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The Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition @BristolUni.bsky.social. Promoting research into Greco-Roman culture, from antiquity to the present day.
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📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
February 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
February 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
Last Thursday, the IGRCT was delighted to welcome Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews to deliver a talk on Dante and Thomistic theology for the annual Aquinas lecture. We are very grateful to Professor Corbett for coming all this way to share his expertise!
February 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Last Thursday, the IGRCT was delighted to welcome Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews to deliver a talk on Dante and Thomistic theology for the annual Aquinas lecture. We are very grateful to Professor Corbett for coming all this way to share his expertise!
Happening this evening!
📣 EVENT REMINDER 📣
Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
January 29, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Happening this evening!
📢 THIS THURSDAY 📢
Don't forget to sign up for this year's Aquinas lecture! Professor George Corbett will be speaking on the relationship between Dante's poetry and Thomas Aquinas' theology.
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre 3
Don't forget to sign up for this year's Aquinas lecture! Professor George Corbett will be speaking on the relationship between Dante's poetry and Thomas Aquinas' theology.
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre 3
📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📢 THIS THURSDAY 📢
Don't forget to sign up for this year's Aquinas lecture! Professor George Corbett will be speaking on the relationship between Dante's poetry and Thomas Aquinas' theology.
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre 3
Don't forget to sign up for this year's Aquinas lecture! Professor George Corbett will be speaking on the relationship between Dante's poetry and Thomas Aquinas' theology.
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre 3
📣 EVENT REMINDER 📣
Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
📣 EVENT REMINDER 📣
Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
Don't forget to sign up for the annual Aquinas lecture, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson."
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰January 29th, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex Lecture Theatre Three, University of Bristol
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We are proud to announce the third of our wonderful keynote speakers: late medieval and Renaissance sculpture expert, Dante scholar and Head of Subject for History of Art... our very own Dr Peter Dent! 🎉🎉🎉
#medievalsky #skystorian
#medievalsky #skystorian
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
We are proud to announce the third of our wonderful keynote speakers: late medieval and Renaissance sculpture expert, Dante scholar and Head of Subject for History of Art... our very own Dr Peter Dent! 🎉🎉🎉
#medievalsky #skystorian
#medievalsky #skystorian
📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three
Happy New Year from the IGRCT! Our first #imageoftheweek for 2026 is this 6th century Attic vase painting depicting Hermes slaying the giant Argos. Argos has two faces, similar to the Roman god Janus! Hera and Io stand behind them. #classicssky #classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Happy New Year from the IGRCT! Our first #imageoftheweek for 2026 is this 6th century Attic vase painting depicting Hermes slaying the giant Argos. Argos has two faces, similar to the Roman god Janus! Hera and Io stand behind them. #classicssky #classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky
As the term draws to a close we're looking back on an extremely busy Autumn at the IGRCT. We began the academic year with a very well-attended Symonds lecture delivered by Alexander Taylor and Nicky Sugar from Bristol Special Collections, >
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
As the term draws to a close we're looking back on an extremely busy Autumn at the IGRCT. We began the academic year with a very well-attended Symonds lecture delivered by Alexander Taylor and Nicky Sugar from Bristol Special Collections, >
We are very excited to announce that Professor Shelley Hales, IGRCT board member has just published "Mirrors and Masks in the Roman Empire: Encounter, Performance, and Metamorphosis" with Bloomsbury.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mirrors-a...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mirrors-a...
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We are very excited to announce that Professor Shelley Hales, IGRCT board member has just published "Mirrors and Masks in the Roman Empire: Encounter, Performance, and Metamorphosis" with Bloomsbury.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mirrors-a...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mirrors-a...
Last month we welcomed Jonathan Stamp, prolific documentary maker and former historical consultant on the HBO series "ROME," to deliver a talk for our yearly Donors' Celebration event.
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Last month we welcomed Jonathan Stamp, prolific documentary maker and former historical consultant on the HBO series "ROME," to deliver a talk for our yearly Donors' Celebration event.
On Thursday December 4th, IGRCT director Laura Jansen will be giving a lecture at the Cambridge Faculty of Classics entitled "Cicada Sound Paths: Animal Voice and the Acoustic Ambient in Phoebe Giannisi's "Tettix"
The lecture will be held at 4:30PM in the Classics Faculty building.
The lecture will be held at 4:30PM in the Classics Faculty building.
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
On Thursday December 4th, IGRCT director Laura Jansen will be giving a lecture at the Cambridge Faculty of Classics entitled "Cicada Sound Paths: Animal Voice and the Acoustic Ambient in Phoebe Giannisi's "Tettix"
The lecture will be held at 4:30PM in the Classics Faculty building.
The lecture will be held at 4:30PM in the Classics Faculty building.
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Hear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!)
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We are VERY excited to announce the call for papers for our 2026 conference! 🎉🎉🎉 This year, we invite paper and poster proposals on the themes of power and/or performance!
All proposals to be sent to cms-conference-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk by 17:00 on Friday 9th January.
#medievalsky #skystorians
All proposals to be sent to cms-conference-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk by 17:00 on Friday 9th January.
#medievalsky #skystorians
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!)
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
On Thursday we welcome Dr Mario Telò (Berkeley) for the third installment of the Director's Reception Series. Dr Telò will be speaking on "Stiff Tangents: Laura (1944)/Hippolytus."
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰November 13th, 5-6:30 PM GMT.
📍Online (Zoom link available on signup).
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰November 13th, 5-6:30 PM GMT.
📍Online (Zoom link available on signup).
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
On Thursday we welcome Dr Mario Telò (Berkeley) for the third installment of the Director's Reception Series. Dr Telò will be speaking on "Stiff Tangents: Laura (1944)/Hippolytus."
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰November 13th, 5-6:30 PM GMT.
📍Online (Zoom link available on signup).
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰November 13th, 5-6:30 PM GMT.
📍Online (Zoom link available on signup).
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🗣️ TONIGHT: Join Jonathan Stamp, former consultant on the award-winning HBO series Rome, for a public lecture on Bringing Ancient Rome to Life
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🗣️ TONIGHT: Join Jonathan Stamp, former consultant on the award-winning HBO series Rome, for a public lecture on Bringing Ancient Rome to Life
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
We are happy to announce that this event has sold out! See you all at 5PM.
📢 EVENT REMINDER 📢
Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We are happy to announce that this event has sold out! See you all at 5PM.
Reposted by Bristol IGRCT
Nov. 13th, 5PM GMT (noon EST) Michelle Zerba on ‘Occult Classicism and the Performance of Secrecy: the Eleusinian Mysteries and Aleister Crowley’s Rites of Eleusis’ classicalassociation.org/events/igrct... @igrct.bsky.social Oblique Classicisms/ Hidden Histories’ (online) lecture series
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Nov. 13th, 5PM GMT (noon EST) Michelle Zerba on ‘Occult Classicism and the Performance of Secrecy: the Eleusinian Mysteries and Aleister Crowley’s Rites of Eleusis’ classicalassociation.org/events/igrct... @igrct.bsky.social Oblique Classicisms/ Hidden Histories’ (online) lecture series
📢 EVENT REMINDER 📢
Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
📢 EVENT REMINDER 📢
Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
Join us on Thursday 18th to hear Jonathan Stamp talk about his experiences as a historical consultant on HBO's ROME!
🎟️ buytickets.at/theinstitute...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
Last Thursday we were delighted to support the launch of the new South West and Wales regional network for the Hellenic Society. Organised by Dr Frances Pickworth, the event featured presentations from scholars and students in the area and a round-table discussion about the aims of the network.
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Last Thursday we were delighted to support the launch of the new South West and Wales regional network for the Hellenic Society. Organised by Dr Frances Pickworth, the event featured presentations from scholars and students in the area and a round-table discussion about the aims of the network.
📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 Donors’ Celebration will be a lecture delivered by Jonathan Stamp, former consultant for the HBO series ROME.
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 Donors’ Celebration will be a lecture delivered by Jonathan Stamp, former consultant for the HBO series ROME.
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 Donors’ Celebration will be a lecture delivered by Jonathan Stamp, former consultant for the HBO series ROME.
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
We are thrilled to announce that our 2025/26 Donors’ Celebration will be a lecture delivered by Jonathan Stamp, former consultant for the HBO series ROME.
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰18/11, 5-6:30 PM.
📍Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ
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We hope that everyone is having a wonderful reading week! Here's a sneak peek at some of the CMS Research Seminars we can look forward to in the second half of the semester!
#medievalsky #skystorians
#medievalsky #skystorians
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We hope that everyone is having a wonderful reading week! Here's a sneak peek at some of the CMS Research Seminars we can look forward to in the second half of the semester!
#medievalsky #skystorians
#medievalsky #skystorians
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We are SO excited to announce that applications are now open for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School! 🎉 Please do pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested!
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We are SO excited to announce that applications are now open for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School! 🎉 Please do pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested!
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
📢 CALL FOR BIDS OPEN 📢
Deadline: October 27th
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/.
Deadline: October 27th
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/.
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📣 UPCOMING EVENT! 📣
The Hellenic society is launching a new South West and Wales regional network!
🎟️ Sign up: forms.office.com/e/tbYuWrWwNP
⏰October 30th, 2-6PM
📍Humanities Research Space, University of Bristol 1st floor, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB
The Hellenic society is launching a new South West and Wales regional network!
🎟️ Sign up: forms.office.com/e/tbYuWrWwNP
⏰October 30th, 2-6PM
📍Humanities Research Space, University of Bristol 1st floor, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📣 UPCOMING EVENT! 📣
The Hellenic society is launching a new South West and Wales regional network!
🎟️ Sign up: forms.office.com/e/tbYuWrWwNP
⏰October 30th, 2-6PM
📍Humanities Research Space, University of Bristol 1st floor, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB
The Hellenic society is launching a new South West and Wales regional network!
🎟️ Sign up: forms.office.com/e/tbYuWrWwNP
⏰October 30th, 2-6PM
📍Humanities Research Space, University of Bristol 1st floor, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TB