Barnaby Hulme
@barnabyhulme.bsky.social
Classicist and novelist. Focused on the Late Roman Republic - 146-121 BCE. Classics for the many, not the few. https://barnabyhulme.com/
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As I discussed in Talking Climate last year, research shows a four-day work week boosts productivity and well-being — AND cuts carbon! One study, for example, found a 10% drop in hours = 8.6% drop in emissions. So Jack's question below is a good one: why aren't we advocating for this more?
May 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
As I discussed in Talking Climate last year, research shows a four-day work week boosts productivity and well-being — AND cuts carbon! One study, for example, found a 10% drop in hours = 8.6% drop in emissions. So Jack's question below is a good one: why aren't we advocating for this more?
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That said, in 50 BC the Romans did have a problem, which was ultra-wealthy demagogic elites tearing about their Republic in the single-minded pursuit of power and dominance, which would eventually lead to the republic's collapse and its replacement with a less agile monarchy in 31BC.
April 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
That said, in 50 BC the Romans did have a problem, which was ultra-wealthy demagogic elites tearing about their Republic in the single-minded pursuit of power and dominance, which would eventually lead to the republic's collapse and its replacement with a less agile monarchy in 31BC.
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🎉NEW ARTICLE!
Alexandra Sills (@belovedofoizys.bsky.social) reviews All Roads Lead to Rome, the new book by @rhigarthjones.bsky.social
"...a book of dizzying scope, covering multiple empires and the men within them who couldn’t shake Rome."
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Alexandra Sills (@belovedofoizys.bsky.social) reviews All Roads Lead to Rome, the new book by @rhigarthjones.bsky.social
"...a book of dizzying scope, covering multiple empires and the men within them who couldn’t shake Rome."
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
Book Review: All Roads Lead to Rome — Working Classicists
Alexandra Sills runs an eye over Rhiannon Garth Jones’ forthcoming book (out on May 25th this year).
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March 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🎉NEW ARTICLE!
Alexandra Sills (@belovedofoizys.bsky.social) reviews All Roads Lead to Rome, the new book by @rhigarthjones.bsky.social
"...a book of dizzying scope, covering multiple empires and the men within them who couldn’t shake Rome."
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
Alexandra Sills (@belovedofoizys.bsky.social) reviews All Roads Lead to Rome, the new book by @rhigarthjones.bsky.social
"...a book of dizzying scope, covering multiple empires and the men within them who couldn’t shake Rome."
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Not sure I've ever seen a more obvious picture to remind us that police exist to protect the property of the ruling class, not the rights of the people.
March 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Not sure I've ever seen a more obvious picture to remind us that police exist to protect the property of the ruling class, not the rights of the people.
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"Musk has tweeted before about how important it is to read Homer...If he understood the Iliad, he would see that one of the primary messages of its central plot is how terribly hard and costly it is to see one another’s suffering as real as your own. ...
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Elon Musk's war on empathy misses the point of Western Civilisation - Neos Kosmos
Elon Musk's claim that empathy is a "bug" in Western culture ignores history, philosophy, and the very literature he claims to admire
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March 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"Musk has tweeted before about how important it is to read Homer...If he understood the Iliad, he would see that one of the primary messages of its central plot is how terribly hard and costly it is to see one another’s suffering as real as your own. ...
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Yesterday’s book launch event for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology at Waterstones in Dundee was so much fun! 🤩
Some excellent readers, lots of book stamping, and a very cake-y finish. 🧁
Thank you to everyone who came and chatted with us, so good to meet you all 🥰
Some excellent readers, lots of book stamping, and a very cake-y finish. 🧁
Thank you to everyone who came and chatted with us, so good to meet you all 🥰
March 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Yesterday’s book launch event for A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology at Waterstones in Dundee was so much fun! 🤩
Some excellent readers, lots of book stamping, and a very cake-y finish. 🧁
Thank you to everyone who came and chatted with us, so good to meet you all 🥰
Some excellent readers, lots of book stamping, and a very cake-y finish. 🧁
Thank you to everyone who came and chatted with us, so good to meet you all 🥰
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something that i have come to believe is that a lot of traditional masculinity is toadyism towards people above you and cruelty to those below you
March 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
something that i have come to believe is that a lot of traditional masculinity is toadyism towards people above you and cruelty to those below you
February 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Tl;dr: Rome matters because we keep choosing to make it matter, because we keep using it as a reference point for power.
We will keep contesting competing interpretations of Rome because we think "the right one" equates to power and legitimate authority.
We will keep contesting competing interpretations of Rome because we think "the right one" equates to power and legitimate authority.
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Tl;dr: Rome matters because we keep choosing to make it matter, because we keep using it as a reference point for power.
We will keep contesting competing interpretations of Rome because we think "the right one" equates to power and legitimate authority.
We will keep contesting competing interpretations of Rome because we think "the right one" equates to power and legitimate authority.
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I just hope this chap never discovers the Classical Reception novel machine or else the outrage will never end.
Proper old-school scrap about historical fiction in the Telegraph today #earlymodern
Hilary Mantel ‘falsified’ history in Wolf Hall, historian claims
Cambridge professor says late author turned sources ‘upside down’ to say ‘opposite’ of what they intended to suggest
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I just hope this chap never discovers the Classical Reception novel machine or else the outrage will never end.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
✨25% off EVERYTHING in my merch shops✨
Greek Myth Comix: redbubble.com/people/GreekMythComix/shop - comics and stuff, including Odyssey and Iliad/ Trojan War stuff
Classics Nerds: redbubble.com/people/ClassicsNerds/shop - ancient world retro travel posters, myth band tees and pottery illustration!
Greek Myth Comix: redbubble.com/people/GreekMythComix/shop - comics and stuff, including Odyssey and Iliad/ Trojan War stuff
Classics Nerds: redbubble.com/people/ClassicsNerds/shop - ancient world retro travel posters, myth band tees and pottery illustration!
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In recent decades, references to Rome in British right-wing discourse have tended to be a dog-whistle for Powellite racism. Now it seems they’re just a means of trying to suck up to Elon Musk.
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Decline and Fall
Could we please stop with the relentless politicisation of ancient history? The past should not be deployed in a superficial and tendentious manner by someone with no understanding of historical re…
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February 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In recent decades, references to Rome in British right-wing discourse have tended to be a dog-whistle for Powellite racism. Now it seems they’re just a means of trying to suck up to Elon Musk.
thesphinxblog.com/2025/02/17/d...
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Lucius Mummius is often overlooked in Roman history, yet his actions reshaped the ancient world. The Butcher of Corinth. The man who crushed the Achaean League. Some debate whether he formally made Achaea a province, but he unquestionably ended Greek resistance. 🧵
February 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lucius Mummius is often overlooked in Roman history, yet his actions reshaped the ancient world. The Butcher of Corinth. The man who crushed the Achaean League. Some debate whether he formally made Achaea a province, but he unquestionably ended Greek resistance. 🧵
I am a writer of historical fiction focusing on ancient Rome. As a classicist, I believe we have a duty to make the ancient world engaging and relevant to the modern day.
February 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I am a writer of historical fiction focusing on ancient Rome. As a classicist, I believe we have a duty to make the ancient world engaging and relevant to the modern day.
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Jay Herrans spins a musical Odyssey in ‘EPIC: The Musical’ – The Tartan
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Jay Herrans spins a musical Odyssey in ‘EPIC: The Musical’
Art by Balambal Suryanarayanan In 2021, Jorge-Rivera Herrans started sharing songs from his unfinished musical, “EPIC: The Musical,” on TikTok. Inspired by Homer’s “Odyssey,” the musical follows Ki…
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February 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Jay Herrans spins a musical Odyssey in ‘EPIC: The Musical’ – The Tartan
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