Alex D
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Mark Kermode's Surround Sound is here in all its hardback glory! Out on Sept 11th on @picadorbooks.bsky.social and available to pre-order now.

@kermodemovie.bsky.social and I will be chatting about it on Tuesday 5.45pm at @edbookfest.bsky.social - our first official publicity event for the book!
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Published in #Cambridge's #ClassicalStudies and #Archaeology journals, articles in this free-access collection bring together recent scholarly research on the #history, archaeology and cultural dynamics of #RomanBritain: ✅➡️ cup.org/3YMP1hO
May 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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This beautiful new metrical verse translation of the Aeneid, by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright, with introduction by me, will be available in August. You can pre-order now!
May 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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'Sussex archaeology project gains registered charity status'
Sussex archaeology project gains registered charity status
The popular Culver Archaeological Project has celebrated its 21 years of investigations into the Roman heritage of Barcombe and Ringmer by becoming a registered charity (no. 1212865). The project has...
www.sussexexpress.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This #EarthDay, we spotlight "The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes" by Steve Lonergan & Jassim Al-Asadi—on the destruction and restoration of a #UNESCO-protected #Ecosystem .
tinyurl.com/ReadaboutIra...
Q&A with Steve Lonergan: tinyurl.com/QnAwithAuthor

#earhday #Heritage #books #aucpress
April 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him…”

100 years ago today…
April 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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New 5-week course 'The Origins of Rome' by Professor Tim Cornell

Starts Wednesday 2 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time) with online recordings available.

More information and registration at: www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Image: 'Aeneas fleeing from Troy' painted by Pompeo Batoni
March 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.

#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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If you’re interested in the story of the Roman conquest of Britain, this new episode of the Ancients has just dropped in which Tristan Hughes & I trace the bloody events of AD43 & beyond. Hope you enjoy!
open.spotify.com/episode/1lTa...
The Roman Invasion of Britain
The Ancients · Episode
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January 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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‘They see it is living’: Durham professor’s mission to get more pupils into classics
‘They see it is living’: Durham professor’s mission to get more pupils into classics
Arlene Holmes-Henderson wants all children in UK to have equal access to classical education
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January 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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As we move into the holidays, please remember: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids, talking about books, making books central to everything you do. Never stop changing their lives! #literacy #EduSky #books
December 18, 2024 at 10:42 PM