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Peter Davis

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Enthusiastic about Latin poetry, especially Ovid. Commentary on a selection of Ovid’s Heroides has just been published by Oxford UP.

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 3h
American Journal of Philology Vol. 147, No. 3 ( 2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/57739 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social #openaccess
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APGRD (Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama) @apgrd.bsky.social · 16h
We are very excited about this in conversation event, save the date on your diary! 30 Nov 2026 2pm at the Ioannou Centre and online: Jennifer Ingleheart and A.E. Stallings discussing the recently published book 'A Grecian Lad. A. E. Housman & the Classics'. #classics #housman
Image of a poster with the cover of the book 'A Grecian Lad', with a picture of A. E. Housman, and the writing: 'A Grecian Lad. A. E. Housman as Poet and Classicist. 30 Nov 2026 2pm. Lecture Theatre. Ioannou Centre and online. A conversation with Jennifer Ingleheart and A.E. Stallings'.
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Rachel Gutin @rachelgutin.bsky.social · 22h
Lingthusiasm is an excellent podcast.
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Dr Alex A. @dralexa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘Roman Priests from Republic to Empire’, has its first review! Largely positive, although not without its faults. I excerpt: “The book’s great strength lies in the details, in the individual semantic studies and close readings, which are uniformly thoughtful and sensitive to complexity and nuance”.
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TAPA Vol. 156, No. 2 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/57717 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social @scsclassics.bsky.social Languages and Classics: Past, Present, Future @dimitrinakassis.bsky.social
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The exhibition Rome: Empire, Power, People is a tour through our history of looking at ancient Rome theconversation.com/the-exhibiti...
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The exhibition Rome: Empire, Power, People is a tour through our history of looking at ancient Rome
Melbourne Museum’s major exhibition tells us as much about how we look at this complicated culture as the culture itself.
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Congratulations Peter on HoPWAG episode 500 🥳🍾🙌 and filling in a gap with an episode on Sappho! #philsky 🏺 #AncientBluesky
A well-known portrait of Sappho from Pompeii, Insula Occidentalis.
55-79 AD from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (photo by me).
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
disappointing
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Greek PM: deal to return Parthenon marbles could still be reached with ‘political will and courage’
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Greek PM: deal to return Parthenon marbles could still be reached with ‘political will and courage’
But Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he cannot accept any arrangement that recognises British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures * Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece The Greek prime minister has said a deal can still be reached to return the Parthenon marbles with “political will” but his country will not accept a loan in the style of the Bayeux tapestry’s visit from France. Writing for the Guardian, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece “cannot accept any arrangement that would require it to recognise the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures, or a scheme that would mean we ‘borrow’ parts of our own monument”. Continue reading...
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Patricia Easterling obituary | Classics and ancient history | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Patricia Easterling obituary
Classical scholar and the first woman to be appointed regius professor of Greek at Cambridge University
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Dr Alex A. @dralexa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s publication day! It’s a pleasure to finally see this edited volume in print. A massive thank you to my co-editors and to all the collaborators to the volume. It’s a pleasure to bring together a wealth of scholars from across the world, all asking questions about the Roman Censorship.
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Greece & Rome Vol. 73, No. 1 (2026) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @universitypress.cambridge.org @hellenicsociety.bsky.social @seamonsterscholar.bsky.social @rhiannone.bsky.social @drdanielvazquez.bsky.social
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Greece & Rome: Volume 73 - Issue 2 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Greece & Rome - Volume 73 - Issue 2
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Excellent volume!
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Self-regulation = no regulation
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Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here is the poster (made by Emilia Herok) of my Ovid series next month! Note esp. the roundtable, with Akari Kobayashi (Oxford), Brigid Ehrmantraut (@standrewshist.bsky.social), Ben Nagy (KU Leuven) and Katherine Parish (@engfac.bsky.social). Event poster and how to join here: tinyurl.com/msxuanfv
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One historian, centuries of gossip and a fresh look at Ancient Rome reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...
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One historian, centuries of gossip and a fresh look at Ancient Rome
What did ordinary Romans really think of their rulers? Professor Caillan Davenport’s new book draws on juicy rumours and gossip to reveal the answer.
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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
while everyone is still talking Odyssey, excited (and relieved) to report that @eltonteb.bsky.social and I submitted a completed introduction to the Iliad to Routledge today here's the ToC
A picture of a document with the following chapters and subtitles

Introduction. The Making of the Iliad 
1.	Singing the klea andrōn
2.	Homer Now
3.	Homeric Problems
4.	Learning to Listen to Homer 
5.	The Grammar of Epic 

Chapter 1. The Plan of Zeus
1.	The Between Times: the Iliad in / as Cosmic History
2.	The Iliad Begins 
3.	The Epic Cosmos 
4.	A World Full of Gods
5.	Structuring the Iliad 

Chapter 2. Epic Pain
1.	A Tale of Woe 
2.	The Age of Heroes
3.	Gods and Mortals: Diomedes 
4.	Prizes and Honors: Sarpedon 
5.	Grief and Lamentation: Achilles 

Chapter 3. Assembling the People
1.	‘Swift-Footed Achilles”
2.	Achilles Assembles the Laos
3.	Achaeans and their Institutions 
4.	A Theban Politics
5.	Gaming a New Politics

Chapter 4. Viewing from the Wall
1.	Meeting Paris 
2.	Trojan Politics
3.	Inside Troy
4.	Lamenting Lost Futures
5.	The Trauma of Hector

Chapter 5. Stories and Storytelling
1.	Regarding Helen
2.	Reflecting on Strife 
3.	Ekphrasis 
4.	Similes
5.	Paradigms

Epilogue: Iliadic Afterlives
1.	Epic Rivals
2.	Early Greek Poetic Encounters
3.	The Iliad as History; History as the Iliad
4.	The Medium is the Message
5.	The Iliad is Dead. Long Live the Iliad
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Australasian Classical Reception Studies Network (ACRSN) @acrsn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Extended deadline Sept 18! #CFP AMPHORAE XX 2026 - Annual Meeting of Postgraduates in Hellenic or Roman Antiquities and Egyptology - hybrid/University of Newcastle, Australia - Nov 24-25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Questions to amphorae2026@gmail.com www.ascs.org.au/news/
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AMPHORAE XX Call for Papers Application Form
Submit your abstract and biography here for Amphorae XX. Please submit by the latest 18th September 2026.
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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today in our series about 20th-century philosophy & biography we explore the life & thought of Elizabeth Anscombe, a remarkable & remarkably uncompromising philosopher. David talks to Nikhil Krishnan about her fierce relationship with the truth. Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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Marco Perale @mperale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Very pleased to announce that The Classical Quarterly 75.2 (2025) has now been published. It contains 38 articles and 16 shorter notes. The new issue can be accessed here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! @caeliambulator.bsky.social discusses Hormuz & his new book on Indian Ocean Trade ⛵. Then, ancient mosaics enshrining pets, Aristotle in the antebellum South, medieval Denia, a new dinosaur in Brazil, ancient world journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
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Pasts Imperfect (9.10.26)
This week, ancient historian Jeremy Simmons discusses Rome, India, and his new book on ancient Indian Ocean trade networks. Then, new mosaics may honor two beloved ancient pets, a new book on Aristotl...
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Logeion Greek-Latin @logeiongklat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Another great episode of the Lesche: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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A New Anacreontic Poem on Stone, with Andrej Petrovic
Podcast Episode · Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas · September 9 · 47m
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Extraordinary poem and inscription.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Given the size of US debt, Trump will no doubt pay out of his private fortune.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Outstanding opportunity in an exciting Classics department.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jesus spoke Aramaic. The Gospels are written in Greek. If you read the Gospels in English you’re reading a translation of a translation of Jesus’ words. Good luck with that.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Isn’t that a summary of the contents of Book 2?
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Beautiful manuscript. Is the summary before the actual book usual?
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This week, our series 12 finale, recorded live at Hay Festival! I'll be standing up for Euripides' Medea, the sorceress who enacted the ultimate revenge on the husband who betrayed her. BBC Radio 4, Thursday at 9am. Catch up on the rest of S12 on BBC Sounds.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Utterly shameless. They just make it up. I rate Thucydides as one of the smartest people I have ever read. But cured the plague?
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Marco Perale @mperale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Out February 2027, The Cambridge Companion to Hellenistic Poetry, edited by Annette Harder and Jacqueline Klooster. Such an honour to be part of this. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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The Cambridge Companion to Hellenistic Poetry
Cambridge Core - Classical Literature - The Cambridge Companion to Hellenistic Poetry
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Steal another One Nation policy? Good thinking!
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congratulations!
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Classical Receptions @crsn-uk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Check out the new episode of the 'Classics and Poetry Now' Podcast! In this episode, CRSN co-convenor Justine McConnell talks with South African composer and installation artist Neo Muyanga about his recent production, "The Bacchae: An African Choral Ballet," produced by Joburg Ballet in July 2026!
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Classics and Poetry Now Podcast
The Classics and Poetry Now podcast hosts conversations between creative artists and academics in which they discuss how the literature and cultures of the ancient Mediterranean are interwoven in t…
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Stephanie McCarter @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It was great to be interviewed for the latest Pasts Imperfect, where I put together some of my recent thoughts about translation, adaptation, and the need for human art. Many, many thanks to the incomparable @sarahebond.bsky.social!
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Pasts Imperfect (8.27.26)
This week, classicist and translator Stephanie McCarter discusses the art of translation, adapting myth, and her new book on Catullus. Then, India's Rāmāyana answer to Nolan's Odyssey, archaeologists ...
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Stephanie McCarter @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It’s nice to have these in my hands! Publication day is Tuesday.
A book photo: the Poems of Catullus, A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text, edited by Stephanie McCarter.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hope that this is true. Bowen should resign if it isn’t.
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social discusses the craft & need for human translation. Then, a Rāmāyana movie, a huge new Sardis statue, the ancient jade trade in Canada, a Dolly tribute, new ancient world journals via @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social, & much more. Let’s go!
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Pasts Imperfect (8.27.26)
This week, classicist and translator Stephanie McCarter discusses the art of translation, adapting myth, and her new book on Catullus. Then, India's Rāmāyana answer to Nolan's Odyssey, archaeologists ...
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Tomorrow at Pasts Imperfect, the lovely Dr. @stephaniemccarter.bsky.social will be discussing Ovid, Catullus, and why the art of translation demands humanity (not AI). Subscribe! It’s always free and we have some great writers, stories, and new journals to tell you about. pasts-imperfect.ghost.io
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Pasts Imperfect
A Newsletter Supporting a Global Antiquity
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l... Fascinating interview on the making of Nolan’s Odyssey.
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A Conversation with Nilo Otero, First Assistant Director on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
Podcast Episode · Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas · 26 August · 1hr 9min
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Marco Perale @mperale.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Recently published: J. Clarke, A New History of Ancient Roman Theatre, Liverpool University Press www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We already knew this. Check e.g. Ovid Heroides 5.42.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As a rule of thumb the answer to headline questions is ‘no’. Here the answer is most definitely ‘yes’.
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Dr Mike Beer @mikebeer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Agrippa by Robert Harris review – persuasive portrait of rivalry in ancient Rome
This fictional memoir by Octavius’s right-hand man shows us bloodshed, betrayal and hectic jockeying for power
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Although the names are written in Greek, the source of the story has to be Ovid. There do not seem to be earlier Greek versions.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
At last. Some action. Let’s hope that the other states and territories follow suit.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/08/2026
Move over, Odysseus: time for the women of ancient Greece to have their moment in the sun | Natalie Haynes
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Move over, Odysseus: time for the women of ancient Greece to have their moment in the sun | Natalie Haynes
The hottest ticket in theatreland will soon be Cate Blanchett in Electra/Persona. Caged female rage continues to capture audiences, says writer Natalie Haynes
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Farage should have to pay the cost of the by-election.
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Peter Davis @peterjdavis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The Australian government has the responsibility of defending Australia’s interests and getting on with the Americans no matter who the president is. I am glad that I don’t have that responsibility and can say what I like about DJT.
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pasts Imperfect is back! This week, @jbrya.bsky.social discusses Zora Neale Hurston's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩. Then, the mass grave at Phaleron (Attica) confirms a local population; UNESCO protects Sebastia; geoglyphs in the Amazon; ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
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Pasts Imperfect (8.13.26)
This week, classicist Jermaine Bryant discusses Zora Neale Hurston's posthumously published The Life of Herod the Great. Then, a new study of the mass grave at Phaleron (Attica) confirms a local popul...
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