Judging by the state of my inbox this week, a lot of people are just a bit miserable at the moment. From the MA students still juggling dissertation ideas, to the Latin and Roman History students recovering from exam panic and beginning to worry about results, most of the people I’ve been talking to lately are not entirely happy.
I can’t say that I’ve been having a particularly great week myself; I’ve been working 10-hour days trying to keep up with the marking, and the chores (not to mention the emails) are piling up! And Steve, one of the regular contributors to this site, has been having a much worse week than anybody ought to have.
So for everybody out there who’s feeling a bit down this week, here’s a collection of classical humour to cheer you up, taken from my extensive collection of silliness… And if you have any classical jokes to contribute, add them in the Comments box!
(Apologies for the lack of attributions on some of these images: the internet is not always very conscientious about referencing!)
This week’s links from around the internet
News
Roman quake-proof buildings – The Sunday Times
Underwater building – Newsweek
The British Museum: 150 years late – The Telegraph
Mosaic vandalised – BBC
Digging at Sedgefield – The Chronicle
Comment and opinion
Judith George on OU Classics – OU Classical Studies Blog
Titans and Olympians – Kiwi Hellenist
Living and dying at the docks of Rome – Phys.org
Contemplating retirement – A Don’s Life
Anticipating the ‘Troy’ exhibition – The British Museum Blog
Bloomsday and Ulysses – The Edithorial
Becoming an accidental Latin teacher – In Medias Res
Successful students – The Edithorial
Declining and Falling – Sententiae Antiquae

Podcasts, video and other media
Remaking Thucydides – Institute of Classical Studies
The Roman Society – Coffee and Circuses
The Mytilene Debate – In Our Time
A Roman dog statue – Christie’s
Packing a Vestal Virgin – Sotheby’s
thank you for the laughs!
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My seven-year-old is a bit grouchy because he doesn’t get any of them…!
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🙂 in time…………. 🙂
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Oo it hurts when I laugh! 🤣 But it’s a real tonic. Good stuff. Thank you 😉
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Suffering and entertainment in one post: my work here is done…!
Glad you’re staying afloat: Kath’s been keeping me informed.
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One the boy may get. Could not find how to attach a picture but the caption went ….
How was the Roman Empire cut in half?
…… with a pair of Caesars!
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Ouch…!
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