New Blog Post: From the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies
Dr Barbara Carè writes about her article ‘From the astragalus to the heel: revisiting the anatomy of Achilles’ mythical invulnerability' ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Goddess Behind the Gorgon: Reclaiming the Colonial Monstrous Woman
Ariela Kristantina (in conversation with Dr Natalie J. Swain)
27 April, 12pm Online via Zoom
shorturl.at/qJMgt
Classical Reception Seminars return for Summer Term, Mondays at 12pm.
This year the series focuses on: Overlooked/Undercooked: Classical Reception in Colonial and Postcolonial Southeast Asia.
Full series info: shorturl.at/HAmeW
Individual seminars and links to register here: shorturl.at/sr3yn
Delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 Michael Ventris Award in Mycenaean Studies: Ester Salgarella for her project on ‘Developing a Digital Edition of the Linear A inscriptions of the Bronze Age Aegean for Comparative and Interdisciplinary Research’.
Congratulations Ester!
shorturl.at/HTDBG
ICS Conference Grants: Open to applications
Deadline 5 May
Small grants - up to £500 - are available to support conferences and workshops throughout the UK. Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/grant...
EpiDoc: Train the Trainers
Fri 24 April, 2-4pm
Online: shorturl.at/dVsF5
Bringing together experienced & new teachers/trainers of EpiDoc, to discuss different training models, resources available, issues around introducing EpiDoc to classics/digital humanities audiences, & approaches to assessment.
Celebrating Women in Classics: Ten Years of the Women’s Classical Committee UK
Join the ICS and WCC on Wednesday 22 April for a round table discussion and Q&A on the theme of ‘Celebrating Women in Classics’.
Drinks reception from 5pm; panel discussion at 6pm:
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
We are hiring! Join the ICS as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Roman Archaeology.
Are you interested in rethinking Roman frontiers through material culture, heritage practice, and public engagement? Full details here:
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Apply now for ICS Public engagement grants
Deadline 1 May
Small grants (up to £500) are available to support Classics-themed public engagement activities. Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/public-engag...
Today, a lecture by Dr Sara Perry (UCL)
Exploring Human Values through Social Virtual Reality for Cultural Heritage
shorturl.at/1SgC3
To what extent can virtual reality for cultural heritage support contemporary audiences in enacting unfamiliar human values and complicated socio-economic contexts?
William St Clair Fellowship: Applications now open
To honour William St Clair, the St Clair family has established an Early Career funded fellowship to help support the research and professional development of early career researchers in languages, literatures and cultures: shorturl.at/LlJLj
Revisiting the Ancient Mediterranean World at the British Museum: Wonder and the Marvellous
Weds 15 April, 4pm shorturl.at/Z4MT1
Exploring research on the theme of wonder (thauma), and a framework for thinking about craft production, description & sensorial experiences in the ancient Mediterranean.
We are hiring! Join the ICS as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Roman Archaeology.
Are you interested in rethinking Roman frontiers through material culture, heritage practice, and public engagement? Full details here:
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
🌸 Wishing a happy and peaceful holiday break to all 🌸
The ICS is closed from today (1 April) and will re-open on Monday 13 April.
The Combined Classics Library will close at 6.00 pm on Wednesday 1 April and reopen at 9.30am on Wednesday 8 April.
The latest ICS newsletter is here with news and announcements, updates on blogs, events, and publications: mailchi.mp/sas/ics-news...
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New Blog Post: From the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies
Dr Stefano Cianciosi writes about his article 'A further look at Virgil’s Ganymede: Ancient readings of Homer and genealogy in the Aeneid' ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
To what extent can virtual reality for cultural heritage support contemporary audiences in enacting unfamiliar human values and complicated socio-economic contexts?
Exploring Human Values through Social Virtual Reality for Cultural Heritage
Dr Sara Perry (UCL)
Thurs 16 April, 5pm
shorturl.at/1SgC3
Revisiting the Ancient Mediterranean World at the British Museum: Wonder and the Marvellous
Weds 15 April, 4pm shorturl.at/Z4MT1
Exploring research on the theme of wonder (thauma), and a framework for thinking about craft production, description & sensorial experiences in the ancient Mediterranean.
📢 Almost time for the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2026!
📅 20–24 April
👀 We’re running a session on author experiences of #OpenAccess publishing on 23 April with several @oipassoc.bsky.social presses & there are loads of other great sessions too!
🔗 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...
Including open access articles
shorturl.at/XlukS
Neville Morley: Remaking Thucydides
Byron Waldron: Fabius Maximus Rullianus & capture of Gavius Pontius: Livy’s book 11 & the last years of the 3rd Samnite War
Martina Russo: Speaking of dissimulatio: Tiberius’ words in Suetonius’ De vita Caesarum
"The five articles included in this collection concentrate on politics, education, and performance as three interconnected areas of the text's reception"
The latest BICS, ed. Maria Fragoulaki & Neville Morley, explores "Doing things with Thucydides"
academic.oup.com/bics/issue/6...
Read the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, which includes a cluster of themed articles on Thucydides, and general articles on the geranos dance, Diogenes Laertius and the origin of philosophy, Plutarch's Late Republican Lives, and more! academic.oup.com/bics/issue
New Blog Post: The Backbone of the Library: A History of Women in the Hellenic Society
Dr Rosario Rovira Guardiola profiles Librarians of the Hellenic Society (and later Combined Classics Library) and the influence and contributions of women in these roles:
library.ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
New Exhibition in the Library lobby by Olga Nikonenko:
Cleopatra and Boudica: Powerful Women Through Roman Eyes
This exhibition explores how Roman writers portrayed Cleopatra and Boudica as powerful, dangerous and deviant figures, and how their stories were shaped by Roman perspectives.
Register now for the final PGWiP Seminar of Spring Term
Fri 27 March, 5pm
Sebastian Zellner (Freie Universität Berlin) will present The bars and chords of Clio - ἁρμονία, σύνθησις and Ancient Historiography
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Did you know we have two trolleys full of books for sale outside the library?
New books are added regularly so make sure to check them when you visit!
Everyone is welcome to buy our books, not just library members. Come up to the third floor of Senate House to browse the selection😊
Understanding ancient craft: scientific insights into Greek and Hellenistic decorated Vases
5pm Weds 25 Mar
Dr Michael Charlton & Dr Maja Mise (IoA, UCL) will demonstrate how scientific analysis can move beyond supporting typology to actively reshape archaeological interpretation: shorturl.at/y6DQs
EpiDoc office hour
Friday 20 March, 5pm
Online via Zoom
During these open sessions, experienced EpiDoc users or developers will be available to answer EpiDoc-related questions and provide mentorship for your digital projects.
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
💡In this feature for @historyextra.bsky.social, the @ics.bsky.social's Dr Jessica Clarke shares insights from her book, “A New History of Ancient Roman Theatre”, and sheds light on why performance in Rome was deeply political.
www.historyextra.com/period/roman...
How do archaeologists engage with material culture? What can we learn from ‘reading’ the everyday lives, ideas and cultures of the people who built the world around us? Join us on 19 Mar at our IHR Archaeology and Local History Online Free Taster Session. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...