I'm in a film that premieres in Athens tonight - Army of Lovers, about the Sacred Band & its importance for #LGBTQ+history. Proud to feature in this brave & much needed film in #PrideMonth - link below to access film @5 PM BST.
Join the film premiere of Army of Lovers at 5-6 pm today as @sapphicapuella
from our @durham_classics discusses ancient homosexuality & modern responses to it.
‘Army of Lovers’ tells the untold epic saga of the Sacred Band.
Meet Dr Katherine McDonald from our @Durham_Classics. As a specialist is ancient languages, Katherine uses linguistic detective work to uncover what life was like over 2,000 years ago.
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/GajmOI60UO
@sapphicapuella features as one of the experts interviewed for the film Army of Lovers. https://t.co/0JkHUpcV23 The film can be accessed on 12.6.25 at 5pm here https://t.co/0JkHUpcV23
AIO launches all inscriptions of the healing sanctuary of Asklepios on the Acropolis; dedications for Amphilochos, Dionysos, Artemis, Herakles, Hera, Men, Theseus; decrees on relations with Priene in west Anatolia. For a full list of today's new entries: https://t.co/zxHrx9SIbw
From the @BMCReview of @annapjudson amazing book! 'This work’s combination of wide-ranging overviews with detailed textual interpretation makes it unrivalled as a guide to understanding the texts' The new documents in Mycenaean Greek – Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Alessandro Vatri enthralling us at our @Durham_Classics departmental seminar on Margaret Doody’s novels starring Aristotle as a sleuth. Chaired by other postdoc Rory McInnes-Gibbons. So much cooler than Poirot. @AristotleStyle@PublicAristotle
Congratulations👏 to early career researcher @Katherine_McDon@Durham_Classics who has been recognised as a rising global star by @LeverhulmeTrust
for the international impact of her research 🌍
👉 https://t.co/FBgqiBAese
New publication by @ProfArleneHH ! Dixon, J. and Holmes-Henderson, A. (2024) Classics in Action, Hodder Education, London.
Classics in Action https://t.co/7LPpb5wSTp
The latest issue of Illinois Classical Studies, Vol. 48, No. 1-2, is a double issue with a special section, and it is the first by new editor Brian Walters. Two additional articles, including one by @ZiogasIoannis, also make up the volume. On @ProjectMUSE: https://t.co/HWLaH6MTWJ
Check this double bill showing of Euripides' "Elektra" (trans. Emily Wilson) and Aristophanes' "The Women at the Thesmophoria" (adapted by Samantha Dotson).
https://t.co/yvBxhByBCP . There is a concession price for Classics Society members, bringing the ticket down to only £6!
Join us on the 13 of November for the Postgraduate Open Day to find out where a postgraduate degree can take you. Our Director of MA Dr. Katherine McDonald @Katherine_McDon is happy to answer your questions!
👉 https://t.co/M9lg1wV3yu
Today we publish our latest set of Attic #deme inscriptions, covering: Phegaia, Prasiai, Phrearrhioi, Phyle, & Plotheia, plus the trittys of Epakreis, and the herm of Hipparchos.
For a full list: https://t.co/ors2BykULx