Gabriel Bodard
@palaeofuturist.bsky.social
Reader in Digital Classics, @dh-researchhub.bsky.social and @ics.bsky.social University of London. #EpiDoc #DigiClass #Epigraphy #Papyrology #AncientMagic #LinkedOpenData #Prosopography #3Dimaging #CulturalHeritage. Writes 100% in personal capacity.
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Reposted by Gabriel Bodard
Join the @hellenicsociety.bsky.social or @theromansoc.bsky.social to access the combined Classics Library and support this super collection, knowledgeable staff and all the people who use it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Join the @hellenicsociety.bsky.social or @theromansoc.bsky.social to access the combined Classics Library and support this super collection, knowledgeable staff and all the people who use it.
#CuttingEdge Epigraphy seminar today (17:00 GMT): Recording Inscriptions and Epigraphic Editions in Wikidata, by Anna Clara Maniero Azzolini & @maxguen.bsky.social.
This seminar is intended for both beginners + advanced participants with an interest in digital epigraphy ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
This seminar is intended for both beginners + advanced participants with an interest in digital epigraphy ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Recording Inscriptions and Epigraphic Editions in Wikidata
ics.sas.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#CuttingEdge Epigraphy seminar today (17:00 GMT): Recording Inscriptions and Epigraphic Editions in Wikidata, by Anna Clara Maniero Azzolini & @maxguen.bsky.social.
This seminar is intended for both beginners + advanced participants with an interest in digital epigraphy ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
This seminar is intended for both beginners + advanced participants with an interest in digital epigraphy ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Happy birthday Richard Burton, born #onthisday 💯 years ago. Will always be Mark Anthony to us classicists, but played many many other great roles in his short, troubled life.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Happy birthday Richard Burton, born #onthisday 💯 years ago. Will always be Mark Anthony to us classicists, but played many many other great roles in his short, troubled life.
Digital Classicist Wiki editing session and discussion next Monday, 16:00 GMT: Digital approaches to ancient art and iconography.
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Please join us!
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Please join us!
Ancient Art and Iconography: Digital Classicist Wiki editing session
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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Digital Classicist Wiki editing session and discussion next Monday, 16:00 GMT: Digital approaches to ancient art and iconography.
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Please join us!
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Please join us!
Shoutout to the Classics Library at Senate House in our latest #VirgilsAeneidPodcast, in which we discuss whether Aeneas was a pious #Faithful or a #CelebrityTraitor! youtu.be/fmZZI5NtBbQ?...
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa: please sign and share!
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November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa: please sign and share!
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Welcome to Dr Anna Walas who joins the ICS today as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellow.
Dr Walas’s work will investigate legacies of European imperialism on the archaeology of Roman frontiers in Britain and North Africa. Further details here: shorturl.at/rqi2a
Dr Walas’s work will investigate legacies of European imperialism on the archaeology of Roman frontiers in Britain and North Africa. Further details here: shorturl.at/rqi2a
Dr Anna Walas is awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to undertake research with the Institute of Classical Studies
Congratulations to Dr Anna Walas who has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship to undertake research at the Institute of Classical Studies with
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November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Welcome to Dr Anna Walas who joins the ICS today as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellow.
Dr Walas’s work will investigate legacies of European imperialism on the archaeology of Roman frontiers in Britain and North Africa. Further details here: shorturl.at/rqi2a
Dr Walas’s work will investigate legacies of European imperialism on the archaeology of Roman frontiers in Britain and North Africa. Further details here: shorturl.at/rqi2a
Happy birthday Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, Roman poet, republican satirist (at least in the latter books of the rather wild Pharsalia), conspirator against Nero forced to commit suicide at 25, born #onthisday in 39CE.
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Happy birthday Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, Roman poet, republican satirist (at least in the latter books of the rather wild Pharsalia), conspirator against Nero forced to commit suicide at 25, born #onthisday in 39CE.
Welp, it's not Hallowe'en any more, but I need to find my old profile pic somewhere before I can change back to unspooky again
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Welp, it's not Hallowe'en any more, but I need to find my old profile pic somewhere before I can change back to unspooky again
1223 years ago today Irene Augusta, the first empress regnant of the Roman Empire, was deposed by a Byzantine revolt (#onthisday 802 CE), some time after Pope Leo III declared the throne of Rome vacant on the basis of her gender.
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
1223 years ago today Irene Augusta, the first empress regnant of the Roman Empire, was deposed by a Byzantine revolt (#onthisday 802 CE), some time after Pope Leo III declared the throne of Rome vacant on the basis of her gender.
#EpigraphyWednesday (aka I forgot to post this yesterday!)
But if you're in London/Senate House/the ICS today, please join us for this super #CuttingEdge seminar!
But if you're in London/Senate House/the ICS today, please join us for this super #CuttingEdge seminar!
THE CUTTING EDGE: CONVERSATIONS IN EPIGRAPHY
Alex A. Antoniou (University of Glasgow), Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc.
Wednesday 29th October, at 17:00. In person in Senate House, University of London.
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Alex A. Antoniou (University of Glasgow), Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc.
Wednesday 29th October, at 17:00. In person in Senate House, University of London.
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc
ics.sas.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#EpigraphyWednesday (aka I forgot to post this yesterday!)
But if you're in London/Senate House/the ICS today, please join us for this super #CuttingEdge seminar!
But if you're in London/Senate House/the ICS today, please join us for this super #CuttingEdge seminar!
THE CUTTING EDGE: CONVERSATIONS IN EPIGRAPHY
Alex A. Antoniou (University of Glasgow), Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc.
Wednesday 29th October, at 17:00. In person in Senate House, University of London.
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Alex A. Antoniou (University of Glasgow), Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc.
Wednesday 29th October, at 17:00. In person in Senate House, University of London.
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc
ics.sas.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
THE CUTTING EDGE: CONVERSATIONS IN EPIGRAPHY
Alex A. Antoniou (University of Glasgow), Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc.
Wednesday 29th October, at 17:00. In person in Senate House, University of London.
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Alex A. Antoniou (University of Glasgow), Embracing and Encoding Uncertainty and Ambiguity: Emperor Worship and EpiDoc.
Wednesday 29th October, at 17:00. In person in Senate House, University of London.
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
(and one day I'll learn to post on Friday hashtags a bit earlier in the day, when my colleagues here in Europe are still at work)
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(and one day I'll learn to post on Friday hashtags a bit earlier in the day, when my colleagues here in Europe are still at work)
Finally (but not leastly) in #TEIFriday news today: We're going to run an #EpiDoc training workshop *and* a "teach the teachers" discussion day at @durhamclassics.bsky.social in April 2026 (tba). The fabulous @carolinebarron.bsky.social @geophilologist.bsky.social and many fabulous others are hosts.
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Finally (but not leastly) in #TEIFriday news today: We're going to run an #EpiDoc training workshop *and* a "teach the teachers" discussion day at @durhamclassics.bsky.social in April 2026 (tba). The fabulous @carolinebarron.bsky.social @geophilologist.bsky.social and many fabulous others are hosts.
#TEIFriday (4): We have two more #EpiDoc "office hours" planned for November and December. Sign up for them at github.com/EpiDoc/Tutor... if you'd like to come along to chat with EpiDoc experts or EpiDoc-curious types. All welcome, all levels of expertise and types of question equally appropriate.
EpiDoc office hour
Online Syllabus for EpiDoc training. Contribute to EpiDoc/Tutorials development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#TEIFriday (4): We have two more #EpiDoc "office hours" planned for November and December. Sign up for them at github.com/EpiDoc/Tutor... if you'd like to come along to chat with EpiDoc experts or EpiDoc-curious types. All welcome, all levels of expertise and types of question equally appropriate.
#TEIFriday (3):
We're going to run a short workshop in December to get people to help improve the recommendations for encoding SNAP:DRGN style interoperability person-data in TEI XML (Personography module), which I started talking about under this hashtag a few weeks ago. We need your expertise!
We're going to run a short workshop in December to get people to help improve the recommendations for encoding SNAP:DRGN style interoperability person-data in TEI XML (Personography module), which I started talking about under this hashtag a few weeks ago. We need your expertise!
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#TEIFriday (3):
We're going to run a short workshop in December to get people to help improve the recommendations for encoding SNAP:DRGN style interoperability person-data in TEI XML (Personography module), which I started talking about under this hashtag a few weeks ago. We need your expertise!
We're going to run a short workshop in December to get people to help improve the recommendations for encoding SNAP:DRGN style interoperability person-data in TEI XML (Personography module), which I started talking about under this hashtag a few weeks ago. We need your expertise!
Also in #TEIFriday news:
A Cypro-Aegean EpiDoc Working Group has just been established, chaired by Ester Salgarella, and will meet for the first time in the next couple weeks. Very excited to build on work with Mycenaean and Wingspread, and to engage with many super smart new colleagues.
A Cypro-Aegean EpiDoc Working Group has just been established, chaired by Ester Salgarella, and will meet for the first time in the next couple weeks. Very excited to build on work with Mycenaean and Wingspread, and to engage with many super smart new colleagues.
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Also in #TEIFriday news:
A Cypro-Aegean EpiDoc Working Group has just been established, chaired by Ester Salgarella, and will meet for the first time in the next couple weeks. Very excited to build on work with Mycenaean and Wingspread, and to engage with many super smart new colleagues.
A Cypro-Aegean EpiDoc Working Group has just been established, chaired by Ester Salgarella, and will meet for the first time in the next couple weeks. Very excited to build on work with Mycenaean and Wingspread, and to engage with many super smart new colleagues.
Lots of #TEIFriday planning going on today. Some highlights:
We're going to hold an #EpiDoc training workshop in Glasgow this December! Details and signup to follow very soon. A great group of people involved @ndefaoite.bsky.social @trishaoconnor88.bsky.social @dralexa.bsky.social 💯
We're going to hold an #EpiDoc training workshop in Glasgow this December! Details and signup to follow very soon. A great group of people involved @ndefaoite.bsky.social @trishaoconnor88.bsky.social @dralexa.bsky.social 💯
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Lots of #TEIFriday planning going on today. Some highlights:
We're going to hold an #EpiDoc training workshop in Glasgow this December! Details and signup to follow very soon. A great group of people involved @ndefaoite.bsky.social @trishaoconnor88.bsky.social @dralexa.bsky.social 💯
We're going to hold an #EpiDoc training workshop in Glasgow this December! Details and signup to follow very soon. A great group of people involved @ndefaoite.bsky.social @trishaoconnor88.bsky.social @dralexa.bsky.social 💯
RIP the "Liberatores", ultimately defeated #onthisday in 42 BCE, leading to the death of the tyrannicide Brutus.
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
RIP the "Liberatores", ultimately defeated #onthisday in 42 BCE, leading to the death of the tyrannicide Brutus.
#EpiDoc Office Hour: Wednesday Oct 22 at 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT. github.com/EpiDoc/Tutor...
Feel free to drop in at the open zoom link if you want to know more about EpiDoc, have specific questions, need technical help, are thinking about a project or just want to hear what other people are up to.
Feel free to drop in at the open zoom link if you want to know more about EpiDoc, have specific questions, need technical help, are thinking about a project or just want to hear what other people are up to.
EpiDoc office hour
Online Syllabus for EpiDoc training. Contribute to EpiDoc/Tutorials development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#EpiDoc Office Hour: Wednesday Oct 22 at 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT. github.com/EpiDoc/Tutor...
Feel free to drop in at the open zoom link if you want to know more about EpiDoc, have specific questions, need technical help, are thinking about a project or just want to hear what other people are up to.
Feel free to drop in at the open zoom link if you want to know more about EpiDoc, have specific questions, need technical help, are thinking about a project or just want to hear what other people are up to.
Happy 171st birthday and all the 🌈 love to author, poet, playwright, critic and social satirist Oscar Wilde, born #onthisday in 1854. 🖼️🧛🏻🩶
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Happy 171st birthday and all the 🌈 love to author, poet, playwright, critic and social satirist Oscar Wilde, born #onthisday in 1854. 🖼️🧛🏻🩶
Starting in 20 minutes. If you can make it to Senate House, please join us in the MakerSpace (room 265)!
The Cutting Edge: Conversations in #Epigraphy (research training) seminar today
The Tablet Box in Context: Epigraphic Perspectives on the Construction of Historical Knowledge in Ancient Assyrian, with Ben Dewar (ICS), 17:00 today, in person.
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/events/table...
The Tablet Box in Context: Epigraphic Perspectives on the Construction of Historical Knowledge in Ancient Assyrian, with Ben Dewar (ICS), 17:00 today, in person.
Register at ics.sas.ac.uk/events/table...
The Tablet Box in Context: Epigraphic Perspectives on the Construction of Historical Knowledge in Ancient Assyrian
ics.sas.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Starting in 20 minutes. If you can make it to Senate House, please join us in the MakerSpace (room 265)!
LINKED PASTS SYMPOSIUM
#LinkedPasts
LP 11 (virtual: Dec 1-12, 2025), Call for Activities
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#LinkedPasts
LP 11 (virtual: Dec 1-12, 2025), Call for Activities
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Linked Pasts Symposium 2025 CFP – Linked Pasts Symposium
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October 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
LINKED PASTS SYMPOSIUM
#LinkedPasts
LP 11 (virtual: Dec 1-12, 2025), Call for Activities
linkedpasts.hcommons.org/2025/10/10/l...
#LinkedPasts
LP 11 (virtual: Dec 1-12, 2025), Call for Activities
linkedpasts.hcommons.org/2025/10/10/l...