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Sarah Jane Prêle
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Current MA classical studies student with the OU and an undergraduate degree in History from the OU.
Avid reader and lover of arts and crafts and everything ancient.
Devotee to 6 year old Poochon Bailey 🐩
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Newspaper article about the Working Classicists Guide to National 5 Classical Studies, in today’s Courier (Dundee).
October 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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12,000-year-old human-faced pillar unearthed in Karahantepe marks new chapter in archaeology - Türkiye Today
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12,000-year-old human-faced pillar unearthed in Karahantepe marks new chapter in archaeology - Türkiye Today
A human-faced T-shaped pillar found in Karahantepe marks a historic first, revealing early artistic expression from 12,000 years ago
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October 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Come and join us for fun, laughter, and, of course, healthy competition! The winner gets bragging rights until the Christmas quiz!
Feel free to share - the more, the merrier!

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August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Circe Invidiosa study 🐉🏺🌊

#greekmyth #art
Art by flaroh illustration. A study of John William Waterhouse’s painting Circe Invidiosa (1892) in a digital medium. Circe stands on a fishlike water dragon, pouring a green tinged liquid from a glass basin with a scowl. She is dressed in a dark blue cloth with a peacock design
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Had an amazing day on Saturday at St Andrews for #CA2025. Met amazingly talented people who have given me the confidence in my research ideas. It was my very first time and I am very grateful to everyone I met who gave me confidence and made me feel so welcome. Here’s to next year in Manchester.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Some photos from our panel today!

Thanks so much to Jordan, Alex, and Sam for their wonderfully engaging papers! And to everyone who came to listen and speak to us ☺️

If you dropped us a business card we’ll be in touch next week 📧
Jordan Lynch from Thurso High School giving a talk on improving access to classics for geographically remote teachers and learners at the Classical Association Conference 2025 on the Working Classicists panel. George Connor from Working Classicists giving a talk on class as an accessibility requirement in Classics at the Classical Association Conference in St Andrews Sam Newington and Alex Imrie giving a talk at the Classical Association Conference about their Ancient Voices summer school. Miri Teixeira from Working Classicists giving a talk on the book A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology at the Classical Association Conference 2025
July 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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And so the research stage for my MA dissertation begins. 😬😳. Finally have my mind set on a topic 🤞 #mythology #universitylife #openuniversity #ancientgreece
July 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Calling all OU Classical Studies staff and students... Join us for a night of fun, laughs, and healthy competition!! #summer-fun
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July 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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(4) From Troy to Tomb Raiders: The Extraordinary Life of the Euphronios Krater
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From Troy to Tomb Raiders: The Extraordinary Life of the Euphronios Krater
In the quiet town of Cerveteri, forty minutes drive or so north-west of Rome where I like to take people for Etruscan-themed jaunts taking in ancient tombs and the Tyrrhenian, there is a bijou two-roo...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ June 17, 2025 – rogueclassicism
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ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ June 17, 2025
=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== New research set to uncover lost ancient medical texts A 2,000-Year-O…
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June 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A finding reveals that the Etruscans practiced human sacrifices in foundation rituals
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A finding reveals that the Etruscans practiced human sacrifices in foundation rituals
A team of Italian and German researchers has discovered in the ancient city of Kainua (present-day Marzabotto, near Bologna) the remains of a newborn baby that may be the first solid evidence of the p...
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June 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Archaeologists Unveil Sanctuary of Odysseus on Ithaca: A Monumental Discovery Rooted in Myth and History - Arkeonews
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Archaeologists Unveil Sanctuary of Odysseus on Ithaca: A Monumental Discovery Rooted in Myth and History - Arkeonews
Researchers from the University of Ioannina have identified what is now widely believed to be the sanctuary of Odysseus, the mythical king and Homeric hero
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June 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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New archaeological treasures unearthed at Finziade
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New archaeological treasures unearthed at Finziade
Archaeologists excavating at Finziade in southern Italy have unearthed an artisan workshop and a domestic sacellum containing archaeological treasures. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
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June 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Call for papers | “Gender and Deities of Greco-Roman Myth in Music Videos” (International Journal of the Classical Tradition)
👥 Guest Editors: @aimeehindsscott.bsky.social & Sílvia Catarina Pereira Diogo
🗓️ Deadline: June 20th, 2025
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Visual for the call, with a greek vase featuring a pic from the "Rumors" video by Cardi B and Lizzo (depicted as greek godesses)
May 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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7 Greek & Roman Characters in Modern Artworks | TheCollector

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️
7 Greek & Roman Characters in Modern Artworks | TheCollector
Modern artists like Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso found inspiration in Greek and Roman mythology and even associated themselves with its heroes.
www.thecollector.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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open.spotify.com/episode/6il3... Amazing episode from The Ancients podcast with author Caroline Lawrence. Definitely worth a listen. 😊
#ancientGreece #mythology #classicalstudies
Jason and the Argonauts
The Ancients · Episode
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May 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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You Cannot Step Into the Same River Twice: What Was Heraclitus Trying to Say? | TheCollector

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️
You Cannot Step Into the Same River Twice: What Was Heraclitus Trying to Say? | TheCollector
Heraclitus' river metaphor illustrates life's constant change, urging us to embrace adaptability for deeper understanding and personal growth.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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#FrescoFriday - A particularly splendid fresco from the House of Jason (IX.5.18), Pompeii. It depicts the moment of calm before Zeus, in the guise of a bull, abducts Europa. #Pompeii #AncientBluesky 🏺

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (111475). Link - mann-napoli.it/affreschi/#g...
A Roman fresco showing Europa riding on the back of a large bronze-brown bull. Three other richly attired women stand alongside them, one of whom - in a deep red dress - strokes the muzzle of the bull.
April 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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I know I should be studying. But does this technically count …? Need to take a wee break sometimes ☺️
#mythology #classicalstudies
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April 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Arlene and Edith are two powerhouses of classics, especially bringing it to people who haven’t previously had access to it. This is an incredible project of theirs - I’m thrilled it’s going so well!

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Classicists take ‘ancient philosophical wisdom’ into English jails
Inmates in several prisons given chance to study ethics and rhetoric ‘to inform contemporary life’ and skills
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April 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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God, I love this fragment - how is her face evoked so beautifully and poignantly with so few lines.

4th century BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Info card below.
February 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.

This magnificent #Roman monochrome mosaic makes quite an impact! 📷 by me

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a black and white floor mosaic with a depiction of an octopus in the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum. The octopus, composed of small black tesserae in a white background, has eight writhing arms
February 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Triple bodied witch goddess + three graces = enough for a party 🥂✨👯‍♀️

At the Met Museum, info card below.
February 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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When gladiators roamed Britain | Apollo Magazine
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When gladiators roamed Britain | Apollo Magazine
A touring exhibition of gladiatorial objects found in Britain makes a stab at getting to the heart of our fascination with the amphitheatre. Keith Miller finds out if it succeeds
www.apollo-magazine.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM