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Marco Perale
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Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Liverpool. Editor, The Classical Quarterly. Trustee of the Hellenic Society. Working class academic.
Courses in palaeography, London International Palaeography School:

Greek Palaeography (4-6 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Introduction to Latin Palaeography (19-20 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Intermediate Latin Palaeography (26-27 Feb 2026): ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Greek Palaeography
ies.sas.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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ELCSS GCSE Latin 2026 🚀
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🐣 Easter
🗓️ 7-8 April
🎓Y11
💷£150
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@wmarybeard.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Illustration of Polyphemus and Galatea in Idyll 6 from W.R.Flint, Theocritus, Bion and Moschus (1922)

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idyll_VI
Text: www.theoi.com/Text/Theocri...
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Illustration of Simaetha in Theocritus' Idyll 2, from H.A. Metcalf’s The Idylls and Epigrams of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus (1905)

Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2...

Text: www.theoi.com/Text/Theocri...
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Later this month we are hosting a new Book in the Spotlight. On Mon 24 Nov at 4PM CET Peter Van Nuffelen (Ghent) will present The Fragmentary Greek Chronicles after Eusebius, which he recently published with Lieve Van Hoof. Discussant will be @monica-berti.bsky.social (Leipzig)!
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
University of Leicester moves forward with plans to cut 150 jobs www.leicester.news/university-o...
University of Leicester moves forward with plans to cut 150 jobs
A 'large number of staff' across several schools could be impacted
www.leicester.news
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🎉 Massive congratulations to Prof. Edith Hall, who has won the International Hellenic Prize for her book 'Facing down the Furies'

🎭 Prof. Hall turns to Greek Tragedies to seek wisdom in understanding the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide.

🔗 tinyurl.com/ykcparez
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The petition is LIVE! uOttawa suspended Greek & Roman Studies without consultation ending advanced ancient languages teaching and Ontario's only ancient languages programme in French. Please sign, share widely and follow for updates. buff.ly/hjj4J7u #SOSClassicsUO #SaveHigherEd #ONfr #Ottawa
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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📣 Sign the petition TODAY to support @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social! #SOSClassicsUO

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October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The discovery of a section of Hadrian's Wall was made by volunteers working at Drumburgh, about 10 miles (16km) from Carlisle.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hadrian's Wall section discovered in Drumburgh dig
Volunteers uncover a section of Hadrian's Wall at Drumburgh, near Carlisle.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Ninth century vellum manuscript leaf from a Latin sacramentary with musical notations discovered in private collection: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Some of the earliest written notes in western musical history discovered in Pennsylvania
Ninth-century manuscript for Easter services remained ‘out of sight’ for years in hands of private collector
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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It’s real! 📖 📕 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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How do our postgraduate researchers feel about the opportunities and support available at the University of Liverpool?

"I think I'm really fortunate to be here." - Naeema. @livunihss.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Terrible news from our colleagues at @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social. We will continue to boost their updates.

See their full notice: www.cac-scec.ca/2025/10/save...

#AncientBlueSky #SOSÉtudesanciennesUO #SOSClassicsUO
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The first book of the Iliad is often a surprise to readers who come to it from general knowledge of myth. It not really about the Trojan War. It is a narrative set in a Trojan War

sententiaeantiquae.com/painful-sign...
Painful Signs, Table of Contents
Here is a full list of all of the materials that make up Painful Signs. Live Links will be added as the posts are edited. Introductory Material All the (Epic) Rage: Free Tools for Reading Homer&#82…
sententiaeantiquae.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Coming soon: first English translation of the ancient scholia to the Iliad. Books 1 and 2.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
The Ancient Scholia to Homer's Iliad
Cambridge Core - Classical Literature - The Ancient Scholia to Homer's Iliad
www.cambridge.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
@hellenicsociety.bsky.social
Autumn Lecture:
Professor Richard Janko
20 November, 6pm
Room G7, Senate House, London
Deciphering the Herculaneum papyri

No booking required. The lecture will also be filmed and available to watch on the Society's YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@HellenicSoc...
Hellenic Society
For almost a century and a half the Hellenic Society has been the leading organization for the study of Greece with an international membership across all ages and walks of life. It maintains a world ...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Bacchae
A new play by Nima Taleghani
After Euripides

in London's National Theatre until 1 November.

www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Bacchae | National Theatre
Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin) directs Nima Taleghani's (Heartstopper) version of the classic tragedy to the stage.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Very pleased to have the opportunity to present at the HelleNET Scholar Talks on:

Ur-glossography at the Turn of the Fourth Century BC: the rare words of Philitas and Simias

Thursday 23 October 2025
10:30 (CEST)

www.hellenet.net/hellenet-sch...

Zoom link: www.hellenet.net/hellenet-sch...
Marco Perale Scholars Talk — hellenet.net
Dr. Marco Perale | University of Liverpool Ur-glossography at the Turn of the Fourth Century BC: the rare words of Philitas and Simias Chair : Dr. Davide Massimo | Ghent University
www.hellenet.net
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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University of Derby proposes more than 200 redundancies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Derby proposes more than 200 redundancies
The university says it is committed to supporting everyone affected.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Telling Stones è un podcast dell’Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, a cura di Franco Luciani, Professore Associato di Storia romana ed Epigrafia latina, che porta le iscrizioni romane fuori dai musei e dalle aule universitarie e le racconta a tutti. open.spotify.com/episode/5tt2...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM