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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

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Your guess is as good as mine, but the whole think stinks.
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Falling asleep is mainly fine, staying asleep is more of a problem. I'm not waking up with a racing mind in overdrive like I sometimes used to, which is an improvement, but I can't seem to sleep through an entire night uninterrupted on Vyvanse.
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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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
I would be very interested to know if entrants will own their translations once submitted...
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Perish the thought!
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
At least one usual suspect present and correct.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Stop raining on their self-congratulatory parade, Joel! Let them be problematic in peace!
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Apparently, a single anonymous donor. Hmm...
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I really need to start regularly building rest into my schedule!
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I keep chiding myself for not being able to produce anything these last weeks, completely forgetting that I have only just handed in the biggest project I've ever attempted (which I was absolutely unprepared for, scale wise.) No wonder I'm running on fumes.
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Haha, the BEST type of conversation. Speaking of which, look at your calendar, sir.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It used to have a private owner, but they abandoned the site. Now it's mostly volunteers keeping it ticking over, to save it from closure or being sold off and redeveloped
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thank you! I'm pleased to finally release my dataset into the wild.
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I didn't get as far as Blaundos in September, but from what I did witness, it's pretty clear that Turkish excavations are only interested in big ticket monuments that they can exploit on the 'gram or turn into event venues ancientalexandra.weebly.com/blog/a-turki...
A Turkish Roadtrip: What I Saw, What I Loved, What Pissed Me Off
In September, me and my Dad embarked on an epic 3 week road trip through Turkey. For me, it was the culmination of studying for two degrees and then a year writing the manuscript for a book about...
ancientalexandra.weebly.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM