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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 10h

One of the conspirators who helped Gavrilo Princip shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand survived to see the breakup of Yugoslavia. He could conceivably have watched the Neighbours episode where Scott and Charlene got married

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 1d

20 Years of Impact: Breaking barriers to epilepsy diagnosis.
For 50 million people with epilepsy, access to care can transform lives.
Our researchers are rethinking diagnosis through affordable tools and training in low-resource settings.
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20th Anniversary Oxford Martin School Impact Story: Professor Arjune Sen, Global Epilepsy Programme

One in 20 people will have a seizure in their lifetime and over 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. Over 85% of people with epilepsy live in low- and ...

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 1d

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Hogarth masterpieces restored at Barts Hospital open to public

The restoration of the north wing has

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 2d

Twelve gods and twelve dogs: Roman votive relief from Lycia, ca. 2nd to 3rd century in Harvard Arts Museums harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...

Lycian Votive Relief: Twelve Gods | Harvard Art Museums

101 Lycian Votive Relief The right upper corner is broken away, with the head of three and the upper bodies of two (at the extreme right) missing. There are other minor chippings around the edges. ...

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 6d

It's wonderful to see @thebrooking.bsky.social launch its social media content across platforms. If you love historic buildings and architecture please follow and spread the word!

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 7d

Not everyone’s architectural cup of tea (I’d be more of a Casson & Conder man myself) but it’s lovely to see the new Schwarzman Centre for humanities subjects open @ox.ac.uk

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 12d

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Funds still needed for Oxfordshire museum to keep Henley Iron Age hoard

A metal detectorist discovered the hoard found inside a pot buried in a field five years ago.

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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · 12d

The broadcaster Samira Ahmed was recently appointed president of the Twentieth Century Society. She talks to Apollo about conserving the built environment and making people feel that it matters

Samira Ahmed, Twentieth Century woman

The broadcaster and new president of the Twentieth Century Society talks to Arjun Sajip about conserving the built environment and making people feel it matters

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 19d

A 20 (twenty) horse chariot - presumably emblematic of lots of success-bringing horsepower - on an electrotype replica of a Roman gem @carcoxford.bsky.social (original in Paris @labnf.bsky.social)

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 21d

New issue of Journal of Roman Archaeology Vol. 28, No. 1 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @dominik-hagmann.bsky.social @lsnasrallah.bsky.social

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 22d

Oh. 😐

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · 22d

If you are not attracted to Gandharan sculptures ('ex Private Collection, Japan, before 1990') in Christie's current Asian art online auction, you could bid for a replica Bimaran Casket! onlineonly.christies.com/s/indian-him...

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 28d

PostDoc-position in Classical / Roman Archaeology
www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2025/09...

PostDoc-position in Classical / Roman Archaeology

The Chair of Classical Archaeology / Institute of Archaeological Sciences seeks to fill in a PostDoc-position in Classical/Roman Archaeology.

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 7

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One of the world's most sacred places is being turned into a mega-resort

Egypt faces blacklash over a plan to turn Mount Sinai, a biblical site and home to the Bedouins, into hotels and villas.

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · Sep 4

Assistant Professor job with University of Maryland - College Park | 37879935
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Assistant Professor - College Park, Maryland (US) job with University of Maryland - College Park | 37879935

Department of Classics University of Maryland, College Park Assistant Professor, Classics The Department of Classics at the University of Maryland,...

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nobody who voted to confirm RFK is fit to hold public office

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Sep 4

A tremendous numismatic project curator role @britishmuseum.bsky.social bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com/templates/CI...

Project Curator: Greek and Roman Provincial Collections Money and Medals Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break) Fixed term for 12 months £36,396 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 17th September 2025

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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · Aug 30

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · Jul 25

A curious sea-battered #Roman copper alloy statuette found on Sidmouth Beach #Devon in 1840

Featuring a man (Achilles?) riding on the back of a centaur (Chiron?) at the moment both are attacked by a wild animal

An enigmatic object now on display @rammuseum.bsky.social

📷 May 2025

#FindsFriday

A photograph of a weathered bronze statuette of an animal attacking a centaur with a man riding on his back

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Jul 24

I am actually a believer in the importance of branding, but it will be fascinating to see whether the reputational damage from the University of Warwick’s risible exercise leads to net harm. It’s possible that it won’t.

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Jul 22

This very fine book has its own care instructions on the cover.

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Jul 20

“Gandhara Uncovered” - at Lahore Museum and online tomorrow 21 July

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Jul 19

Spotted this extraordinary comparandum on the Twitter account of @persiaantigua.bsky.social

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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · Jul 9

Full Professor, Greek History, Antiquity and Epigraphy, University of Vienna, Austria (Deadline September 17) - The Classical Association of Canada
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/07/vien...

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Jun 30

Annual re-post of the best rehearsal video of all time: youtu.be/PfZgOV4UHBU?.... Cameron Macintosh: 'Good.'

Les Misérables 85th Academy Awards rehearsal

YouTube video by Michael A Le Poer Trench

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