Lalya Lloyd

classics teacher and writer. living in greece. writing about greece. former MA creative writing at @UEA. biography and creative non-fiction.

[The British School at Athens @BSAthens]

🏆 We are delighted to announce that two stalwart & enthusiastic BSA supporters have been elected our Vice-Presidents - @officialnhaynes & @VicHislop. Our VPs serve in an honorary role as part of the BSA governance structure & are people with a strong association with the School

[Armand D'Angour @ArmandDAngour]

“Urbani, servate uxores: moechum calvom adducimus.
Aurum in Gallia effutuisti, hic sumpsisti mutuum."

“We’ve brought back the balding fucker. Romans lock your wives indoors!
All the gold you gave, the fucker pissed away on Gallic whores.”

🎶 🎵

Suetonius

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@DonJRobertson @yalepress A pleasure as always - can't wait to hear the finished product "Sean Connery Reads the Meditations"

[Humanists UK @Humanists_UK]

We're getting ready to explore 3,000 years of humanist history with 'The Darkening Age' author Catherine Nixey and historian and @Twhittermarsh, Professor of Greek Culture at @Cambridge_Uni . Join us online Dec 14 and book today! https://t.co/6FeaNs2fGC

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@StephenJenkin Got to be forgiveness, surely? 🧐

[Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE @ProfArleneHH]

#Latin is now fourth most-taught language in primary schools

@classicsincomm ⁦@oxfordclassics⁩ @oxhumanities ⁦@Dr_MaiMusie⁩ https://t.co/gWhGYcDR2y

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@KosmicKasey @DonJRobertson Love it! A proper snowy winter scene xxx

[AlistairDodds 🇵🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 @AlsDodds]

The Basque language has always been surrounded by mystery with regards to its origin. Today, there has been a massive breakthrough on its history and origin 🧵

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

Was handed this on the bus by a well-meaning stranger:

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@DonJRobertson Have a wonderful day. Can't wait to celebrate pagan style in Delphi. You go marry your Nut Brown Maiden! ❤

[Jim Waterson @jimwaterson]

The video of that Thick of It quote that people are sharing.

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@drangiehobbs This is horrid. Poor you @drangiehobbs I hope you feel better soon. Περαστικά !

[PL @lemesipa]

Looking for a Latin teacher at Harris Chafford Hundred - secondary state school to start immediately this September due to the increase demands of Latin. If you know anyone who might be interested, direct them to me @classicsforall @Classical_Assoc @Caecilius_CLC @TheRomanSoc

[Donald J. Robertson @DonJRobertson]

Announcing Virtual Event: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Leadership https://t.co/bKvuqmAdje

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@JulesEvans11 It's got to be @DrJonathanBeale, shurely?

[Flavius Clemens Grammaticus @flaviusclemens]

Many people in the mentions who are raising the question of Elizabeth II but who don't seem to be familiar with Latin onomastics, so I'll put a brief explanation here.

The short version, if you don't care to read the thread, is that "Elizabeth" is in fact Latin for Elizabeth.

[Lalya Lloyd @LalyaLloyd]

@GoldCaro I miss you Caroline!!!!

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

anyone listening to Michael Gove on @BBCr4today and wondering what a Procrustean Bed is? Comes from the Gk myth of Procrustes who tortured people to fit them into the same sized bed. So it is about arbitrary one-size fits all solutions.