40 BOOKS IN ROMAN HISTORY WRITTEN BY WOMEN

A killer reading list of great books (and personal favorites!) in Roman History to celebrate #InternationalWomen'sDay 2025.

Limited to English (to keep it manageable!) and listed in order of publication.

Let's go!

Important information for every greyhound owner, from deep in my adoption files. Read 'em and laugh.

“This is nice behaviour, that I write to you again and again, and you pay no attention to me.”

This almost 4,000-year-old Babylonian letter in clay is proof that we have been finding ways to say “per my last email” for some time

Oops I slipped and fell into a bookshop 🙊

#booksky

Is the era of mass literacy over? And what might a post-literate society look like?

🗣️ @alastairbenn.bsky.social is joined by James Marriott
and @paullay.bsky.social to discuss literacy and its uses.

🎙️The dawn of the post-literate society | EI Podcasts

audioboom.com/posts/864485...

We all need a timeline cleanse right now...

An adorable #Greek rhyton in the shape of a cow's head. Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, the content had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down

Dating ca. 460 BC

📷Metropolitan Museum

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A dog’s paw print on a Roman clay tile 🐾🐕 😍

This imprint was made about 2,000 years ago, when a dog walked across the wet clay tile as it lay out to dry before firing.

Perhaps not such a good boy?😂

Richborough Roman fort 📷 by me

#TilesonTuesday
#Archaeology

Too cute 🥹

#greyhound

It's time for...
🎁🎄SOLIDARITY SATURNALIA 2024 ✊📚

This year our theme is 'Library Starter Packs', a collection of carefully curated bundles for Classicists and ancient historians of all ages and abilities!

Read on for bundle details and how to enter
#SolidaritySaturnalia2024