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Professor of Roman Archaeology at The Open University | Roman archaeology | material religion | penguins 🐧

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Female Agency is here in paperback! Agency is relational, so why not relate to a lighter and less expensive set of chapters about it: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

13.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Open University
MA Classical Studies Leventis Studentships 2026
Thanks to the generosity of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, The Open University are delighted to offer three fully-funded studentships for UK students to undertake our MA in Classical Studies. These are open to candidates who meet one or both of the following criteria:

Teachers working in state-funded schools or sixth form colleges in the UK who plan to introduce or develop classical subjects in their school
Students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background

The Leventis studentships consist of a grant of Β£9,000 to cover the full cost of the tuition fees for the MA with the remaining balance available for the purchase of books and resources or attendance at related events.

Full details and the application form are available on our website: https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classicalstudies/

Poster text reads: The Open University MA Classical Studies Leventis Studentships 2026 Thanks to the generosity of the A.G. Leventis Foundation, The Open University are delighted to offer three fully-funded studentships for UK students to undertake our MA in Classical Studies. These are open to candidates who meet one or both of the following criteria: Teachers working in state-funded schools or sixth form colleges in the UK who plan to introduce or develop classical subjects in their school Students from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background The Leventis studentships consist of a grant of Β£9,000 to cover the full cost of the tuition fees for the MA with the remaining balance available for the purchase of books and resources or attendance at related events. Full details and the application form are available on our website: https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classicalstudies/

Studentships now available for the @openuniversity.bsky.social MA in Classical Studies! Open to state school teachers and/or students from Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Applications due by 1 June. Please share widely! More info + application form: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/classi...

12.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey everyone, copy Naomi and come study Classical Studies with us 😊

06.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I started with the OU seriously at 39. Since then I've done a full BA in Classics, plus a couple of modules in eg Biology and Art History, then an MA in Classics, now starting on some Maths.

I made a decision to be this person, and I am grateful to Naomi-age-39 for it. The time goes past anyway.

06.03.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 9
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The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion

Learn more via: www.openmaterialreligion.org

@shaftowheed.bsky.social

23.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We'll post about our research groups over the next days, starting with...

1️⃣ Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion (Classical Studies) β€” exploring the material, visual & sensory worlds of Greek, Etruscan & Roman religions.
Director/Deputy: Jessica Hughes/Emma-Jayne Graham

23.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sixty years ago, Jennie Lee's vision created The Open University πŸŽ“ Welcoming all backgrounds, millions have started life-changing journeys. #OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity #OU60 πŸ’™

25.02.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Exploring Ovid’s big ideas In this free course, Exploring Ovid’s big ideas, you will find out why Ovid’s work is still so relevant today. You will meet characters from ancient myth like Actaeon the hunter who was turned into...

It’s part of a suite of free OpenLearn courses, HeadStart Classical Studies, written by my brilliant colleagues. You can study the course here: www.open.edu/openlearn/hi...

23.02.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The following images each contain a description of the course - you can find an accessible version of that description by clicking the link in the next post.

The following images each contain a description of the course - you can find an accessible version of that description by clicking the link in the next post.

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Friends! For the @openuniversity.bsky.social’s free learning platform I wrote a course: Exploring Ovid’s big ideas. It’s about Pacific Islander creation myth, monsters, Brazilian art, how stories change their meaning across time, British-Nigerian poetry, and of course… about Ovid. πŸ’»πŸΊ

23.02.2026 07:04 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

et voila! Online open access via the MQ Waranara library: β€˜Roman archaeology with agencements,’ a thesis that looks to assemblage thinking in order to both unpack how social life was (and is) always more-the-human and to enhance the concept of the Roman army as a community.

doi.org/10.25949/313...

20.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Your periodic reminder that you can start learning ancient Greek right now, free of charge!

05.02.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Curling is the best (and not just because of the one slippy/one non-slippy shoe thing, although that too).

04.02.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'I am dragging my anchor'

30.01.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, let that be a lesson to watch out for 'turbulent' Grahams and their β€˜owne nowghtie men' …

26.01.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't wait! (That sounds sarcastic, but it really isn't meant that way!)

20.01.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right ... so sounds like an offering to Zeus may be in order then, just to make sure there is more waxing and less waning?

09.01.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh go on then: 4 5 6

09.01.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And to you Mhairi!

20.12.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations Ewan! Everyone NEEDS to read this excellent thesis!

01.12.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck!

13.11.2025 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ancient History Magazine 57 In ancient Rome, as throughout the ancient world, people's lives were structured around religious rituals and festivals, they prayed to the gods for guidance, and it was believed the gods even interce...

I wrote about Roman curse tablets in Ancient History Magazine - available now! www.karwansaraypublishers.com/en-gb/produc...

26.10.2025 08:34 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Excavating a Roman gypsum burial We've begun work on one of the project's most intriguing burials - a surviving gypsum casing inside a Roman sarcophagus. Find out what we discovered during our initial investigations!

Check out this latest research blog from the very excellent Seeing The Dead project in York.

It's an account of what we found when removing the upper part of a Roman gypsum cast which hadnt been moved in 150years.

seeingthedead.ac.uk/blog/excavat...

21.10.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senses, Cognition, and Ritual Experience in the Roman World Cambridge Core - Ancient History - Senses, Cognition, and Ritual Experience in the Roman World

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Our @universitypress.cambridge.org book "Senses, Cognition and Ritual Experience in the Roman World" is #OPENACCESS !
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www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...

#archaeology #sensoryarchaeology #senses #cognition #cognitivescienceofreligion #ritual #religion #classics #ancienthistory #romanhistory

17.10.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Good morning. We are open. πŸ“–β˜•οΈ

08.10.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just FYI - if you decide to use your slot at the department meeting next week simply to distribute pears, then that would be perfectly acceptable.

30.09.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for the Badè Museum's Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Lecture Series for Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean.

Poster for the Badè Museum's Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Lecture Series for Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean.

Starting next Thursday at 5:30pm BST (9:30am PST), the Badè Museum will kick off it's new Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Research Facility @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, the Series will explore Disability in the Ancient Middle East and Mediterranean. (1/4)

18.09.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Call for Papers Β« Roman Archaeology Conference Roman Archaeology Conference

Are you working on relations between bodies (living/dead/human/animal/other!) & ritual in the #ancient #Roman world? If so, maybe you'd like to submit a 300-word abstract for the session 'Bodies in Ritual Practices' at RAC/TRAC Aarhus, 21-23 May 2026?! See www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractrac-2026...

18.09.2025 09:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw this and thought of you @tony-potter.bsky.social!

16.09.2025 08:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Probably a long shot, but does anyone have an electronic copy that they’d be willing to share with me of Friedhelm Prayon (1975) …

β€œFrΓΌhetruskische Grab- und Hausarchitektur”

I had copies saved on a flash drive, but it’s now corrupted & I can’t access it πŸ˜‘

08.09.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0