Israel’s parliament has passed a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of killing Israelis.

The Memory Collective includes a growing podcast network bringing together existing podcasts as well as creating new shows and other content/media touching on all facets of ancient life and culture. T...

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I completed my PhD at the University of Glasgow in 2022. My thesis was 'Contemporary Feminist Adaptations of Greek Myths'. I now research contemporary feminism at the University of Derby. If you are i...

The Malta Classics Association (MCA) is once again organising the Lingua Latina Ab Initio (LLAI) series of exam-track courses in Latin. These courses are intended to equip students with familiarity .....

A couple of weeks ago, me and my Dad embarked on an epic 3 week road trip through Turkey. For me, it was the culmination of studying for two degrees and then a year writing the manuscript for a book.....

You may have noticed that I haven’t been around much this year. I used to post on this blog every week, but now I post very rarely. I used to be on all sorts of Classics-related committees, but ear…

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Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.

How have myths and fairytales shaped feminist thought? Explore the power of folklore, its symbols and role in today’s society. With Q+A.

In October 2023, I was honoured to give a public lecture at the  Erasmus Darwin House  in Litchfield. They have a series of Lunar Lectures...

A new system fills in missing words from ancient inscriptions carved on monuments and everyday objects.

Though I took steps to avoid tourists when I visited the Colosseum, I found it was too crowded to enjoy Rome's iconic attraction.

This weekend past we were delighted to host our first panel at the Classical Association Conference in St Andrews. The panel, featuring contributions from Jordan Lynch, Alex Imrie, and Sam Newingt...

Eight children were among 15 people reportedly killed while queuing outside a clinic in the central town of Deir al-Balah.

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White