Dr Cora Beth Fraser
@corabeth.bsky.social
Autistic Geordie illustrator and classicist. Assoc Lecturer at The Open University. National Teaching Fellow. Working class/first gen/book addict.
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A Christmas surprise: if you want to download the open access copy of Stealing from the Gods, you now can... The official birthday is in a couple of weeks, but time is an arbitrary construct. (Oh, and we'll be PA6029.T46 K67 2026 at the library. An actual real call number!)
Stealing from the Gods
Stealing from the Gods investigates how authors writing between the first century BCE and second century CE addressed the issue of temple robbery or sacrilegium. As a self-proclaimed empire of pious p...
press.umich.edu
December 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A Christmas surprise: if you want to download the open access copy of Stealing from the Gods, you now can... The official birthday is in a couple of weeks, but time is an arbitrary construct. (Oh, and we'll be PA6029.T46 K67 2026 at the library. An actual real call number!)
So thrilled to find an actual independent bookshop in my town - the first in over 100 years! 🥳
Please share to help get the word out, and do visit if you're ever in South Shields...
Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK share.google/C6sYwxZGUgje...
Please share to help get the word out, and do visit if you're ever in South Shields...
Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK share.google/C6sYwxZGUgje...
Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK
Electric Beacon Books are a new independent bookseller based in the beautiful seaside town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear. We specialise in graphic novels and regional literature, and do our best to ...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So thrilled to find an actual independent bookshop in my town - the first in over 100 years! 🥳
Please share to help get the word out, and do visit if you're ever in South Shields...
Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK share.google/C6sYwxZGUgje...
Please share to help get the word out, and do visit if you're ever in South Shields...
Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK share.google/C6sYwxZGUgje...
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Today’s episode of BBC #DeadFunnyHistory is all about Hadrian’s Wall!
Tell your kids! It’s a fun romp through 200 years of Roman Britain’s history
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tell your kids! It’s a fun romp through 200 years of Roman Britain’s history
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
December 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today’s episode of BBC #DeadFunnyHistory is all about Hadrian’s Wall!
Tell your kids! It’s a fun romp through 200 years of Roman Britain’s history
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tell your kids! It’s a fun romp through 200 years of Roman Britain’s history
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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but also Cora Beth is definitively the best tutor.
When I say that I have the best students, I really mean it...! So proud of all the OU MA Classics students getting their results this week. 🎉
@openuniversity.bsky.social
@openuniversity.bsky.social
I want to do a boast.
I finished my MA in Classics and I just found out this week that I got a distinction. I am very very proud of myself.
My dissertation was on women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga. Ask me anything. Really anything (about my subject, or I'll try more broadly in Classics).
I finished my MA in Classics and I just found out this week that I got a distinction. I am very very proud of myself.
My dissertation was on women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga. Ask me anything. Really anything (about my subject, or I'll try more broadly in Classics).
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
but also Cora Beth is definitively the best tutor.
When I say that I have the best students, I really mean it...! So proud of all the OU MA Classics students getting their results this week. 🎉
@openuniversity.bsky.social
@openuniversity.bsky.social
I want to do a boast.
I finished my MA in Classics and I just found out this week that I got a distinction. I am very very proud of myself.
My dissertation was on women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga. Ask me anything. Really anything (about my subject, or I'll try more broadly in Classics).
I finished my MA in Classics and I just found out this week that I got a distinction. I am very very proud of myself.
My dissertation was on women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga. Ask me anything. Really anything (about my subject, or I'll try more broadly in Classics).
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
When I say that I have the best students, I really mean it...! So proud of all the OU MA Classics students getting their results this week. 🎉
@openuniversity.bsky.social
@openuniversity.bsky.social
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👨🏫 Remembering P.J. Rhodes
👉 Read Prof. Rhodes' Biographical Memoir, prepared by Prof. John Davies and Prof. Lynette Mitchell
🔗 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/59...
👉 Peter John Rhodes worked in our department from 1965 and was Professor of Ancient History between 1983 and 2005.
👉 Read Prof. Rhodes' Biographical Memoir, prepared by Prof. John Davies and Prof. Lynette Mitchell
🔗 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/59...
👉 Peter John Rhodes worked in our department from 1965 and was Professor of Ancient History between 1983 and 2005.
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
👨🏫 Remembering P.J. Rhodes
👉 Read Prof. Rhodes' Biographical Memoir, prepared by Prof. John Davies and Prof. Lynette Mitchell
🔗 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/59...
👉 Peter John Rhodes worked in our department from 1965 and was Professor of Ancient History between 1983 and 2005.
👉 Read Prof. Rhodes' Biographical Memoir, prepared by Prof. John Davies and Prof. Lynette Mitchell
🔗 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/59...
👉 Peter John Rhodes worked in our department from 1965 and was Professor of Ancient History between 1983 and 2005.
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It’s Disability History Month 2025
Disability history is an understudied but growing part of classics scholarship. We’ve put together a brief collection of resources for people interested in studying disability in the ancient world. Check out the thread below!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Disability history is an understudied but growing part of classics scholarship. We’ve put together a brief collection of resources for people interested in studying disability in the ancient world. Check out the thread below!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It’s Disability History Month 2025
Disability history is an understudied but growing part of classics scholarship. We’ve put together a brief collection of resources for people interested in studying disability in the ancient world. Check out the thread below!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Disability history is an understudied but growing part of classics scholarship. We’ve put together a brief collection of resources for people interested in studying disability in the ancient world. Check out the thread below!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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There isn't much of 2025 left, but Susanna Elm's new book promises to be the book of the year!!
The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity
That cover is gorgeous, and it's open-access so you can just download it!
The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity
That cover is gorgeous, and it's open-access so you can just download it!
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
There isn't much of 2025 left, but Susanna Elm's new book promises to be the book of the year!!
The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity
That cover is gorgeous, and it's open-access so you can just download it!
The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity
That cover is gorgeous, and it's open-access so you can just download it!
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As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
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This weekend @edinburghup.bsky.social is doing a massive 50% discount. Which means you can even get a paperback of 'Late Roman Italy' for only 15 quid! An absolute steal for a 500-page tome.
Late Roman Italy
Late Roman Italy
edinburghuniversitypress.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This weekend @edinburghup.bsky.social is doing a massive 50% discount. Which means you can even get a paperback of 'Late Roman Italy' for only 15 quid! An absolute steal for a 500-page tome.
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful!
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
Support Working Classicists
Support Working Classicists
ko-fi.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful!
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
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Tomorrow is a month away from Xmas Eve. Please have a look to see if you have any children's clothes, books, toys, etc that are no longer needed & donate them to your local charity shop ASAP. The demand for these items is now, not after Xmas. People are skint but still want to make Xmas special. ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Tomorrow is a month away from Xmas Eve. Please have a look to see if you have any children's clothes, books, toys, etc that are no longer needed & donate them to your local charity shop ASAP. The demand for these items is now, not after Xmas. People are skint but still want to make Xmas special. ❤️
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If you like classics/Greek mythology/ancient stuff/history or know someone who does, may I humbly recommend our book as a Christmas gift?
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology — Working Classicists
Information on Working Classicists’ upcoming book: A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology
www.workingclassicists.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you like classics/Greek mythology/ancient stuff/history or know someone who does, may I humbly recommend our book as a Christmas gift?
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
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We recommend treating yourself to something a little bit Roman 😉
@partialhistorians.bsky.social Hiya! Just wanted to let you know that Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More! is on sale with Kindle (US) for $0.50!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV1XXC4Y/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV1XXC4Y/
Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More!
Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More! - Kindle edition by Greenfield, Peta, Radford, Fiona. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire: History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More!.
www.amazon.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We recommend treating yourself to something a little bit Roman 😉
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Many years ago, I helped set up The Returning Soldier Network, but circumstances meant that I had to step away for a few years as I tried to find secure work. Yesterday, I returned back into the fold as one of the project leads! So watch this space, plans are brewing... @milwelfhist.bsky.social
Who We Are
The Returning Soldier Network was established in 2018 to bring together researchers looking at the figure of the returning soldier from the ancient world to the modern day. The group includes acade…
returningsoldier.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Many years ago, I helped set up The Returning Soldier Network, but circumstances meant that I had to step away for a few years as I tried to find secure work. Yesterday, I returned back into the fold as one of the project leads! So watch this space, plans are brewing... @milwelfhist.bsky.social
Important thread.
70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute
Objectives To determine the overall rate of loss of workplace teaspoons and whether attrition and displacement are correlated with the relative value of the teaspoons or type of tearoom. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Research institute ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Important thread.
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It is 90 years since George Orwell travelled to the north of England to learn about the living conditions of the northern working-class, during the long Depression of the 1930s.
Today’s figures show not much has changed.
Today’s figures show not much has changed.
The North-South divide is as wide as ever
Ninety years after Orwell exposed northern hardship, new data shows deprivation remains stark across England’s North
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It is 90 years since George Orwell travelled to the north of England to learn about the living conditions of the northern working-class, during the long Depression of the 1930s.
Today’s figures show not much has changed.
Today’s figures show not much has changed.
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I'm giving a talk at my work this week that is being broadcast online via Zoom! Maybe you're interested in watching?
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm giving a talk at my work this week that is being broadcast online via Zoom! Maybe you're interested in watching?
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
"Archaeology of Ableism and Ableism in Archaeology: Building a More Rigorous Archaeology through Disability Studies"
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1pm Pacific
#academicsky 🏺♿
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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I've spent the last 3 years animating episode 1 of the Daleks' Master Plan for its 60th anniversary today! Yes, we had a slight technical hitch when I realised I'd uploaded the wrong version of the file, but we're good now!
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
Daleks' Master Plan - The Nightmare Begins Animation. Part 1
YouTube video by JanjyGiggins
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I've spent the last 3 years animating episode 1 of the Daleks' Master Plan for its 60th anniversary today! Yes, we had a slight technical hitch when I realised I'd uploaded the wrong version of the file, but we're good now!
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
And you might want to keep watching to the very end..
youtu.be/2--OWFrTXUI
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My biennial Ancient Greek Myth Advent Calendar has arrived!
This year, get Sisyphus and his Rock to the top of the hill. Will he succeed?
May or may not have been inspired by the world in general at present. Available as a PDF to print and make.
greekmythcomix.gumroad.com/l/sisyphus
This year, get Sisyphus and his Rock to the top of the hill. Will he succeed?
May or may not have been inspired by the world in general at present. Available as a PDF to print and make.
greekmythcomix.gumroad.com/l/sisyphus
Make Your Own Ancient Greek Myth Sisyphus and his Rock Advent Calendar - new for 2025
Help Sisyphus push his Rock up that hill and mark the run up to the festive season in a different way!Each day of December, move Sisyphus one step closer to the summit. Will he make it?Keep Sisyphus' ...
greekmythcomix.gumroad.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My biennial Ancient Greek Myth Advent Calendar has arrived!
This year, get Sisyphus and his Rock to the top of the hill. Will he succeed?
May or may not have been inspired by the world in general at present. Available as a PDF to print and make.
greekmythcomix.gumroad.com/l/sisyphus
This year, get Sisyphus and his Rock to the top of the hill. Will he succeed?
May or may not have been inspired by the world in general at present. Available as a PDF to print and make.
greekmythcomix.gumroad.com/l/sisyphus
So pleased for the fabulous @openuniversity.bsky.social team who won International Collaboration of the Year at tonight's #THEAwards! 🏆
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So pleased for the fabulous @openuniversity.bsky.social team who won International Collaboration of the Year at tonight's #THEAwards! 🏆