10th International LEGO Classicism Day | Brick Classicists This years Host, The Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick, UK, and the BCE Pantheon for the 10th Annual International LEGO Classicisim Day 2026.

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.

#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon

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).
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
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).
#ilcd10 #bcepantheon
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?"
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
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).
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...

The 2026 LEGO Classicist of the Year Award Goes to Emeritus Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.

Every year on this day we give this Award to an existing member of the BCE for their outstanding work in making the ancient world engaging & relatable to a general audience. #ILCD10

Happy #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay!

My approach to using LEGO and Classics to reinforce school values (aimed at 9-12 year olds). #ILCD10
@theclassicslibrary.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social

Full presentation can be see here:
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Introducing LEGO Prof. David Fearn on this special #ILCD10, in honour of today's host, the @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social Department of Classics and Ancient History. The real David Fearn is Prof. of Greek and Head of the Department. #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay

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)
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...

BCE The First Year | Brick Classicists Empire The BCE has the Macquarie University Department of Ancient History and their Museum of Ancient Cultures, Sydney Australia, to thank for its strong start in 2016 and through 2017. In 2015, while workin...

To celebrate this special 10th International LEGO Classicism Day, I added a new page to the BCE website, telling the story of the beginning of Brick Classicists and why we celebrate ILCD on 20th February. #ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay

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...

#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon

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.

#ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay #BCEPantheon @brickclassicists.bsky.social

Snakes used to be dragons, in Greek (although dragons don’t always have wings in Greek myth). So the dividing line between snake and dragon is basically size: smallish snakes are snakes and big ones are dragons…

#ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay

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!)
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...

Writing on Mount Hymettos… in Duplo! I recently published an article about writing on Mount Hymettos over the last (nearly) 3,000 years – a bit of a departure for me personally because I was trying out some new place-centred app…

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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#ILCD10, #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay #BCEPantheon

Here are some photos of the process of printing my designs onto LEGO minifigure torsos to make Brick Classicist minifigures. Thank you to Ken Wilson from Print On Bricks for taking these photos for #ILCD10. Ken has been the official printer for the BCE since 2022 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay

This Parthenon model comes in the official LEGO set "World of Wonders, No. 40585" that includes 3 ancient models: the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China, and the Al-Khazneh constructed in the 1st century CE. #ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay

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

We are nearly there! Less than 24 hours to the 10th Annual International LEGO Classicism Day and we are so proud to have the Department of Classics and Ancient History @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social to be this official host! #ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay

Do you have a LEGO Spartan Warrior? Well share it on social media on the 10th Annual International LEGO Classicism Day 20th February, 2026! #ilcd10 #InternationalLegoClassicismDay

Do you have a LEGO Medusa? Well share it on social media on the 10th Annual International LEGO Classicism Day 20th February, 2026! #ilcd10 #InternationalLegoClassicismDay

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

Classics in the LEGO System

Only one week to go to the 10th Annual #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay! Need inspiration or even a place to find Classical themed LEGO, check out our new page dedicated to cataloguing Classics in LEGO #ILCD10

Michael Turner: Curator of the LEGO Acropolis The LEGO Acropolis model holds more than 120,000 bricks and took about 300 hours to build.

Michael Turner and the LEGO Acropolis Model at the #AcropolisMuseum #ILCD10

Int. Lego Classicism Day | Brick Classicists Empire International Lego Classicism Day is a social media event celebrated across the world every year on the 20th February, the anniversary of the formation of the BCE. Each year, individuals, organization...

10th Annual International LEGO Classicism Day 20th, February
This Year’s Host: @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social Department of Classics and Ancient History. #ilcd10 #InternationalLegoClassicismDay

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