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VICTOR VERBORUM 2027: UK Prep School Competition VICTOR VERBORUM 2027 THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE VICTOR VERBORUM LATIN COMPETITION Calling all Latin teachers at British prep schools! In May 2019, Victor...
VICTOR VERBORUM 2027: UK Prep School Competition
VICTOR VERBORUM 2027 THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE VICTOR VERBORUM LATIN COMPETITION Calling all Latin teachers at British prep schools! In May 2019, Victor Verborum brought together eight teams of...
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Exploring the World of Sappho Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course Sam Newington Exploring the World of Sappho Wednesday 16, 23, 30 September, 7, 14 October, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time) This course will offer...
Exploring the World of Sappho
Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course Sam Newington Exploring the World of Sappho Wednesday 16, 23, 30 September, 7, 14 October, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time) This course will offer an...
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Join the Team at JACT Classics Camp 2027 There are up to three vacancies, two Tutors and a Director's Assistant. Email jactclassicscamp@gmail.com by 1st December for more info Tutor About You Confident teacher or...
Join the Team at JACT Classics Camp 2027
There are up to three vacancies, two Tutors and a Director's Assistant. Email jactclassicscamp@gmail.com by 1st December for more info Tutor About You Confident teacher or researcher in Classics or closelyrelated...
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Can you spot Orpheus? da Jacob Savery (copia, post 1601) Paesaggio con Orfeo che incanta gli animali Olio su tela Siena, Pinacoteca Nazionale, inv. 518
Penelope "PENELOPE waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War. Now she’s ready to share her side of the story – but she’s going to need a drink...
Penelope
"PENELOPE waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War. Now she’s ready to share her side of the story – but she’s going to need a drink first....
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Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast 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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Ancient Greek turannoi also indulged in massive building projects. Some benefited the people, all complemented the turannos. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Appeals court halts Trump's ballroom project paving way for Supreme Court showdown
"Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide," the appeals panel's majority said.
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I have loved this since it came out and watched it recently.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago‘A gentle poetry in the everyday’: why The Straight Story is my feelgood movie
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
YouTube video by 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
YouTube video by Instant Classics
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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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