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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How Classics research can make a real-world difference. This collaborative project was led by Dr Martin Dinter and adapted research on classical literature and the Socratic method into practical, dialogue-based tools designed for use in remote contexts. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/con...
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Conflict Resolution Training Sessions with Indigenous Women Activists in Amazonia (Brazil) | King's College London
Supporting community-led approaches to dialogue, mediation and conflict resolution
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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remembering Prof Pat Easterling FBA (1934 – 2026) To commemorate the life of Prof Pat Easterling, the ICS is publishing a series of reminiscences of Pat in London, including contributions from Prof Fiona Macintosh; Prof Peter Meineck; and Dr Pantelis Michelakis: shorturl.at/IBX6p
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Remembering Professor Pat Easterling FBA (1934 – 2026)
Remembering Professor Pat Easterling FBA (1934 – 2026)
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're never sure what alchemy the Guardian uses for their rankings...but we're proud that we're now in their TOP TEN UK universities for classics and ancient history!! www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
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Best UK universities for classics & ancient history – league table
Language, history, culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome – includes Latin and classical Greek studies
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're never sure what alchemy the Guardian uses for their rankings...but we're proud that we're now in their TOP TEN UK universities for classics and ancient history!! www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
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Best UK universities for classics & ancient history – league table
Language, history, culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome – includes Latin and classical Greek studies
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're unsurprisingly keen on Roman London -and highly recommend going this weekend (Sat 19/Sun 20 Sept) to see the remains of the forum and basilica under Leadenhall Market . It's visitable as part of London Open House Festival, you can get tickets from programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/3348
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Leadenhall Market
Iconic Victorian covered market, with roots in Roman Londinium. Today, more than 40 renowned retail brands and outstanding food and drink venues are set within the stunning market place.
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🧑‍🩰 On the Classics and Poetry Now podcast, Dr Justine McConnell talks to composer and installation artist Neo Muyanga about his recent production, The Bacchae: An African Choral Ballet, produced by Joburg Ballet. 🎧️ Listen here ⤵️ buff.ly/483EnOv @kingsclassics.bsky.social @kingsdllc.bsky.social
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A conversation with Neo Muyanga
Podcast Episode · Classics and Poetry Now · 6 August · 44min
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We will be holding an event 'Unveiling Byzantium: An Evening Remembering Prof Dame Averil Cameron (1940-2026)' on 20th October to remember our former colleague. All are welcome; the details are at this link (where you will be able to find a registration link soon). www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unvei...
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Unveiling Byzantium: An Evening Remembering Prof Dame Averil Cameron (1940-2026) | King's College London
An opportunity to remember the life of Prof Dame Averil Cameron, our former colleague in Classics.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We promised pics! Here is Dr Emily Pillinger receiving our King's Sustainability Bronze Award. She says: "As teachers and researchers we know that our primary responsibility is to future generations...
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
More mosaic news! "'Dream' Roman mosaic find dug up from farmland" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Dream' Roman mosaic find dug up from Devon farmland
A metal detectorist first found the site 16 years ago in a regularly ploughed farmer's field.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We are feeling a little bashful sharing but are incredibly proud of being recognised by King's Sustainability with a Green Impact bronze award this year.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
How do you make a Roman mosaic? In May, KCL students were guided by Dr Will Wootton and mosaic artist Giulia Vogrig to create the new mosaic for the Roman villa at Butser Ancient Farm! You can watch it being made here: #MosaicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIiG...
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Making the corridor mosaic at Butser Ancient Farm
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Now online: James Corke-Webster (KCL)'s talk for @theromansoc.bsky.social, 'Letters of Refuge: From AncientLyons to Modern Calais'
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James Corke-Webster (KCL): Letters of Refuge: From AncientLyons to Modern Calais
James Corke-Webster (KCL): Letters of Refuge: From Ancient Lyons to Modern Calais
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
How do you make a Roman mosaic? In May, KCL students were guided by Dr Will Wootton and mosaic artist Giulia Vogrig to create the new mosaic for the Roman villa at Butser Ancient Farm! You can watch it being made here: #MosaicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIiG...
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Making the corridor mosaic at Butser Ancient Farm
YouTube video by Art Making
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Now out in paperback - and with 20% off with the publisher's discount code ANCIHIS26! KCL emeritus Prof. Roland Meyer's book 'The Ruins of Rome' takes an accessible look at the history of Rome's beguiling ruins. www.cambridge.org/gb/universit... @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org
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The Ruins of Rome | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Now out in paperback - and with 20% off with the publisher's discount code ANCIHIS26! KCL emeritus Prof. Roland Meyer's book 'The Ruins of Rome' takes an accessible look at the history of Rome's beguiling ruins. www.cambridge.org/gb/universit... @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org
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The Ruins of Rome | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We are melting today, and wish we were in the gardens of Sissinghurst Castle where our Centre for Hellenic Studies co-sponsored a special exhibition called ‘Passion and Politics: Sissinghurst and Greece’, highlighting the Greek connections of diplomat Harold Nicolson and wife Vita Sackville-West.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
League tables aren't everything, but it's encouraging when you see you've GONE UP A RANKING!! Our department are now No.5 in the UK.
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Classics Subject League Table 2026
Classics involves the study of the ancient civilisations that formed the beginnings of democracy
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Things to do when you're a classicist in London - these look so interesting!
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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Incidentally if you like what you've been seeing here lately (the games and history/gender/sexuality/Humanities things mostly, although the cricket too if that works), I am actively job hunting.
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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Was delighted to contribute with my fellow series editors to this piece on intersections between the Humanities disciplines and game studies in our series and more broadly, as part of a great collection!
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This was AMAZING and you can watch the mosaic being laid here, while Dr Will Wootton talks us through the process.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This was AMAZING and you can watch the mosaic being laid here, while Dr Will Wootton talks us through the process.
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British School at Athens @britschoolathens.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Congratulations to Gonda van Steen, Koraes Professor at King's College London and member of the BSA Committee for Society, Arts and Letters, who is now a Greek citizen! Read more about her research and work with Nostos for Greek-Born Adoptees: www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
If you're visiting @butserancientfarm.co.uk you may bump into KCL Dr Will Wootton and some of our alumni and students who are part of a team of trained mosaicists who have been installing a mosaic in the corridor.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New job. Come work with us! We are recruiting for a Lecturer in Greek Art. Details at: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Please re-skeet!
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Celebrating our larger-than-life symbol of queer solidarity, @emilypillinger.bsky.social discusses the statue of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho.
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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
On the positive side, I'm currently in Granada, at the Ancient Reception on Screen conference, where today I'll be talking about what difference it makes to mythological or historical characters to make them romanceable in games!
A PowerPoint slide showing three versions of Aphrodite from recent games, and the text: Dating Aphrodite: Understanding romantic interactivity and classical reception in video game romances. Kate Cook.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We're still finding our feet a bit on Bluesky - feel free to forward this skeet and help Classics and Archaeology people find us!
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New book released! Written by Dr Claire Millington, one of our Visiting Research Fellows, 'Roman Life on Hadrian's Wall' looks at the thousands of civilians who went with the soldiers to this famous frontier.
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Tracing Roman civilian lives through the archaeology of Hadrian's Wall | King's College London
Dr Claire Millington publishes new book exploring the families behind Roman soldiers at Hadrian's Wall.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Looking back to prepare for the future: Professor Irene Polinskaya livestreamed 'Water Monuments as 'Usable Past': Lessons in Resilience from the Thirsty Island of Aigina" on 24 April at the Toward Resilient Destinations: Integrating Nature, Culture, and Tourism for Sustainable Future conference.
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Towards Resilient Destinations | Programme
Towards Resilient Destinations: Integrating Nature, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures (NEST). April 23rd-24th 2026 Hybrid at the Ionian Academy, Corfu and Online
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The perennially popular Penelope - fab new piece by Dr Pavlos Avlamis and Dr Emily Pillinger 'On not domesticating Penelope in “the poet’s version”' is free-to-read here
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On not domesticating Penelope in “the poet’s version”
In this article, we explore what it means to use the term domestication when it comes to analysing tales of Penelope, from her first appearance in Homer’s Odyssey to the most recent reinterpretatio...
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Congratulations to Dr Francesca Modini who has been appointed to a permanent Lectureship in Greek Literature at University College Dublin!
Head and shoulders portrait of a woman looking at the camera and smiling. She has bobbed dark brown hair which the wind catches, a pink baseball cap and sunglasses. A large scarf with butterfly print is draped round her neck and shoulders. Behind her is a hilly rural landscape with temple ruins visible and trees.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Can music make ancient worlds 'audible' even when it doesn't replicate ancient sounds? KCL's Dr Emily Pillinger and Dr Miranda Stanyon discuss the question in 'Towards a Theory of Amplification' - and the chapter is currently freely available to read!
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Towards a Theory of Amplification
Abstract. This chapter moves towards a theory of amplification, a multivalent term with an unruly range of applications and meanings. It maps amplification
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Want to rapidly acquire or improve your Ancient Greek or Latin? Our Ancient Languages six-week summer schools offer intensive learning both in-person and online. Beginner and intermediate levels. Open to 16+ students, teachers, postgraduate and mature students! www.kcl.ac.uk/classics/abo...
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Reminder - the deadline for our Early Career Development Fellowship in Classics is 29 April. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142746-...
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Early Career Development Fellowship in Classics | King's College London
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
What have ideas about being 'European' meant across time? Luka Ivan Jukic reviews KCL Professor Emeritus Sir Roderick Beaton's book 'Europe: A New History' for History Today magazine. www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...
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‘Europe: A New History’ by Roderick Beaton review
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The Department of Classics is sad to learn of the death on the 7th April of our former colleague, Professor Dame Averil Cameron, one of the most prominent historians of her generation. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/averil-...
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Professor Dame Averil Cameron (1940–2026) | King's College London
The Department of Classics is sad to learn of the death on the 7th April of our former colleague, Professor Dame Averil Cameron.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Koraes Professor Gonda Van Steen was one of four panelists at an event held in Athens to celebrate legal progress for people adopted abroad to regain their Greek citizenship. The panel discussed the recent policy change that Professor Van Steen’s team has been advocating for Greek-born adoptees.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We celebrated Prof. Sir Roderick Beaton‘s new book: 'Europe' with a launch by the Centre for Hellenic Studies at Bush House, with Prof. Georgios Varouxakis of QMUL guiding the discussion. 'Europe' presents a history of an idea and a collective identity stretching from Ancient Greece to today.
Book cover. Black background with 'Europe - a New History' in white type with the author's name at the top. In the centre is a lithographic image in gold, white and blue side profile of a female figure wearing white classical-style dress and gold helmet decorated with acanthus flower, and holding a spear in one hand. In the other she holds a blue orb on top of which stands a winged gold female figure facing the viewer.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
More chances to visit ‘Passion and Politics: Sissinghurst and Greece’ at Sissinghurst Castle Garden (National Trust)! This special exhibition co-sponsored by the Centre for Hellenic Studies has been extended until 28 June 2026. Pictured: Dr Rebecca Levitan whose research supported the exhibition.
 Dr Rebecca Levitan crouches to inspect one of the Greek antiquities in the gardens of Sissinghurst Castle.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Classics student Parmiss reflects on women supporting students at King's.
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The women who got me through King’s
Second-year Classics student Parmiss shares student stories about the women who support them whilst at university
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A final curtain call for the actors in this year's KCL Greek Play! Aristophanes 'Clouds' was given a surrealist twist by play director Giulia Balsamo, an MA student in Film Philosophy. Congratulations to all involved - and a huge thank you to @aodtheatre.bsky.social for overseeing this production!
A stage with a blue curtained backdrop. In front six actors dressed in short white tunics stand in two rows. They reach and pose, their feet bare. Two of the actors have plain white headdresses that obscure their faces.An actor stands in the foreground dressed in a short off-white belted tunic. She has a serious expression on her face. Behind and to the right three actors sit and look towards her. The backdrop are plain beigey curtains.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
KCL Classics students undertaking the Classics module ‘Engaging Greece’ have had an amazing opportunity to study ancient Greek cultures in Athens, thanks to the sponsored 2026 Matti Egon field trip led by Professor Gonda van Steen. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/student...
Archaeological site  grassed over with stone remains. In the foreground is a modern stone plaque that reads House of Simon in English and Greek. A tabby cat sits to the right of the plaque and gazes at the viewer.Six young women sit and stand outside around a table with water bottles on it that is clearly on an outside patio or balcony with shrubs and an apartment wall behind. The sun drenches the scene and they are smiling and laughing.Interior, mostly chalky coloured. On the right stratigraphically preserved remains are behind glass. A white man in a dark jacket and trousers points at the remains, and a brown skinned woman in a long dark coat scrutinises them. A woman with coily black hair reaching her mid-back is in the foreground her back to the camera. She also is studying the display.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Tonight! Dr Amanda Kubic's lecture ‘Orbits of Movement, Choreographies of Memory: Unfolding a Female Network of Modern “Greek” Dance’. 18.15 on 5 March, Rm 104 in Senate House London, WC1E 7HU. Free, no need to book. Joint event by Centre for Greek Diaspora Studies and Hellenic Institute and KCL
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
There are 2 nights left to see King's Greek Play 2026 this week 🎭 Book your last minute tickets now estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-....
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Opens tonight! Have you got your ticket for The Clouds, the one-and-only 2026 KCL Greek Play? Performance starts at 7.30pm, and runs for three nights (and a matinee) only! estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
Poster art. The style is cartoon-like. Fringed red curtains pull back to reveal blue clouds swirling and retreating from 'The Clouds' in chunky yellow capital text. Below, a wrinkled, aged hand reaches up from the bottom of the poster, its grey shadow falling over the globe it stretches to grasp.
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Classics for All @classicsforall.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!🏳️‍🌈💖 To honour this month, Classics for All is spotlighting LGBTQ+ stories within the ancient world. This week we are focusing on the poet Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE), one of the most celebrated lyric voices of archaic Greece. #lgbthistorymonth #lgbt
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Starts a week today! The Clouds, KCL's 2026 Greek Play runs from 3-5 March. Definitely book your tickets in good time! 🏺 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek... Booking link: estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
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Greek Play 2026: The Clouds | King's College London
One of the highlights of the Classics calendar at King’s is the annual Greek Play.
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King's Classics @kingsclassics.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
We're getting ready for our 2026 Greek Play The Clouds (3-5 March)! Here's director Giulia Balsamo talking on instagram about how directing an ancient Greek comedy fits with her film studies MA. www.instagram.com/p/DU3Ell1iBv... Book your tickets at estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...
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