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The Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition @BristolUni.bsky.social. Promoting research into Greco-Roman culture, from antiquity to the present day.

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📣 EVENT REMINDER 📣

Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."

🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
A poster for the event advertised, featuring a drawing of the poet Dante in a pale cream colour.
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
A poster for the event, featuring a Renaissance painting of the poet Dante holding open a book.
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Happy New Year from the IGRCT! Our first #imageoftheweek for 2026 is this 6th century Attic vase painting depicting Hermes slaying the giant Argos. Argos has two faces, similar to the Roman god Janus! Hera and Io stand behind them. #classicssky #classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky
An ancient Greek vase painting showing a man stabbing another man who has two faces and three arms. Behind them a woman stands next to a cow.
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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As the term draws to a close we're looking back on an extremely busy Autumn at the IGRCT. We began the academic year with a very well-attended Symonds lecture delivered by Alexander Taylor and Nicky Sugar from Bristol Special Collections, >
The poster for Jonathan Stamp's talk, featuring a blue monochrome image of the Roman forum set for HBO's ROME series. The poster for the book launch, featuring a painting of a woman with no face standing on a battlement. The poster for the oblique classicisms/hidden histories series, featuring a monochrome painting of a woman walking down a staircase. The poster for the Symonds lecture, featuring a collage of black and white photographs of John Addington Symonds.
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We are very excited to announce that Professor Shelley Hales, IGRCT board member has just published "Mirrors and Masks in the Roman Empire: Encounter, Performance, and Metamorphosis" with Bloomsbury.

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mirrors-a...
The cover of the book, featuring a bronze mask.
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Last month we welcomed Jonathan Stamp, prolific documentary maker and former historical consultant on the HBO series "ROME," to deliver a talk for our yearly Donors' Celebration event.
A photograph of a man presenting in a room in front of a powerpoint presentation.
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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On Thursday December 4th, IGRCT director Laura Jansen will be giving a lecture at the Cambridge Faculty of Classics entitled "Cicada Sound Paths: Animal Voice and the Acoustic Ambient in Phoebe Giannisi's "Tettix"

The lecture will be held at 4:30PM in the Classics Faculty building.
A picture of a woman sitting in a tree, reading from a book, whilst a crowd around her watches.
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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On Thursday we welcome Dr Mario Telò (Berkeley) for the third installment of the Director's Reception Series. Dr Telò will be speaking on "Stiff Tangents: Laura (1944)/Hippolytus."

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰November 13th, 5-6:30 PM GMT.
📍Online (Zoom link available on signup).
A poster for the event described. An oil painting of Hippolytus rejecting Phaedra is split down the middle, and in the centre is placed a screencap from a black and white film, showing a man standing in front of a framed portrait of a woman.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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📢 EVENT REMINDER 📢

Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!

🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
A poster for the event described, featuring an ancient Roman wall painting of a garden filled with birds and fruit trees.
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Last Thursday we were delighted to support the launch of the new South West and Wales regional network for the Hellenic Society. Organised by Dr Frances Pickworth, the event featured presentations from scholars and students in the area and a round-table discussion about the aims of the network.
A group photograph of a room full of people.
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 Donors’ Celebration will be a lecture delivered by Jonathan Stamp, former consultant for the HBO series ROME.

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
The poster for the event, featuring a picture of the HBO Rome set of the Roman Forum, in a monochrome blue.
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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📣 UPCOMING EVENT! 📣

The Hellenic society is launching a new South West and Wales regional network!

🎟️ Sign up: forms.office.com/e/tbYuWrWwNP
⏰October 30th, 2-6PM
📍Humanities Research Space, University of Bristol 1st floor, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB
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October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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On Saturday the 4th, we were thrilled to invite Nicky Sugar and Alexander Taylor from University of Bristol Special Collections to deliver our annual Symonds lecture in collaboration with OutStories Bristol!
A photograph of Nicky Sugar and Alexander Taylor presenting in a lecture theatre. A zoomed out picture of the same scene. The two stand in front of a powerpoint presentation which says "they're only hidden because some fucker hid them.
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Big thanks to Prof Edith Hall and Dr Connie Bloomfield-Gadelha for presenting their new volume: Time, Tense, and Genre in Ancient Greek Literature! The book launch was introduced by IGRCT director Dr Laura Jansen included a rich and insightful response from Dr Nick Lowe (Royal Holloway).
A photograph of two women, Edith Hall and Connie Bloomfield-Gadelha, presenting in a lecture theatre.
October 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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📣 EVENT TIME CHANGE - 5PM 📣

Our book launch for Time, Tense, and Genre in Ancient Greek Literature will now be starting at 5PM, not 4PM. We apologise for any inconvenience.

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰5PM-7PM, October 8th.
📍Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol. BS8 1SS.
A poster for the event advertised, featuring a painting of a woman holding a lyre in a blue grove.
October 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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📢 CALL FOR BIDS OPEN 📢

Deadline: October 27th

The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/.
A graphic to advertise the travel bursaries, showing some buildings from the forum in Rome.
September 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 EVENT REMINDER 🏳️‍🌈

Don't forget to get your tickets for this year's Symonds lecture!

The event will also be livestreamed, and you can register here: bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-on-th...
⏰4PM-6PM, 4/10.
📍Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol. BS8 1SS.
A poster for the event advertised, featuring photographs from John Addington Symonds' life arranged in a collage.
September 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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📣 ANOTHER EVENT! 📣

We are holding a book launch for the volume "Time, Tense, and Genre in Ancient Greek Literature", edited by Connie Bloomfield-Gadêlha and @edithmayhall.bsky.social.

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰4PM-6PM, 8/10.
📍Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol. BS8 1SS.
The poster for the event. It features an unfinished painting of a woman with no face, standing on a cliff.
September 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 🏳️‍🌈

For this year's Symonds lecture, Nicky Taylor and Alexander Sugar present “No man can see himself as others see"
Bringing the personal papers of John Addington Symonds to new audiences. #queerhistory

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-on-th...
⏰4PM, 4/10
📍Peel Lecture Theatre
The poster for the event discussed. It features various photographs and drawings from John Addington Symonds' life, such as a photograph of him on a sledge and a drawing of his dog.
September 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Welcome back to our 'meet the board' series! Today we're introducing Dr Peter Dent.

Peter is Head of Subject for History of Art at the University of Bristol. He is a specialist in late medieval and Renaissance sculpture and also works on Italian literature of the period, Dante in particular.
A photograph of Dr Peter Dent, standing next to a medieval painting of a saint.
September 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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📣 EVENTS PROGRAMME 📣

The IGRCT is thrilled to release our programme of events for the 2025/26 academic year. Be sure to put these dates in your diaries, and keep an eye out for announcements about venues and bookings!

#classicssky #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky
Text reads: IGRCT events programme 2025/25. October fourth: Symonds Lecture. Alexander Taylor and Nicky Sugar: "No man can see himself as others see": bringing the personal papers of John Addington Symonds to new audiences." October sixteenth to April twelfth: Director's Annual Reception Series. Multiple Speakers: "Oblique Classicisms/Hidden Histories." The poster has an image down one side of a painting of the sea and cliffs, with an archaic Greek statue of a girl at the bottom. Text reads: IGRCT events programme 2025/25. November eighteenth: Donors Celebration. Jonathan Stamp: Title to be announced. April twenty third: Morse Lecture. Josephine Quinn: Title to be announced. The poster has the same image as the previous page.
August 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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🏛️ NEW EVENT SERIES 🏛️

The IGRCT is pleased to announce our new Director's Annual Reception Series, exploring emergent research at the intersections of antiquity and modernity.

The first series,"Oblique Classicisms/Hidden Histories" begins on October 16th.

www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
The poster for the event series. It features a painting of a silhouette of a woman walking down a black and white staircase. The events are to be held at 5-6:30 PM GMT/BST online on Thursdays throughout the year.
August 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Big news - the IGRCT has a new website! We've migrated to igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk. Watch this space for exciting new event listings in the upcoming academic year.
A screencap of the front page of the website.
August 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Welcome back to our meet the board series! Introducing Dr Erin Forbes:

Erin is a Senior Lecturer in English. Her recent book, Criminal Genius in African American and U.S. Literature, 1793-1845 shows at how creative genius developed in tandem with racialization in the early United States.
A photograph of Erin Forbes, standing against a pale background.
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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A huge congratulations to Dr Frances Pickworth, who has been appointed to a Lectureship in Digital Classics at @clahbristol.bsky.social. Frances was an intern for the IGRCT in 2022/23.

We are very proud of this accomplishment, coming so soon after Frances' successful viva defence earlier this year!
A photograph of Frances Pickworth, smiling in front of a river.
August 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM