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Catharine Edwards
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Prof.of Classics/Ancient History at Birkbeck. Rome and the ancient Romans, especially Seneca and Cicero.

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Catharine Harmon Edwards is a British ancient historian and academic. She is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is a specialist in Roman cultural history and Latin prose literature, particularly Seneca the Younger. .. more

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Nov 5
Excited to see my new book on the Hutchinson Heinemann website:
www.penguin.co.uk/books/451418...

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Aug 25
The beautiful Baltic:

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Aug 25
Stockholm’s archipelago is full of charming, classically inspired summer houses:

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Aug 20
In Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Aeneid 5.709-10 ‘wherever fate pulls or hauls us, there let us go’:

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Jul 9
So thrilled about Birkbeck's wonderful new Carena Institute!

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Jul 9
Very much looking forward to being part of a panel on Female letter writers and addressees in Graeco-Roman antiquity organised by @janjasoldo.bsky.social and @gavinkellylatin.bsky.social at the Celtic Classics Conference in Coimbra next week:

Reposted by Heike Bauer, Catharine Edwards

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Jen Baird @jenbaird.bsky.social · Jul 8
So pleased that we have MA funding available this year for our MA Archaeology & Heritage Programme. Please spread the word (or get in touch if you have questions)!
www.bbk.ac.uk/student-serv...
The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies Postgraduate Scholarships - Birkbeck, University of London
Find out more about the Carena Institute postgraduate scholarships with project themes and how to apply.
www.bbk.ac.uk

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · May 29
This woman is a biscuit-crafting genius!
ellamchawk.bsky.social Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · May 29
Almost done! I couldn’t leave out this edible assortment of medieval tiles from the British Museum.

The biscuit recipe was inspired by flavours from the same period: honey, ginger, and clove.
A collection of biscuits painted in shades of brown, yellow, and red. The designs are medieval depictions of people, buildings, text, and symbols. Some designs are 3D, with shields, insignia, or symmetrical patterns raised above the royal icing base. Many of the biscuits look as though they are chipped or cracked. All appear old and dirty.

Reposted by Catharine Edwards

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · May 29
Almost done! I couldn’t leave out this edible assortment of medieval tiles from the British Museum.

The biscuit recipe was inspired by flavours from the same period: honey, ginger, and clove.
A collection of biscuits painted in shades of brown, yellow, and red. The designs are medieval depictions of people, buildings, text, and symbols. Some designs are 3D, with shields, insignia, or symmetrical patterns raised above the royal icing base. Many of the biscuits look as though they are chipped or cracked. All appear old and dirty.

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · May 1
A privilege to encounter the wolf and Marcus Aurelius before the Capitoline Museums opened (filming a piece on Roman decadence for ARTE):

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 29
This Roman monument in Athens - the Tower of the Winds - resonates well with the theme of our colloquium on Seneca’s Natural Questions (winds feature prominently in Book 5):

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 29
This movie - whose title is inspired by Seneca’s Natural Questions - is quite something, though maybe not to the taste of Seneca purists…

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 26
Very much looking forward to taking part - with some world-leading Seneca experts - in what I am sure will be a fascinating colloquium on the Natural Questions in Athens this week:
www.sia.gr/en/events.ph...

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 25
An amazingly rich deposit which suggests significant Iron Age links between elites in the north of England and continental Europe.

Reposted by Du Plessis, Catharine Edwards

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Dr Eleri Cousins @elericousins.bsky.social · Mar 25
The Historic England press release gives a more detailed overview of the finds and their significance: historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...

(And pictures of @proftommoore.bsky.social doing some excellent CT scan pointing.)
Iron Age Hoard Discovery Alters Our Understanding of Life in Britain 2,000 Years Ago | Historic England
The Melsonby Hoard, a vast deposit of more than 800 items, provides an archaeological time capsule from the Iron Age around 2,000 years ago.
historicengland.org.uk

Reposted by Catharine Edwards, Roy K. Gibson

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Marco Perale @mperale.bsky.social · Mar 10
Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course

6.00pm - 7.30pm (UK time) + recordings will be available

Professor Tim Cornell: The Origins of Rome

Session 1. Wednesday 2 April.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
The Hellenic and Roman Library > Events > Event Registration
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 10
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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 10
Thrilled to have just received the rather lovely hard copy of the new edition of my *The politics of immorality in Ancient Rome* reissued with a generous foreword by Caroline Vout and a new intro by me in the *Cambridge Classical Classics* series.

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Mar 10
Very honoured to be named here - and in such distinguished company! Coincidentally *The politics of immorality* has just been reissued with a generous foreword by C.Vout and new intro by me in the *Cambridge Classical Classics* series.
carlosfnorena.bsky.social Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · Mar 8
6. Susan Treggiari, *Roman Marriage* (1991).

7. Susan Alcock, *Graecia Capta* (1993).

8. Catharine Edwards, *The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome* (1993).

9. Ann Kuttner, *Dynasty and Empire in the Age of Augustus* (1995).

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · Mar 8
6. Susan Treggiari, *Roman Marriage* (1991).

7. Susan Alcock, *Graecia Capta* (1993).

8. Catharine Edwards, *The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome* (1993).

9. Ann Kuttner, *Dynasty and Empire in the Age of Augustus* (1995).

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Dec 17
Very excited that my copy of Francesca Martelli's new Cicero book has arrived. A gorgeous cover, too:

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Dec 5
It's graduation season @bbkhistorical.bsky.social! Many congratulations to my lovely and v brainy sister-in-law Dr Frances Wedgwood who now also has an MA in Medical Humanities!

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Dec 5
What an excellent devil!

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Nov 30
Enchanting - but often poignant - Tirzah Garwood exhibition at @dulwichgallery.bsky.social . Such a distinctive view of the world.

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Nov 30
This will be a real treat!
classicalalan.bsky.social Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · Nov 26
Coming soon...my next book, which features another adventure in Roman Scotland! This time I travelled along a Roman road from the Borders to up Perthshire and beyond, searching for evidence of the Agricolan invasion and the elusive site of Scotland's first recorded battle.
The front cover for a book entitled The Road to Mons Graupius. It features a bronze Roman cavalry mask superimposed on the image of a road leading through a leafy forest.

Reposted by Catharine Edwards

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · Nov 28
Is this England's best doorway? Leading into the tower of the Holy Trinity in Colchester, it was built in the 11th century but is constructed from Roman bricks plundered from the ruins of the ancient city of Camulodunum #AdoorableThursday
A doorway with an unusual triangular arch built from red brick at the foot of a church tower. In the background can be seen the main body of the church.

Reposted by Catharine Edwards

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · Nov 26
Coming soon...my next book, which features another adventure in Roman Scotland! This time I travelled along a Roman road from the Borders to up Perthshire and beyond, searching for evidence of the Agricolan invasion and the elusive site of Scotland's first recorded battle.
The front cover for a book entitled The Road to Mons Graupius. It features a bronze Roman cavalry mask superimposed on the image of a road leading through a leafy forest.

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Catharine Edwards @catharineedwards.bsky.social · Oct 15
Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra are bemused: