James Green

[Alastair Harrison @AlastairHarriso]

One of my favourite roles is running the Sixth Form academic society. We had a conference with over 60 students sharing their interests and colleagues discussing their educational journeys… Great to welcome back former student, James Green, to address the audience! 🎓 📚

[Kathleen Jamie @KathleenJamie]

What awful news. Surely our foremost poet. His poems could up-end you like a drug. Entirely attuned to the natural world, and the strangeness of worlds just beyond our senses. Novelist, essayist, columnist - a mighty talent.
https://t.co/ejcS8DjX4K

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

from The Light Trap (2002: 74)

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

I have spent much of this year reading and writing about John Burnside’s poetry. I am extremely sorry to learn of his death. I had dreamt of one day meeting him. This passage, among others, has lodged itself in my memory. I’m more grateful than ever that it’s there to stay.

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

A pleasure to speak to the Classics Society @HeadingtonSch this afternoon about pastoral and post-pastoral poetry, and a privilege to have been invited! Highly interested students, supremely interesting texts.

cantantes licet usque (minus via laedit) eamus!

[Nat Friedman @natfriedman]

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls:
This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!!

These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular."

This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll.

In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned.

The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us.

It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful!

Read more in our announcement: https://t.co/rUlrdGXBMs

[Faculty of English @engfac]

We are devastated to learn of the death our colleague Dr Jenni Nuttall @Stylisticienne, Lecturer @ExeterCollegeOx & member of @engfac. Jenni had been a much-loved member of our academic community over more than two decades. We shall miss her greatly. https://t.co/d6nYsANUMx

[The Classics Library @StephenJenkin]

Fred Williams, Hellenic Bookservice

https://t.co/5TUCKJ9cV5

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

@miserabiliter non animum modo… I’m very glad you like it!

[Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama @APGRD]

Tomorrow! Very much looking forward to *Catullus in Song* our one-day workshop with Oxford Classical Drama Society, in @JdP_oxford @hilda_beastoxf, run by playwright Stephen Sharkey and actor Jack Tarlton

Full details at: https://t.co/xHeYbyilUz

#ClassicsTwitter @oxfordclassics

[ExVac @ExVac]

ExVac’s first newsletter is out! To find out about the holidays this year, the new committee, our activities this term and our plans for the year make sure you have signed up using the sign up link in our bio!!

[Latin Summer School @JACTLatinCamp]

Latin Camp 2023 is open for applications (Mon 24th July to Sat 5th August, https://t.co/FqfhCu8YyV). Sign up now, beat the rush!

[The Iris Project @TheIrisProject]

A few places left for our classics summer school for ages 7 - 11, to learn Latin or Greek, and explore sea myths through fun activities!

[Latin Summer School @JACTLatinCamp]

We were delighted to welcome back Prof Costas Panayotakis this evening for a hilarious survey of Petronius’ Satyricon. #latincamp22 @ Harrogate Ladies' College https://t.co/OyOMr6nwCL

[Exeter College, Oxford @ExeterCollegeOx]

Exeter's rowers enjoyed a brilliant week on the river throughout Summer Eights. The Men's and Women's first boats did especially well 🚣‍♂️🚣‍♀️💪

Full results at https://t.co/PfkaSyvXAu

[Exeter College, Oxford @ExeterCollegeOx]

After the success of Torpids we can't wait for Summer Eights to get under way! Exeter's crews have been training hard - good luck to all of them when racing starts later today!

Read about Exeter's Torpids success: https://t.co/QFqBzOcdXf 🚣

[Exeter College, Oxford @ExeterCollegeOx]

This Sunday, a team of Exeter College students, staff and fellows will be running the Oxford Town and Gown 10km to raise money to provide a scholarship for a Ukrainian refugee to come to Exeter College. 🏃

Join us in cheering them on and sponsor the team: https://t.co/PQ7wbDU28V

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

@NowTisI am sure she’s had plenty of rental negotiations to wade through in her time

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

@NowTisI moral high ground retained tho lewis what a dick move

[James Green @jamesgreen02]

@NowTisI Sylvana Toma*silly*