And that’s a wrap for the 10th Annual #InternationalLegoClassicismDay, 2026!
A big thank you to our host, the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social, and all of the BCE Pantheon for your fantastic content on social media.
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Photo of LEGO Julius Caesar with a dagger, doing unto a plate of Caesar salad what was done to him.
In between posting my students' work, I couldn't resist making this for International LEGO Classicism Day.
Caesar acetaria Caesaris ferit (Caesar stabs a Caesar salad).
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All the stories: www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of LEGO figures of Flavius, Iulius and Rufus trying to reach Vibrissa the cat, who is at the top of a tree.
For International LEGO Classicism Day, the Amber team's story about Vibrissa stuck in a tree.
Rufus in caput Iulii stat (Rufus stands on Iulius' head). Iulius in umeris patris stat (Iulius stands on his father's shoulders).
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Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
I love this model by Sam Aquillano, Founder and Editor of Bricka Magazine. Sam said: "I built this small classical ruin MOC using parts on hand — a fragment of a column, weathered stonework, and a curious explorer (me) mapping the past." #ILCD10 #BCEPantheon #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay
Photo of a god figure (actually Playmobil) standing in a pile of LEGO figures and animals, holding up a chef's skull.
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Ares' story about a demanding deity.
"nonne te immolavi diē Mercurii?" (Didn't I sacrifice you on Wednesday?"
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Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of a bowler-hatted LEGO man and a crocodile, in a street scene with a bookshop.
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Ethan's story about an encounter with a crocodile.
negotiator crocodilum videt et timet (The businessman sees a crocodile and is scared).
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Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of LEGO minifigures of a squirrel, a gladiator and Vibrissa the cat, against a LEGO baseboard background
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Nouh's story about a mischievous squirrel.
Vibrissa sciurum petit (Vibrissa chases a squirrel). sciurus gladiatorem offendit (The squirrel crashes into a gladiator)
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Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
A cover page that says 'The Katabasis Book Nook', with a Lego book nook on a shelf surrounded by mythology and Underworld-related books.
Side view of the book nook, with text that says, 'This year, for International Lego Classicism Day 2026, I'm building an Underworld Book Nook.
View of the Lego book nook in the dark, with light-up Lego pieces providing illumination.
Full side view of the book nook, with windows and characters.
It's #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay! 🎉
This year I've been building a LEGO Katabasis Book Nook, which has been a ridiculous amount of fun! Here are a few pictures - and you can find the whole thing on my website: classicalstudies.support/2026/02/20/i...
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LEGO Lexie accompanied me to Bristol to start a PhD so here she is playing The Last of Us while I took notes! She can also be spotted generally finding the coolest spots to pose around the Bristol Digital Game Lab.
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Photo of two LEGO soldiers and a centurion. The soldiers are proudly holding a turtle.
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Amelia's story of useless recruits and an exasperated centurion.
testudinem habemus, centurio! (We've got the tortoise, Centurion!) di immortales! (Immortal gods!)
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Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Happy International Lego Classics Day everyone! My offering this year is a Duplo version of a recent research article about writing on Mount Hymettos, Athens, home to some very important inscriptions.
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Teece Museum, New Zealand, and their LEGO exhibition featuring the Odyssey for International LEGO Classicism Day
Teece Museum, New Zealand, and their LEGO exhibition featuring the Odyssey for International LEGO Classicism Day
Happy 10th Annual International LEGO Classicism Day - and we are kicking it off strongly with the Teece Museum, New Zealand, and their LEGO exhibition featuring the Odyssey! #ilcd10 #BCEPantheon
Photo of a collection of LEGO pieces and figures. The bricks spell out LEGO. Perched on the letters are Dr Forte (with Minimus book cover), Rufus, Minimus and Vibrissa, and a collection of creatures. They will all feature in students' posts for International Lego Classicism Day later in February!
diēs magni momenti appropinquat (The very important day approaches). discipuli et magistra simulacra parva conferunt et fabulas imaginesque parant (Pupils and teacher are collecting little figures and preparing their stories and pictures).
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Photo of Lego minifigures of Helen (illustrator and mouse wrangler) and Minimus the Latin mouse, at the bottom of an almost empty cup of coffee. I'll be posting students' work as well as my own for the 10th International Lego Classicism Day before and after the official day, 20th February
parva simulacra Helenae et Minimi de profundis poculi coffeae iterum emergunt (The little models of Helen and Minimus re-emerge from the depths of the coffee cup). It's time to get ready for International LEGO Classicism Day!
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
