Great new review of 'Living and Cursing' by Alex Mullen, alongside the fabulous books by Celia Sanchez Natalias and Roger Tomlin. Curse tablet scholarship goes from strength to strength!
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several fragments of large rectangular Roman funerary tombstones arranged on a wall with a garden in the background
In an effort to convince everyone posthumanism isn't scary I will be presenting 'Posthumanist Roman archaeology? Revisiting the Roman military community concept' as part of this year's @tracconference.bsky.social webinar series on 31/03/2026 17:00 BST
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Dr Stuart McKie on "Curse tablets and demons: a sense of the weird" - join us for our next research seminar on Thursday 19 March 2026, 17:15-18:30 UK time. All very welcome to attend in person or online!
Joining instructions and in person venue in the thread!
Female Agency is here in paperback! Agency is relational, so why not relate to a lighter and less expensive set of chapters about it: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Poster text reads: The Open University MA Classical Studies Leventis Studentships 2026 Thanks to the generosity of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, The Open University are delighted to offer three fully-funded studentships for UK students to undertake our MA in Classical Studies. These are open to candidates who meet one or both of the following criteria: Teachers working in state-funded schools or sixth form colleges in the UK who plan to introduce or develop classical subjects in their school Students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background The Leventis studentships consist of a grant of £9,000 to cover the full cost of the tuition fees for the MA with the remaining balance available for the purchase of books and resources or attendance at related events. Full details and the application form are available on our website: https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classicalstudies/
Studentships now available for the @openuniversity.bsky.social MA in Classical Studies! Open to state school teachers and/or students from Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Applications due by 1 June. Please share widely! More info + application form: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...
Hey everyone, copy Naomi and come study Classical Studies with us 😊
I started with the OU seriously at 39. Since then I've done a full BA in Classics, plus a couple of modules in eg Biology and Art History, then an MA in Classics, now starting on some Maths.
I made a decision to be this person, and I am grateful to Naomi-age-39 for it. The time goes past anyway.
We'll post about our research groups over the next days, starting with...
1️⃣ Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion (Classical Studies) — exploring the material, visual & sensory worlds of Greek, Etruscan & Roman religions.
Director/Deputy: Jessica Hughes/Emma-Jayne Graham
Sixty years ago, Jennie Lee's vision created The Open University 🎓 Welcoming all backgrounds, millions have started life-changing journeys. #OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity #OU60 💙
It’s part of a suite of free OpenLearn courses, HeadStart Classical Studies, written by my brilliant colleagues. You can study the course here: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
The following images each contain a description of the course - you can find an accessible version of that description by clicking the link in the next post.
Friends! For the @openuniversity.bsky.social’s free learning platform I wrote a course: Exploring Ovid’s big ideas. It’s about Pacific Islander creation myth, monsters, Brazilian art, how stories change their meaning across time, British-Nigerian poetry, and of course… about Ovid. 💻🏺
et voila! Online open access via the MQ Waranara library: ‘Roman archaeology with agencements,’ a thesis that looks to assemblage thinking in order to both unpack how social life was (and is) always more-the-human and to enhance the concept of the Roman army as a community.
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Your periodic reminder that you can start learning ancient Greek right now, free of charge!
Curling is the best (and not just because of the one slippy/one non-slippy shoe thing, although that too).
'I am dragging my anchor'
Ah, let that be a lesson to watch out for 'turbulent' Grahams and their ‘owne nowghtie men' …
I can't wait! (That sounds sarcastic, but it really isn't meant that way!)
Right ... so sounds like an offering to Zeus may be in order then, just to make sure there is more waxing and less waning?
Oh go on then: 4 5 6
And to you Mhairi!
Huge congratulations Ewan! Everyone NEEDS to read this excellent thesis!
Good luck!
I wrote about Roman curse tablets in Ancient History Magazine - available now! www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-gb/produc...
Check out this latest research blog from the very excellent Seeing The Dead project in York.
It's an account of what we found when removing the upper part of a Roman gypsum cast which hadnt been moved in 150years.
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Our @universitypress.cambridge.org book "Senses, Cognition and Ritual Experience in the Roman World" is #OPENACCESS !
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#archaeology #sensoryarchaeology #senses #cognition #cognitivescienceofreligion #ritual #religion #classics #ancienthistory #romanhistory
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Just FYI - if you decide to use your slot at the department meeting next week simply to distribute pears, then that would be perfectly acceptable.
Poster for the Badè Museum's Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Lecture Series for Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean.
Starting next Thursday at 5:30pm BST (9:30am PST), the Badè Museum will kick off it's new Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Research Facility @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, the Series will explore Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. (1/4)
