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Queen #Cleopatra VII lived closer in time to us today than to the building of the Great Pyramid. I'm one of those that find this fact mind-blowing.

Explore elite expectations for the afterlife around her time (& see this coin) in #GoldenMummies of Egypt for 4 more days!

It’s Back To School on Monday!

For GCSE Classical Civilisation mock exam revision, here’s Ancient Greek (and Roman) Sacrifice 🐄🗡️

I’ve just finished writing a book about a man who murdered his wife and was then turned into the victim of his own crime by the media. This happened in 1910. Obviously, it’s still happening today.

1) Cato the Younger took his own life, rather than submit to Julius Caesar, on this day in 46 BC. Seneca writes:

'Cato drove the sword into his sacred breast, but the wound was not well aimed or mortal. I am inclined to think there was good reason for this...

When I say I got that dawg in me, unfortunately it's this one

It’s in shops. You could just buy it. There’s also an audiobook and ebook. We think of everything linktr.ee/iheartpolitics

Brilliant thread on the newly discovered Cassandra fresco by Pompeii expert Dr. Virginia L. Campbell! 🔮

The Goldsmiths crisis: how cuts and culture wars sent universities into a death spiral theguardian.com/education/2024…

Truly stoic fanbois are learning the truth of their philosophy, but at least they'll have the skills to deal with the harsh reality lol

#Frescos , Helen, that very worried #doggo , but you know the new #dipinto is what has me all excited. #Pompeii #epigraphy

pompeiinetworks.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/thr…

I love the opening paragraph of Dr Jane Draycott's Cleopatra's Daughter. I will definitely be including it the next time I teach the A Level Classical Civilisation Imperial Image unit.

Incredible new frescoes unearthed in Pompeii! The first fateful meeting of the Spartan princess Helen and the Trojan shepherd-prince Paris – who is accompanied by his delightful herding dog (seemingly a Molossian hound) who looks quite unimpressed by the whole proceeding!

Lovers of goth aesthetic and the Romans rejoice. A fully black walled entertaining room has been discovered at Pompeii (amongst a myriad of other cool things). An embargo teased by Dr Sophie Hay at Dr Hannah Platts, FRSA 💙💛 & Kate Cooper's workshop yesterday bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

The one American at a European academic conference

Being a historian is just saying “actually it’s more complicated than that” over and over again until you die.

This is both heartbreaking & maddening.
The creative industries account for more than £100bn to UK economy, 15.9% of all UK service exports.; there is more production space here than anywhere in world outside of Hollywood. RT if agree!
#supportthearts theguardian.com/education/2024…

So apparently the “3 Body Problem” movie isn’t about a throuple trying to get jobs at the same university. Taking it off my watch list.

It’s book day! I Heart Politics is out today

As UK academia prepares to shrink radically, it's now 44 universities with confirmed redundancy schemes. qmucu.org/qmul-transform…