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@workingclassicists.bsky.social

www.workingclassicists.com 🏺A hub of resources, support & solidarity ⚡️Representing the working class in classics 🏛️ Run by @miri.bsky.social & @misterconnor1.bsky.social ✍️ Platforming working class academics ❤️ Woke AF email us: info@workingclassicists.com

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Alexandra Sills@belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 3h ago

When I visited Laodikeia in September there was not a square cm of shade to be found, so I may have thrown some in this article about Laodikeia to make up for it. This is an exclusive bonus article for @workingclassicists.bsky.social that expands on a crucial moment I discuss in my book.

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 10h ago

Cicero, eh? Irritating when he talks, but as @belovedofoizys.bsky.social has found, even more irritating when he doesn't! So, what WAS he doing with his gladiators in Cilicia? www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-one...

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 10h ago

Cicero, eh? Irritating when he talks, but as @belovedofoizys.bsky.social has found, even more irritating when he doesn't! So, what WAS he doing with his gladiators in Cilicia? www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-one...

The One Time Cicero Didn't Talk Enough — Working Classicists

Cicero liked to talk. He's infamous for it, and many are the Classics students who lose their will to live waiting for Cicero to get to the verb in each of his lengthy sentences. Most ancient historia...

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Alexandra Sills@belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 2w ago

I was so anxious about my book getting its first review, so I'm massively chuffed that this review is so positive, but also that the reviewer understood exactly what I was trying to do. Might have a little cry to celebrate. Also, enter the Working Classicists' giveaway and I'll sign a copy for you!

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 2w ago

We’ve got a copy of Alexandra Sills’ incredible new book ‘Gladiators in the Greek World' to give away - it’s signed and everything! Our review: www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re... T&Cs: UK only, ends 3rd Aug, RT this post and follow us and her (@belovedofoizys.bsky.social) to enter.

Cover of Gladiators in the Greek World featuring a relief of two pairs of gladiators fighting.
Miri Teixeira 🔜 Gamescom@miri.bsky.social · 2w ago

Classicists criticising The Odyssey film without having watched it is making me cringe inside out. Sorry but it’s a win. It’s accessible, it’s appealing, it’s pissing off right wingers, and it’s explicitly named after a classical text that working class people will now go and pick up. Take the W.

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This has been something I've been meaning to write for quite some time and the Homer contretemps gave it the opportunity. The thing I most wanted to draw out is that it isn't one fool on Twitter with a helmet, but a radicalization pipeline designed to lead antiquity-curious young men into fascism.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2mo ago

"It’s unfortunate that almost none of the people behind these accounts know very much about the ancient world." Unfortunately, ignorance is not the only thing wrong with them. @bretdevereaux.bsky.social on Elon Musk's X and the fascist statue accounts: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-stone-...

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICYMI you can now pre-order @belovedofoizys.bsky.social’s upcoming book! We’ve been SO excited about this work from an incredibly impressive working class scholar, exploring the complex role of gladiators in Ancient Greece. ⚔️ www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Gladiators-i...

Gladiators in the Greek World

It was once assumed that the sophisticated ancient Greeks rejected Roman gladiators as the most barbaric cultural import possible. Surely Greeks who loved philosophy and…

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Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICYMI you can now pre-order @belovedofoizys.bsky.social’s upcoming book! We’ve been SO excited about this work from an incredibly impressive working class scholar, exploring the complex role of gladiators in Ancient Greece. ⚔️ www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Gladiators-i...

Gladiators in the Greek World

It was once assumed that the sophisticated ancient Greeks rejected Roman gladiators as the most barbaric cultural import possible. Surely Greeks who loved philosophy and…

pen-and-sword.co.uk

Infomercial@infomercial.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I referenced this book in my latest video! It's great, definitely worth a read

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⚡️✊ GIVEAWAY! ✊⚡️ To celebrate International Workers’ Day, what could be better than a giveaway of @sarahebond.bsky.social’s study of workers, labour and resistance, STRIKE? Well, how about three copies? Just reply to this with “SOLIDARITY” and your name will go in the draw. Ts&Cs below 👇🏻

The cover of STRIKE
Alexandra Sills@belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@workingclassicists.bsky.social pulled together 117 writers to create their Periodic Table of Greek Myths. 79% of whom are working class, 10% BAME/POC, 49% LGBTQIA+, and 49% neurodiverse. None were in am 80s sitcom, buy the book anyway. www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...

A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology — Working Classicists

Information on Working Classicists’ upcoming book: A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology

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Alexandra Sills@belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you're a lecturer interested in pedagogy and in particular, helping working class students who might need a little extra advice to help them catch up with their privately schooled cohort, drop me a DM. Let's create something that will really benefit students.

Alexandra Sills@belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I really want to make @ancienthistory101.org a useful resource, and I want to have bonus episodes for students like "how to write a great essay with a tight word limit", "how to plan your dissertation", "how to approach gobbets in exams", "tips for finding scholarship and building your bibliography"

Curtis Dozier@curtisdozier.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So honored to have"The White Pedestal" reviewed and offered in a drawing from @workingclassicists.bsky.social! If you don't win but still want the book use promo code WHPED for 30% off from @yalebooks.bsky.social yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎁📖🏺 GIVEAWAY! 🏺📖🎁 We've run the rule over Curtis Dozier's excellent "The White Pedestal" and to celebrate, we have a copy to give away. To win it, have a read of the article and follow the instructions at the end... www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...

Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎁📖🏺 GIVEAWAY! 🏺📖🎁 We've run the rule over Curtis Dozier's excellent "The White Pedestal" and to celebrate, we have a copy to give away. To win it, have a read of the article and follow the instructions at the end... www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...

Book Review: The White Pedestal — Working Classicists

A look at Curtis Dozier’s detailed critique of the weaponisation of Classics by the far-right. Essential reading? Could be…

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Working Classicists@workingclassicists.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is the stuff! Please share to teachers of all subjects in Scottish state schools.

The Classical Association of Scotland@cascotland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Calling Scottish State Schools: The Sharing Access to Classics Scheme is open for 2026/7! If you'd like to give pupils access to Higher/AH Classical Studies or N5 Latin but don't have capacity, we offer an online collaboration here free of charge! Find out more: drive.google.com/file/d/1Zkfs...