Imaginary Sonnets
Daniel Galef presents three Classically-themed sonnets.
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M Alzamora
- Sep 20
- 4 min
Hozier Meets Euterpe
M Alzamora has a closer look at the latest Hozier album - and finds mythology!
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Alexandra Sills
- Aug 13
- 6 min
Are You Not Entertained? (We Were.)
Working Classicist of the Year and self-confessed gladiator nerd, Alexandra Sills has been to a splendid exhibition in Colchester...
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Emily Singeisen
- Jul 21
- 5 min
Justice and guilt - from Oresteia to HBO's Barry
Emily Singeisen has a look at the moral ambiguities of justice, as shown in the works of Aeschylus and HBO...
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Carmen Robinson
- Jul 10
- 3 min
Putting Together the Puzzle of Botticelli's Venus
Carmen Robinson takes a closer look at a Renaissance classic....
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Miri Teixeira
- Jul 5
- 3 min
The best Classics PC games on the Steam Summer Sale
Our own Miri Teixeira has been skimming the Steam sale and has selected some cut-price bangers for you...
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Emily Small
- Apr 14
- 8 min
The Course Choice Rubicon
Emily Small's short story shows the difficult process of choosing school subjects, based on an unusual visitation...
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Veirs Tallis
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Ad Astra: The Torch Bearer: Dionysus, Iacchos, and Arcturus in the Eleusinian Mysteries
In the second of the Ad Astra series, Veirs Tallis discusses the importance of Arcturus to Eleusinian initiates, wine-makers and astronomers
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Alexandra Sills
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
Eating Rome: Apicius’ Alexandrian Pumpkins
In the near-future you may have a few pumpkins around the house. Fortunately, Alexandra Sills has come up with something ancient, delicious
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Clifford S Marcus MA MCIL CL
- Sep 21, 2022
- 4 min
Echoes of the Cyclops
Clifford Marcus believes that chapter 34 of the Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov seems to be playing with Homer...
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Mike Delayo
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Ciceros of Civilization
Mike Delayo takes us through the iterations of Cicero as he is presented in the popular Civilization video game.
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Working Classicist Admin
- Aug 5, 2022
- 6 min
Nobody’s Business but the Gauls? – Total War, the Iron Age and Popular Media
The excellent Ralph Moore takes a look at attempts to make the presentation of "barbarians" a bit better in the Total War: Rome games...
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Riley Gombis
- Jul 15, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The Overstory
Let Riley Gombis tell you about an Ovid-inspired novel...
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Dylan C. Davis and Etienne Maignan
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Trilogia latinorum Ludorum Kickstarter
Dylan C. Davis and Etienne Maignan (@EstLusor) would like you to help launch a rather extraordinary video game series...
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Working Classicist Admin
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
Barbarian Voices and Ventriloquisms
Ralph Moore has a look at Rome: Total War and the portrayal of historical prejudice and othering in popular media .
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Miri Teixeira
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Top 12 Classics-themed Video Games Coming in 2022
If you find yourself thinking that you can't get enough Achilles in your Action Shooters, or are crying out for more Dionysus in your...
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Vicki Feltham
- Mar 25, 2022
- 9 min
The Misjudging of Ajax the Great
Vicki Feltham (@purevelf) reappraises Ajax and his representation in myth.
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Tarryn Andrews
- Jan 28, 2022
- 5 min
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey: A Walk Through the Past
Tarryn Andrews guides us through the authenticity of Assassin's Creed Odyssey...
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Alexandra Sills
- Sep 10, 2021
- 7 min
Thumbs up?
A nuanced look at our perception of Gladiators.
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Alex Imrie
- Sep 4, 2021
- 7 min
Ancient Games: Elysium (2015)
The Backdrop In the sixth book of Virgil’s Aeneid, the poet recounts Aeneas’ journey to the underworld. During this voyage, the destiny...
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