Curating, amplifying, and contributing to
#ClassiXTwitter
; sharing
#ClassicalReception
in the real world (for better or worse). Capitals and apostrophes vary.
since i see twitter going into paroxysms of various kinds over the uk return to imperial, maybe the Canadian system should be used... created by pacOmeter on reddit (i have no idea how to alt text a flow chart) :
@indyfromspace
It's a terrible assignment to give (speaking as a teacher) ... not sure what learning outcomes arise from it that can't be better handled in a less obtrusive way
i just realized that paris had probably never seen helen prior to his judgement episode... so the trojan war is kind of a major blind date gone bad thing...
sorry ... i like this ring currently up for auction at apollo galleries too much ... who wouldn't want a ring depicting a mouse driving a chariot drawn by a couple of roosters
Ok ... hear me out on this... we can really make good use of gladiator 2 if we've learned the lessons of social media . So here's what I've learned from my over three decades in this mileu.
it's interesting how academics seem to prefer to say 'phallus' rather than 'penis' when writing about things ... as if it makes it somehow more intellectual and less penisy ...
here's a thumbs up centaur for all the folks putting in the
#MuseumsUnlocked
effort on the
#bronze
side... two photos of an item in crotone... crappy photo is mine, good one is
@diffendale
“Studying Greek and Latin is more than just translating the Iliad and the Odyssey,” he says. “It’s getting to know people centuries ago and putting into perspective what mankind is capable of doing; what mankind is capable of enduring.” Dr. Anthony Fauci
[The classics version of waiting for godot gets another installment] Ancient scrolls charred by Vesuvius could be read once again | Science | The Guardian -
gotta say I'm a. little disappointed in y'all fannouning marcus aurelius and lucius berus on
#WorldBeardDay
... how was there no love for Seuthes III, albeit from a favourable angle, whose beard is clearly epic
#Classicstober23
...
#classicstober
... Persephone ... here we present a scene of Persephone about to disrobe, it seems for Hades ... notice how she is using her full hand to draw back her himation ...
Something worth noting in the 'Cancel Classics' full court press currently going on: not one ... NOT ONE of the folks on their high horse has ventured to step in and save a threatened Classics program (eg UVM) ...
Well, after getting rid of the usual scantily-clad-bots that have been plaguing me for the past month, I find that some time during the night we easily passed the 13 000 follower mark! Interest in Classics on Twitter continues to grow and thrive