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Because it is this very adaptation that keeps people engaged with the story.
regardless of which details we like, Nolan's Odyssey has us all trying to produce that best of interpretations.
The victory of Nolan's Odyssey is not the work of art alone but the fact that the work has us arguing about Homer, arguing about what heroism is; even as a proxy in culture wars, talking about the Odyssey is closer look at ourselves.
York University recently announced that admissions to the Classics and Classical Studies programs have been suspended for Fall 2025. Classical Studies colleagues and students at York would be grateful for letters of support.
How you can help: https://t.co/4PIYOmqlWT
Today is #NationalRibbonSkirtDay! The ribbon skirt is a traditional garment that symbolizes womanhood and represents a direct connection to Mother Earth and her sacred medicines.
An altar to the god Huitris by Aspuanis which was found at Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. #EpigraphyTuesday#RomanBritain 📸 My own.
Toronto sits downhill from a LOT of impermeable pavement.
With nowhere else to go, rain falling on parking lots across Toronto and the 905 flow downhill south, flooding the transit stations, basements, and streets across the City.
We need to reduce paved surfaces.
#onstorm
Call for posters for the Fourth North American Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (NACGLE IV) this January at Chicago. The weather may be cold, but #epigraphy will warm our hearts. #NACGLE#Classics
I'm so excited to be co-editing the volume on Antiquity. This is going to be an AMAZING volume which will demonstrate why trans studies is so important to the historical study of gender. See call here! https://t.co/7csFqCAGeV
#ClassicsTwitter Plz help by sharing!
Let’s talk about what this means, and why it’s so important. This is the first LGBTQI+-specific refugee program involving direct referrals with any government. Rainbow Railroad will act as a trusted partner that can refer LGBTQI+ persons for resettlement to Canada.
Plz look at these married Roman queer women!
The clasped hands are a traditional sign of a married couple on funerary reliefs like this.
Their names are Fonteia Eleusis and Fonteia Helena. Quick thread about them!