Dr Mike Beer
@mikebeer.bsky.social
Classicist:likes Elagabalus,cultural hybridisation,Caravaggio & Brutalism.Assoc. Lecturer,OU;Hon Research Fellow,Exeter.Trainer & coordinator, Classics for All.
Really looking forward to recording a podcast about Augustus in two weeks time. He’s no Elagabalus, but he has his moments.
January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Really looking forward to recording a podcast about Augustus in two weeks time. He’s no Elagabalus, but he has his moments.
Finished and sent off abstract. Negroni time.
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Finished and sent off abstract. Negroni time.
In case the negronis get the better of me later on,wishing friends and colleagues everywhere a fabulous 2026. And raising a glass to everyone who won’t be with us to see it.
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In case the negronis get the better of me later on,wishing friends and colleagues everywhere a fabulous 2026. And raising a glass to everyone who won’t be with us to see it.
Wrapping up loose ends and preparing to start new things.
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Wrapping up loose ends and preparing to start new things.
Very tempted by a conference on the history of food and medicine in Antiquity and the Middle Ages at the University of Łódź in Poland in May. Have until February to submit a paper abstract.
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Very tempted by a conference on the history of food and medicine in Antiquity and the Middle Ages at the University of Łódź in Poland in May. Have until February to submit a paper abstract.
Starting to think about the next two conference papers and scribbling some thoughts: the first on teaching Greek tragedy in prisons, the second on Roman coin legends and trilingual inscriptions.
December 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Starting to think about the next two conference papers and scribbling some thoughts: the first on teaching Greek tragedy in prisons, the second on Roman coin legends and trilingual inscriptions.
2025 not a bad year but need to achieve more.Feel like I’m treading water.2 publications bookending the year & more text book work.Too many jobs: stepping away from 2.In 2026 focusing on university teaching,research & writing.Looking forward to doing a few public talks,conference papers and podcasts
December 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
2025 not a bad year but need to achieve more.Feel like I’m treading water.2 publications bookending the year & more text book work.Too many jobs: stepping away from 2.In 2026 focusing on university teaching,research & writing.Looking forward to doing a few public talks,conference papers and podcasts
A morning atop volcanoes and amidst lava fields. And an extra festive treat: a 'zona industrial'.
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A morning atop volcanoes and amidst lava fields. And an extra festive treat: a 'zona industrial'.
So, Christmas morning playlist:drill or grime?
December 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
So, Christmas morning playlist:drill or grime?
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
"Come ... It is time to keep your appointment with The Snowman."
December 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"Come ... It is time to keep your appointment with The Snowman."
Holiday reading sorted.
December 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Holiday reading sorted.
A train full of loud drunks (not me). This should be fun.
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A train full of loud drunks (not me). This should be fun.
So, 2026: some continuity but a lot of change. Exciting times ahead!
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
So, 2026: some continuity but a lot of change. Exciting times ahead!
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
New 'The Odyssey' images show Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland as family divided (exclusive)
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Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland are a family divided in new 'The Odyssey' images (exclusive)
New exclusive images of Christopher Nolan's next movie, The Odyssey, show stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Himesh Patel, in adaptation of Homer's epic.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
New 'The Odyssey' images show Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland as family divided (exclusive)
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Sweary lady in pyjamas and dressing gown (and duvet) drinking wine and whisky on the train. You don't get this on the Orient Express.
December 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Sweary lady in pyjamas and dressing gown (and duvet) drinking wine and whisky on the train. You don't get this on the Orient Express.
Sunday morning OU teach ahead of essay deadline on Tuesday. Then a lot of marking to do in a VERY short period of time.
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Sunday morning OU teach ahead of essay deadline on Tuesday. Then a lot of marking to do in a VERY short period of time.
It is, without a shadow of a doubt, negroni time.
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It is, without a shadow of a doubt, negroni time.
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
Serious wow! Just when you thought the artefacts from the 70s occult revival couldn't get any weirder.
From the latest Midian Books mailer: The Avalon Hill Witchcraft Ritual Kit (1974). "A boxed set of materials and guide books for performing witchcraft rituals....seems to be a hybrid of role-play and 'genuine' Wicca. Needless to say extremely scarce."
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www.midianbooks.com/product-page...
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Serious wow! Just when you thought the artefacts from the 70s occult revival couldn't get any weirder.
Publication day again (physical edition). A heady mix of Domitian, Elagabalus, Futurism and molecular gastronomy.
December 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Publication day again (physical edition). A heady mix of Domitian, Elagabalus, Futurism and molecular gastronomy.