Sarah Jane Prêle

Newspaper article about the Working Classicists Guide to National 5 Classical Studies, in today’s Courier (Dundee).

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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

12,000-year-old human-faced pillar unearthed in Karahantepe marks new chapter in archaeology - Türkiye Today
www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/1200...

Come and join us for fun, laughter, and, of course, healthy competition! The winner gets bragging rights until the Christmas quiz!
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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

Circe Invidiosa study 🐉🏺🌊

#greekmyth #art

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.

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

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 📧

And so the research stage for my MA dissertation begins. 😬😳. Finally have my mind set on a topic 🤞 #mythology #universitylife #openuniversity #ancientgreece

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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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...

(4) From Troy to Tomb Raiders: The Extraordinary Life of the Euphronios Krater
understandingrome.substack.com/p/from-troy-...

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ June 17, 2025 =========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== New research set to uncover lost ancient medical texts A 2,000-Year-O…

ROGUECLASSICIST’S BULLETIN ~ June 17, 2025 – rogueclassicism
rogueclassicism.com/2025/06/17/r...

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...

A finding reveals that the Etruscans practiced human sacrifices in foundation rituals
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/06/a...

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

Archaeologists Unveil Sanctuary of Odysseus on Ithaca: A Monumental Discovery Rooted in Myth and History - Arkeonews
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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

New archaeological treasures unearthed at Finziade
www.heritagedaily.com/2025/06/new-...

Visual for the call, with a greek vase featuring a pic from the "Rumors" video by Cardi B and Lizzo (depicted as greek godesses)

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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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.

7 Greek & Roman Characters in Modern Artworks | TheCollector

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️

Jason and the Argonauts The Ancients · Episode

open.spotify.com/episode/6il3... Amazing episode from The Ancients podcast with author Caroline Lawrence. Definitely worth a listen. 😊
#ancientGreece #mythology #classicalstudies

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.

You Cannot Step Into the Same River Twice: What Was Heraclitus Trying to Say? | TheCollector

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics #AncientBluesky 🏛️

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.

#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...

I know I should be studying. But does this technically count …? Need to take a wee break sometimes ☺️
#mythology #classicalstudies
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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

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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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.

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

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

Triple bodied witch goddess + three graces = enough for a party 🥂✨👯‍♀️

At the Met Museum, info card below.

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

When gladiators roamed Britain | Apollo Magazine
www.apollo-magazine.com/gladiators-b...

If you'd like to brush up on your Odysseus facts before Nolan's Odyssey comes out I recommend reading my contribution 😉

Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Is An Adaptation Of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Universal Reveals Christopher Nolan's new film is 'The Odyssey,' an adaptation of the epic Homer poem for Universal, the studio has revealed.

"No, Mother! Why do you not stay for me, and let me hold you, even here in Hades? Let us wrap loving arms around each other and find a frigid comfort in shared tears!"-E. Wilson's trans.

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A bit of Colchester's Roman wall with grass and wildflowers growing around it.

Colchester in Essex has the oldest and best-preserved Roman wall in Britain. At 2.8 kms, it is also one of the longest. It was constructed circa AD 65-80 in the aftermath of the Boudican revolt and stood up to 6 metres hight #WallsonWednesday

For this #MosaicMonday we're going on a boar hunt with Meleager and Atalanta. In Antalya Archaeology Museum. Unlabelled but looks very late.
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A Roman Aqueduct Discovered in the Borsacchio Nature Reserve in Abruzzo, Central Italy During modernization work on a gas pipeline near Cologna Spiaggia in the Borsacchio Nature Reserve, located in the Abruzzo region of Italy, underground structures were uncovered that point to the exis...

A Roman Aqueduct Discovered in the Borsacchio Nature Reserve in Abruzzo, Central Italy
www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/12/a...