Dr Mike Beer
@mikebeer.bsky.social
Classicist:likes Elagabalus,cultural hybridisation,Caravaggio & Brutalism.Assoc. Lecturer,OU;Hon Research Fellow,Exeter.Trainer & coordinator, Classics for All.
Why some of my students dislike paired and group work.
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Why some of my students dislike paired and group work.
Early start tomorrow: taking students to Bath to tell them all about hypocausts,curse tablets and religious synchretism.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Early start tomorrow: taking students to Bath to tell them all about hypocausts,curse tablets and religious synchretism.
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
Christ at the Column https://www.wikiart.org/en/caravaggio/christ-at-the-column
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Christ at the Column https://www.wikiart.org/en/caravaggio/christ-at-the-column
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey
The director has revealed suitably grand scale of his forthcoming Homeric adventure, which was shot with Imax cameras and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Publication day! Kindle version out now,physical copy next month from Bloomsbury. My chapter entitled ‘Sensory Deception and Manipulation in Ancient Aristocratic Banquets’ and looks at what connects emperors Domitian and Elagabalus, the Italian Futurists and molecular gastronomy.
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Publication day! Kindle version out now,physical copy next month from Bloomsbury. My chapter entitled ‘Sensory Deception and Manipulation in Ancient Aristocratic Banquets’ and looks at what connects emperors Domitian and Elagabalus, the Italian Futurists and molecular gastronomy.
The students are just about to start their study of the Aeneid. They know I’m firmly in camp Virgil but I’m sure they’ll have their own thoughts.
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The students are just about to start their study of the Aeneid. They know I’m firmly in camp Virgil but I’m sure they’ll have their own thoughts.
Managed another 20km walk this morning. Need to gradually increase the distance over the coming weeks but work prep drew me back home. I think I could have comfortably managed another 10km. It’s all coming together!
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Managed another 20km walk this morning. Need to gradually increase the distance over the coming weeks but work prep drew me back home. I think I could have comfortably managed another 10km. It’s all coming together!
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
Always have an exit plan.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Always have an exit plan.
The Marbles review – thoughtful outline of case for giving the Parthenon marbles back to Greece www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
The Marbles review – thoughtful outline of case for giving the Parthenon marbles back to Greece
David Wilkinson’s personal exploration of the issues open-mindedly examines both sides of a contentious political debate
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Marbles review – thoughtful outline of case for giving the Parthenon marbles back to Greece www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
Finally, the perfect #Halloween costume for the Latinist in your life... 😉
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Finally, the perfect #Halloween costume for the Latinist in your life... 😉
Finally a day off.
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Finally a day off.
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
The long, deep dig: Collaboration unearths ancient city of Sardis
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
The long, deep dig: Collaboration unearths ancient city of Sardis
From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its archaeological investigation has been remarkably consistent. Since 1958, the...
phys.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The long, deep dig: Collaboration unearths ancient city of Sardis
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Celebrate this Halloween with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and an evil iceman on a train www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Celebrate this Halloween with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and an evil iceman on a train
1972’s Horror Express sees the two scream kings team up to take down a 2 million-year-old iceman who thaws and begins melting people’s eyeballs
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Celebrate this Halloween with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and an evil iceman on a train www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Reposted by Dr Mike Beer
‘It’s more about life than death’: the growing popularity of Berlin’s cemetery cafes
‘It’s more about life than death’: the growing popularity of Berlin’s cemetery cafes
While cemeteries in the German capital have long been rooted in communities, some cafe owners have gone one step further
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
‘It’s more about life than death’: the growing popularity of Berlin’s cemetery cafes