Jan Haywood
@janhaywood.bsky.social
Ancient historian; bibliophile; cinephile.
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'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'
It’s all Greek
The stories of Oedipus, Elektra and their ilk are oh-so-relevant today—provided that new productions do them justice
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'
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New five-week online course! Greek Tragedy in Performance with Professor Judith Mossman.
📆Starts 26 February, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available
🎫 buff.ly/4gs79n3
#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky
📆Starts 26 February, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available
🎫 buff.ly/4gs79n3
#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky
February 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New five-week online course! Greek Tragedy in Performance with Professor Judith Mossman.
📆Starts 26 February, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available
🎫 buff.ly/4gs79n3
#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky
📆Starts 26 February, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available
🎫 buff.ly/4gs79n3
#AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky
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Suzanne Marchand's fantastic seminar for the Herodotus Helpline, 'Herodotus and 'The Edges of the World' in the Nineteenth Century', is now available to view on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9TP... #Herodotus #classicalreception
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December 2, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Suzanne Marchand's fantastic seminar for the Herodotus Helpline, 'Herodotus and 'The Edges of the World' in the Nineteenth Century', is now available to view on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9TP... #Herodotus #classicalreception
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After some reading, some reflection, I’ve written this on the church abuse scandal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cover-up of child abuse in Church of England tried to ‘protect the work’ of twisted theology | Helen King
It’s difficult to face the fact that those who call themselves Christian can abuse, and hard to believe anyone thought silence was the right response, writes General Synod lay member Helen King
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:47 PM
After some reading, some reflection, I’ve written this on the church abuse scandal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Herodotus Helpline is delighted to publish another new answer on its Ask the Helpline page: Sheila Murnaghan examines Herodotus’ knowledge of choruses herodotushelpline.org/did-herodotu...
Please get in touch with your questions on Herodotus and his world! herodotushelpline.org/ask-the-help...
Please get in touch with your questions on Herodotus and his world! herodotushelpline.org/ask-the-help...
How did Herodotus know so much about what was happening in Persia?
Answer by Samantha Blankenship This is a fantastic question. I like to think about this in terms of different networks of information flowing through Persia: some official, others not so official. …
herodotushelpline.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:47 AM
The Herodotus Helpline is delighted to publish another new answer on its Ask the Helpline page: Sheila Murnaghan examines Herodotus’ knowledge of choruses herodotushelpline.org/did-herodotu...
Please get in touch with your questions on Herodotus and his world! herodotushelpline.org/ask-the-help...
Please get in touch with your questions on Herodotus and his world! herodotushelpline.org/ask-the-help...
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The Herodotus Helpline is thrilled to announce a new answer on its Ask the Helpline page: Samantha Blankenship examines Herodotus’ knowledge of Achaemenid Persia herodotushelpline.org/how-did-hero...
We continue to invite all questions on Herodotus and his world!
We continue to invite all questions on Herodotus and his world!
How did Herodotus know so much about what was happening in Persia?
Answer by Samantha Blankenship This is a fantastic question. I like to think about this in terms of different networks of information flowing through Persia: some official, others not so official. …
herodotushelpline.org
November 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
The Herodotus Helpline is thrilled to announce a new answer on its Ask the Helpline page: Samantha Blankenship examines Herodotus’ knowledge of Achaemenid Persia herodotushelpline.org/how-did-hero...
We continue to invite all questions on Herodotus and his world!
We continue to invite all questions on Herodotus and his world!
Pleasantly overwhelmed by all the new followers on here. I don’t post often, but will try to engage more with all the lovely folks on Bluesky 😊
November 11, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Pleasantly overwhelmed by all the new followers on here. I don’t post often, but will try to engage more with all the lovely folks on Bluesky 😊
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Sept 27 [online, 6pm GMT/7pm UK] #Herodotus Helpline seminar: Professor Aldo Corcella (Basilicata), ‘Herodotus’ texts and editions’. Subscribe for link: www.herodotushelpline.org
Herodotus Helpline
The Herodotus Helpline is a world-wide community dedicated to the understanding of Herodotus, his work (the Histories), the world that he describes, and the study and wider reception of Herodotus in s...
www.herodotushelpline.org
September 24, 2023 at 10:12 AM
Sept 27 [online, 6pm GMT/7pm UK] #Herodotus Helpline seminar: Professor Aldo Corcella (Basilicata), ‘Herodotus’ texts and editions’. Subscribe for link: www.herodotushelpline.org
Delighted to join Bluesky; special thanks to @belovedofoizys.bsky.social for the invite code.
September 22, 2023 at 12:59 PM
Delighted to join Bluesky; special thanks to @belovedofoizys.bsky.social for the invite code.