Alexandra Sills
@belovedofoizys.bsky.social
Ancient Historian. Writing a book about gladiators in greek provinces. Public history devotee. ADHD + ClusterC. Sweary. Expect typos. Birkbeck and Leicester alum
www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
www.ancientalexandra.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
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(PDF) Venues for Spectacle in the Greek East: Architectural Adaptation and Cultural Adoption
PDF | The scarcity of canonical amphitheatres in the culturally Greek eastern parts of the Roman empire has been used as evidence to suggest a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...
www.researchgate.net
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Philology. A field wide open for re-evaluation, fresh approaches, new theoretical perspectives, and breaking open new understandings of our texts. Actually.
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Philology. A field wide open for re-evaluation, fresh approaches, new theoretical perspectives, and breaking open new understandings of our texts. Actually.
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For ABSOLUTELY NO REASON at all, did you know that the Critical Ancient World Studies volume has three chapters on critical philology which are all OPEN ACCESS?
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
For ABSOLUTELY NO REASON at all, did you know that the Critical Ancient World Studies volume has three chapters on critical philology which are all OPEN ACCESS?
Just imagine what Sportula, or Working Classicists, or the CUCD et al could do with that money. How many people they could help, and how many barriers they could lower.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just imagine what Sportula, or Working Classicists, or the CUCD et al could do with that money. How many people they could help, and how many barriers they could lower.
If anyone knows how to ease sleep and headaches caused by Vyvanse, please share your advice!!
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If anyone knows how to ease sleep and headaches caused by Vyvanse, please share your advice!!
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Some shameless self promotion here… but if you’re interested in using @wikipedia.org @wikieducation.bsky.social in the classroom, I co-wrote an OPEN-ACCESS chapter on this very topic with Chelsea Gardner available here www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... 👇🏻
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Some shameless self promotion here… but if you’re interested in using @wikipedia.org @wikieducation.bsky.social in the classroom, I co-wrote an OPEN-ACCESS chapter on this very topic with Chelsea Gardner available here www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... 👇🏻
If you're in striking distance of Chester on the 15th of January, come and hear me talk about the tangled topic of women and the Roman arena at the beautiful Grosvenor Museum. Tickets available below: visitcheshire.com/events/women...
Women of the Roman Arena | Visit Chester & Cheshire
Join ancient historian Alexandra Sills as she uncovers the forgotten story of female gladiators in Rome's most masculine arena.
visitcheshire.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you're in striking distance of Chester on the 15th of January, come and hear me talk about the tangled topic of women and the Roman arena at the beautiful Grosvenor Museum. Tickets available below: visitcheshire.com/events/women...
In hindsight, I should have asked for a month off to recuperate, instead of starting ADHD titration 2 days before handing the book manuscript in. I am burnt out, which is the wrong time to start fiddling with my brain chemistry, and I should have just had a rest. I never give myself time to rest.
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
In hindsight, I should have asked for a month off to recuperate, instead of starting ADHD titration 2 days before handing the book manuscript in. I am burnt out, which is the wrong time to start fiddling with my brain chemistry, and I should have just had a rest. I never give myself time to rest.
Two of my favourite people in conversation: @mythsbaby.bsky.social chats to @badancient.bsky.social about his barnstormer of a book: open.spotify.com/episode/45oc...
Conversations: Life At the Far Edges of a Crumbling Empire... w/ Owen Rees
open.spotify.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Two of my favourite people in conversation: @mythsbaby.bsky.social chats to @badancient.bsky.social about his barnstormer of a book: open.spotify.com/episode/45oc...
Guess who forgot to turn on autosave?
a man in a white shirt and black vest holds his arm up in a black and white photo
Alt: a man in a white shirt and black waistcoat slowly collapses to the floor in despair
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Guess who forgot to turn on autosave?
Phew, Bellowhead tickets secured. By the looks of it, I'd be surprised if there are any tickets left by the end of the day...
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Phew, Bellowhead tickets secured. By the looks of it, I'd be surprised if there are any tickets left by the end of the day...
Worth mentioning: if you are (or know) a student, ECR or independent scholar who is looking for a welcoming, inclusive place to publish, please check out Melita Classica. Peer reviewed, and with a very kind and encouraging team. Perfect for anyone starting out.
classicsmalta.org/publications...
classicsmalta.org/publications...
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Worth mentioning: if you are (or know) a student, ECR or independent scholar who is looking for a welcoming, inclusive place to publish, please check out Melita Classica. Peer reviewed, and with a very kind and encouraging team. Perfect for anyone starting out.
classicsmalta.org/publications...
classicsmalta.org/publications...
Saying the quiet part out loud here: www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-stadiu...
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud here: www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-stadiu...
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If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful!
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
Support Working Classicists
Support Working Classicists
ko-fi.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful!
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world.
We’re 80% of the way to our year target
ko-fi.com/workingclass...
Reposted by Alexandra Sills
I am giving a talk about 'The Far Edges of the Known World' as part of Stony Words, a community and literature festival in Stony Stratford, on the 27th January 2026! Come along, say hello.
Owen Rees | Stony Words
stonywords.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I am giving a talk about 'The Far Edges of the Known World' as part of Stony Words, a community and literature festival in Stony Stratford, on the 27th January 2026! Come along, say hello.
Reposted by Alexandra Sills
My book is about the past obsessions with the Roman empire that shaped the world today:
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My book is about the past obsessions with the Roman empire that shaped the world today:
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
- why we think of Rome a certain way,
- why it matters,
- and the many interpretations of Rome we dismiss.
It's basically a v fun history of (a lot of) Afro-Eurasia. Buy it here!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Venues for Spectacle in the Greek East: Architectural Adaptation and Cultural Adoption
PDF | The scarcity of canonical amphitheatres in the culturally Greek eastern parts of the Roman empire has been used as evidence to suggest a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...
www.researchgate.net
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Publication day! I spent so long building a mahoosive dataset and GIS that it would be a waste not to share the results. The Greeks didn't build many amphitheatres, but gladiatorial epigraphy has been found on huge numbers. Where did eastern gladiators fight?
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
A handy list of recordings of the papers given at the 'Antiquity and the Far Right in Europe and the United States in the 21st Century: Strategies, Appropriations and Distortions' conference hosted by @anihoproject.bsky.social last month:
Para quienes no pudisteis acercaros a esta interesantísima jornada sobre recepción de la Antigüedad en las extremas derechas, aquí os dejo el link a los videos:
ehutb.ehu.eus/series/691f0...
@anihoproject.bsky.social
ehutb.ehu.eus/series/691f0...
@anihoproject.bsky.social
Antigüedad y extrema derecha en Europa y Estados Unidos en el siglo XXI: estrategias, apropiaciones y distorsiones
ehutb.ehu.eus
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A handy list of recordings of the papers given at the 'Antiquity and the Far Right in Europe and the United States in the 21st Century: Strategies, Appropriations and Distortions' conference hosted by @anihoproject.bsky.social last month:
This is absolutely worth a read: my dear friend @oskarhistoriaycine.bsky.social analyses a raft of depictions of North Africa in movies about ancient Rome: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Roman Africa on screen: an exotic otherness
PDF | This article analyses the reception of the African territory in a limited number of films and series set in ancient Rome and produced at different... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
www.researchgate.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is absolutely worth a read: my dear friend @oskarhistoriaycine.bsky.social analyses a raft of depictions of North Africa in movies about ancient Rome: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Having a 4 hour advert for the British Museum (that's heavily disguised as a documentary about the fall of civilisations) is really taking the piss, have the BM really got so little self awareness? The call is coming from inside the house...
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Having a 4 hour advert for the British Museum (that's heavily disguised as a documentary about the fall of civilisations) is really taking the piss, have the BM really got so little self awareness? The call is coming from inside the house...
If the Pergamon Altar and Miletus Gate were from poleis situated in modern Greece instead of Turkey, this article would be calling for their return. Instead, Berlin has the "best museum in Europe" greekreporter.com/2025/11/23/g...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
If the Pergamon Altar and Miletus Gate were from poleis situated in modern Greece instead of Turkey, this article would be calling for their return. Instead, Berlin has the "best museum in Europe" greekreporter.com/2025/11/23/g...
Reposted by Alexandra Sills
It’s that time again… 👀 🎄
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s that time again… 👀 🎄
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
If you are a business or creator and you’d like to donate something to our Christmas giveaway please do drop us an email at [email protected]
We’ve got most of it covered but always grateful for such things 🥰
Reposted by Alexandra Sills
If you like classics/Greek mythology/ancient stuff/history or know someone who does, may I humbly recommend our book as a Christmas gift?
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology — Working Classicists
Information on Working Classicists’ upcoming book: A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology
www.workingclassicists.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you like classics/Greek mythology/ancient stuff/history or know someone who does, may I humbly recommend our book as a Christmas gift?
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
It's full of bite-size introductions to mythological characters and concepts and the money goes to a good cause!
www.workingclassicists.com/a-periodic-t...
Reposted by Alexandra Sills
Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Steve Tuck’s new book “Escape from Pompeii” is 30% off with the promo code AUFLY30.
I was in Turkey when 10yo wrote a poem at school, so I wasn't in the loop about what it was for. Turns out it was a Young Writers competition and her poem was selected for an anthology. My baby is going to be a published author! I am so proud I could explode
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I was in Turkey when 10yo wrote a poem at school, so I wasn't in the loop about what it was for. Turns out it was a Young Writers competition and her poem was selected for an anthology. My baby is going to be a published author! I am so proud I could explode