Marco Perale
@mperale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Liverpool. Editor, The Classical Quarterly. Trustee of the Hellenic Society. Working class academic.
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📢 Join Han Lamers and me for our 3rd Early Modern Hellenism Colloquium
👉Francesco Trespidi will present on 'Kostantinos Kalogereas' Lacrymae Graeciae (1642): Hybrid Identity and Hellenic Heritage in Early Modern Venice'
📆online Thurs, 27 Nov., 3-4.00 CET
📍register here: nettskjema.no/a/hellenism
👉Francesco Trespidi will present on 'Kostantinos Kalogereas' Lacrymae Graeciae (1642): Hybrid Identity and Hellenic Heritage in Early Modern Venice'
📆online Thurs, 27 Nov., 3-4.00 CET
📍register here: nettskjema.no/a/hellenism
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
📢 Join Han Lamers and me for our 3rd Early Modern Hellenism Colloquium
👉Francesco Trespidi will present on 'Kostantinos Kalogereas' Lacrymae Graeciae (1642): Hybrid Identity and Hellenic Heritage in Early Modern Venice'
📆online Thurs, 27 Nov., 3-4.00 CET
📍register here: nettskjema.no/a/hellenism
👉Francesco Trespidi will present on 'Kostantinos Kalogereas' Lacrymae Graeciae (1642): Hybrid Identity and Hellenic Heritage in Early Modern Venice'
📆online Thurs, 27 Nov., 3-4.00 CET
📍register here: nettskjema.no/a/hellenism
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My short Elements book "Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature" is now available on Cambridge Core. It was a lot of fun to learn from the exciting scholarship that's been happening and I hope that it's a useful resource for people. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature
Cambridge Core - History of Religion - Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My short Elements book "Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature" is now available on Cambridge Core. It was a lot of fun to learn from the exciting scholarship that's been happening and I hope that it's a useful resource for people. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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November 25, 1818: While Mary Shelley draws sketches of the Colosseum within the amphitheater during their Rome trip, Percy begins to pen his prose fragment, "The Coliseum." It is a romantic look at the ruins, overgrowth of plants & human hands that made the arena. Story: archive.org/details/essa...
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
November 25, 1818: While Mary Shelley draws sketches of the Colosseum within the amphitheater during their Rome trip, Percy begins to pen his prose fragment, "The Coliseum." It is a romantic look at the ruins, overgrowth of plants & human hands that made the arena. Story: archive.org/details/essa...
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Great opportunity! Check out our full post about a PhD position at York University in Toronto in the History of Authoritarian Politics in Ancient Rome with Professor Benjamin Kelly.
Deadline is January 15th. Share with Master's students in your networks!
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Deadline is January 15th. Share with Master's students in your networks!
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PhD Position at York University (Toronto) in the History of Authoritarian Politics in Ancient Rome (Deadline January 15) - The Classical Association of Canada
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November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Great opportunity! Check out our full post about a PhD position at York University in Toronto in the History of Authoritarian Politics in Ancient Rome with Professor Benjamin Kelly.
Deadline is January 15th. Share with Master's students in your networks!
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/york...
Deadline is January 15th. Share with Master's students in your networks!
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/york...
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This may be old news for other people, but is a real "today I learned..." for me... Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft is freely available as scans (some of the articles have been transcribed as well, but for everything I need it's scans). de.wikisource.org/wiki/Paulys_...
Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft – Wikisource
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November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This may be old news for other people, but is a real "today I learned..." for me... Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft is freely available as scans (some of the articles have been transcribed as well, but for everything I need it's scans). de.wikisource.org/wiki/Paulys_...
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Pictured: Lilian Hamilton "Anne" Jeffery FBA (1915 – 1986) was an archaeologist, classical philologist and epigraphist.
Learn more about her here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_...
Learn more about her here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_...
Lilian Hamilton Jeffery - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Pictured: Lilian Hamilton "Anne" Jeffery FBA (1915 – 1986) was an archaeologist, classical philologist and epigraphist.
Learn more about her here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_...
Learn more about her here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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RED ALERT: the University of Nottingham is threatening to close its Department of American Studies, putting all staff at risk of redundancy, and ending any American specialist knowledge in the Faculty of Arts.
Sign the petition here to save jobs:
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SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
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November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
RED ALERT: the University of Nottingham is threatening to close its Department of American Studies, putting all staff at risk of redundancy, and ending any American specialist knowledge in the Faculty of Arts.
Sign the petition here to save jobs:
www.change.org/p/save-ameri...
Sign the petition here to save jobs:
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The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey is now available electronically.
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
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The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey
Abstract. The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey brings together internationally recognized experts to provide commentary-style essays for non-specia
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November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer’s Odyssey is now available electronically.
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
The print version will be out in the UK in December and in the US in March.
academic.oup.com/book/61677
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Job: 0,6 Oberassistenz "Alte Geschichte" (Univ. Basel)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-158859
Basel, 01.08.2026-31.07.2032, Universität Basel, Bewerbungsschluss: 30.11.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-158859
Basel, 01.08.2026-31.07.2032, Universität Basel, Bewerbungsschluss: 30.11.2025
www.hsozkult.de
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Job: 0,6 Oberassistenz "Alte Geschichte" (Univ. Basel)
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-158859
Basel, 01.08.2026-31.07.2032, Universität Basel, Bewerbungsschluss: 30.11.2025
https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-158859
Basel, 01.08.2026-31.07.2032, Universität Basel, Bewerbungsschluss: 30.11.2025
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Weeping Rock on Mt Sipylus
"Somewhere in the rocks in Sipylus, among the lonely mountains, where, men say, goddess nymphs lie down to sleep, the ones that dance beside the Achelous, there Niobe, though turned to stone, still broods, thinking of the pain the gods have given her." Iliad 4.614-7
"Somewhere in the rocks in Sipylus, among the lonely mountains, where, men say, goddess nymphs lie down to sleep, the ones that dance beside the Achelous, there Niobe, though turned to stone, still broods, thinking of the pain the gods have given her." Iliad 4.614-7
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Weeping Rock on Mt Sipylus
"Somewhere in the rocks in Sipylus, among the lonely mountains, where, men say, goddess nymphs lie down to sleep, the ones that dance beside the Achelous, there Niobe, though turned to stone, still broods, thinking of the pain the gods have given her." Iliad 4.614-7
"Somewhere in the rocks in Sipylus, among the lonely mountains, where, men say, goddess nymphs lie down to sleep, the ones that dance beside the Achelous, there Niobe, though turned to stone, still broods, thinking of the pain the gods have given her." Iliad 4.614-7
Become a member of @hellenicsociety.bsky.social and get full access to HARL, one of the most spectacular Classics libraries in the world! Join for as little as £69 p/y (£30 for students) and you will also get online access to JHS & AR, plus a print copy of ARGO www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/membership/
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Become a member of @hellenicsociety.bsky.social and get full access to HARL, one of the most spectacular Classics libraries in the world! Join for as little as £69 p/y (£30 for students) and you will also get online access to JHS & AR, plus a print copy of ARGO www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/membership/
Book launch. First Catalan translation of Longinus.
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Book launch. First Catalan translation of Longinus.
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Autumn Lecture: 'Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri', by Professor Richard Janko
20 November, 6pm, Room G7, Senate House, London.
Come and join us - no booking needed! We will film the lecture and put it on our YouTube channel too. www.youtube.com/user/Helleni...
#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
20 November, 6pm, Room G7, Senate House, London.
Come and join us - no booking needed! We will film the lecture and put it on our YouTube channel too. www.youtube.com/user/Helleni...
#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Autumn Lecture: 'Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri', by Professor Richard Janko
20 November, 6pm, Room G7, Senate House, London.
Come and join us - no booking needed! We will film the lecture and put it on our YouTube channel too. www.youtube.com/user/Helleni...
#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
20 November, 6pm, Room G7, Senate House, London.
Come and join us - no booking needed! We will film the lecture and put it on our YouTube channel too. www.youtube.com/user/Helleni...
#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
Does anybody know who is the author of this Lexicon Thucydidaeum, published in 1824?
archive.org/details/lexi...
archive.org/details/lexi...
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Does anybody know who is the author of this Lexicon Thucydidaeum, published in 1824?
archive.org/details/lexi...
archive.org/details/lexi...
Out soon!
The Dynamic Quality of Late Greek Non-Christian Poetry
Studies in Minor Genres
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With contributions by Krystyna Bartol, Ewen Bowie, Jerzy Danielewicz, Richard Hunter, Jan Kwapisz, Laura Miguélez-Cavero, and yours truly.
The Dynamic Quality of Late Greek Non-Christian Poetry
Studies in Minor Genres
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With contributions by Krystyna Bartol, Ewen Bowie, Jerzy Danielewicz, Richard Hunter, Jan Kwapisz, Laura Miguélez-Cavero, and yours truly.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Out soon!
The Dynamic Quality of Late Greek Non-Christian Poetry
Studies in Minor Genres
brill.com/display/titl...
With contributions by Krystyna Bartol, Ewen Bowie, Jerzy Danielewicz, Richard Hunter, Jan Kwapisz, Laura Miguélez-Cavero, and yours truly.
The Dynamic Quality of Late Greek Non-Christian Poetry
Studies in Minor Genres
brill.com/display/titl...
With contributions by Krystyna Bartol, Ewen Bowie, Jerzy Danielewicz, Richard Hunter, Jan Kwapisz, Laura Miguélez-Cavero, and yours truly.
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Reminder to register for upcoming ICS Seminars in Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Literature and Ancient History. Presenters include:
- Wolfgang Mann (Columbia) shorturl.at/yeIRM
- ANTHONY CORBEILL (UVA) shorturl.at/APSDc
- Roel Konijnendijk (Oxford) shorturl.at/ugefu
- Wolfgang Mann (Columbia) shorturl.at/yeIRM
- ANTHONY CORBEILL (UVA) shorturl.at/APSDc
- Roel Konijnendijk (Oxford) shorturl.at/ugefu
Communicating on Rome's Edges: Tongues, Gesture, and Art
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder to register for upcoming ICS Seminars in Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Literature and Ancient History. Presenters include:
- Wolfgang Mann (Columbia) shorturl.at/yeIRM
- ANTHONY CORBEILL (UVA) shorturl.at/APSDc
- Roel Konijnendijk (Oxford) shorturl.at/ugefu
- Wolfgang Mann (Columbia) shorturl.at/yeIRM
- ANTHONY CORBEILL (UVA) shorturl.at/APSDc
- Roel Konijnendijk (Oxford) shorturl.at/ugefu
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i don't want to talk about AI, I say, and then I go and do something like this
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
i don't want to talk about AI, I say, and then I go and do something like this
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Professor @edithmayhall.bsky.social, from our Department of Classics and Ancient History, has been awarded the 2024 International Hellenic Prize for her acclaimed book Facing Down the Furies. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
#TransformativeHumanities @durhamclassics.bsky.social
#TransformativeHumanities @durhamclassics.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Professor @edithmayhall.bsky.social, from our Department of Classics and Ancient History, has been awarded the 2024 International Hellenic Prize for her acclaimed book Facing Down the Furies. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
#TransformativeHumanities @durhamclassics.bsky.social
#TransformativeHumanities @durhamclassics.bsky.social
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Published today! Really pleased to see Aristophanes and the Current Moment in print via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social. My contribution, 'Aristophanes and the Gendered Politics of Performative Assembly' applies Judith Butler's analysis of public protest to Aristophanes' Lysistrata and Ecclesiazusae.
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Published today! Really pleased to see Aristophanes and the Current Moment in print via @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social. My contribution, 'Aristophanes and the Gendered Politics of Performative Assembly' applies Judith Butler's analysis of public protest to Aristophanes' Lysistrata and Ecclesiazusae.
Ian Campbell Cunningham (1938–2025), editor of Herodas, Hesychius and the Synagōgē lexeōn chrēsimōn. A man of immense learning.
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2025/1...
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2025/1...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Ian Campbell Cunningham (1938–2025), editor of Herodas, Hesychius and the Synagōgē lexeōn chrēsimōn. A man of immense learning.
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2025/1...
cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2025/1...
Courses in palaeography, London International Palaeography School:
Greek Palaeography (4-6 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Introduction to Latin Palaeography (19-20 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Intermediate Latin Palaeography (26-27 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Greek Palaeography (4-6 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Introduction to Latin Palaeography (19-20 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Intermediate Latin Palaeography (26-27 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Greek Palaeography
ies.sas.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Courses in palaeography, London International Palaeography School:
Greek Palaeography (4-6 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Introduction to Latin Palaeography (19-20 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Intermediate Latin Palaeography (26-27 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Greek Palaeography (4-6 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Introduction to Latin Palaeography (19-20 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Intermediate Latin Palaeography (26-27 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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ELCSS GCSE Latin 2026 🚀
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November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
ELCSS GCSE Latin 2026 🚀
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