I have loved this since it came out and watched it recently.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3d ago‘A gentle poetry in the everyday’: why The Straight Story is my feelgood movie
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Hey all, I appeared on @ancientlyric.bsky.social's YouTube channel to chat archaeology: the Odyssey, animal bones, ancient music, and more! youtu.be/-WtaJjFtSBY?...
Storytelling Ep 31. Flint Dibble. Animal Bones in Bronze Age & Odyssey world. Bettina Joy de Guzman
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If you want to check out a fairly balanced (I hope) classical view of Nolan's Odyssey, try our pedants' review on Instant Classics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-r...
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 3: The Pedants Revolt
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Here’s my review of the Tom Hiddleston Pompeii series. Keeping in mind this is aimed at amateurs, I thought it had a wonderful blend of (fairly authentic) dramatisation, a varied range of specialists and Tom himself makes the story that much more endearing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.benpaites.uk/blog-4-1/pom...
Pompeii: Out of Time - Review — Ben Paites
There have been many attempts over the years to get celebrities to try and engage the general public in the Ancient World. Rarely, if ever, does that celebrity have any sort of prior experience or kno...
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Headed to Tuscany (Siena for the Palio) in a few days, so making beans in oil and rosemary and stuffed onions to go with some pork. Cannot wait.
The Latin Tamer, by Ward Farnsworth "Learn to read the Romans! This book is an exciting new way to discover the Latin language. Whether you want to master it or just see enough to enjoy...
The Latin Tamer, by Ward Farnsworth
"Learn to read the Romans! This book is an exciting new way to discover the Latin language. Whether you want to master it or just see enough to enjoy some...
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Pozzuoli/Campi Flegrei earthquake. www.reuters.com/business/env...
Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services and damaging some buildings, a...
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Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Odyssey translator slams Nolan's film adaptation as 'gimmicky' with 'no sex'
The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.
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AI in teaching and learning Classics Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMRoom G.19, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DA This is the third in the series of Ancient Languages Teaching Conferences, and...
AI in teaching and learning Classics
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMRoom G.19, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DA This is the third in the series of Ancient Languages Teaching Conferences, and follows last year's successful conference...
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Sicilian metaphor of the day “Suckers, new shoots that come straight from the rootstock, [must] be removed during pruning. In Sicily suckers are called bacchettoni [-] a word you might also use to describe your sister's boyfriend if he were tall and handsome but utterly useless in every other way.”
Sicilian metaphor of the day “Suckers, new shoots that come straight from the rootstock, [must] be removed during pruning. In Sicily suckers are called bacchettoni [-] a word you might also use to describe your sister's boyfriend if he were tall and handsome but utterly useless in every other way.”
CPD: Teaching Dido (and Virgil's Aeneid) Saturday 3rd October, 11am-5pm. More information and to book Professor Ingo Gildenhard will lead a line up of academics to discuss ways of teaching Dido in conjunction with his...
CPD: Teaching Dido (and Virgil's Aeneid)
Saturday 3rd October, 11am-5pm. More information and to book Professor Ingo Gildenhard will lead a line up of academics to discuss ways of teaching Dido in conjunction with his recent...
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Nine Roman Morals (AP-related) This is an interesting and useful new resources by Dan Conway. He writes... "The new AP syllabus has a list of nine Roman moral values that students have to...
Nine Roman Morals (AP-related)
This is an interesting and useful new resources by Dan Conway. He writes... "The new AP syllabus has a list of nine Roman moral values that students have to know,...
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Hadrian's Wall Live! This is a FREE virtual event for KS2 students in school and at home which focuses on Hadrian's Wall Wall and the Roman Primary History curriculum. The Great North Museum is...
Hadrian's Wall Live!
This is a FREE virtual event for KS2 students in school and at home which focuses on Hadrian's Wall Wall and the Roman Primary History curriculum. The Great North Museum is running...
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Hellene School Travel | 2026 End of Summer Term Newsletter – Travel Updates, Blogs Galore (Turkey, Thessaloniki, Sicily, Mainland Greece),...
Hellene School Travel | 2026 End of Summer Term Newsletter – Travel Updates, Blogs Galore...
Χαίρετε! Salvete! Greetings… Goodness me! Hot or What? Not as intense as ’76 (May to October!) with drought and stand pipes (what a year to be in Uni!) but Good...
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Help! Survey on Classics and UK Primary Schools A quick five minutes of your time! LINK HERE: https://s.surveyplanet.com/dwkpo1k8 This survey is to explore the link between Classical Studies and school...
Help! Survey on Classics and UK Primary Schools
A quick five minutes of your time! LINK HERE: https://s.surveyplanet.com/dwkpo1k8 This survey is to explore the link between Classical Studies and school values. It will help to build a picture...
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2026 Bloomsbury Classics Reading Challenge Your pupils can review Bloomsbury Classics books to win a Where Can Classics Take You goody bag! They have Classics books for every age and subject as well as...
2026 Bloomsbury Classics Reading Challenge
Your pupils can review Bloomsbury Classics books to win a Where Can Classics Take You goody bag! They have Classics books for every age and subject as well as some...
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Maximum Classics: Free Resources! UK state schools: Thanks to a new charity partnership, Maximum Classics is offering free subscriptions to UK state schools for the 2026–27 academic year. Both the...
Maximum Classics: Free Resources!
UK state schools: Thanks to a new charity partnership, Maximum Classics is offering free subscriptions to UK state schools for the 2026–27 academic year. Both the PowerPoint-led and video-led courses are included in...
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Calling all primary school teachers in the UK... Please take 5 mins to complete our survey. Please share with any teachers you know! Thanks! @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social @workingclassicists.bsky.social @cascotland.bsky.social @aceclassics.bsky.social s.surveyplanet.com/dwkpo1k8
Research: Classical Studies in Primary Schools
This survey is to explore the link between Classical Studies and school values. It will help to build a picture of the Classical Studies provision in UK primary schools. All data will be collated anon...
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Virgil, Aeneid 4, with Study Questions, Vocabulary, and Commentary by Ingo Gildenhard Open Book Publishers have just published of Virgil, Aeneid 4, with Study Questions,...
Virgil, Aeneid 4, with Study Questions, Vocabulary, and Commentary by Ingo Gildenhard
Open Book Publishers have just published of Virgil, Aeneid 4, with Study Questions, Vocabulary, and Commentary by Ingo Gildenhard. About the Book In Dido’s encounter with Aeneas, the Aeneid explores abiding themes...
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JOB | Teacher of Latin, Coombe Girls' School Teacher of Latin Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form in New Malden is seeking an experienced Latin teacher to deliver a small weekly Latin class for students. This is a...
JOB | Teacher of Latin, Coombe Girls' School
Teacher of Latin Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form in New Malden is seeking an experienced Latin teacher to deliver a small weekly Latin class for students. This is a flexible,...
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JOB | Classics Subject Leader or Latin Teacher Thomas’s Clapham is a dynamic and welcoming school where curiosity, creativity and kindness sit at the heart of everything we do. Set between Wandsworth and...
JOB | Classics Subject Leader or Latin Teacher
Thomas’s Clapham is a dynamic and welcoming school where curiosity, creativity and kindness sit at the heart of everything we do. Set between Wandsworth and Clapham Commons, our school is...
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SPRS Course on Virgil's Aeneid Registration for our next online course with Christopher Tanfield: Virgil's Aeneid is now open here: https://www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event-Registration/EventId/28...
SPRS Course on Virgil's Aeneid
Registration for our next online course with Christopher Tanfield: Virgil's Aeneid is now open here: https://www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event-Registration/EventId/28 Wednesday 17, 24 June, 1, 8 and 15 July, 6-7.30pm (UK time)Watch the sessions live, or catch up...
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JOB | Classics for All Freelancer Classics for All is hiring ! Classics for All is seeking a passionate and organised freelancer to fill two vacant posts, helping to expand access to classical subjects in state schools...
JOB | Classics for All Freelancer
Classics for All is hiring ! Classics for All is seeking a passionate and organised freelancer to fill two vacant posts, helping to expand access to classical subjects in state schools across both the North East of...
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Marble Head of Greek Goddess Aphrodite Found at Ancient Heracleopolis in Egypt greekreporter.com/2026/06/02/m...
Marble Head of Greek Goddess Aphrodite Found at Ancient Heracleopolis in Egypt - GreekReporter.com
Archaeologists uncovered a rare marble head of Aphrodite and other ancient finds at Ihnasya Al-Madina, once known as Heracleopolis Magna.
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Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find
Kevin Minto’s discovery near Ilminster, showing goddess Victoria, has been acquired with coin hoard for £78,000
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Monumental tomb discovered in Ancient Olympos www.heritagedaily.com/2026/05/monu...
Monumental tomb discovered in Ancient Olympos
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Olympos in Turkey's Antalya Province have uncovered a monumental tomb containing an ornate sarcophagus believed to have belonged to a member of the…
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