I set up this website in 2017 to entertain my Classics students at The Open University. Over the years it's turned into an independent repository of free resources, peer support and links to online materials, as well as a regular blog. Check out the Library for articles by academics, students and graduates, and the Subject Pages for resources.
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Dr Cora Beth Knowles, Editor-in-Chief
I was going to write a post this week about Mary Beard’s 100-hour work week and the classical twitterstorm that it set off, sustained of course by the university strike, which has left a lot of overworked people thinking about workloads and lurking on social media because for once they’re not at work. But then … More Weekend Reading: Elizabeth or Elissabeth?
We’re having a mini-apocalypse here in the North of England. People are dropping like flies: I’ve never seen anything like it. Whole schools are closing to be deep-cleaned. Almost everyone I know has something unpleasantly infectious, ranging from mild colds to weird and vicious viruses, and so we’re all somewhere on the spectrum from ‘fed … More Weekend Reading: The Stylish Classicist’s Christmas List
This week I was delighted to reach the pinnacle of classical artistic accomplishment. Yes, that’s right: I was awarded first prize in the Roman History category of the Legonium Photography Competition! (I’m very proud: I haven’t even won a raffle in years…!) The brief was to take a picture of a scene from Roman history … More Weekend Reading: And The Award Goes To…
