When dreams come true 💫

On Thursday 9th October, I will be presenting at the ICS Ancient History seminar on a theme very dear to me: Making a saviour out of a perpetrator!

Join us if you can 🥰

@ics.bsky.social

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First slide of my conference paper focused on Fascist manipulation of the Roman past

Today! #CA2025

This studentship is only possible because of the generosity of the late Prof. Em. Jane F. Gardner, world leading expert in Roman law, women, and the family among many other things, who passed away in 2023. You can read about the department's memorial for her here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...

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Deadline is approaching for our panel at the CCC and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on how to unveil of the Optimus Princeps! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions 🙂

JC is feeling the Christmas Spirit on this last lecture of the term ✨ What a fun term to teach his story alongside the centuries 💫😀

Bust of Trajan at the Vatican Museum modified to look mysterious. Picture by Consuelo Martino

CfP “Unveiling the Optimus Princeps: New Trends and Approaches to the Age of Trajan”

Join us at the next CCC in Coimbra to discuss the Optimus Princeps - wasn’t he too good to be true?

More details here: www.uc.pt/cech/16-ccc/...

Deadline for abstracts: 31 Jan 2025

Back to the BSR in January 🤩🤩 Such a happy plan to beat the January blues ☺️

Can I please be added? Thanks!

I did the same during a class on JC reception and the debate about the Ides 😀

Damian Lewis as Antony in Julius Caesar: 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' | Shakespeare Solos YouTube video by Guardian Culture

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Best interpretation I have ever seen of this speech 🥲 @kathryntempest.bsky.social is Brutus an honorable man?😀

I have been waiting to see/hear this live for ages 😍 @Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Statue of Augustus of Prima Porta

εὶ δέ τι Ἐπεὶ δὲ πάνυ καλῶς πέπαισται, δότε κρότον. Καὶ πάντες ἡμᾶς μετὰ χαρᾶς προπέμψατε. (“Since well I've played my part, all clap your hands
And from the stage dismiss me with applause.”) (Suet. Aug.99) - 19.08 AD 14

Brain still has to realise new term starts in 30 days..tik tok tik tok ⏰⏳

When they say “write the book you want to read” they mean literally because you will read that shit so many goddamn times, you’d better like it

Forthcoming event in Durham! Online attendance available!

*think not thing

After years of denial, I am now embracing my identity as a Caesarian historian (still thing the guy is bad though) 😆