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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In Mary Sturgeon’s UNC grad course on Hellenistic architecture 🏛️, I wrote on the reception of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Late Antiquity. So seeing this new vol. is exciting (& 50x better than my grad essay—especially love the Crusader Castle portions). We do love the reception of a wonder #OA

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The Afterlife of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Cambridge Core - Architecture - The Afterlife of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 29/07/2026

She's Trojan when the siege is going well, but one mistake with a horse, suddenly the papers are all "Helen of Sparta"

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Anyway, in the interest of talking about ships to not freak out about the things that are stressing me out, here’s the Unicorn (what she looks like and a model of what she’d look like fully masted) and if you’re in Dundee, Scotland at any point, please come and see her:

The HMS Unicorn on the water in Dundee, Scotland

A model of the HMS Unicorn inside the HMS Unicorn to show what she would look like with full sails and masts

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

RE: The ship that was damaged during the filming of The Odyssey For those of you who don’t know, in my free time, I spend it on historic ships/historic ship replicas (my love started with sailing on the Kalmar Nyckel in Delaware, USA and I’m currently getting to know the HMS Unicorn in Scotland).

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

On the one hand, I know that I have gone through a lot more than most people while going through my PhD programme. On the other hands, I should like that the gods give me a BREAK PLEASE

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

More info... it appears the torc was taken while the museum was open! 😭

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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

✒️ Our team excitedly introduces one of our most heavily awaited events of the summer: The Ancient Fanfiction Writing Contest! If you have your own ancient story you're just dying to share, then you're in luck because, starting today, submissions are open!

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Back in the library after checking in with the Thesis Writing Retreat facilitator and trying to get more of the chapter done until the library closes. As tumblr user feynites would say “do you know how much braining it takes to make the words go?” 😮‍💨

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’m really tapping into “undergrad Aneirin” methods again after being yanked out of a deep depression I was in this year (which is why I haven’t been as active on here). My other PG degrees I could work on *while at work* & I did similar as an undergrad. I’ve been in the library a lot more lately.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Me editing my thesis chapter today: 💻 🍤 🪑

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I’m sure this joke has been made before but The more I edit, the more I heard the phrase “Ship of Thesis” in my brain

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Time to read a 44 page chapter to prep for tomorrow I signed up for the Thesis Writing Retreat again I clocked 1,000 words an hour last year and managed just over 20,000 in three days Praying I’ll be as productive this time 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Okay, time to tap into my inner 20 year old (he’s in there somewhere) and down a Monster while I type like the wind

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I need some encouragements today 🫶🏻 I’m having bad impostor syndrome and feeling extra like a failure lately 🫠

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Aneirin Pendragon @aneirinpendragon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Sometimes a friend knows you too well 🤣

An edited screenshot of a Reductress article where the title is edited to read “Wow! Aneirin somehow navigated existential crisis without researching grad schools”

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Okay, I accidentally took a five-hour nap, if that's any indication of how I'm doing right now (it's now nearly 10pm and I am WIDE awake), so I am doing some chores. Tomorrow's agenda: lock in and rewrite an entire chapter. Wish me luck. Because I'm here:

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Bird Screaming 'Aaa Ahh'

Alt: Bird Screaming 'Aaa Ahh'

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Karla Marx @karlamarx1917.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Believe trans people.

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UofG Fantasy @uofgfantasy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We've slightly extended the sign-up period for Fantasy's Present Pasts (23rd-25th June) to accommodate a final few speakers - this means if you'd like to come along, you can still register until 9pm on Tuesday 16th June. Registration can be completed here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasys-p....

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Fantasy's Present Pasts

The first European Conference on the Fantastic, organised by the University of Glasgow's Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

So, in my free time, I write fiction for fun, which I cannot make any money off of during my student visa, so it is *strictly* for fun, one of my characters has all of her dialogue in Scots because she's from Scotland before English was widespread and GoogleDocs keeps yelling at meeeeee ugh

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 12/06/2026

I would usually not do this but I need some hyping today. If you’ve ever used my scholarship in class, been to a paper of mine you enjoyed, watched a video on TikTok, had a rando conversation with me at the pub, or have the ability to convincingly lie about any of this stuff… please tell me so.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

While there are *some* possible scholarships I've found, I have had issues primarily because: 1. I am a US citizen in the UK, which means I'm ineligible for 95% of things I see for US citizens because I'm not attending a US institution 2. My age. People who are 30-40+ years old go to uni, too!

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Okay, I've sat in it a bit, and anyone in academia who has any leads (I'm looking myself, too, don't worry) on funding for extension years, let me know. I probably have to extend my student visa for another year (still submitting in Sept or Oct, but uncertain how fast the viva will be afters)

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Okay, I’m going to go on a little rant for a second, because, when I was working on my MAs in the USA, I worked full time. I had a full-time government job and because for one of these degrees, I did not pay rent.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

…I might have to relapse my recovering Catholicism 😂

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Currently silently shaking my fists at my Scottish ancestors for leaving in the 1700s because MAN ALL OF THIS IMMIGRATION STUFF IS RIDICULOUS The Graduate Visa is going to be so expensive and I cannot for the life of me know how I’ll be able to afford it 🫠

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Okay, I've sent an updated chapter in and waiting for the feedback so I can tear it apart again. You know you're really in it when you cut an entire chapter and you're so tired you feel NOTHING. Going to have a cleaning day and friend date day this weekend, then tackling the anthro sections Monday

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It’s incredibly frustrating as an autistic person to ask a very straightforward question to student services and they continue to answer a question you didn’t ask.

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Alexandra Sills @belovedofoizys.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I had great fun talking about charioteers for this excellent sports podcast - I really loved getting the comparison to modern racing sports. And it was a nice side quest away from my gladiators for an hour or so. Thanks for having me on, @feedyourmascot.bsky.social!

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · 26/05/2026

"I want to chuckle through words or names being mispronounced or events taking too long. I want to learn I said the wrong thing and know better for next time. These moments can be uncomfortable and even painful, but I like these human parts of living." – Beautifully put.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Yesterday: wrote 1,500 words Saw 1 of my supervisors today for my sacred spaces chapter and after two hours, I had a lot of notes, we cut an entire other chapter which gave me some relief, I'm going to chip away at the notes I was given (he used the BEST analogy for adding to the scholarship imo)

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Fellow folks who’ve finished their PhDs at any point: I need words of encouragement for this final stretch. I’m burnt out. I’m depressed. I’m lonely. I haven’t hugged anyone in 2 months. I’m living off so much canned food. So. I just need your words. Please 🫶🏻

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I definitely put my lionskin cloak down somewhere over here... Maybe on a treestump? 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums The Borghese Faun (repro), from @pennmuseum.bsky.social in Philadelphia, USA. Cast in 1903 by J. Chiurazzi Thanks @theancientgeeko.bsky.social for sharing 😁

A photo of a bronze statue of a nude figure with a little goat tail poking out above their bum. They're looking out across a garden and pointing, behind them is a treestump with a lionskin cloak draped over it

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Heyyyyy other classicists I have a culture question for you because I cannot for the life of me remember off the top of my noggin and also I’m running on 4 hours’ sleep and way too much caffeine Did Did Ancient Greek folks use like terms of endearment for loved ones and if so what were they

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Courtney E. Thompson @cethompson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Trying to teach right now is a sisyphean endeavor, because of shit like this.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Devastating news, I left my Classics water bottle on the bus I’m very upset about it 😭😭😭 I got too worried about missing my stop and realised when I was in Boots I didn’t have it in my hand so the bus was long gone

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’ll be at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for two writing workshops, but I have a large gap between the two so I’ll be floating around. Feel free to say hi if you’re there and you see me!

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I was at a PhD Writing Retreat through my university for the past three days, and I have finished one chapter and nearly finished another. Over the past three days, I have written 20,055 words. I am going to the cinema all day tomorrow and doing nothing else.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Trying to clear your inbox before you actually let yourself work on anything you need or want to has given me a glimpse into how the gods would punish my hubris

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Thanks to everyone who danced at the Ceilidh with me! It was my very first one and it was super fun but now my legs are jello and I want to drink a gallon of water 😂

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Hi, y'all! I am once again starting a GFM; this time to help me with my PhD continuation year costs. The YT video explanation: tinyurl.com/mwtn2ztj The GFM link: gofund.me/f53ad919 I'm posting this on all my social media platforms (even the ☠️ ones), so apologies if you've seen this already.

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I need your help for my PhD Continuation Year

YouTube video by The Ancient Geeko-Roman

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

If any of you see me at the Classics Association conference today/this weekend in St Andrews, please feel free to say hello! I’ve already seen a few of you and it was lovely talking 🥰

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I need your help for my PhD Continuation Year

YouTube video by The Ancient Geeko-Roman

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: ✅ Just the thesis to go now 😅

Grades for four modules leading to a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice posted with all passing marks. The modules are Exploring Teaching and Learning Online; University Teaching: Capstone Project; University Teaching: Supporting Student Learning; University Teaching: Curriculum Design and Assessment.

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Aneirin Pendragon @theancientgeeko.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Ten years ago today I graduated undergrad and since I’m the eldest but also shortest of my siblings I had two of my graduation photos lifting each of them because once a jock, always a jock

A person in a graduation lifting up a teenage boy in a pink shirt and khakis

A person in a graduation gown lifting a girl who is wearing a patterned jumpsuit and chunky white heels and a teenage boy is posing in front of them wearing a pink shirt and khakis

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