Morwenna Ludlow

Plese repost & share! *THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES*, a free, scholar-produced onlyne resource for teachinge and learninge *The Canterbury Tales* at the universitye level: opencanterburytales.lsusites.org

Late antiquity folks: the phrase comes from Cyril of Alexandria’s Frgg on 1 Cor. where he’s having a dig at rhetores.

I tried searching for a phrase that sounded a little, but not quite, like Irenaeus* and this screen is what I got…
(* Conclusion: it’s just a standard philosophy vs rhetoric trope.)
(“ ‘LLMs are the sophists of our day.’ Discuss.”)

Cover image for edited volume 'Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic'. Depicts detail of a gilt bronze statue of a Roman woman. Pergola, Italy. c. 70-30 BCE.

Book description: In the Roman Republic, elite women were legally permitted to control substantial assets – and many demonstrably were in direct control of their wealth. They were also the mothers, wives and daughters of the politicians who built Rome's empire and, in a time of high mortality, could find themselves running households that did not contain adult men. This volume explores the political and social consequences of elite female wealth. It combines case studies of individual women, such as Licinia, wife of C. Gracchus, Mucia Tertia, Fulvia and Octavia Minor, with broader surveys of the institutional frameworks and social conventions that constrained and enabled women's wealth and its consequences. The book contributes to the recent upsurge of interest in re-evaluating the role of women in Republican Rome and will be invaluable for scholars and students alike.

Catherine Steel and I are thrilled to announce the publication of our edited volume 'Women, Wealth and Power in the Roman Republic': www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...
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#AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyClassics

There’s two weeks left to apply for this position. I appreciate everyone who has shared this so far. If anyone has questions about the position, then please contact me.

PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027) | University of Bergen Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026

PhD opening in Bergen. Come and work with me on my NFR project looking at violence and warfare in antiquity: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

A Roman mosaic depicting an owl with wide eyes, brown and red body, and blue feet, set against a cream-colored background with a black geometric border. The owl looks a bit deranged.

Just another Monday…

A Roman mosaic depicting a somewhat whimsical owl 🦉, found in Uzès, southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.

📷 Denis Gliksman, Inrap

🏺 #MosaicMonday

The Women’s Library at 100 – seven recommended reads for a new LSE exhibition - LSE Review of Books Heather Dawson's reading list for Women’s History Month 2026 & a new exhibition at LSE Library, The Women’s Library at 100: celebrating a century of collections.

LSE librarian @socialscience2.bsky.social recommends seven books based on a new exhibition celebrating 100 years of The Women's Library @lselibrary.bsky.social

@fotwl.bsky.social @gillianmurphy.bsky.social @whitproject.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @thelondonarchives.bsky.social

2026 ASCH Book Prizes and Research Fellowships nominations now open in white text on a red background

Nominations for the 2026 ASCH Book Prizes and Research Fellowships are now open!

Learn more: www.churchhistory.org/asch-awards/...

Stay tuned as we highlight each of our prizes/fellowships on social media in the coming days!

Gool Peran Lowen! Happy St Piran’s Day! 🏴🏳️〓〓

Today we are sharing this beautifully coloured, illustrated postcard from the 1920s — part of the Perranzabuloe parish church collection — depicting the legendary arrival of St Piran in Cornwall.

Kernow bys vyken! 🖤🤍

#StPiransDay #GoolPeran #Kernow

• Discontinue the idea of introducing a levy on higher education provider income from international students. • Reduce visa costs to ensure they are at least as competitive in cost as other leading science nations, and preferably have a target to become the mos competitive in the G7. • Provide immediate clarity that the current time length for Indefinite Leave to Remain is kept in place for current and future Global Talent visa holders and their dependents.

We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...

It’s so tough for stories by trans people about trans people to reach mainstream media … amazing work …

You might feel the community of which I’m part doesn’t count but hear us roar, lament, cry out for hope, justice and the chance to live flourishing lives … is it too much to ask for?

A sign indicating two directions: paintings or toilets

Choose your own adventure

Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs....

We are hiring ....
Because John Nightingale is retiring...
for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000...

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Tenure Track Position as Assistant Professor in Practical Theology and Contemporary Christianity at Aarhus University Explore an exciting academic career as a Tenure Track Position as Assistant Professor in Practical Theology and Contemporary Christianity. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and…

Tenure Track Position as Assistant Professor in Practical Theology and Contemporary Christianity at Aarhus University

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Screenshot of an advert preceding a video on YouTube: an image of a youngish man wearing glasses looking at a modern vase. Directly over his face is the message “curate for cash on <tradename>”

Looking for one of my past lectures on-line I find… an advert apparently offering me a curate for cash. 🫣
(Oh algorithm… so near and yet so far).

‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think

Nice to read for once that a supposed higher education problem isn't actually the fault of universities

The problem with unfair negative feedback from students is when university management takes it too seriously. The problem with unfair student grievances about COVID is when university management caves in. thesphinxblog.com/2026/02/18/c...

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What actually happened in the Living in Love and Faith debate yesterday (apart from another 5 hours of the same old): #CofE viamedia.news/2026/02/13/l...

On the ecclesiology of LLF #CofE viamedia.news/2026/02/14/t...

Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and in our time grant us thy peace;

Leicester Cathedral reveals sign language wedding held in 1576 Cathedral bosses believe the signed service could have been one of the first in England.

This is just so lovely. A reminder that there are still lots of good people about, even as the vicious & awful dominate the headlines, and that religious bodies can choose to be open and inclusive

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Your day will be like...

a bright flare, sent up in the dead of night from an island city under attack, calling for allies to come to its aid.

Iliad 18.205-14

The Argument About Project Spire and the Real History of the Church of England as an Enslaver Alan Lester Immediately before and after the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, a number of prominent British organisations assessed their entanglements with slavery and its afterlives. They incl…

The Church of England is developing a reparative justice scheme in recognition of its complicity in trans-Atlantic slavery. Project Spire has been attacked in Parliament and the right wing press with claims of flawed historical research. What’s the truth?

alanlester.co.uk/blog/the-arg...

Four paintings featuring multicoloured and significant floral designs on black backgrounds

Christi Belcourt, contemporary Métis visual artist known for her paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art #WomensArt

Gwen John: Strange Beauties | Museum Wales The Pilgrim by Gwen John. Photo credit - Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionGwen Joh...

There is a wonderful exhibition Gwen John: Strange Beauties opening in National Museum Cardiff (Wales) on 7 February 2026

Painted portrait of a white woman, upper half facing forwards in a red top, hair tied back, against a dark background

Welsh artist Gwen John, Self Portrait, 1902 #womensart

Four identical images in print form of snowdrops. White flowers on lush green stems

Sarah Ross Thompson, contemporary fine art printmaker #WomensArt
#Snowdrops #February