6/9 Elodie has constructed such an evocative vision of the ancient British and Roman landscapes - I tabbed lots of passages (see below) because they were so beautifully written!

#BoudiccasDaughter

1/9 In #BoudiccasDaughter @elodieharper.bsky.social gives us both a fierce reimagining of one of the most famous conflicts in history and a beautiful exploration of the relationship between a girl and her mother, culture and conflicting desires for love, freedom, justice and revenge.

4/7 A name that really stood out to me was Telesilla, who not only played a crucial role in defending her city when the Spartans invaded in 494 BCE, but was also an accomplished poet, having taken it up on advice from the Oracle at Delphi as a way to cope with chronic illness.

2/7 We decode hidden messages with a Spartan princess, gallop across the Steppe with the Scythian women, and cut through the freezing waters of the Aegean with Hydna, who, along with her father, sabotaged an invading Persian fleet by severing their moorings under the cover of night.

1/7 Spanning three thousand years, from the first stirrings of Minoan Crete to the fall of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, #TheMissingThread by @daisydunn.bsky.social is a fantastic guide to ancient (especially Greco-Roman) history through an incredible cast of women who inhabited and often shaped it.

Spent the afternoon lying in my garden enjoying the sunshine and a new edition of @hellenicsociety.bsky.social ARGO magazine! #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky

Wishing the happiest publication day to @workingclassicists.bsky.social and all of my fellow 'A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology' contributors!

@contubernales.bsky.social @miri.bsky.social #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky #greekmythology