Daisy Dunn
@daisydunn.bsky.social
Author and Classicist. Catullus' Bedspread; In the Shadow of Vesuvius; Homer; Of Gods and Men; Not Far From Brideshead; and most recently The Missing Thread: A Women's History of the Ancient World
Thrilling discovery of a #Pompeii bathhouse! I'm also enthusiastic about the earrings which are of a style called 'crotalia'. They were v fashionable in the 1st century and made little rattling noises as the pearls swung together. Moralist Pliny hated them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thrilling discovery of a #Pompeii bathhouse! I'm also enthusiastic about the earrings which are of a style called 'crotalia'. They were v fashionable in the 1st century and made little rattling noises as the pearls swung together. Moralist Pliny hated them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Finally made it to #VanGogh #Poetsandlovers at
the National Gallery (tickets are gold dust but obtainable like the Golden Fleece) and while I can't choose a favourite painting, I did admire these olive trees on a sunny January day. I suppose as a classicist I would.
the National Gallery (tickets are gold dust but obtainable like the Golden Fleece) and while I can't choose a favourite painting, I did admire these olive trees on a sunny January day. I suppose as a classicist I would.
January 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Finally made it to #VanGogh #Poetsandlovers at
the National Gallery (tickets are gold dust but obtainable like the Golden Fleece) and while I can't choose a favourite painting, I did admire these olive trees on a sunny January day. I suppose as a classicist I would.
the National Gallery (tickets are gold dust but obtainable like the Golden Fleece) and while I can't choose a favourite painting, I did admire these olive trees on a sunny January day. I suppose as a classicist I would.
Io, #Saturnalia! I'm off to indulge in some delicious feasting and a spot of festive gambling. Have a lovely Roman holiday everyone
December 17, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Io, #Saturnalia! I'm off to indulge in some delicious feasting and a spot of festive gambling. Have a lovely Roman holiday everyone
If anyone's looking for some historical non-fiction for Christmas, my women's history of the ancient world #TheMissingThread comes with a glamorous recommendation!
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 PM
If anyone's looking for some historical non-fiction for Christmas, my women's history of the ancient world #TheMissingThread comes with a glamorous recommendation!
I'm currently obsessed with this 1st-century BC bronze bust, who is thought to be a Persian goddess, Anahita, in the guise of #Aphrodite. You have to imagine her with stone/glass eyes. I love the parting of her hair and how individual and unidealised she is #classicalart
December 4, 2024 at 9:57 AM
I'm currently obsessed with this 1st-century BC bronze bust, who is thought to be a Persian goddess, Anahita, in the guise of #Aphrodite. You have to imagine her with stone/glass eyes. I love the parting of her hair and how individual and unidealised she is #classicalart
Please join me in supporting the educational charity Classics for All's #BigGive. A donation can help bring the wonders of classical education to schools across the UK. See more: bit.ly/CfABG24 #SupportEducation #ClassicsForAll #ChristmasChallenge #Classics #Christmasgiving
December 3, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Please join me in supporting the educational charity Classics for All's #BigGive. A donation can help bring the wonders of classical education to schools across the UK. See more: bit.ly/CfABG24 #SupportEducation #ClassicsForAll #ChristmasChallenge #Classics #Christmasgiving
Fans of the 'I, Claudius' TV series, if you haven't yet caught #Emperor on Channel 5, you're in for a Livia-shaped treat....Airing Saturday nights and available on catch-up #ancientRome #Caesars
December 2, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Fans of the 'I, Claudius' TV series, if you haven't yet caught #Emperor on Channel 5, you're in for a Livia-shaped treat....Airing Saturday nights and available on catch-up #ancientRome #Caesars
This exquisite 9th-century BC chest was found in the grave of a wealthy woman in Athens. The objects on top are model granaries & may symbolise her role in agricultural business as well as her high property class. Seals were also interred with her and we know of female farm managers at this time.
November 29, 2024 at 10:58 AM
This exquisite 9th-century BC chest was found in the grave of a wealthy woman in Athens. The objects on top are model granaries & may symbolise her role in agricultural business as well as her high property class. Seals were also interred with her and we know of female farm managers at this time.
History Day is returning to West Horsley Place in #Surrey next spring on Sat 15 March. Come and meet Kate Williams, Anne Sebba, Giles Milton & myself and explore the manor & gardens. You may recognise them from BBC's #Ghosts! Booking has just opened #history www.westhorsleyplace.org/Event/histor...
November 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM
History Day is returning to West Horsley Place in #Surrey next spring on Sat 15 March. Come and meet Kate Williams, Anne Sebba, Giles Milton & myself and explore the manor & gardens. You may recognise them from BBC's #Ghosts! Booking has just opened #history www.westhorsleyplace.org/Event/histor...
This morning I'm studying the Jockey of Artemision, an astonishing bronze which was made about 150 BC and went down in a shipwreck in Greece. Amazingly it was rediscovered only in the 1920s. It's now in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens #ancientgreece
November 25, 2024 at 10:56 AM
This morning I'm studying the Jockey of Artemision, an astonishing bronze which was made about 150 BC and went down in a shipwreck in Greece. Amazingly it was rediscovered only in the 1920s. It's now in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens #ancientgreece