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If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful!
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
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You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful!
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
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I am giving a talk about 'The Far Edges of the Known World' as part of Stony Words, a community and literature festival in Stony Stratford, on the 27th January 2026! Come along, say hello.
Owen Rees | Stony Words
stonywords.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I am giving a talk about 'The Far Edges of the Known World' as part of Stony Words, a community and literature festival in Stony Stratford, on the 27th January 2026! Come along, say hello.
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My book is about the past obsessions with the Roman empire that shaped the world today:
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My book is about the past obsessions with the Roman empire that shaped the world today:
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Venues for Spectacle in the Greek East: Architectural Adaptation and Cultural Adoption
PDF | The scarcity of canonical amphitheatres in the culturally Greek eastern parts of the Roman empire has been used as evidence to suggest a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...
www.researchgate.net
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
A handy list of recordings of the papers given at the 'Antiquity and the Far Right in Europe and the United States in the 21st Century: Strategies, Appropriations and Distortions' conference hosted by @anihoproject.bsky.social last month:
Para quienes no pudisteis acercaros a esta interesantísima jornada sobre recepción de la Antigüedad en las extremas derechas, aquí os dejo el link a los videos:
ehutb.ehu.eus/series/691f0...
@anihoproject.bsky.social
ehutb.ehu.eus/series/691f0...
@anihoproject.bsky.social
Antigüedad y extrema derecha en Europa y Estados Unidos en el siglo XXI: estrategias, apropiaciones y distorsiones
ehutb.ehu.eus
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A handy list of recordings of the papers given at the 'Antiquity and the Far Right in Europe and the United States in the 21st Century: Strategies, Appropriations and Distortions' conference hosted by @anihoproject.bsky.social last month:
This is absolutely worth a read: my dear friend @oskarhistoriaycine.bsky.social analyses a raft of depictions of North Africa in movies about ancient Rome: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Roman Africa on screen: an exotic otherness
PDF | This article analyses the reception of the African territory in a limited number of films and series set in ancient Rome and produced at different... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
www.researchgate.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is absolutely worth a read: my dear friend @oskarhistoriaycine.bsky.social analyses a raft of depictions of North Africa in movies about ancient Rome: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Having a 4 hour advert for the British Museum (that's heavily disguised as a documentary about the fall of civilisations) is really taking the piss, have the BM really got so little self awareness? The call is coming from inside the house...
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Having a 4 hour advert for the British Museum (that's heavily disguised as a documentary about the fall of civilisations) is really taking the piss, have the BM really got so little self awareness? The call is coming from inside the house...
If the Pergamon Altar and Miletus Gate were from poleis situated in modern Greece instead of Turkey, this article would be calling for their return. Instead, Berlin has the "best museum in Europe" greekreporter.com/2025/11/23/g...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
If the Pergamon Altar and Miletus Gate were from poleis situated in modern Greece instead of Turkey, this article would be calling for their return. Instead, Berlin has the "best museum in Europe" greekreporter.com/2025/11/23/g...
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It’s that time again… 👀 🎄
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s that time again… 👀 🎄
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
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If you like classics/Greek mythology/ancient stuff/history or know someone who does, may I humbly recommend our book as a Christmas gift?
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology — Working Classicists
Information on Working Classicists’ upcoming book: A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology
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November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you like classics/Greek mythology/ancient stuff/history or know someone who does, may I humbly recommend our book as a Christmas gift?
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
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Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
I was in Turkey when 10yo wrote a poem at school, so I wasn't in the loop about what it was for. Turns out it was a Young Writers competition and her poem was selected for an anthology. My baby is going to be a published author! I am so proud I could explode
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I was in Turkey when 10yo wrote a poem at school, so I wasn't in the loop about what it was for. Turns out it was a Young Writers competition and her poem was selected for an anthology. My baby is going to be a published author! I am so proud I could explode
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November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Make an ancient history need very happy this festive season, but BE QUICK:
So I start a new type of pill tomorrow, as this one was 'a bit pants' for me - that's a direct quote from the psychiatrist, by the way. Wish me luck...
3rd (of 4) titration consultations in the morning, and I'm getting frustrated that after a month of increasing the dose, the effects of my ADHD meds are still pretty negligible. Running out of opportunities to find a good solution. Hard not to feel pessimistic.
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
So I start a new type of pill tomorrow, as this one was 'a bit pants' for me - that's a direct quote from the psychiatrist, by the way. Wish me luck...
3rd (of 4) titration consultations in the morning, and I'm getting frustrated that after a month of increasing the dose, the effects of my ADHD meds are still pretty negligible. Running out of opportunities to find a good solution. Hard not to feel pessimistic.
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
3rd (of 4) titration consultations in the morning, and I'm getting frustrated that after a month of increasing the dose, the effects of my ADHD meds are still pretty negligible. Running out of opportunities to find a good solution. Hard not to feel pessimistic.
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I'm giving a talk at my work this week that is being broadcast online via Zoom! Maybe you're interested in watching?
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm giving a talk at my work this week that is being broadcast online via Zoom! Maybe you're interested in watching?
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
Well, I've bitten the bullet and become the owner of www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
Home - Home
alexandra sills ancient historian
www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Well, I've bitten the bullet and become the owner of www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
I really love this recent addition to the public art of Windsor...
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I really love this recent addition to the public art of Windsor...
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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.
WCC Supports Trans People - WCC-UK
Following a unanimous vote at the 2025 AGM, the Women’s Classical Committee UK wishes to reiterate its unwavering support for trans and non-binary people. We are deeply concerned at the harmful implic...
wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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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Farewell then Tim Davie. Under his watch the BBC whitewashed genocide, had the BBC News website resembling a “migrant crime” X account, boosted trans hate and the right wing STILL hate him. Quite an achievement
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Farewell then Tim Davie. Under his watch the BBC whitewashed genocide, had the BBC News website resembling a “migrant crime” X account, boosted trans hate and the right wing STILL hate him. Quite an achievement