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Dr Lewis Webb
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Roman historian. Associate Professor and Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg: https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/lewiswebb
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Excited to share that I am one of the ‘talking heads’ for the National Geographic series ‘Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World’. The series airs on National Geographic TV (US), but the first episode is on YouTube: youtu.be/9ssD7rNNv88?... #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics
October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I am deeply honoured that the American Journal of Philology awarded my article 'Spectatissima femina: Female visibility and religion in urban spaces in Republican Rome' the AJP Best Article Prize for 2024.

Citation: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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October 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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✨Our new edited volume 'Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World' has a cover! Coming in 2024, thanks to the amazing efforts of Clare Litt @livunipress.bsky.social, my lovely co-editors @chrissieplastow.bsky.social, Greg, and Karolina, and an array of exciting authors.🏺AncientBlueSky
An image of the cover of an edited volume entitled 'Female Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean World', edited by Greg Gilles, Karolina Frank, Christine Plastow, and Lewis Webb.
November 25, 2023 at 11:07 AM
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Friends, if you are in London between 17-26 November, do consider going to 'Lady J' at Waterloo East Theatre, a brand new translation and adaptation of August Strindberg's classic 'Miss Julie' by Christina James (dir.) and me (trans.). For more details and tickets: www.waterlooeast.co.uk/lady-j
A collage of photos of actors rehearsing for Lady J, a new translation and adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie. The play will be at Waterloo East Theatre from 17-27 November, 2023.
November 15, 2023 at 12:04 AM