Anyone from #ClassicsBluesky have a recommendation for a good video of (any part of) the Iliad being chanted/sung in Greek, for students to get a feel for what the hexameter sounds like?
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@annapjudson.bsky.socialAnyone from #ClassicsBluesky have a recommendation for a good video of (any part of) the Iliad being chanted/sung in Greek, for students to get a feel for what the hexameter sounds like?
@paregorios.bsky.socialThe #PleiadesGazetteer and a number of Pleiades contributors' uses of it in the classroom are featured in a new chapter by Elizabeth C. Robinson. More:
@paregorios.bsky.socialJoin us Monday 5 October 2026, 5-6 pm BST for a virtual, collaborative workshop on expanding and updating coverage of digital resources on geographical and spatial data on the ancient world in the Digital Classicist Wiki!
Details and to register here:
@juliajbeine.bsky.socialDie Folien zum Vortrag gibt es jetzt hier: doi.org/10.5281/zeno....
@amalasuentha.bsky.socialDeadline is im TWO DAYS for all you late antiquers to get your medieval on at Kalamazoo next year! Link to submit abstracts in the shared post. #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky ##skystorians #medievalsky #lateantiquity #lateantiquebluesky
@mathetria.bsky.socialA YouTube subscriber asked me to talk about Upper & Lower Macedonia, landscape & natural resources. So this is mostly me riffing w/ a map. I spared everybody the (plethora) of photos taken, tooling around northern Greece in a rental car. 😁 #AncientBlueSky #ClassicsBlueSky #BlueSkyAncient
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@classicsgc.bsky.social"Sea of Treasures asks scholars and readers to reconsider the ways we’ve long approached the history of this trade route and its impacts."
@emilydebenham.bsky.social
@classicsgc.bsky.social"Archaeologists found a mosaic depicting a dolphin, a fish, a lobster and a crab surrounding a large two-handled vase, as well as the remains of a painted ceiling decorated with large red and blue circles."
@packrat74.bsky.socialWhat say you, #ClassicsBlueSky?
Me:
@classicsgc.bsky.social"...the hull was coated with conifer-derived pitch, and one sample contained a mixture of pitch and beeswax."
@classicsgc.bsky.social"The sacred site... is especially notable for the crescent-shaped votive stelae, carved stone slabs left as offerings, that surround the temple's perimeter."
@classicsgc.bsky.socialSee the upcoming events for Fall 2026 at Institute for the Study of the Ancient World here:
@classicsgc.bsky.socialWonder what our grad students were up to this summer? Check out PhD Candidate Ivan Maiorov's update on his Mycenaean armor-- here he shows how he added decor to the helmet.
#ClassicsGC #HumanitiesGC #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky #BlueskyClassics
@juliajbeine.bsky.socialI am looking forward to giving an introduction to XML/TEI with @ashyildizaleyna.bsky.social at the #DraCor hackathon tomorrow. Subsequently, it is all about digital approaches to studying drama, with a focus on female playwrights and characters. You may partly join online.
#DH #CLS #ClassicsBluesky
@staclassics.bsky.socialCAES CCHRI inaugural St Andrews #workshop
📆 24 September, from 3 to 6pm.
📍 In person: seminar room 310, Irvine Building, St Andrews.
🔗 View programme: bit.ly/460qVmX
Enquiries to: [email protected]
This event is in-person only.
#ClimateChange #AncientEnvironments #History #ClassicsBluesky