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School of Classics, University of St Andrews.
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/classics/
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"Beyond Pentelikon: imported white marbles in Athenian sculptural workshops of the Roman period"
(Y Maniatis, B Martens, D Tambakopoulos)

Read #OpenAccess article🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

#archaeometry #archaeology #ArtHistory
Beyond Pentelikon: Imported white marbles in Athenian sculptural workshops of the Roman period
This article presents the results of a provenance study of the marbles used for 58 sculptures from the excavations of the Athenian Agora (Greece), inc…
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December 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"Between prosopography and historiography: the intervention in the senate on the dies postriduani (389 BC) "
(Stefano Carlo Sala)

Download #OpenAccess conference contribution🔗 doi.org/10.62336/uni...
#prosopography #historiography
Between prosopography and historiography: The intervention in the senate on the dies postriduani (389 BC)
(2025). Between prosopography and historiography: The intervention in the senate on the dies postriduani (389 BC) . Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/305028
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December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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"A unique federal fiscal and legal institution from early Hellenistic Achaia"
(Ruben Post)

Download #OpenAccess chapter: 🔗 doi.org/10.7788/9783...

#AncientGreekLaw
A unique federal fiscal and legal institution from Early Hellenistic Achaia | Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht / Legal Unity and Pluralism
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December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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"A gymnasion assemblage lost at sea? The statues from the Antikythera shipwreck reconsidered"
(Brian Martens)

Read #OpenAccess article: 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S006...
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Ancient Peace Studies Network: inaugural workshop

📆 20 to 22 January 2026
📍 University of St Andrews
🔗https://apsn.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/#:~:text=Inaugural%20workshop

To register interest, please contact Prof. Alice König at vispeace@st-andrews.ac.uk.

#PeaceStudies
Events
New Visions of Ancient Peace Inaugural workshop for the Ancient Peace Studies Network January 20th-22nd, 2026, University of St Andrews Bringing together a mix of ancient-world researchers with exp…
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December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Scottish Student Archaeology Society #Conference, 21-22 Feb 2026.
#CallForPapers: open to #students, #graduates & #EarlyCareerResearchers. Any topic welcome! Send title & abstract to ssasc2026@gmail.com

Questions? Contact @archsoc_uoa on instagram, or email archeology@ausa.org.uk
#SSASC26
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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"Land and Power in the Later Roman World"

#Conference
📆 29 June to 1 July 2026
📍 Tübingen

View #CallForPapers: research.st-andrews.ac.uk/landloyalty/...

#CFP deadline: 11 January 2026
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Happy Holidays! We hope you all enjoy the winter break.

The School of Classics buildings are closing today, 19 December 2025.
The buildings will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Stroll through the meadows of Mount #Kallidromos, in the footsteps of the Persians at the Battle of #Thermopylae:
mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/13/k...

#Mountains #MountainCulture
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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"Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals"

ICS training session
📆 Wednesday, 21 January 2026, ⏰ 15:00-17:00
💻 Online via Zoom

View details and register: ics.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

In conversation with Myles Lavan, Peter Liddel, and Sarah Nooter.
Moderated by Emlyn Dodd.
ICS Training 2025-26
Comprehensive training opportunities for classical researchers, including regular labs, fellowships, workshops on digital approaches and publishing strategies
ics.sas.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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And here it is! After many recommendations that she come on as a guest, @sarahebond.bsky.social stopped by to talk about her book Strike and labor in Roman Antiquity. Apologies for the somewhat esoteric Roanoke talk, but Roanoke is the best for a reason!
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Sidequest 28 – Labor Movements in Ancient Rome with Dr. Sarah Bond
Dr. Sarah Bond, Roanoke, Virginia native and author of the hit book Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire, stopped by the podcast to talk about how people engaged in collective …
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December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Explore a route over the wooded slopes of Mount Kithairon on to the summit ridge, with amazing views south to the Gulf of Corinth, and north over the plains of Boiotia. mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/06/k...

#Mountains #MountainCulture
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Congratulations to students from Bertha Park High School, who graduated from the #STALOS programme last week. 🎉

stalos.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/08/s...

#LearningLatin #Congratulations #Graduation
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Booking is now open for the Company of Wolves’ production of 'The Bacchae', 9th and 10th March 2026, Studio Theatre (Edinburgh). 👉 Get tickets: www.capitaltheatres.com/shows/the-ba...
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Box Office 0131 529 6000 Mon to Sat, 11am to 3pm Groups (8+ tickets) 0131 529 6005 Mon to Fri, 11am to 3pm Stage door, Admin and Lost property 0131 662 1112 Mon to Sat, 10am to 6pm (voicemail…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Cynthia Marti discusses the archaeological evidence for a sanctuary on the Agios Antonios peak of Olympus. She describes a route to the summit that requires less technical skill than the one most travellers take. mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/11/29/o...

#MountainCulture #Mountains
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Did you study a module with us this semester? Please share your #StudentFeedback in the Module Feedback Questionnaires. ⏰ Deadline: 5 December 2025.

Read about MFQs and access the survey system: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/education/ha...

#YourVoiceMatters
Module Feedback Questionnaires (MFQs) - Education - University of St Andrews
After a module has run for at least two weeks and at the end of each taught module students have the opportunity to provide information to Schools via online Module Feedback Questionnaires (MFQs).…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Read about Penteli, its identity in antiquity, and Pausanias' vision of Greece as a network of marble. Explore a short hike into the foothills to see the ancient quarries. mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/11/08/p...

#MountainCulture #Mountains
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Congratulations to all our students who graduated today🎉
We're so happy for you!

#ForeverSaints #ClassOf2025 #Graduation
#GraduationDay #WinterGraduation
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Congratulations to all students graduating today!
#ClassOf2025 🎓🎉

Watch 🏺 Classics students live at 2pm👇
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#ForeverSaints #EverToExcel
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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The St Andrews Reception Research Group is seeking proposals for their seminars next semester.
Would you like to give a paper focussing on an aspect of classical reception?
👉 Submit your topic here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Enquiries to ac400@st-andrews.ac.uk
#cfp
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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JACT Latin Summer School: 19 July to 1 August 2026.
Open to anyone at any level, from complete beginners up to post A-Level standard and everyone in between.

View details and register: latincamp.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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"The Imagined Desert: Post-Classical Visions of Egypt"
Shannon McMillan (St Andrews)

STARR #Seminar, 📆 4 December,⏰6pm
In person: 📍Room S11, Swallowgate
Online: 💻 MS Teams. (email ac400@st-andrews.ac.uk for link)

#allwelcome
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Are you an early career researcher in the humanities, arts, or social sciences? Check out the opportunities offered by the British Academy's Early Career Researcher Network:

🔗https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career-researcher-network
Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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"Gone Digital: How Has Digitalization Changed Archaeology?"
Dr. Jeremy Huggett (Glasgow)

#Lecture
📆 3 December 2025
⏰ 7pm EET
📍 In person: Norwegian Institute at Athens
💻 Online: Zoom

View details and register www.uib.no/en/nia/18042...
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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📢Interdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Western Greece and Beyond, 11–12.12.25

👉international conference of #UniMainz and #TUDa dedicated to Prof. Franziska Lang

where? Campus Mitte, #TUDa, Main Building (S01/03), Wilhelm-Köhler-Saal
www.archaeologie.architektur.tu-darmstadt.de/conference/c...
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM