Mazara is such a gorgeous place, and has a wonderful museum! I look forward to hearing more about this amazing find! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

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I pine for the rest of the horse on this vase, but the satyr’s pointy beard is terrific

oh my god it’s so beautiful

Thomas [DARK MODE], DO@tom.medsky.social · 22h ago

Going through my parents' stuff and found this weird little gal. She's a transistor radio. Her right eyeball is tuner and her left eyeball is power/volume.

Did you guys know I’m at the Barbican this October? Love, loss and revenge… join us for a vivid evening of music based on ancient Greek myths, interspersed with talking bits by your local stand-up classicist. www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...

Britten Sinfonia’s Ancient Greek Meze | Barbican

Love, loss and revenge… join us for a vivid evening of music based on ancient Greek myths, interspersed with illuminating, witty contributions from stand-up classicist Natalie Haynes.

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I might have to try that… What’s your best technique for escaping a bad concert? Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, Thursdays at 9am on BBC Radio 4. #RomanEmpire #Nero #classics #standup #Radio4

Again @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to the brilliant cast and crew of The Oresteia at The Bridge Theatre. This is a contemporary reworking of the Aeschylus, playing with structure and character in a compelling way. The cast are so brilliant - they left me asking

Thanks for joining us for Nero week! I hope you enjoyed listening half as much as we enjoyed recording it. I'll be posting extra video clips from that day on my page, so make sure you're following...

It's NERO DAY!! Did the Boy Emperor in fact fiddle while Rome burned? I'm joined by star of BBC TV’s I, Claudius, Christopher Biggins, and professor Llewelyn Morgan, to find out if he was all bad. 9am, BBC Radio 4. Catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds 👑🔥

It was always a risk, having Biggins on the show… Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Nero, tomorrow at 9am on BBC Radio 4. Behind the scenes of I, Claudius and more… Catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds.

Always good @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Felt like a good time to reshare my 2023 ideas for Moomin Odyssey casting… What do you think? 🌊 Moomintroll as Telemachus Sniff as Eumaeus Snufkin as Eurylochus

Remember to get the Heineken in for Thursday's episode of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics!* It's Nero time 🍻👑 *Not sponsored youtu.be/FZDMbTqws1E?...

Heineken - Nero - CDP 1976

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Thank you all for a coming to my Friends of Greece & Rome gig at the British Museum last night! Pictured: stage right, potential heckler. Then all these people backstage… 🏛️🏺

Men! Have you thought of learning to juggle to impress a woman! Don’t bother! You could just say something nice instead! (I would mention her gorgeous pale blue dress if I were you)

This is easily the coolest mirror lid I have ever seen. Look at that detailed Athene! You’d never open it to look at yourself when you could gaze devotedly at her all day

Gorgeous Erotes (Loves! Or gods of love, I guess) around the vase, though - no wonder Atalanta is distracted from her race…

Want to learn more about the women of the Odyssey? This is where to start! From ancient epics to Buffy and Beyoncé, meet the women of Greek myth and discover how their stories have been shaped over time. Pandora’s Jar is 99p on Kindle.

Book 9 - where they meet the one-eyed Minion for the first time - is so much better in the original Minionese

🔍 Who wants to visit the museum after hours? Join me next week in Room 2 of the British Museum, raising money for the Friends of Greece & Rome! 🏛️🎟️ www.britishmuseum.org/events/eveni...

Imagine how fast Atalanta could have run if she hadn’t had to hold her dumb transparent skirt out of her way

Superb episode, after so many seasons to exceed such a high bar! (Loved umpteen snippets and facts like Conan, Maria and Julian.. to say nothing of Copernicus not giving credit).

Natalie Haynes@nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thank you all for listening! Today's episode will be repeated on Friday at 9pm, and is available on BBC Sounds. No big deal or anything, but next week is our Nero episode, with guests prof Llewelyn Morgan and CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS!! Be there or be poisoned...🏛️📻 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Thank you all for listening! Today's episode will be repeated on Friday at 9pm, and is available on BBC Sounds. No big deal or anything, but next week is our Nero episode, with guests prof Llewelyn Morgan and CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS!! Be there or be poisoned...🏛️📻 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

IT'S TODAY!! Tune into BBC Radio 4 at 9am to kick off the new series. We're getting inventive in ancient Alexandria, with professors Islam Issa and @adamrutherford.bsky.social ⚗️🥽 I'm so happy to finally share these episodes with you 🥰 🎧 Listen back on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Would you like to know how to read the first two lines of the Odyssey, in Ancient Greek? Professor Tim Whitmarsh is here to explain how… #Odyssey m.youtube.com/watch?v=eNg-...

Read the Odyssey Ancient Greek

YouTube video by Classics at Cambridge

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For those days when you want a fried egg and a new sweater

Listened again to @nataliehaynes.bsky.social standing up for #TheOdyssey and, well, what a brilliant retelling! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - Series 8 - Homer: The Odyssey - BBC Sounds

Natalie retells Homer's epic story of homecoming, adventure and passion.

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Tom Roberts@tpgroberts.bsky.social · 2w ago

Odysseus is, per Natalie Haynes, possibly the only man in all of Greek myth to turn down immortality here.

We’re raising money for the Friends of Greece and Rome! That’s you lot, right…? Come along for a special evening at the British Museum this Monday! 🏛️🎤 www.britishmuseum.org/events/eveni...

An evening with Natalie Haynes

Join bestselling writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes as she reads from her most recent book, 'No Friend to This House'.

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Throwback to this chat about Penelope, ‘The Odyssey’s Perfect Wife’ with the Classical Wisdom Weekly podcast… m.youtube.com/watch?v=1SAQ...

Penelope and The Odyssey - With Natalie Haynes

YouTube video by Classical Wisdom

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What great timing! Fans of I, Claudius definitely want to tune in to the new series of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, Thursdays at 9am from 30th July… 👀 #IfYouKnowYouKnow

Tom Pullin@tom-pullin.bsky.social · 4w ago

Don't touch the figs... I, Claudius is being repeated on BBC Four from Weds 29 July.