Review: Bad Girls of Ancient Greece
A super-engaging compendium of female characters from Greek mythology releases on June 6th. Carlotta Vinccenzi thinks it's a cracker...
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D Parihar
- Jun 5
- 3 min
In Praise of Doing Less: From Ancient Societies to the Modern Hustle
Today’s ‘hustle culture’ carries a significant toll on us as humans. We must remember, our worth is not measured by our productivity...
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Isabel Hood
- May 8
- 5 min
Classics About Town: Alexander the Traffic Warden?
In the first of a new series, Isabel Hood tells the story of an unexpected statue of Alexander the Great in Edinburgh city centre...
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George Connor
- Feb 26
- 8 min
A response to the NWCC Class in Classics report 2024
The NWCC report on Class in Classics has arrived, and its findings confirm that we are right to be angry about the state of the discipline.
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George Connor
- Oct 3, 2023
- 9 min
If a tree falls in the North...
It was extremely sad to see the Sycamore Gap tree felled last week. It was an iconic part of the Northumbrian landscape, and indeed part...
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M Alzamora
- Sep 20, 2023
- 4 min
Hozier Meets Euterpe
M Alzamora has a closer look at the latest Hozier album - and finds mythology!
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Tyler Smith
- Jul 31, 2023
- 4 min
The Neoclassical country house: A Working Classicist’s nightmare?
Tyler Smith has some grave reservations about our country house museums - as well he might!
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Megha Mazumdar
- Feb 24, 2023
- 6 min
A Knighted Woman? Reading Marie de France’s Lais
In a wee excursion from the Classical, Megha Mazumdar has a look at an exceptional woman and extraordinary poet.
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Riley Gombis
- Feb 10, 2023
- 4 min
Diogenes: Let's Get Cynical
For anyone witness to the delightful proliferation of online meme pages dedicated to Classical Studies, Diogenes is a familiar face....
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Working Classicist Admin
- Jul 23, 2022
- 2 min
Meanders: LJ Trafford
Another in our series of people with a love and background in Classics who chose to go another route.
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Isabel Hood
- Jul 21, 2022
- 5 min
Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology Short Courses
Short Courses are invaluable to the survival of our subjects, and Isabel Hood has some distressing news on that front.
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Zara Amer Naveed
- Jul 9, 2022
- 3 min
Meanders: Zara Naveed
In the first of a new series, we hear from a Classics enthusiast who did NOT go on to academic study, yet continues to love the subject.
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Alexandra Sills
- Jun 17, 2022
- 2 min
Eating Rome: Apicius’ Sauce for Lobster Tails
The latest in Alexandra Sills' exploration of Roman cuisine is the sauce your fish and chips has been waiting for...
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Alexandra Sills
- Jun 10, 2022
- 2 min
Eating Rome
Alexandra Sills introduces a new and delicious series of ancient recipes. Stuff your napkin into your collar and tuck in!
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Alexandra Sills
- Jun 10, 2022
- 4 min
Eating Rome: Hypotrimma
In the first of her Eating Rome series, Alexandra Sills takes you through a rather moreish dip...
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Jasmine Elmer
- Mar 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Good Fight
Jasmine Elmer runs an eye over the state of Classics in English and Welsh state schools.
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Cora Beth Fraser
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Taking a Name
A familiar tombstone to Classicists has particular resonance to @drcorabeth
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Samantha Sharman
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
The Issue is Pretending There's No Issue
One academic's experience of impostor syndrome, and how we might address this crushing psychological barrier.
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Frances Forbes-Carbines
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Resting on his laurels
Boris Johnson’s antics have damaged the reputation of Classics: here’s how we win it back!
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Danielle Bisset
- Oct 1, 2021
- 3 min
Does Classics Need to Age Down to Grow Up?
We need to platform younger voices in the discipline if we are to encourage and foster greater participation.
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"For what people have always sought is equality before the law. For rights that were not open to all alike would be no rights.” - Cicero. Yes, that Cicero...
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