Dr Liz Webb
@lizwebb.bsky.social
PhD on Audience Sensory Experience in Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. Writing on more Thucydides and Plutarch. Open University Visiting Fellow.
It is notable that Anne Carson is the fourth Nobel laureate whose work has included serious engagement with Thucydides, and the second in ten years: Albert Camus, Czesław Miłosz, Peter Handke. (More debatable in the cases of Winston Churchill and Bob Dylan).
Hello, old friend. The first century CE marble portrait head of Thucydides in the Ashmolean Museum reminding me I should probably be writing today.
In the audience for a fantastic reading of Doctor Faustus @roseplayhouse.bsky.social today. First time there- amazing atmosphere.
For more than 3,500 years, cobalt has coloured some of the world’s most celebrated artworks and objects; by tracing chemical signatures, Victoria Kemp’s research @ox.ac.uk explores how a single raw material can reveal hidden histories of trade, technology and cultural exchange.
The invisible currency of cobalt
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I saw Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey and loved it. The unexpected elements worked so well. No spoilers but many thoughts afterwards.
Yayyyyy!!! Alban and Boudica are back. Fingers crossed the have an easier year, this year! ❤️🦅 www.stalbanscathedral.org/peregrine-li... #StAlbans #Birds
Peregrine Live Cam
Watch our peregrines live at St Albans Cathedral.
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Sixty years ago, Jennie Lee's vision created The Open University 🎓 Welcoming all backgrounds, millions have started life-changing journeys. #OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity #OU60 💙
Just finished writing on Thucydides and Plutarch. It’s a draft so needs a polish but still cause for a small celebration! Heading for a coffee and taking a breath.
🔎 We’re heading back to the Rose & Crown dig! Join us on 28 Feb or 7 Mar, 11am–2pm, to meet the archaeologists and get another look at the site as the excavation unfolds (weather permitting). Free, informal drop‑ins for everyone.
Had a productive afternoon of writing today. Thucydides on the agenda today with some Plutarch tomorrow.
For New Year’s Day 2026, a hellenistic glass vase shaped like a pomegranate. 2nd century BC - 1st century AD. A symbol of abundance and good luck for the year ahead! 📷 Phoenix Art phoenixancientart.com/work-of-art/... #Archaeology
Our annual Loeb tree is up! It's topped with a 3D print of a 3rd century BCE terracotta figure housed in the library @palaeofuturist.bsky.social sketchfab.com/3d-models/la...
I wrote about Roman curse tablets in Ancient History Magazine - available now! www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-gb/produc...
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In ancient Rome, as throughout the ancient world, people's lives were structured around religious rituals and festivals, they prayed to the gods for guidance, and it was believed the gods even interce...
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🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Polly Low, who has provided the introduction and notes to Robin Waterfield's recently published new translation of Thucydides! 🔗 tinyurl.com/826xpz6n 🔊 Listen to Polly and Robin on the 'Wondery' podcast: tinyurl.com/3xp738a3
Caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen for around 15 years over dinner today and it was fabulous. Major #TinyJoy
This jar stands at an impressive height of 75 cm. The painted decoration depicts an octopus, swimming in an abstract seascape. The jar comes from the Minoan palace at Knossos, on the island of Crete, and was created in the 15th century BCE.
The house is lovely just to visit and the events are wonderful. I went to the gin tasting and Georgian history talk last night and it was terrific. Would recommend!
Dr Johnson's House@drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social · last yr.Amorous or Loving?: The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English Hear Sir Rupert Gavin chart English’s extraordinary path to becoming the most global language today spoken by 1.6 billion all over the world. Wednesday 15 October 6pm - 8pm 🎟️🍷📚 tinyurl.com/snbh7sv2
Here's your annual reminder: whether you received A-level results today, years ago, or never, there's space for you at the @openuniversity.bsky.social!
If you're out in Verulamium Park this summer look out for the 'Tread the Past' trail. At each of the 8 stops scan the QR code to discover the history under your feet 👣 https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/tread-past?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bsky_post
Really enjoyed seeing this today. Thanks for chatting with us when we visited.
St Albans Museums@stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · last yr.And that's a dig wrap! Today was our last day on the Rose & Crown dig site. Thank you to everyone who came to see the finds, our fabulous archaeology volunteers and our fantastic partners @drparchaeology @minervaarchaeology @simonknightarchitects Watch this space for finds updates! #archaeology
Today I celebrated my PhD at the Barbican with the rest of the #OUfamily. It was an incredibly joyful atmosphere. Thanks for being there @emmabridges.bsky.social and thanks to @eltonteb.bsky.social and Eleanor Betts, my other fantastic supervisors, and @ougradsch.bsky.social for the opportunities.
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Because I'm updating them today, I'd like to remind #AncientBluesky that we have *FREELY ACCESSIBLE* Ancient Greek resources at the Open University! 🏺 First, we have a 16 hour free OpenLearn course, which takes you from learning the alphabet to reading simple sentences: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...
Getting started on ancient Greek
This free course, Getting started on ancient Greek, offers a taster of the ancient Greek world through the study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language.The course ...
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Triple checking my chapter proofs this evening so Thucydides is back out on the table. It’s my first post PhD thing and I had forgotten that feeling before pressing ‘send’ on the final version of something.
Handily OUP are offering a hefty discount on my book Warriors' Wives: Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience as part of their #AIASCS promotion so you can currently get it for £15 (or $21 in the US) global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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My article in the FT on state school Classics. It’s not all bad news! Article here: www.ft.com/content/8b93...
The delights of the ancient world should be available for all
The flame of classics still burns in state schools even as the Latin scheme is axed
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