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epmoloney.bsky.social
@epmoloney.bsky.social
Irish with ensuant notions | Lecturer in Classics @ Maynooth University | Thoughts on ancient Argeads, Theatre, Peace, Resilience | Old fan of New Wave, Liverpool and South Australian wine | Trinity of daughters outdoing me on all levels.
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It's the 10th Belfast Summer School and registration is open! Come to Belfast from 21st-25th July, or take a class online from 30th June-11th July. Classes in Latin, Classical Greek and ancient epic.
Special guests tbc in Belfast. Join us?
helenmcveigh.co.uk/belfastsummerschool
#Ancientbluesky 🏺📚
January 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dealing with Failure in the Ancient World
Many congrats to my friend Dr Leah O'Hearn, who just won a NUI research award. All to support new work on ancient responses to failure.
Conference in August 2025, call for papers deadline = 1st April.
Contact Leah for more details: Leah.OHearn@mu.ie
January 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Time ticking down ClassicsNow 2025 – Dublin, 31st Jan to 1st Feb. www.classicsnow.ie#2025Highlights

Many highlights, as always, in a festival that kicks off with a discussion between Yiannis Gabriel and @edithmayhall.bsky.social

#Classics #Classical #Antiquity #Reception
January 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Congratulations Ferdia Lennon, winner of the
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction for his debut novel Glorious Exploits, “a delightful mash of contemporary Irish comedy & classical Athenian tragedy”. Looking forward to meeting Ferdia at WCLF2025
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
Ferdia Lennon wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for ‘delightful’ novel
As part of the award, the author will have a gloucestershire old spots pig named after his debut book which is set in ancient Sicily
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:09 AM