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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 4h

Spooky Book Week, day two!

Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Spooky Book Week! We’ll be posting five days of spooky-themed books. If any of these tickle your fancy, come down to the ICS library to borrow them!

#spookybookweek #bookrecommendation #halloween

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 14d

In the words of Hannah Montana:

you'll always find your way back home🎵🎶

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard

Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to Italy

www.theguardian.com

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 14d

Read the latest research published in the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies - including articles on Roman picture galleries; the reuse of antiquities; Tiberius’ words in Suetonius' De vita Caesarum; making gods real through choral dance…and more! academic.oup.com/bics/advance...

Advance articles | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies | Oxford Academic

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 19d

Fantastic list! Especially number 36 😜

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · Sep 17

I have dealt with my BIG FEELINGS about people saying mean things about London by writing this about 57 things I love in London. There were 100 things I loved, but it got too long for one email. London is inexhaustible.

naomialderman.substack.com/p/57-things-...

57 things I love in London

because London is so good. it's just so so good.

naomialderman.substack.com

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 20d

October is #blackhistorymonth in the UK. To celebrate this year, we've chosen five books in our collection to recommend. 2/2

#bhm #blackhistorymonth2025 #library #bookrecommendations

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 20d

October is #blackhistorymonth in the UK. To celebrate this year, we've chosen five books in our collection to recommend. 1/2

#bhm #blackhistorymonth2025 #library #bookrecommendations

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 29d

Happy academic new year! The Institute of Classical Studies Library wishes all students and staff a great autumn term.

Follow us for more updates about the library and our collections📖

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · Sep 11

We are delighted to publish the 2024-25 Annual Review of the Institute of Classical Studies.

Learn more about select highlights of the Institute's year including: Fellows in residence; research projects; special events; library exhibitions; and more! shorturl.at/9Umxu

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ICS PG WiP Seminar @pgwip.bsky.social · Jun 19

We're recruiting new chairs for the @ics.bsky.social postgrad work-in-progress seminar! Interested in chairing for the 2025/26 academic year? Email us at [email protected] with your name, institution, year of PhD, and 200 words on why you're interested in the position. Deadline Fri 27 June.

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · May 21

Join our upcoming Archaeology Workshop in collaboration with the Accordia Research Institute: UNESCO World Heritage listings and the heritage of central-west Mediterranean islands
Tuesday 27 May, 2-4pm, In person only
Full details here: https://bit.ly/4mmctMX

UNESCO World Heritage listings and the heritage of central-west Mediterranean islands

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The Hellenic Society @hellenicsociety.bsky.social · May 20

Are you an unfunded scholar who needs to visit the Hellenic and Roman Library for research this summer? We have grants that can help. See:

ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/grant...

🏺 #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky

@joliheroics.bsky.social

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · May 8

LAST FEW DAYS! The survey will close on Monday 12th!

Thank you to those that have already responded :)

Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hello! If you have used our library we would be very grateful if you could help us to improve our services by taking a few moments to complete our annual survey!

forms.office.com/e/5udULXXvye

The survey can also be found on our website. All replies are anonymous.

Thank you again for your help!

Microsoft Forms

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hello! If you have used our library we would be very grateful if you could help us to improve our services by taking a few moments to complete our annual survey!

forms.office.com/e/5udULXXvye

The survey can also be found on our website. All replies are anonymous.

Thank you again for your help!

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Apr 30

The survey will be open until Monday 12th May

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hello! If you have used our library we would be very grateful if you could help us to improve our services by taking a few moments to complete our annual survey!

forms.office.com/e/5udULXXvye

The survey can also be found on our website. All replies are anonymous.

Thank you again for your help!

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · Apr 16

#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · Apr 16

Register now for our 'Myth and Mythology' online course by Professor Susan Deacy!

Weekly sessions, starting Wed 14 May, 6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

(Getty Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Mar 28

thus far we've only found an abandoned jar of instant coffee granules in Vindolanda

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Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social · Mar 24

Dissertation season is starting 😬 so we are repeating our researcher training event:
An Intro to Essential Resources for #Classics & #Archaeology Research 🏺

🗓️ 23 April, 2pm (London, BST)
📍 Online via Zoom

Share, especially w/ UG & PG students!

Info+Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/events/intro...

An introduction to essential resources for Classics and Archaeology research

ics.sas.ac.uk

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · Mar 21

#AncientHistory seminar
27 March, 4:30pm in Senate House, Room 261
Eugenia Vitello (Oxford): Can We Turn Ancient History Upside-Down? Looking for ’Subaltern’ Groups in Roman Asia through Epigraphic Texts
https://bit.ly/4j7u4Xs

Can We Turn Ancient History Upside-Down? Looking for ’Subaltern’ Groups in Roman Asia through Epigraphic Texts

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Mar 21

In light of all the football related drama last weekend, we present the famous football fictitious entry found in the German edition of Der Neue Pauly encyclopaedia - the sport "Apopudobalia"! Fictitious entries are often entered into long works to detect plagiarism and copyright violations.

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Mar 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the ICS Library! ☘ Here are a (very green) selection of our books about St. Patrick!

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Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · Feb 28

We have copies (only partially catalogued so far so won't have shown up fully on searches) - only for 1 week loan as it's very new, but pop us an email if you'd like a postal loan/scans!

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Katherine Harloe @katherineharloe.bsky.social · Feb 13

One of the joys of working at @ics.bsky.social is finding out about what we have in @joliheroics.bsky.social. Yesterday our librarians showed me A E Housman's personal, annotated copy of Lewis & Short, the travel diary and photos of an as-yet-unidentified woman traveller to Athens in 1902, and

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The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · Jan 6

Ready to take up your #NewYear commitment to learning #Classics?

We run regular Ancient Literature, Ancient History, Ancient Philosophy, Mycenaean and a PGWiP (@pgwip.bsky.social) series alongside special seminars, workshops and lectures that are free and open to all.

ICS Spring term poster (information available on events page)

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