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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lunchtime knitting club! My dream! What a lovely piece!

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Dr. Ellen Lee @ellenleephd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Annnnd we're back! @apistone.bsky.social and I are leading another couple of pedagogy workshops for the WCC to kick off Fall chaos, I mean, course planning season! Join us for this Teaching Idea Exchange TODAY!

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm really against the remake industrial complex so in my opinion there is no need for a Hollywood remake similar to this 1997 version - it stands up really well today, it has levity, it has gods, it has sex, it has heart-wrenching performances as Penelope and Antykleia. This is the film many seek.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Haven't said so on here but I really liked Nolan's adaptation of the Odyssey, because I like Nolan's films in general. However, I notice many who express not liking it would really like this version they might not be aware of - worth a watch and free on YouTube. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ody...

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The Odyssey (1997 miniseries) - Wikipedia

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Spectacular piece! Maybe my favourite bit of reflection I've read on it from someone with experience in the film. One correction, however. Michael Vlamis was not the man speaking Greek; that actor played one of the "priests"/ bandits at Pylos. The man speaking on the beach was Yannis Kokiasmenos.

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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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...

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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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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Marianne & I are deeply grateful to the good people of The Pipeline for giving us space to voice our views over what has been happening behind the scenes at the EAA. Please do give it a watch/listen and share widely - we feel it's important as many people as possible know the full story 🙏🏼

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 29/05/2026

This month, UCLA admin circulated two white papers that are so harrowing they’ve kept me awake at night. If you’re a UCLA person and haven’t seen these, you really must. In response, the Faculty Senate has scheduled a Town Hall on June 2. senate.ucla.edu/news/june-2-...

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June 2: Senate Faculty Conversation on Education White Papers

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

We’re seeing the reemergence of academia as a sport of the leisure class.

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Supported by the British Council and UK Government, the EAMENA project cannot be dismissed as activist agitprop, which makes its conclusions about the IDF's damage to heritage sites in Gaza all the more damning in a way which should provide food for thought for Archaeologists, not least the #EAA.

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Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Read our response to recent statements by the EAA European Association of Archaeologists. Cancel attendance at EAA2026 Athens with a full refund before this Friday, May 15th. #boycottEAA drive.google.com/file/d/1lE-1...

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AAAEAABoycottMay26.pdf

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Sorry to read, but your letter is amazing, if infuriating. I cannot believe the decisions that have been made here. I don't think I will ever be an EAA member again in future.

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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It is with deep sadness that Dr Marianne Moen and I resigned our positions as Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Archaeology this morning. What follows is the letter we sent to the EAA's executive board, outlining the reasons for our resignation 1/n

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I refuse to not treat BlueSky like Twitter (place where I write a random statement to nobody)

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Unsolicited real estate opinion as I scan rental listings in Toronto: I hate lofts. I don't want to see all that.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Would love to talk to you sometime about staying involved in Classics when it's not your FT job! Have a great time :)

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Do I know anyone who has ever done a post-doc part-time?

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Weird time - a ton of people whom I always considered "young'uns" are defending their dissertations in the past weeks/ coming months. Including a former student! Starting to feel old (and proud). 👩‍🦳

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 26/04/2026

The Battle of Ecnomus was bigger than any naval battle before or since - learn more about it with our First Punic War episode with guest expert @bretdevereaux.bsky.social Subscribe to Ancient History 101 so you never miss an episode! shows.acast.com/ancient-hist...

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Why have you tagged me in this?

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Dr Lewis Webb @lewismarkwebb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Catherine Steel and I are thrilled to announce the publication of our edited volume 'Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic': www.cambridge.org/core/books/w... @universitypress.cambridge.org #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

Cover image for edited volume 'Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic'. Depicts detail of a gilt bronze statue of a Roman woman. Pergola, Italy. c. 70-30 BCE.

Book description: In the Roman Republic, elite women were legally permitted to control substantial assets – and many demonstrably were in direct control of their wealth. They were also the mothers, wives and daughters of the politicians who built Rome's empire and, in a time of high mortality, could find themselves running households that did not contain adult men. This volume explores the political and social consequences of elite female wealth. It combines case studies of individual women, such as Licinia, wife of C. Gracchus, Mucia Tertia, Fulvia and Octavia Minor, with broader surveys of the institutional frameworks and social conventions that constrained and enabled women's wealth and its consequences. The book contributes to the recent upsurge of interest in re-evaluating the role of women in Republican Rome and will be invaluable for scholars and students alike.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Wow, wow! Congratulations! So well-deserved!

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The Ontario Science Centre - an experience of which generations of young Ontarians have now been robbed unfairly.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Many congratulations and thanks are owed to all of the authors and to the rest of the editorial team! I am so grateful to Peter, Tobias, and Francesco for the opportunity to collaborate with them.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Remember this? Our co-edited volume of most of the papers from this panel is now available via open access! Trans-Adriatic Dynamics: Late Bronze to Early Iron Age Matt-Painted Pottery in the Southwestern Balkans and Southern Italy studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/en/magazin/2... #PublicationDay

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2025 (2) | STUDIA HERCYNIA

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Well, I think it's beautiful! And how gorgeous are those figures - I love the unrolled view! (Although the link to the 3D model isn't working for me...) Can't wait to read the full article - congratulations :) Your work is really excellent!

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Matthias Hoernes @matthiashoernes.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Admittedly, it is not the most beautiful of vessels. However, by depicting a funerary procession and rituals, the Catarinella Askos is one of the most fascinating painted pots from ancient southern Italy. It was quite fun to write about it. doi.org/10.1017/S104... #Archaeology 🏺

This is a beige vessel known as an askos. It has a central mouth, two smaller lateral spouts, and two horizontal handles. It features a painting in a darker shade of brown. This painting features various ornaments, as well as human figures in a procession and a body lying in state, accompanied by musicians and mourners.

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FGLIF - First-Generation Low Income Federation @fglif.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Hey FGLIF Community! Check out this upcoming event from the University of California Press! Navigating Publishing and Academia as a FirstGen Scholar March 18, 2026, 11am-12:30pm PST www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/w...

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Webinar: Navigating Publishing and Academia as a FirstGen Scholar

Hear career and publishing insights from FirstGen authors and UC Press staff at our upcoming FirstGen webinar!

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

You probably know that ICE agents shot Renee Good. You should also know what happened next.

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CAC - SCÉC @cacscec.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🚨 SAVE CLASSICS AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY! 🚨 University leadership has rejected an innovative new program developed by faculty in good faith, citing budget constraints. This decision would eliminate the Classics major at Calgary! Read more : 👉 www.cac-scec.ca/2026/01/supp...

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Call for Support: Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary | Appel à soutien: Études classiques et médiévales à l'Université de Calgary - The Classical Association of Canada

Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates! Nous vous invitons à vous inscrire à notre newsletter afin de recevoir les mises à jour! First name Last name Email Institution/ Organization All subscri...

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ProgGrrl @proggrrl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

So sorry and angry to read this!!!

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

"ICE has waged a recruitment drive drenched in war metaphors and martial imagery. The type of person sought...is someone with a fervor for guns and an eagerness to apply violence." Good work by @aselrod.bsky.social putting shooting in context of MAGA's violent ethos: www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...

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Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident

Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.

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CAC - SCÉC @cacscec.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Final Reminder! The deadline for three different Calls for Papers (and panels/workshops/posters) for the Annual Meeting of the CAC, to be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, on 5-7 May 2026, is today, 5 January 2026. Visit www.queensu.ca/cac-conferen... for full details!

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Classical Association of Canada Conference 2026 | Queen's University

The annual conference of the Classical Association of Canada will be hosted by the Department of Classics and Archaeology at Queen's University, May 5-7, 2026.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

(I owe BMCR a review... it's the next thing on the list!!)

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The only less productive break was last year, after my father's passing - but that obviously was not restful. After a couple of weeks tackling things I put off for literal YEARS, I feel accomplished, happy, and most importantly - ready to tackle the rest of that to do list gradually and happily!

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I had many big plans for this winter break, but there is a lot that did not get done. I realize that if I had done all of those things, I would have had a winter break like many previous - one that was not a break at all. My to do list is long but I actually feel rested for the first time in years.

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Zoe Fox @zoesfox.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The new Colosseo Metro C station is a true feat of public archaeology. I’ve never seen so many people clamoring to see archaeological remains, and everything is so engagingly and beautifully presented. I spent over an hour just exploring the station, and the whole place was buzzing!

A big crowd clustered around a display of ancient columns

A display of pottery sherds in stratigraphic order, next to an explanation entitled “Down the Well”

Families looking into circular displays of finds from wells. A glowing map and lights imitating the wells are part of the display

Ruins of an ancient structure inside an underground space, with people looking into it. The display is titled “A Window on History”

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Hannah Čulík-Baird @opietasanimi.com · 29/12/2025

as we start to look towards the new year (!): abstracts for #ResDiff7 are due 12th Jan

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Isis Naucratis @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

As 2025 comes to an end, we are sharing our 15 most-viewed publications of the year. Huge thanks to all the guest contributors for their trust and voices, as well as to all who read, watched, taught and engaged with us! everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/e...

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Everyday Orientalism’s Top 15 of 2025

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Dr Pat Witts @wittspat.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

This charming crab is waving goodbye to 2025. One of many marine images around a lost figure of Neptune (a wheel from his chariot survived) under what is now Gloucester House in Dyer Street, Cirencester. This image was the most popular of my #MosaicMonday offerings this year! #AncientBlueSky 🏺

A hand-coloured engraving of a detail from a mosaic showing a crab set diagonally with claws pointing towards upper right. Between the claws are two features like eyes, while the curved lines of tesserae on the body make it look as if the crab is smiling, with the 'mouth' left uncoloured.

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

It kind of does look like them....

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Leah B.-C. @lbciddio.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

V proud of all the work we at @fglif.bsky.social have been doing! We've got a panel coming up at #AIASCS and we'd love to have people join us and pre-submit questions to our wonderful panelists! I sadly won't be in attendance - but we have a full slate for the conference! fglif.org/2025/11/30/f...

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FGLIF Events at AIA/SCS 2026

AIA/SCS 2026 is right around the corner, and we’re excited to share what FGLIF has planned for San Francisco this January. Whether you’re early in your career, attending your first major conference…

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