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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · 1d

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Newspaper article about the Working Classicists Guide to National 5 Classical Studies, in today’s Courier (Dundee).

Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · 3d

Considering other authors do this, I feel it’s acceptable for me to do it. With that said, I’m glad to see my book in the top 100 best sellers list for ‘Christian New Testament Criticism’ and ‘Ancient Roman History (Kindle)’

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · 7d

Damn. I would have loved to have been assigned that when I was studying.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · 19d

That just added to the suspense lol

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · 19d

I have to say that’s one of the more entertaining book unboxing videos I’ve watched.

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · 24d

Brilliant!

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · 24d

Excellent work

Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · 24d

✨ We are SO delighted to release our guide to National 5 Classical Studies. ✨

It's completely free (unless you'd like to make a donation) and is the first Classics textbook written for the Scottish education system in two generations! ✊⚡

www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...

Cover of the book featuring feescoes from the Villa of Mysteries

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Aug 25

Interesting thoughts by @goodacre.bsky.social . I was recently having a discussion on ‘X’ and the issue of the continued problematical consensus of oral tradition, particularly in Biblical Studies, came up.

Mark Goodacre @goodacre.bsky.social · Aug 25

Why is "oral tradition" a problem in New Testament scholarship? #NTPod #NTPodShorts youtube.com/shorts/pJNlQ...

Why is "oral tradition" a problem in NT scholarship? #ntpodshorts #ntpod #newtestament

YouTube video by Mark Goodacre

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Aug 24

To me it has this vibe…

Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Aug 24

I’ve been trying to have a read of the articles, but every time I do the site crashes unfortunately…

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · Aug 23

All modern footballers are, of course, pampered prima-donnas who faint at the merest whiff of being crushed to death by a galloping team of maniacal farm animals, the great simpering babies!

Romans, however, had to earn their money! But how much did they earn?

open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...

How Much Money Could a Roman Sportsman make?

Potentially Interesting Roman History is a reader-supported publication.

open.substack.com

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Institute of Classical Studies is launching a newsletter. Sign up to stay updated on announcements, events, fellowships, grants, and upcoming activities of the ICS. The newsletter will be sent monthly in term time.

mailchi.mp/sas/ics-news...

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Aug 19

Concerning “Paul”, you may find a book by Professor Nina Livesey helpful.

www.cambridge.org/universitypr...

The Letters of Paul in their Roman Literary Context | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

www.cambridge.org

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · Aug 17

#AncientBlueSky #Archaeology #RomanHistory #History

In my head, ancient Rome smells of copper, methane and the colour purple.

But what did it actually smell like, according to the sources?

open.substack.com/pub/jamescov...

What Did Ancient Rome Smell Like?

Potentially Interesting Roman History is a reader-supported publication.

open.substack.com

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Tom Elliott @paregorios.bsky.social · Jul 23

The scholarly paper: Assael, Yannis, Thea Sommerschield, Alison Cooley, et al. “Contextualizing Ancient Texts with Generative Neural Networks.” Nature, Nature Publishing Group, July 23, 2025, 1–7. doi.org/10.1038/s415....

Contextualizing ancient texts with generative neural networks - Nature

Aeneas, a generative neural network trained on ancient texts, helps historians contextualize inscriptions and perform epigraphic tasks, offering an improved starting point for historical research.

doi.org

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · Jul 23

Google AI has developed a tool to predict the missing text in inscriptions, which is nice!

I 'developed' a ChatGPT prompt that could do this two years ago, and I'm a clumsy buffoon, but...

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Google develops AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions

Program Aeneas, which predicts where and when Latin texts were made, called ‘transformative’ by historians

www.theguardian.com

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Jul 23

That’s brilliant.

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Jul 21

Brilliant, here’s Johnny!

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Jul 19

It’s nice to hear a translator staying to true to the original text and not censoring.

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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · Jul 16

Absolutely get your eyes on this! Great work. 👀

Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · Jul 16

So pleased to have an article out (open access) this week about designing for autistic students! 🎉

Do take a look, if you're a teacher interested in accessibility...

The relaxed tutorial project: designing synchronous online tutorials for autistic students www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Jul 17

As a parent of an autistic child it’s fantastic to read about this work being done.

Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · Jul 16

So pleased to have an article out (open access) this week about designing for autistic students! 🎉

Do take a look, if you're a teacher interested in accessibility...

The relaxed tutorial project: designing synchronous online tutorials for autistic students www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today’s charity shop book haul. A present from my partner. She knows me well.

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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Classics For All are looking for a new trustee!

They've asked us if we can share the following info: "Classics for All is recruiting new Trustees to help us expand access to ancient world studies in UK state schools - particularly in areas of disadvantage...

Volunteer

We welcome applications from volunteers - see how you can help here

classicsforall.org.uk

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Henry Davis @henrydavis.bsky.social · Jul 14

There certainly is an issue in the Classical Studies world. On the one hand there seems to be a desire to reach a wider audience. But on the other hand the field continues to do the same things, in terms of events, which essentially alienates a potential wider audience.

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