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Jan Haywood

@janhaywood.bsky.social
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Ancient historian; bibliophile; cinephile.

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Syllogos - Herodotus Journal Vol. 4 (2025) journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/sy... #openaccesss @herodotushelpline.bsky.social @janhaywood.bsky.social
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The Hellenic Society @hellenicsociety.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'
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It’s all Greek
The stories of Oedipus, Elektra and their ilk are oh-so-relevant today—provided that new productions do them justice
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The Hellenic Society @hellenicsociety.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
New five-week online course! Greek Tragedy in Performance with Professor Judith Mossman. 📆Starts 26 February, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available 🎫 buff.ly/4gs79n3 #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky
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Herodotus Helpline @herodotushelpline.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Suzanne Marchand's fantastic seminar for the Herodotus Helpline, 'Herodotus and 'The Edges of the World' in the Nineteenth Century', is now available to view on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9TP... #Herodotus #classicalreception
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Helen King @helenking.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
After some reading, some reflection, I’ve written this on the church abuse scandal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Cover-up of child abuse in Church of England tried to ‘protect the work’ of twisted theology | Helen King
It’s difficult to face the fact that those who call themselves Christian can abuse, and hard to believe anyone thought silence was the right response, writes General Synod lay member Helen King
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Herodotus Helpline @herodotushelpline.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The Herodotus Helpline is delighted to publish another new answer on its Ask the Helpline page: Sheila Murnaghan examines Herodotus’ knowledge of choruses herodotushelpline.org/did-herodotu... Please get in touch with your questions on Herodotus and his world! herodotushelpline.org/ask-the-help...
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How did Herodotus know so much about what was happening in Persia?
Answer by Samantha Blankenship This is a fantastic question. I like to think about this in terms of different networks of information flowing through Persia: some official, others not so official. …
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Herodotus Helpline @herodotushelpline.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The Herodotus Helpline is thrilled to announce a new answer on its Ask the Helpline page: Samantha Blankenship examines Herodotus’ knowledge of Achaemenid Persia herodotushelpline.org/how-did-hero... We continue to invite all questions on Herodotus and his world!
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How did Herodotus know so much about what was happening in Persia?
Answer by Samantha Blankenship This is a fantastic question. I like to think about this in terms of different networks of information flowing through Persia: some official, others not so official. …
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Jan Haywood @janhaywood.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Pleasantly overwhelmed by all the new followers on here. I don’t post often, but will try to engage more with all the lovely folks on Bluesky 😊
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Australasian Classical Reception Studies Network (ACRSN) @acrsn.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
Sept 27 [online, 6pm GMT/7pm UK] #Herodotus Helpline seminar: Professor Aldo Corcella (Basilicata), ‘Herodotus’ texts and editions’. Subscribe for link: www.herodotushelpline.org
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Herodotus Helpline
The Herodotus Helpline is a world-wide community dedicated to the understanding of Herodotus, his work (the Histories), the world that he describes, and the study and wider reception of Herodotus in s...
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Jan Haywood @janhaywood.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Delighted to join Bluesky; special thanks to @belovedofoizys.bsky.social for the invite code.
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