Professor Elton
@eltonteb.bsky.social
Prof of Greek Literature & Culture at The Open University | working-class Classicist | still delighting in Homer | dabbling in the digital | grappling with the politics of form & linked data | Pelagios partnership sec | hello to Jason | love the show Steve
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Professor Elton
@eltonteb.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Welcome to Pelagios Network
pelagios.org
Greetings all, I'm a classicist at the Open University with a passion for Homer, tragedy and historiography. I'm also helping to develop digital methods and tools to map texts with recogito.pelagios.org, and link data with pelagios.org. Always happy to give school talks on any of these topics!
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I can finally share the happy news 🚀 liiive.now — my tool for real-time collaborative annotation of #IIIF images — is going open source!
First code is available here: github.com/rsimon/liiive
Self-hosted setup coming by end of February.
#OpenSource #DigitalHumanities
First code is available here: github.com/rsimon/liiive
Self-hosted setup coming by end of February.
#OpenSource #DigitalHumanities
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I can finally share the happy news 🚀 liiive.now — my tool for real-time collaborative annotation of #IIIF images — is going open source!
First code is available here: github.com/rsimon/liiive
Self-hosted setup coming by end of February.
#OpenSource #DigitalHumanities
First code is available here: github.com/rsimon/liiive
Self-hosted setup coming by end of February.
#OpenSource #DigitalHumanities
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Why is content curation and data maintenance slow and hard and could benefit from more money for more staff? Because other people (have to?) cut corners and break things in resources you depend on. And people don't listen to @timbernerslee.bsky.social
hcommons.social/@paregorios/...
hcommons.social/@paregorios/...
Tom Elliott (@paregorios@hcommons.social)
Ugh. It looks like all the Pastscape records for the turrets and milecastles on Hadrian's wall, which the #PleiadesGazetteer cites for location data thanks to all the hard work @sarcanon and @sgillies...
hcommons.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Why is content curation and data maintenance slow and hard and could benefit from more money for more staff? Because other people (have to?) cut corners and break things in resources you depend on. And people don't listen to @timbernerslee.bsky.social
hcommons.social/@paregorios/...
hcommons.social/@paregorios/...
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Need to publish images as #IIIF — but have only 30 SECONDS to do it? tiny.iiif to the rescue! 🫨
• Drag & drop images → instant IIIF Image Service
• Create a folder → drag images in → instant presentation manifest!
Work in progress, but already a lot of fun. Ping me if you want to know more!
• Drag & drop images → instant IIIF Image Service
• Create a folder → drag images in → instant presentation manifest!
Work in progress, but already a lot of fun. Ping me if you want to know more!
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Need to publish images as #IIIF — but have only 30 SECONDS to do it? tiny.iiif to the rescue! 🫨
• Drag & drop images → instant IIIF Image Service
• Create a folder → drag images in → instant presentation manifest!
Work in progress, but already a lot of fun. Ping me if you want to know more!
• Drag & drop images → instant IIIF Image Service
• Create a folder → drag images in → instant presentation manifest!
Work in progress, but already a lot of fun. Ping me if you want to know more!
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Dear all, we have a shiny new website pelagios.org. We hope that it does a better job of setting out who we are, what we do, and why you might want to join us.
Welcome to Pelagios Network
The Pelagios Network is a community of scholars, technologists, and cultural heritage professionals working together to make the world’s historical places and spaces more visible online.
pelagios.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Dear all, we have a shiny new website pelagios.org. We hope that it does a better job of setting out who we are, what we do, and why you might want to join us.
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
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Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
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🎞️ Your 5 Question Film Club choice this week is THE RED SHOES
🖥️ You can watch it free here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
✒️ Let us know your thoughts for this week's pod correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com
🖥️ You can watch it free here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
✒️ Let us know your thoughts for this week's pod correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🎞️ Your 5 Question Film Club choice this week is THE RED SHOES
🖥️ You can watch it free here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
✒️ Let us know your thoughts for this week's pod correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com
🖥️ You can watch it free here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
✒️ Let us know your thoughts for this week's pod correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com
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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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If of interest...
On April 1st, 2026 at 5PM (Eastern time), I'll lead an @isawnyu.bsky.social "Expanding the Ancient World Workshop" titled "Digital Approaches to Global Art History: The Example of the Human Figure" and on topic of using GAERHF in teaching. isaw.nyu.edu/events/etaw-... to register. #GlobalAntiquity
Expanding the Ancient World Workshop
This workshop will take place online. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. Zoom information will be provided via confirmation email to registered participants. Expanding ...
isaw.nyu.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
If of interest...
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Today’s show provided a platform for military personnel & their families to respond to Donald Trump’s shameful
comments about NATO forces in Afghanistan.
(There is some tumbleweed where Nigel Farage’s condemnation should have been.)
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
comments about NATO forces in Afghanistan.
(There is some tumbleweed where Nigel Farage’s condemnation should have been.)
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
James O'Brien Daily
Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show.
Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today’s show provided a platform for military personnel & their families to respond to Donald Trump’s shameful
comments about NATO forces in Afghanistan.
(There is some tumbleweed where Nigel Farage’s condemnation should have been.)
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
comments about NATO forces in Afghanistan.
(There is some tumbleweed where Nigel Farage’s condemnation should have been.)
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
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457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
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Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
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"There is no point in us bleating and crying about it – the United States has changed, and we need to change with it."
Are European leaders too worried about making Trump angry to condemn his invasion of Venezuela?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/i-am...
Are European leaders too worried about making Trump angry to condemn his invasion of Venezuela?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/i-am...
'I am sick of hearing European leaders bleating on – we need to wake up’ | The News Agents
Keir Starmer’s diplomatic response to Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela has drawn criticism from some of his own MPs. Why have European leaders offered such a muted response to such major action?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"There is no point in us bleating and crying about it – the United States has changed, and we need to change with it."
Are European leaders too worried about making Trump angry to condemn his invasion of Venezuela?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/i-am...
Are European leaders too worried about making Trump angry to condemn his invasion of Venezuela?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/i-am...
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As we enter into what will likely be another "annus odusseia" here are some resources on Homer and the Odyssey for audiences of different levels and interest
[they are open-access or reasonably priced]
[they are open-access or reasonably priced]
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As we enter into what will likely be another "annus odusseia" here are some resources on Homer and the Odyssey for audiences of different levels and interest
[they are open-access or reasonably priced]
[they are open-access or reasonably priced]
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Finally, I post essays and free resources under the title "Painful Signs". It is mostly Iliad focused, but has a lot about interpreting Homer in general
sententiaeantiquae.com/painful-sign...
sententiaeantiquae.com/painful-sign...
Painful Signs, Table of Contents
Here is a full list of all of the materials that make up Painful Signs. Live Links will be added as the posts are edited. Introductory Material All the (Epic) Rage: Free Tools for Reading HomerR…
sententiaeantiquae.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Finally, I post essays and free resources under the title "Painful Signs". It is mostly Iliad focused, but has a lot about interpreting Homer in general
sententiaeantiquae.com/painful-sign...
sententiaeantiquae.com/painful-sign...
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Elton T. E. Barker @eltonteb.bsky.social and I published "Homer: A Beginner's Guide" over a decade ago. It covers origins and the contents of each epic. And, it is really affordable
oneworld-publications.com/work/homer/
oneworld-publications.com/work/homer/
Homer | Oneworld
Widely revered as the father of Western literature, Homer was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the epic poems which immortalised such names as Achilles, Cyclops, Menelaus, and Helen of Troy. I...
oneworld-publications.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Elton T. E. Barker @eltonteb.bsky.social and I published "Homer: A Beginner's Guide" over a decade ago. It covers origins and the contents of each epic. And, it is really affordable
oneworld-publications.com/work/homer/
oneworld-publications.com/work/homer/
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Looking to make a few more end-of-year charitable donations? Consider supporting #Coptic Scriptorium. We are an #opensource, #openaccess resource that uses cutting-edge technology *and* human expertise to make the literature of late antique/medieval Egypt available to all +
SCRIPTORIUM | Donate
copticscriptorium.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Looking to make a few more end-of-year charitable donations? Consider supporting #Coptic Scriptorium. We are an #opensource, #openaccess resource that uses cutting-edge technology *and* human expertise to make the literature of late antique/medieval Egypt available to all +
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Oops, left out the url to my web site that explains me more fully...https://kgeographer.org
I'm now seeking part-time development contract(s) after a semi-retirement phase of personal research. Projects or experiments in spatial humanities, geo-inflected NLP, LLM stuff, software design, data modeling & munging all possible. DM me if you think of something and RT if inclined. Thx.
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Oops, left out the url to my web site that explains me more fully...https://kgeographer.org
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Just published my latest #openaccess article with JOHD on the Linked Ancient Greek and Latin (LAGL) project and #Wikidata #digitaclassics doi.org/10.5334/johd...
Linked Ancient Greek and Latin (LAGL) and Wikidata: Structuring and Reusing Data of Classical Literature | Journal of Open Humanities Data
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just published my latest #openaccess article with JOHD on the Linked Ancient Greek and Latin (LAGL) project and #Wikidata #digitaclassics doi.org/10.5334/johd...
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Excited to release the new minimal-computing Pausanias Reader in Progress: pausanias.opencommentaries.org/about (If you find an empty comment, that's the "in Progress" part)
Enormous thanks to @eltonteb.bsky.social and the rest of Digital Periegesis team for their help with named entity linking!
Enormous thanks to @eltonteb.bsky.social and the rest of Digital Periegesis team for their help with named entity linking!
A Pausanias Reader in Progress
pausanias.opencommentaries.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Excited to release the new minimal-computing Pausanias Reader in Progress: pausanias.opencommentaries.org/about (If you find an empty comment, that's the "in Progress" part)
Enormous thanks to @eltonteb.bsky.social and the rest of Digital Periegesis team for their help with named entity linking!
Enormous thanks to @eltonteb.bsky.social and the rest of Digital Periegesis team for their help with named entity linking!