Marco Perale
@mperale.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Liverpool. Editor, The Classical Quarterly. Trustee of the Hellenic Society. Working class academic.
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Have any of your colleagues recently been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? What has been the effect of redundancies on departmental morale? We are keen to hear your views
UK university staff: please complete our survey about redundancies
Academic or professional staff, employed or unemployed, we are anxious to hear your perspectives
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Have any of your colleagues recently been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? What has been the effect of redundancies on departmental morale? We are keen to hear your views
Benjamin Jowett's rendition of Wordsworth's 'She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways' in Greek elegiac distichs:
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/6...
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/6...
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Benjamin Jowett's rendition of Wordsworth's 'She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways' in Greek elegiac distichs:
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/6...
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/6...
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Je suis très déçu et étonné de la décision de l'université d'Ottawa de revenir sur sa décision de lever la suspension du programme du B.A. spécialisé en Antiquité grecque et romaine. On avait travaillé fort pour attirer des étudiants.
#SOSÉtudesanciennesUO
#SOSClassicsUO
#ONfr
#uOttawa
#SOSÉtudesanciennesUO
#SOSClassicsUO
#ONfr
#uOttawa
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Je suis très déçu et étonné de la décision de l'université d'Ottawa de revenir sur sa décision de lever la suspension du programme du B.A. spécialisé en Antiquité grecque et romaine. On avait travaillé fort pour attirer des étudiants.
#SOSÉtudesanciennesUO
#SOSClassicsUO
#ONfr
#uOttawa
#SOSÉtudesanciennesUO
#SOSClassicsUO
#ONfr
#uOttawa
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💥 Conference taking place next week!
🎵 One-day workshop on 'Ancient Music and Metre' organised by the Durham International Centre for Theatre Studies
📅 20 Feb 2026
🔗 Full programme here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
🎵 One-day workshop on 'Ancient Music and Metre' organised by the Durham International Centre for Theatre Studies
📅 20 Feb 2026
🔗 Full programme here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
💥 Conference taking place next week!
🎵 One-day workshop on 'Ancient Music and Metre' organised by the Durham International Centre for Theatre Studies
📅 20 Feb 2026
🔗 Full programme here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
🎵 One-day workshop on 'Ancient Music and Metre' organised by the Durham International Centre for Theatre Studies
📅 20 Feb 2026
🔗 Full programme here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
The Coptic Michaelides papyri have been digitised cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
Michaelides Fragments: Coptic
Michaelides Fragments: Coptic
cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The Coptic Michaelides papyri have been digitised cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
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Faculty at the University of Calgary report potential room for compromise with administration to save Classics and Medieval Studies. They thank everyone for support and request a temporary pause in the letter-writing campaign.
Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal...
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URGENT UPDATE: Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary, Call for a Pause | Mise à jour URGENTE : Études classiques et médiévales à l'Université de Calgary, Appel à une pause - The C...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Faculty at the University of Calgary report potential room for compromise with administration to save Classics and Medieval Studies. They thank everyone for support and request a temporary pause in the letter-writing campaign.
Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal...
Share widely!
Read more: www.cac-scec.ca/2026/02/ucal...
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Anyte, AP 7.215:
Nο longer exulting in the sea that carries me, shall I lift up my neck as I rush from the depths; no longer shall I snort round the decorated bows of the ship, proud of her figure-head, my image. But the dark sea-water threw me up on the land and here I lie by this narrow beach.
Nο longer exulting in the sea that carries me, shall I lift up my neck as I rush from the depths; no longer shall I snort round the decorated bows of the ship, proud of her figure-head, my image. But the dark sea-water threw me up on the land and here I lie by this narrow beach.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Anyte, AP 7.215:
Nο longer exulting in the sea that carries me, shall I lift up my neck as I rush from the depths; no longer shall I snort round the decorated bows of the ship, proud of her figure-head, my image. But the dark sea-water threw me up on the land and here I lie by this narrow beach.
Nο longer exulting in the sea that carries me, shall I lift up my neck as I rush from the depths; no longer shall I snort round the decorated bows of the ship, proud of her figure-head, my image. But the dark sea-water threw me up on the land and here I lie by this narrow beach.
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Not exactly shocking news but it's worth noting that Hubbard seems to have requested money from Epstein to fund an anti-Title IX conference (something in line with, say, his class & multiple conference talks about how women are regularly making false rape claims)
thetexasorator.com/2026/02/03/d...
thetexasorator.com/2026/02/03/d...
Dismissed UT Professor Sought Financial Contribution from Epstein Foundation
Former UT Professor Thomas K. Hubbard wrote a letter to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein requesting funds for a conference critical of new Title IX rules.
thetexasorator.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Not exactly shocking news but it's worth noting that Hubbard seems to have requested money from Epstein to fund an anti-Title IX conference (something in line with, say, his class & multiple conference talks about how women are regularly making false rape claims)
thetexasorator.com/2026/02/03/d...
thetexasorator.com/2026/02/03/d...
New Loeb:
LUCIAN
Volumes I–II
Edited and Translated by Peter Thonemann
Out in a few days.
www-hup-harvard-edu.liverpool.idm.oclc.org/books/978067...
LUCIAN
Volumes I–II
Edited and Translated by Peter Thonemann
Out in a few days.
www-hup-harvard-edu.liverpool.idm.oclc.org/books/978067...
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
New Loeb:
LUCIAN
Volumes I–II
Edited and Translated by Peter Thonemann
Out in a few days.
www-hup-harvard-edu.liverpool.idm.oclc.org/books/978067...
LUCIAN
Volumes I–II
Edited and Translated by Peter Thonemann
Out in a few days.
www-hup-harvard-edu.liverpool.idm.oclc.org/books/978067...
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New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.
Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
🏺
Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
🏺
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.
Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
🏺
Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
🏺
Interesting article by A. Hardwick on teaching the Iliad in translation at undergraduate level. Freely available in The Journal of Classics Teaching:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Iliad Translations in the Undergraduate Classroom | Journal of Classics Teaching | Cambridge Core
Iliad Translations in the Undergraduate Classroom - Volume 26 Issue 52
www.cambridge.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Interesting article by A. Hardwick on teaching the Iliad in translation at undergraduate level. Freely available in The Journal of Classics Teaching:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Happy to present the first volume of Asia Minor Studien by De Gruyter Brill! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
A collection of new research on Commagene, northern Syria, Doliche, and Asia Minor in general. Dedicated to Engelbert Winter, a driving force of the Münster Asia Minor Forschungstelle.
A collection of new research on Commagene, northern Syria, Doliche, and Asia Minor in general. Dedicated to Engelbert Winter, a driving force of the Münster Asia Minor Forschungstelle.
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Happy to present the first volume of Asia Minor Studien by De Gruyter Brill! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
A collection of new research on Commagene, northern Syria, Doliche, and Asia Minor in general. Dedicated to Engelbert Winter, a driving force of the Münster Asia Minor Forschungstelle.
A collection of new research on Commagene, northern Syria, Doliche, and Asia Minor in general. Dedicated to Engelbert Winter, a driving force of the Münster Asia Minor Forschungstelle.
Animals as Literary Topoi in Fable and Ancient Literature
Seminar in Barcelona @filcomub.bsky.social with @masterclaub.bsky.social and @lludrigueta.bsky.social
Seminar in Barcelona @filcomub.bsky.social with @masterclaub.bsky.social and @lludrigueta.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Animals as Literary Topoi in Fable and Ancient Literature
Seminar in Barcelona @filcomub.bsky.social with @masterclaub.bsky.social and @lludrigueta.bsky.social
Seminar in Barcelona @filcomub.bsky.social with @masterclaub.bsky.social and @lludrigueta.bsky.social
@hellenicsociety.bsky.social & @theromansoc.bsky.social Online Course
Chris Carey
Herodotus and History
Wednesday 25 February, 11, 18, 25 March, 1 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time)
For more information and to book:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
Chris Carey
Herodotus and History
Wednesday 25 February, 11, 18, 25 March, 1 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time)
For more information and to book:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
February 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
@hellenicsociety.bsky.social & @theromansoc.bsky.social Online Course
Chris Carey
Herodotus and History
Wednesday 25 February, 11, 18, 25 March, 1 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time)
For more information and to book:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
Chris Carey
Herodotus and History
Wednesday 25 February, 11, 18, 25 March, 1 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time)
For more information and to book:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
Call for Support: programme in Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary is facing closure | Appel à soutien: Études classiques et médiévales à l’Université de Calgary
Sign the petition:
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Save Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary!
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February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Call for Support: programme in Classics and Medieval Studies at the University of Calgary is facing closure | Appel à soutien: Études classiques et médiévales à l’Université de Calgary
Sign the petition:
c.org/zVSg5VkBZg
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The art of Nonnus
Many Bassarids were beside the watersprings near the rock shedding fountains of tears; and the deep fountain itself, filled with the showers of tears newly shed upon her sorrowful countenance, grew all dark lamenting the heavy mourning of nevermourning Dionysos
32.295-9,tr. Rouse
Many Bassarids were beside the watersprings near the rock shedding fountains of tears; and the deep fountain itself, filled with the showers of tears newly shed upon her sorrowful countenance, grew all dark lamenting the heavy mourning of nevermourning Dionysos
32.295-9,tr. Rouse
February 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The art of Nonnus
Many Bassarids were beside the watersprings near the rock shedding fountains of tears; and the deep fountain itself, filled with the showers of tears newly shed upon her sorrowful countenance, grew all dark lamenting the heavy mourning of nevermourning Dionysos
32.295-9,tr. Rouse
Many Bassarids were beside the watersprings near the rock shedding fountains of tears; and the deep fountain itself, filled with the showers of tears newly shed upon her sorrowful countenance, grew all dark lamenting the heavy mourning of nevermourning Dionysos
32.295-9,tr. Rouse
How to destroy a book in four words.
Martin West's review of the 1982 Teubner edition of Musaeus. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Martin West's review of the 1982 Teubner edition of Musaeus. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 31, 2026 at 12:32 PM
How to destroy a book in four words.
Martin West's review of the 1982 Teubner edition of Musaeus. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Martin West's review of the 1982 Teubner edition of Musaeus. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Just published!
brill.com/display/titl...
This Companion investigates conceptions and uses of Homeric poetry from the sixth to the eighteenth century, with excursions into the fine arts and music in the modern period.
brill.com/display/titl...
This Companion investigates conceptions and uses of Homeric poetry from the sixth to the eighteenth century, with excursions into the fine arts and music in the modern period.
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Just published!
brill.com/display/titl...
This Companion investigates conceptions and uses of Homeric poetry from the sixth to the eighteenth century, with excursions into the fine arts and music in the modern period.
brill.com/display/titl...
This Companion investigates conceptions and uses of Homeric poetry from the sixth to the eighteenth century, with excursions into the fine arts and music in the modern period.
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There's no cover image yet, but look what's coming out next year:
Do you like bureaucracy? early Christianity? both?
Robin Whelan has got you covered:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
Do you like bureaucracy? early Christianity? both?
Robin Whelan has got you covered:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
Serving the Christian State in Late Antiquity
Cambridge Core - Church History - Serving the Christian State in Late Antiquity
www.cambridge.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
There's no cover image yet, but look what's coming out next year:
Do you like bureaucracy? early Christianity? both?
Robin Whelan has got you covered:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
Do you like bureaucracy? early Christianity? both?
Robin Whelan has got you covered:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
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The latest issue is now out! 80% of this issue is open access and free for anyone to read
Very pleased to announce that The Classical Quarterly 75.1 (2025) has now been published. It contains 36 articles and 9 shorter notes. It can be accessed here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The latest issue is now out! 80% of this issue is open access and free for anyone to read
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A 14th-century manuscript of the Romance of Alexander (the Great) that I saw in the Treasured exhibition at the Weston Library. [Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264; fols. 43v-44r].
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM
A 14th-century manuscript of the Romance of Alexander (the Great) that I saw in the Treasured exhibition at the Weston Library. [Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264; fols. 43v-44r].
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The Brill Companion to Rome, c. 400- c. 1050, co-edited by Caroline Goodson and myself, will be published on 22 January (online) and on 19 February (print).
There will be a hybrid book launch on the eve of the online publication.
More info here
👇
www.uni-erfurt.de/fileadmin/Bi...
There will be a hybrid book launch on the eve of the online publication.
More info here
👇
www.uni-erfurt.de/fileadmin/Bi...
www.uni-erfurt.de
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The Brill Companion to Rome, c. 400- c. 1050, co-edited by Caroline Goodson and myself, will be published on 22 January (online) and on 19 February (print).
There will be a hybrid book launch on the eve of the online publication.
More info here
👇
www.uni-erfurt.de/fileadmin/Bi...
There will be a hybrid book launch on the eve of the online publication.
More info here
👇
www.uni-erfurt.de/fileadmin/Bi...
Very pleased to announce that The Classical Quarterly 75.1 (2025) has now been published. It contains 36 articles and 9 shorter notes. It can be accessed here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Very pleased to announce that The Classical Quarterly 75.1 (2025) has now been published. It contains 36 articles and 9 shorter notes. It can be accessed here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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My book, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is out! Promo Code WIN26 will get you 30% off at @yalepress.bsky.social. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The White Pedestal
How white nationalist thought leaders use ancient Greece and Rome to claim historical precedent for their violent and oppressive politics It is difficult ...
yalebooks.yale.edu
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
My book, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" is out! Promo Code WIN26 will get you 30% off at @yalepress.bsky.social. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...