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PhD candidate Ivan Maiorov has share his latest pic! "Soon my project will be complete. In the meantime, here is a photo I’ve made, using my helmets to highlight the three ages of Mycenaean Greece." #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics
Pause, stranger, when you pass me by As you are now, so once was I As I am now, so you will be So prepare for death and follow me
New Exhibition Brings Faces of Ancient Romans Back to Life
A new exhibition at the Aquincum Museum showcases facial reconstructions of 16 people who lived in Roman Aquincum nearly 2,000 years ago. It will be on display until October 31 and will reopen to the public in April 2026 after the winter break. Speaking at the opening on Thursday, “Once We Were Like You – […]
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"This study combines spatial interaction modeling, social accounting frameworks, and archeological infrastructure data with a large georeferenced dataset of Roman Republican coin hoards (155BCE-2CE) to analyze monetary circulation across the Roman world."
Economic footprints: mapping coin circulation and economic networks in ancient Rome
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Economic footprints: mapping coin circulation and economic networks in ancient Rome
nature.com
"Rome’s territorial reach necessitated outsourcing governance and defense, paving the way for ambitious generals and barbarian leaders to carve out their own spheres of influence."
Why The Roman Empire’s Greatest Strength Became A Weakness
Rome’s territorial reach paved the way for ambitious generals and barbarian leaders to carve out their own spheres of influence.
worldatlas.com
"The slab turned out to be the grave marker of a Roman military sailor from the second century C.E., originally connected to the museum in Civitavecchia, Italy. How it ended up 5,250 miles away is still partly a mystery."
They Found a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Tombstone in Their Backyard. Then the FBI Showed Up.
The discovery prompted an international search to figure out how the ancient headstone made it to New Orleans.
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"What appears to be little more than a big hunk of charcoal... turns out to be “a philosophical treatise on ethics, and the evidence points to a Stoic work: it turns on human nature, impulse, and the moral progress of human beings.”
An Entire Ancient Greek Philosophical Treatise Burned by Mount Vesuvius Has Been Deciphered with X‑Ray and AI Technologies
Most of our conception of Stoicism, an ancient school of thought much featured here on Open Culture, derives from the writings of just three figures: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca the Younger. But there were other Stoics, and despite their antiquity, we may yet learn more about them.
openculture.com
"The Italian government has been trying for more than a century to acquire these frescoes from the Torlonia family, “one of Italy’s ancient noble families whose vast collection of antiquity has long been kept out of the public domain,” the AP reports."
See These Ancient Etruscan Frescoes That Italy Bought for Millions and Put on Public Display in Rome
Found in a burial chamber, the artworks depict battles between ancient heroes in the Mediterranean world
smithsonianmag.com
BOOK LAUNCH: The Classical Reception and Impact of Wonder Woman in Comics and Film July 22nd @4pm EST Register for link: docs.google.com/form... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #ReceptionStudies #AncientReception #AIMS #AntiquityinMediaStudies
"Hear Wilson and Ruhl discuss The Odyssey’s circuitous path through the waters of Western culture — from ancient song to modern verse to Hollywood."
Emily Wilson with Sarah Ruhl: The Odyssey Onscreen | 92NY
Emily Wilson discusses her translation of The Odyssey, and Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, with Sarah Ruhl.
92ny.org
"Using tools and ingredients that would have been available in ancient Greece, the researchers confirmed the priestesses could have brewed the kykeon from..."
Did ancient Greek priestesses brew a mind-bending potion drunk by Cicero and Marcus Aurelius?
Researchers found the psychedelic elixir would have been possible to make using ingredients and techniques available in ancient Greece
science.org
"Enhancing our knowledge of ancient cultures is an essential foundation for humanistic understanding and can illuminate many of the challenges of today and the future. That vision is behind the new UCLA Jeffrey P. Cunard Center for Global Antiquity..."
‘A new, higher form of humanism’: Major expansion of ancient studies with new center in UCLA Humanities
An $11 million gift from alumnus Jeffrey Cunard will establish the UCLA Jeffrey P. Cunard Center for Global Antiquity.
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"The sixth block in the Parthenon’s tympanum—or recessed space—was restored by combining a pair of archaic fragments with new pieces of marble, while the seventh block has been completed using only fresh marble."
Restoration of Parthenon’s Western Facade Is Unveiled
For the first time in years, visitors will have an unobstructed view of a partially repaired facade of the Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens
artforum.com
Kevin Nobel's students in his course 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭 enjoyed playing 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘀 this semester at Brooklyn College! #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center Brooklyn College
"The production relied heavily on surviving records from director Alexis Minotis and artist Yannis Tsarouchis, who designed the original costumes and sets."
Ancient Greek theatre revives legendary Callas opera Medea
Sixty-five years after it last hosted an opera performance, Greece’s ancient theatre of Epidaurus is revisiting the landmark 1961 production of...
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"The Great Cistern ranks among the largest known Roman hydraulic structures in the region."
Ancient Roman cistern in Spain held more than 2 million liters of water, study finds | Archaeology News Online Magazine
A 3D study of a Roman cistern in Spain found it once stored more than 2 million liters of water within a vast hydraulic system.
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"Based on their examinations, the team identified an invocation featuring a pair of men with Latin names as well as women with Greek names, all referred to as enslaved individuals. Examiners also spotted three magical runes..."
Ancient Roman curse tablet conjures Egyptian demon magic
Four enslaved people may have crafted the newly discovered artifact.
popsci.com
One of our CUNY Consortium friends Greta Gualdi is teaching this course coming up! _____________________________________________________________________ You can find the full summer schedule and registration information here: www.iacelanguage.org... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics
Part II of Ivan Maiorov's latest project: a Late Bronze Age Naue Sword. #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center
PhD Candidate Kevin Nobel shared 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 pictures from his course 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 at Brooklyn College! These are from a the game Concordia. #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center Brooklyn College
PhD Candidate Ivan Maiorov has shared photos of his recent project: a Late Bronze Age Naue Sword. Please take in the glory that is his boar tusk helmet! #ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics CUNY Graduate Center
Thoughts? "Six legendary gladiators. One epic tale of blood and glory in ancient Rome." www.nationalgeograph...
"Dating back to the 2nd-1st century BC, it is one of the oldest homes from Rome's Republican era. It was partly destroyed by the foundations of a palace built above it, but two floors have survived." www.reuters.com/life...
"...in May 2026, [...] San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum unveils “The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy,” a sprawling show of 180 Etruscan antiquities from 30 international museums..." news.artnet.com/art-... #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics
Who Were the Etruscans? A New Show Uncovers Secrets Rome Buried
The San Francisco institution has been amassing a rare encyclopedic exhibition around the oft-overlooked Etruscan culture for ten years.
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The more things change... " Lead emissions in the vicinity of mines and smelting sites by themselves could certainly have had an impact on the cognition and health of surrounding populations, and potentially wider rural populations.” www.science.org/cont...
"In a new study, researchers report that a sophisticated plaster-making technique long credited to the Romans was also used by Neolithic people about 8,000 years earlier."
Ancient Roman Technique Discovered 8,000 Years Earlier, Study Says
"A technology lost to history."
sciencealert.com