Guen
@guendmtaietti.bsky.social
Animal lover🐕, runner🏃🏻♀️, PhD in Classics from UniLiverpool, 💙Alexander the Great & Macedon❤️ 🇬🇷, visually impaired🙈
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"Quando lessi la prima bozza del programma pensai ovviamente a una svista. Qui non si tratta più di ignoranza, cioè del ricorso a interpretazioni storiografiche superate, ma dell’invenzione di un fatto storico."
Il "Romanzo di Alessandro" e la Riforma Valditara
Fra i numerosi errori storici, rilevati nelle Indicazioni Nazionali per il curricolo, spicca quello secondo il quale Alessandro Magno avrebbe conquistato l’Occidente. Luigi Cajani osserva che, nonosta...
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January 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
"Quando lessi la prima bozza del programma pensai ovviamente a una svista. Qui non si tratta più di ignoranza, cioè del ricorso a interpretazioni storiografiche superate, ma dell’invenzione di un fatto storico."
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At 40 minutes, this one got a bit longer than I usually aim for. But I tried to fold in, at the beginning, a general discussion of (what I think are) more inclusive ways to talk about religious belief systems. #ClassicsBlueSky #Ancientbluesky #AlexandertheGreat #BlueskyAncient
Thinking about Religion: Greek and Macedonian Belief Systems
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
At 40 minutes, this one got a bit longer than I usually aim for. But I tried to fold in, at the beginning, a general discussion of (what I think are) more inclusive ways to talk about religious belief systems. #ClassicsBlueSky #Ancientbluesky #AlexandertheGreat #BlueskyAncient
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Dr. Guen Taietti guendmtaietti.bsky.social joins me to talk Reception Studies, The Alexander Romance/Phyllada & Alexander the Great in modern Greece. There's a really complete list of texts mentioned, btw, in the YouTube show notes. #AlexandertheGreat #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky #BlueskyAncient
Alexander Reception, with Dr. Guendalina Taietti
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Dr. Guen Taietti guendmtaietti.bsky.social joins me to talk Reception Studies, The Alexander Romance/Phyllada & Alexander the Great in modern Greece. There's a really complete list of texts mentioned, btw, in the YouTube show notes. #AlexandertheGreat #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky #BlueskyAncient
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Day 20 of the 25 Days of Podcasts: Check out After Alexander 🎄
After Alexander
History Podcast · Updated Semimonthly · This podcast explores what happened after Alexander the Great, with a specific focus on the story of the Seleucids- a dynasty which descended from one of…
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December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Day 20 of the 25 Days of Podcasts: Check out After Alexander 🎄
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#2 in my Youtube series on the ancient Macedonian court, this time on some key offices.
#Classicsbluesky #Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient #AlexandertheGreat #PhilipofMacedon #Blueskyclassics
#Classicsbluesky #Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient #AlexandertheGreat #PhilipofMacedon #Blueskyclassics
Offices at the Macedonian Court
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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December 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#2 in my Youtube series on the ancient Macedonian court, this time on some key offices.
#Classicsbluesky #Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient #AlexandertheGreat #PhilipofMacedon #Blueskyclassics
#Classicsbluesky #Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient #AlexandertheGreat #PhilipofMacedon #Blueskyclassics
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Just in time for the holidays! Gather round the #Antigonid family tree to see some honored holiday traditions such as disappointed parents and your annoying brother who won’t shut up about their semester abroad. It’s #Perseus! 👑 🎄
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Perseus
Just in time for the holidays! Gather round the Antigonid family tree to see some honored holiday traditions such as disappointed parents and your annoying brother who won’t shut up about their…
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December 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just in time for the holidays! Gather round the #Antigonid family tree to see some honored holiday traditions such as disappointed parents and your annoying brother who won’t shut up about their semester abroad. It’s #Perseus! 👑 🎄
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Reusing and Recycling Infrastructure: Policy Lessons from Archaeology?
16 December, 2025 - 9AM - 5PM
Walbank Lecture Theatres, 12 Abercromby Square
University of Liverpool
16 December, 2025 - 9AM - 5PM
Walbank Lecture Theatres, 12 Abercromby Square
University of Liverpool
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Reusing and Recycling Infrastructure: Policy Lessons from Archaeology?
16 December, 2025 - 9AM - 5PM
Walbank Lecture Theatres, 12 Abercromby Square
University of Liverpool
16 December, 2025 - 9AM - 5PM
Walbank Lecture Theatres, 12 Abercromby Square
University of Liverpool
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Introduction to a new playlist on aspects of the Macedonian court (by request). Before we can talk about Philip II's and Alexander the Great's courts, and how they changed, we must look at Macedonia more broadly.
#ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #ancientmacedonia #blueskyclassics
#ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #ancientmacedonia #blueskyclassics
Macedonia before Philip II & Alexander the Great
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Introduction to a new playlist on aspects of the Macedonian court (by request). Before we can talk about Philip II's and Alexander the Great's courts, and how they changed, we must look at Macedonia more broadly.
#ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #ancientmacedonia #blueskyclassics
#ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #ancientmacedonia #blueskyclassics
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A non-strident, non-click-bait discussion of Alexander the Great's parents.
#classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #blueskyancient
#alexanderthegreat #blueskyclassics
#classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #blueskyancient
#alexanderthegreat #blueskyclassics
"When Harry Met Sally": The TRUTH about Philip & Olympias
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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December 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A non-strident, non-click-bait discussion of Alexander the Great's parents.
#classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #blueskyancient
#alexanderthegreat #blueskyclassics
#classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #blueskyancient
#alexanderthegreat #blueskyclassics
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Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑
Cassander
It’s CASSANDER!!!!! Apparently he did stuff… maybe… We do know he was there, somewhere, and there was some hubbub between him and Olympias. Oh but there’s also cannibalism and the last food delivery…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑
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Become a member of @hellenicsociety.bsky.social and get full access to HARL, one of the most spectacular Classics libraries in the world! Join for as little as £69 p/y (£30 for students) and you will also get online access to JHS & AR, plus a print copy of ARGO www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/membership/
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Become a member of @hellenicsociety.bsky.social and get full access to HARL, one of the most spectacular Classics libraries in the world! Join for as little as £69 p/y (£30 for students) and you will also get online access to JHS & AR, plus a print copy of ARGO www.hellenicsociety.org.uk/membership/
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JOB | Teacher of Classics (Maternity Cover), Merchant Taylors’ School, Liverpool
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November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
JOB | Teacher of Classics (Maternity Cover), Merchant Taylors’ School, Liverpool
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Here I look at Alexander's approach to religion (+ myth) as a "polycentral strategy." Post-Granikos, Alexander increasingly began to center his religious actions on & references to WHERE he was, rather than send back "home" to Macedonia and Greece.
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
How Alexander Used Myth: Love the One You're With
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Here I look at Alexander's approach to religion (+ myth) as a "polycentral strategy." Post-Granikos, Alexander increasingly began to center his religious actions on & references to WHERE he was, rather than send back "home" to Macedonia and Greece.
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
#ancientBluesky
#ClassicsBluesky
#Alexanderthegreat
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We've made a few small changes to our National 5 textbook, following some feedback. Thank you to everyone who reached out! 🙏
The new edition can be downloaded at the same place.
We've also added an answer scheme for all the questions and the mock exam. ☺️
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
The new edition can be downloaded at the same place.
We've also added an answer scheme for all the questions and the mock exam. ☺️
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We've made a few small changes to our National 5 textbook, following some feedback. Thank you to everyone who reached out! 🙏
The new edition can be downloaded at the same place.
We've also added an answer scheme for all the questions and the mock exam. ☺️
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
The new edition can be downloaded at the same place.
We've also added an answer scheme for all the questions and the mock exam. ☺️
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
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In antiquity, there was a popular Greek expression known as “tria kappa kakista” essentially “the three bad k’s”: this refers to Cilicia, Cappadocia, and Crete. These regions were notorious for producing brigands, mercenaries, pirates, and other “lowly“ professions.
(Suda, s.v. tria kappa kakista)
(Suda, s.v. tria kappa kakista)
September 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In antiquity, there was a popular Greek expression known as “tria kappa kakista” essentially “the three bad k’s”: this refers to Cilicia, Cappadocia, and Crete. These regions were notorious for producing brigands, mercenaries, pirates, and other “lowly“ professions.
(Suda, s.v. tria kappa kakista)
(Suda, s.v. tria kappa kakista)
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A silver denarius, issued by Octavian (now the Emperor Augustus) in 28 BC. The reverse of this coin shows a Nile Crocodile with the phrase “AEGYPTO CAPTA” (“Egypt is Captured”), celebrating his victory over Cleopatra VII and annexation of Egypt
📸 Art Institute of Chicago (9/2025)
📸 Art Institute of Chicago (9/2025)
September 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A silver denarius, issued by Octavian (now the Emperor Augustus) in 28 BC. The reverse of this coin shows a Nile Crocodile with the phrase “AEGYPTO CAPTA” (“Egypt is Captured”), celebrating his victory over Cleopatra VII and annexation of Egypt
📸 Art Institute of Chicago (9/2025)
📸 Art Institute of Chicago (9/2025)
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The Silence of the Frogs
Tacitly poking fun at Dead Poets
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September 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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New episode!
110: Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
The tripartite division of power between Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II proves shaky, and the Romans are called to handle one of the most dysfunctional families in antiquity.
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110: Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
The tripartite division of power between Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II proves shaky, and the Romans are called to handle one of the most dysfunctional families in antiquity.
tinyurl.com/yc5am3ky
110: Ptolemaic Egypt – Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd
In the aftermath of the Sixth Syrian War, the tripartite division of authority between Ptolemy VI , Cleopatra II, and Ptolemy VIII was a tenuous one at best, having to deal with rebellions of ambit…
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September 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New episode!
110: Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
The tripartite division of power between Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II proves shaky, and the Romans are called to handle one of the most dysfunctional families in antiquity.
tinyurl.com/yc5am3ky
110: Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
The tripartite division of power between Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II proves shaky, and the Romans are called to handle one of the most dysfunctional families in antiquity.
tinyurl.com/yc5am3ky
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✨ICYMI✨
We have released a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, the first book of its kind, and it’s FREE to download.
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We have released a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, the first book of its kind, and it’s FREE to download.
Please share!
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National 5 Classical Studies — Working Classicists
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September 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
✨ICYMI✨
We have released a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, the first book of its kind, and it’s FREE to download.
Please share!
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
We have released a textbook for National 5 Classical Studies, the first book of its kind, and it’s FREE to download.
Please share!
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
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Euripides' Orestes in ancient Greek, performed by the Oxford Ancient Languages Society (2024)
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Euripides' Orestes
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September 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Euripides' Orestes in ancient Greek, performed by the Oxford Ancient Languages Society (2024)
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Conqueror or Brutal Butcher? Alexander's Mixed Reputation. I poke a bit at the vexed dichotomy of Alexander's position in history. Also, the tendency to knock him down a peg because he can't really be "all that." But he's not someone to emulate. #classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #alexanderthegreat
Great Conqueror or Brutal Butcher? Alexander's Mixed Reputation.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Conqueror or Brutal Butcher? Alexander's Mixed Reputation. I poke a bit at the vexed dichotomy of Alexander's position in history. Also, the tendency to knock him down a peg because he can't really be "all that." But he's not someone to emulate. #classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #alexanderthegreat
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I hope you've enjoyed the newest episode!
Next time, we'll return to Egypt to see how Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II recover from their near-destruction in the Sixth Syrian War: by immediately plotting to oust each other out of power. Did you expect anything less?
Stay tuned!
Next time, we'll return to Egypt to see how Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II recover from their near-destruction in the Sixth Syrian War: by immediately plotting to oust each other out of power. Did you expect anything less?
Stay tuned!
September 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I hope you've enjoyed the newest episode!
Next time, we'll return to Egypt to see how Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II recover from their near-destruction in the Sixth Syrian War: by immediately plotting to oust each other out of power. Did you expect anything less?
Stay tuned!
Next time, we'll return to Egypt to see how Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII, and Cleopatra II recover from their near-destruction in the Sixth Syrian War: by immediately plotting to oust each other out of power. Did you expect anything less?
Stay tuned!