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Julia Jennifer Beine @juliajbeine.bsky.social · 7d

Just in time for #Halloween, my article on the uncanny in #Plautus’ “Ghost Play” is now available open access on Zenodo:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Find out how the scheming slave Tranio creates the perfect haunted house on stage to scare his master and... (1/2)
#ClassicsBluesky #RomanComedy

a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .

ALT: a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse sitting on a set of stairs with a skeleton in the background .

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 12d

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Aôthen Magazine @aothenmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

I think the stoics would laugh at our jokes. 🫢 Available now in our redbubble! Link in bio. 🤎

#classicsbluesky #ancienthistory
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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 12d

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 8: Erebos

Erebos 🇯🇵 Erebos

The Engraving (2016)

Melodic death metal

"It's the final stage of endless torture
Before your soul dies, break it away yourself
Erebos is always at your side"

#ClassicsTober

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Hiddenherstory @hiddenherstory.bsky.social · 12d

🕊️ Jane Addams (1860–1935), social reformer, feminist, pacifist. She co-founded Hull House in Chicago, advancing education, health, & women’s rights. A leader in peace activism, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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Who Was Jane Addams? The First Female Nobel Peace Prize Winner | TheCollector

Jane Addams was a philosopher, sociologist, and activist; she is the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. We explore her work and thought.

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 12d

Today's reading is...

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 13d

On the seventh day of #ClassicsTober25: φαρμακíς - witch, sorceress

In his 1907 work, Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse, Medea prepares the potion for Jason to give to the dragon guarding the Golden Fleece. Her dress, emblazoned with bold symbols, suggests her role as a sorceress.

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 13d

The humanities went from being seen as irrelevant to facing a crisis of literacy and critical thinking. This is why the humanities are so crucial. They provide the foundational tools and perspectives that shield us from such challenges.

Armand D’Angour @armanddangour.bsky.social · 14d

Wow.

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 13d

On the sixth day of #ClassicsTober25: Moirai
Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos,

The Triumph of Death, or The 3 Fates.
Flemish tapestry (probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 13d

On the fourth day of #ClassicsTober25: Shroud

Example of Greek funeral shrouds.

Attic Red-Figured Kylix
490–480 B.C.
Attributed to the Brygos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 470 B.C.

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 13d

On the third day of #ClassicsTober25: Graiai

Elihu Vedder (1836-1923), 'The Phorcydes'—or Graiai—,
''American Art & American Art collections'', Vol. 2, 1889.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 17d

We have two further Starter Packs, also updated for the new academic year, covering:

> Societies & groups for historians, international go.bsky.app/9T5F1Qc

> UK institutes and research centres for historians go.bsky.app/RbfRrhm

Again, recommendations for additional contacts are welcome 2/2

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 18d

On the second day of #ClassicsTober25:

Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) (?) bringing a dead warrior to the tomb.

Lekythos, The Thanatos Painter, c. 435-425 BC, Attic White Ground Pottery, 48.85 cm height (The British Museum, London, England).

#lekythos #ClassicsTober #ClassicsBluesky

Lekythos, The Thanatos Painter, c. 435-425 BC, Attic White Ground Pottery, 48.85 cm height (The British Museum, London, England).

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 19d

Metal #ClassicsTober25 Day 1: Hypnos

In Flames 🇸🇪 Lord Hypnos

The Jester Race (1996)

Melodic death metal

“I lie in your soothing arms, lord Hypnos
Your garment alive with your song”

#ClassicsTober

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Flora 🏺 Ancient History Art @flaroh.bsky.social · 19d

Hypnos 💤🪽 for #ClassicsTober Day 1!

Art by flaroh illustration. A portrait bust of the god Hypnos with red wings on either side of his head. Illustrated with a green and red and black palette

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 18d

Octobres 🍁🍂

Dating from the 1st half of the 3rd century AD, this mosaic is located at the Sousse Archaeological Museum in Tunisia.

#ClassicsBluesky #Classics #october

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Helena Heald @helenaheald.bsky.social · Jul 25

Happy Friday! May I interest you in a free book? SLAVERY AND HONOUR IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD is out now in Open Access! This edited collection from David Lewis, Mirko Canevaro and Douglas Cairns explores the complexities of honour and dishonour in ancient Greek slavery.

A photo of a hardback book, Slavery and Honour in the Ancient Greek World, edited by David Lewis, Mirko Canevaro and Douglas Cairns. The cover includes an ancient vase painting of a shackled humanoid figure.

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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · Sep 18

💥 Publication of 107 new inscriptions on Attic Inscriptions Online!

👉 New entries include all votives of artisans and workers, and boundary stones of the Athenian empire on Aigina.

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Chris de Lisle and team!

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Alejandra González-Jiménez 🫒🌿 @heliconide.bsky.social · 19d

On the first day of #ClassicsTober25:

Beneath the quiet wings of Hypnos, the world softens into dreams.
He silences pain, soothes restless hearts, and opens the gates of night.

Tonight, this song belongs to him.
#ClassicsTober25 youtu.be/eua0N6-1bzA?...

Daemonia Nymphe 'Hypnos'

YouTube video by Daemonia Nymphe

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Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 23d

The truly perfect business model doesn’t exi-

A simple sign on a building in upstate New York that that reads “Books & Cake”

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · 23d

New book review on Rhea!

Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod reviews Andrew Fox, "Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate" ( @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social 2023). 🌳🌲🌴

Don't miss the author-reviewer dialogue following the review!

Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate.

Andrew Fox, Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate (London, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023). 9781350237803. Reviewed by Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, S…

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Bettina Joy de Guzman @ancientlyric.bsky.social · 22d

Oct 18, 2025
9:30 am-1 pm
California Classical Association - South virtual Conference
Hosted by UC Santa Barbara

CONNECTIVITIES & COLLECTIVITIES
IN ANCIENT EURASIA

Anthony Barbieri-Low - UCSB
Nicholas Bartos - UCLA
Jinyu Liu - Emory University
Carlos F. Noreña - UC Berkeley