Classics@UnivReading
@uorclassics.bsky.social
Department of Classics at the University of Reading. We're glad you're here!
https://www.reading.ac.uk/classics/
https://www.reading.ac.uk/classics/
Join us this week for two events with @ancientlyric.bsky.social.
For our Wednesday research seminar on November 19 at 4 PM, she will present a paper entitled "Muse of musician?: Female lute players in art and text during the late Classical and Hellenistic periods." All are welcome.
For our Wednesday research seminar on November 19 at 4 PM, she will present a paper entitled "Muse of musician?: Female lute players in art and text during the late Classical and Hellenistic periods." All are welcome.
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Join us this week for two events with @ancientlyric.bsky.social.
For our Wednesday research seminar on November 19 at 4 PM, she will present a paper entitled "Muse of musician?: Female lute players in art and text during the late Classical and Hellenistic periods." All are welcome.
For our Wednesday research seminar on November 19 at 4 PM, she will present a paper entitled "Muse of musician?: Female lute players in art and text during the late Classical and Hellenistic periods." All are welcome.
We have a new blog! Undergraduate student Rosela Peraj writes about her time at @bsrome.bsky.social this summer. Take a look here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
A Fortnight Among the Ruins: My Summer at the British School at Rome
This blog was written by 3rd year BA Classical Studies student Rosela Peraj. As I stepped off the plane into Rome, I was wrapped by the late summer warmth. It radiated from cobblestones of the Via …
blogs.reading.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We have a new blog! Undergraduate student Rosela Peraj writes about her time at @bsrome.bsky.social this summer. Take a look here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Don't forget our Race, Empire, and Decoloniality #research #seminar today on "Indigenising Classics" at 4pm with Dr. Ashley Lance (Brown University)! Joining link: bit.ly/4qxLxM5
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October 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Don't forget our Race, Empire, and Decoloniality #research #seminar today on "Indigenising Classics" at 4pm with Dr. Ashley Lance (Brown University)! Joining link: bit.ly/4qxLxM5
We are pleased to announce the schedule for the Reading Classics Semester 1 2025 seminar series. Check out the full list below:
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Semester 1 2025 Reading Classics Research Seminars
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Reading Classics Seminar Series for Semester 1 2025, which will boost our Wednesday afternoons with constructive and stimulating lectures and discussion…
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October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We are pleased to announce the schedule for the Reading Classics Semester 1 2025 seminar series. Check out the full list below:
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Prof. Eleanor Dickey was interviewed by @thesaurosaur.bsky.social about Latin Loanwords in Ancient Greek for the TLL Podcast. Check it out below:
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14 INTERVIEW with Eleanor Dickey
Adam Gitner (TLL Lexicographer) interviews Prof. Eleanor Dickey (Reading) about her recent book Latin Loanwords in Ancient Greek: A Lexicon and Analysis. Several Latin words are discussed, including a...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Prof. Eleanor Dickey was interviewed by @thesaurosaur.bsky.social about Latin Loanwords in Ancient Greek for the TLL Podcast. Check it out below:
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-yqpx8...
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-yqpx8...
We have a new blog! The Reading Ancient Schoolroom has a new YouTube channel with a new series of videos on Roman arithmetic. Learn more about the series here:
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Roman arithmetic for all
Roman arithmetic has long been among the most popular offerings of the Reading Ancient Schoolroom, and visitors have often asked if help could be made available to learn or practice these fascinati…
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September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We have a new blog! The Reading Ancient Schoolroom has a new YouTube channel with a new series of videos on Roman arithmetic. Learn more about the series here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
We have a new blog! Reading Classics is pleased to introduce Dr. Katia Margariti, a Research Associate of the Department of Classics. Learn more about her recent book and radio interview here:
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Introducing Dr. Katia Margariti
Reading Classics is pleased to introduce Dr. Katia Margariti, a Research Associate of the Department of Classics and expert in ancient animal studies and Athenian funerary art. On August the 14th, …
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September 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We have a new blog! Reading Classics is pleased to introduce Dr. Katia Margariti, a Research Associate of the Department of Classics. Learn more about her recent book and radio interview here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Join Prof. Eleanor Dickey for a one-day Latin workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk! There are still spaces available for this adult-oriented event.
Find out more here:
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Find out more here:
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August 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Join Prof. Eleanor Dickey for a one-day Latin workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk! There are still spaces available for this adult-oriented event.
Find out more here:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
Find out more here:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
Learn how the Romans did their math. The Reading Ancient Schoolroom is running a workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk, and there are still spaces to join.
Check it out here:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
Check it out here:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
August 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Learn how the Romans did their math. The Reading Ancient Schoolroom is running a workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk, and there are still spaces to join.
Check it out here:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
Check it out here:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
Want to learn about Roman magic and gems?
There is still time to register for the Reading Ancient Schoolroom workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk!
Check out the link below:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
There is still time to register for the Reading Ancient Schoolroom workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk!
Check out the link below:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
August 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Want to learn about Roman magic and gems?
There is still time to register for the Reading Ancient Schoolroom workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk!
Check out the link below:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
There is still time to register for the Reading Ancient Schoolroom workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk!
Check out the link below:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
There are still spaces available for the Ancient Greek Tragedy and Comedy workshops with the Reading Ancient Schoolroom at @butserancientfarm.co.uk. Book through the links below:
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August 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
There are still spaces available for the Ancient Greek Tragedy and Comedy workshops with the Reading Ancient Schoolroom at @butserancientfarm.co.uk. Book through the links below:
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/cal...
Congratulations to everyone getting their #Alevel results today!
We look forward to welcoming our new Classics Department students in September.
If things didn't quite go to plan but you're interested in coming to @uniofreading.bsky.social you can call Clearing on: +44 (0) 118 402 0900
We look forward to welcoming our new Classics Department students in September.
If things didn't quite go to plan but you're interested in coming to @uniofreading.bsky.social you can call Clearing on: +44 (0) 118 402 0900
August 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Congratulations to everyone getting their #Alevel results today!
We look forward to welcoming our new Classics Department students in September.
If things didn't quite go to plan but you're interested in coming to @uniofreading.bsky.social you can call Clearing on: +44 (0) 118 402 0900
We look forward to welcoming our new Classics Department students in September.
If things didn't quite go to plan but you're interested in coming to @uniofreading.bsky.social you can call Clearing on: +44 (0) 118 402 0900
The Reading Ancient Schoolroom has a series of events coming up at @butserancientfarm.co.uk. The series of events will take place at the end of August. Registration is now open.
Read more here:
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Read more here:
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Students, professors and alumni to offer hands-on experiences of ancient activities
Would you like to try learning Latin the way it was done 2000 years ago? Or would your child enjoy performing a Greek tragedy or Roman comedy, or experimenting with Roman magic, or learning Roman a…
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July 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Reading Ancient Schoolroom has a series of events coming up at @butserancientfarm.co.uk. The series of events will take place at the end of August. Registration is now open.
Read more here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Read more here:
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Did the Romans have really big feet?
Dr. Tim Penn wrote an article about the large shoes discovered near Hadrian's Wall for @theconversation.com.
Check it out here:
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Dr. Tim Penn wrote an article about the large shoes discovered near Hadrian's Wall for @theconversation.com.
Check it out here:
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Big Roman shoes discovered near Hadrian’s Wall – but they don’t necessarily mean big Roman feet
It’s up for debate what the big shoes found at Magna mean and that’s an integral part of archaeological research
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July 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Did the Romans have really big feet?
Dr. Tim Penn wrote an article about the large shoes discovered near Hadrian's Wall for @theconversation.com.
Check it out here:
theconversation.com/big-roman-sh...
Dr. Tim Penn wrote an article about the large shoes discovered near Hadrian's Wall for @theconversation.com.
Check it out here:
theconversation.com/big-roman-sh...
We have a new blog! Several of our Classics staff were recently nominated and awarded for their teaching, research, and outreach work. We are thrilled to celebrate them.
Read more here:
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Read more here:
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Classics Staff awarded for Teaching, Research, and Outreach
As we come to the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, we would like to take a moment to celebrate the recent successes of UoR Classics staff for their teaching, research, and outreach work. …
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July 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We have a new blog! Several of our Classics staff were recently nominated and awarded for their teaching, research, and outreach work. We are thrilled to celebrate them.
Read more here:
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Read more here:
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Prof. @amycsmith.bsky.social was recently featured on the Classical Collections Network blog. Check it out here:
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MEET THE MEMBER: Amy Smith
What classical collections are you involved with? I’m involved with lots of collections, but I’m Curator of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in the Department of Classics at University of …
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July 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Prof. @amycsmith.bsky.social was recently featured on the Classical Collections Network blog. Check it out here:
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk/2025/06/24/m...
classicalcollectionsnetwork.co.uk/2025/06/24/m...
We have a new blog! Prof. Eleanor Dickey and her students are publishing new Latin and Greek texts. The book is available now!
Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Professor Eleanor Dickey and students publish new Latin and Greek texts
Some years back, while studying a fifteenth-century manuscript of a text she was editing, Eleanor discovered that it also contained a new text, one she’d never seen before. This was a set of 37 let…
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June 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We have a new blog! Prof. Eleanor Dickey and her students are publishing new Latin and Greek texts. The book is available now!
Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
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There is one week left to register for in-person attendance to #iGAIAS2025 @uniofreading.bsky.social.
Registration: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...
#digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @uorclassics.bsky.social
Registration: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...
#digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @uorclassics.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There is one week left to register for in-person attendance to #iGAIAS2025 @uniofreading.bsky.social.
Registration: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...
#digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @uorclassics.bsky.social
Registration: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...
#digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @uorclassics.bsky.social
Dr Tim Penn hosted Prof Amy C. Smith and PhD researcher Ilaria Truzzi (among others) for a training school in Athens, funded by @gametablenetwork.bsky.social. The programme focused on methods for collecting data on gameboards and related floor markings, and included onsite training sessions.
May 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Dr Tim Penn hosted Prof Amy C. Smith and PhD researcher Ilaria Truzzi (among others) for a training school in Athens, funded by @gametablenetwork.bsky.social. The programme focused on methods for collecting data on gameboards and related floor markings, and included onsite training sessions.
Don't forget our #research #seminar with Dr. Davide Massimo (Nottingham) on ‘“Hellenisation” and cultural identity in the Hellenistic world: insights from verse inscriptions’ at 4 PM GMT. Joining link: bit.ly/4mpyESj
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May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Don't forget our #research #seminar with Dr. Davide Massimo (Nottingham) on ‘“Hellenisation” and cultural identity in the Hellenistic world: insights from verse inscriptions’ at 4 PM GMT. Joining link: bit.ly/4mpyESj
Don't forget our #research #seminar with Dr. Alessandra Rocchetti (Oxford) on ‘The spatiality of magic across curse tablets, literary, and para-literary sources’ at 4 PM GMT. Joining link: bit.ly/3GVvNAj
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May 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Don't forget our #research #seminar with Dr. Alessandra Rocchetti (Oxford) on ‘The spatiality of magic across curse tablets, literary, and para-literary sources’ at 4 PM GMT. Joining link: bit.ly/3GVvNAj
The annual Society for Modern Greek Studies (SMGS) Graduate Research Colloquium is being hosted by @uniofreading.bsky.social Departments of Modern Languages and Classics on Friday, 30 May 2025. All are welcome to attend.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The annual Society for Modern Greek Studies (SMGS) Graduate Research Colloquium is being hosted by @uniofreading.bsky.social Departments of Modern Languages and Classics on Friday, 30 May 2025. All are welcome to attend.
Please register here:
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Please register here:
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Very happy to share that the programme and registration for #iGAIAS2025 @uorclassics.bsky.social is now available.
Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".
Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".
April 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Very happy to share that the programme and registration for #iGAIAS2025 @uorclassics.bsky.social is now available.
Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".
Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".
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Absolutely thrilled that the iGAIAS project has won the 2025 University of Reading Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning.
Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!
Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Absolutely thrilled that the iGAIAS project has won the 2025 University of Reading Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning.
Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!
Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!
We have a new blog! In the spirit of #ThrowbackThursday and the lovely warm spring weather, undergraduate student Jacinta Hunter reflects on the Ancient Schoolroom at @butserancientfarm.co.uk last summer.
Read more here:
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Read more here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Butser Ancient Schoolroom 2024
This post was written by undergraduate student Jacinta Hunter. The Ancient Schoolroom’s second summer residency at Butser Ancient Farm was no less magical than the first: swallows wheeled and darte…
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March 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We have a new blog! In the spirit of #ThrowbackThursday and the lovely warm spring weather, undergraduate student Jacinta Hunter reflects on the Ancient Schoolroom at @butserancientfarm.co.uk last summer.
Read more here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...
Read more here:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...