Classical Studies undergraduate @openuniversity, classics ambassador @lsaclassics 🏛🏺
Port Talbot, Wales
Joined February 2022
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It has been a VERY long time coming, but I’ve finally added the last of the @BSAthens Undergrad Course ‘22 posts on #Olympia as well as thoughts, thank you’s and tips for those thinking of applying for - and currently participating in! - the course. Enjoy! tracyrabaiotti.wixsite.com/t…
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🎉Revealing our 10th Anniversary programme... continued 📢
14/3/24, 7pm @AKSSchool 📚🍰 🏆
Next up is the one and only Prof. Paul Cartledge who will take us back to ancient #Thebes, once home of Dionysus, Oedipus, Antigone, Pindar, Epaminondas
Join us: lsaclassics.com/join-us/
ALT navy logo with thebes and prof cartledge and his lecture title
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📢Our 10th Anniversary programme! 🎉
Next Thurs 29th Feb, the wonderful @edithmayhall Professor @Durham_Classics + 2023 @Classical_Assoc Prize Winner, returns to the branch 🎙️
(Pic showing the late, great Helen McCrory's performance of Medea in the National's 2014 production)
ALT poster showing Edith and her title 'how do you solve a problem like writing a biography of Medea'
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It was such a pleasure to talk to Helena for episode 1 of our new series on #careers and #classics - please give it some👂❤️
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Follow The Classics Podcast for upcoming episodes feat. brilliant guests- anthropologists to actuaries, producers to playwrights!
🚀 Classics and Careers - Episode 1 out now! 🎙️
Feat. Features Director @BazaarUK Helena Lee we chat about building an argument, East Side Voices, the resonance of the #ancientworld, and who would star on an ancient magazine cover!
#TheClassicsPodcast
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Revealing our 10th Anniversary programme!
Event #4: all things #ancientegypt with...
Prof. Joann Fletcher @ImmortalEgypt and Dr Stephen Buckley @UniOfYork will answer your questions in a special Q&A on 30 November at @AKSSchool
No need to pre-book - see you there! #egyptology
Very much looking forward to this one! So many brilliant events for the 10th Anniversary of @lsaclassics And you can also join in online - just message for more details.
Revealing our 10th Anniversary Programme
Event #3: ❤️🐦
Catullus and Lesbia - A Life in Love by the brilliant @ArmandDAngour
Thursday 19 October @AKSSchool 7pm
Doors open 6:15 for cakes, books, and chat
All welcome - free to members, or tix £5
#classics #catullus #lesbia
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💥New blog post💥
In this month's blog post, @JacquiButler19 reflects on a trip to the mosaic-laden La Villa Romane del Casale at Piazza Armerina in Sicily and the process of making her own mosaics. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2waw3m7k #ClassicsTwitter
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Revealing our 10th Anniversary programme!
Event #2: the much anticipated...
LSA CA ROMAN DAY
@AKSSchool
Saturday 23 September
10.30am-4pm
Gladiatrix, Crafts, Family Fun, Roman Dress
Lecture & Talks
Free and open to all - prizes to be won!
🍕🧁 💐
@lsaexpress @leafylytham
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Revealing our 10th Anniversary programme!
Event #1: 7 Sept 7pm
A Virtual Evening with @DaisyfDunn
Free to attend and all very welcome. DM for link
Why not have a read of 'Catullus' Bedspread' or 'A Life of Pliny' as Daisy would love to answer your questions!
#classics #bookclub
ALT A collage of photos of Daisy and her books with the time of the event and 'the LSA CA Book Club Presents'
Such a fantastic time at my first @citylit Classics Day @britishmuseum. Four amazing talks on the theme of luxury and power all tied in with the beautifully curated Greece & Persia exhibition. Panagyurishte treasure was a real highlight. It’s been a good day 😊
ALT Gold amphora and rhyton combined, with dual pouting spouts, likely depicting a scene from Seven Against Thebes.
ALT Gold libation bowl depicting concentric circles of heads.
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IT'S TODAY!! The final @IndianaJones film is out! Find out how the character was invented, & what real archaeological discovery looks like, in my new book X MARKS THE SPOT: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries @HodderNonFic Buy here: tinyurl.com/mr3y6rmw
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Congratulations Michael! Very proud to see you take on this exciting new role @profmcscott 👏
Honoured and delighted to announce that I have been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Affairs @uniofwarwick from 1st September. Cant wait to start working with colleagues at home and abroad. More about the role here: warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/in… @warwicknewsroom
The classical crossword competition closes today, and there’s a copy of Colm Toibin’s amazing ‘House of Names’ to be won!
Last day (Monday) to enter our Prize Crossword - unscramble the red letters, email us your answer and you could win a free copy of 'House of Names'!
#classicstwitter #crossword #giveaway
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Not long now till the final #Indiana #Jones film @IndianaJones is released! Check out what real archaeological discoveries and explorers contributed to creation of the IJ character and discover the story of archaeology in my new book X Marks The Spot @HodderBooks @vuecinemas
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Fab to see X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries BOOK OF THE MONTH @HistoryExtra History Revealed Magazine: "it's a lively journey across centuries and continents" Available @AmazonUK now! @HodderBooks @warwickengages @warwicknewsroom
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first samples for my next collection have arrived and i need to make lots of adjustments BUT LOOK
first lines of the iliad! uv printed onto acrylic! ready for me to make into jewellery!!!!
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NEW talk alert! Come join me 22nd June @KCSWimbledon #ArtsFest in Wimbledon to hear about 'Unlocking the Future of our Past' - some thoughts on my new book X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eights Extraordinary Discoveries. Tickets & details: michaelscottweb.com/profile/…
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Great to be part of this podcast @hack_history about my new book X Marks the Spot: The story of archaeology in eight extraordinary stories published @HodderBooks @uniofwarwick @warwickengages @WarwickClassNet
Today's episode from the archive: A couple of weeks ago we chatted to @profmcscott about his fascinating new book X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries
Listen here 👇
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This is exciting! Wishing the project every success, would love to see this rolled out nationally.
Thrilled to be working with @DrArleneHH and colleagues at @Durham_Classics and beyond on this exciting #oracy project - great to see it getting national coverage @guardian @voice21oracy @campbellclaret
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