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The Romans in Britain

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I am in the middle of a tour round the UK talking about the “Secret Histories” of Rome (which partly means the real-life stories of ordinary Romans, who

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 10h

Colosseum’s Hidden Passage of Roman Emperors Revealed for the First Time -

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Colosseum’s Hidden Passage of Roman Emperors Revealed for the First Time - GreekReporter.com

The Colosseum Archaeological Park in Rome has opened the hidden “Passage of Commodus,” an underground corridor once reserved only for emperors

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 10h

How an Ancient Greek Colony Turned Into Marseille | TheCollector

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How an Ancient Greek Colony Turned Into Marseille | TheCollector

The French city of Marseille began as an ancient Greek colony, later becoming a Roman colony and eventually one of France’s most renowned cities.

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 10h

New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard

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New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard

Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to Italy

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 10h

😮Roman sailor’s grave marker found in New Orleans yard – The History Blog

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Roman sailor’s grave marker found in New Orleans yard – The History Blog

The 2nd century grave marker of a Roman sailor has been discovered in the back yard of a Tulane University anthropologist in New Orleans. The stone slab with a Latin inscription was uncovered by…

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 10h

The Life & Deification of Drusilla, Caligula’s Sister | TheCollector

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The Life & Deification of Drusilla, Caligula’s Sister | TheCollector

The imperial princess Drusilla was extremely close to her brother Caligula, who was greatly affected by her death and immortalized her as a goddess.

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 1d

A Rare Glimpse: The Parthenon Emerges From Scaffolding - GreekReporter.com

For the first time since the 1970s, the Parthenon on the Acropolis is free of exterior scaffolding, offering visitors a breathtaking view.

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 1d

How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking? | TheCollector

The ancient Greeks and Romans developed some of the world’s earliest banking systems that pioneered many modern banking practices.

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Bronze box shaped like a temple found in Romania – The History Blog

A bronze box shaped like the façade of a temple has been discovered at the site of a Roman settlement in Turda, central Romania. Dating to the late 2nd and early 3rd century A.D., it is a unique…

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Pindar, Second Nemean Epinikion - Kosmos Society

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Pindar, Second Nemean Epinikion - Kosmos Society

A translation and notes by Jack Vaughan For Timodemos of Archarnai, Victor in Pankration Much as Homerid singers often begin their weaving of songs with a prelude honoring Zeus, this man, too, for a…

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Gladiators: A Day in the Life | The Ancients shows.acast.com/the-ancients...

Gladiators: A Day in the Life | The Ancients

A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from…

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Wood writing tablets found in Roman wells – The History Blog

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Wood writing tablets found in Roman wells – The History Blog

A group of at least 15 wooden writing tablets has been discovered in ancient wells at Izernore, eastern France. The tablets and other rare organic remains were beautifully preserved thanks to the…

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Depiction of Ancient Egyptian deities found in Roman bathhouse

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Depiction of Ancient Egyptian deities found in Roman bathhouse

Excavations in the city of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey have uncovered Ancient Egyptian imagery in a Roman-era bathhouse.

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Treasures found in largest Hellenistic tumulus in Romania – The History Blog

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Treasures found in largest Hellenistic tumulus in Romania – The History Blog

Extraordinary treasures unearthed from a 3rd century B.C. tumulus in Mangalia, southeastern Romania, were revealed to the public for the first time last month at the National Museum of Romanian…

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Mhairi White @mhairi-at-ou.bsky.social · 6d

CLASSICSTOBER DAY 1: HYPNOS.... have fun reading my wee story!

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#classicstober #classicstober25

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Mhairi White @mhairi-at-ou.bsky.social · 8d

Super excited for #ClassicsTober25 to start tomorrow!!!

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Warwick Ancient Drama Festival

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Programme art from the Warwick University Ancient Drama Festival

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 8d

GCSE Latin & Ancient World Olympiad

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 8d

JACT Greek and Latin Summer School: Registration is open!

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Durham, the home of the Durham Greek and Latin Summer School

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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

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 8d

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Australasian Classical Reception Studies Network (ACRSN) @acrsn.bsky.social · 8d

Starting Oct 14 (hybrid/Oxford, 2pm UK) - #APGRD series: Conceptual Metaphors in Reception Studies www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events

Events | APGRD

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threedlite.bsky.social @threedlite.bsky.social · 8d

@theclassicslibrary.bsky.social I created an Android mobile app on Google Play store using the Perseus and First1k corpus called "Classics Viewer" Free and open source (github.com/threedlite/c...)
Greek, Latin, basic lemma-aware dictionary and search, audio for Iliad, some Akkadian/Sumerian.

GitHub - threedlite/classicsviewer: Ancient Greek classic texts with translations and dictionary

Ancient Greek classic texts with translations and dictionary - threedlite/classicsviewer

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Tony Harrison — poet, playwright, radical Classicist

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Tony Harrison — poet, playwright, radical Classicist

Poet and playwright, inspiration and colleague, Tony Harrison died yesterday. Widely acknowledged for his extraordinary poetic and dramatic verse, for his daring translation, he might also be remem…

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The Classics Library @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Roman shipwreck uncovered in Croatia – The History Blog

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Roman shipwreck uncovered in Croatia – The History Blog

A Roman shipwreck in an excellent state of preservation has been excavated from the seabed of Barbir Bay, Croatia. The boat dates to the 1st-2nd century and is about 12.5 meters (40 feet) long. Many…

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